Dethroned International Boxing Federation (IBF) light flyweight champion Brian Viloria has been declared out of danger and is scheduled to leave the Makati Medical Center anytime Monday.

“He was exhausted. The doctors saw nothing serious they did not see the need to attach any medical equipment. All he needs is to rest because what he did was really tiring,” said boxing chief Dr. Nasser Cruz of the Games and Amusements Board.

Moments after he left the ring, Viloria collapsed inside his locker room and was immediately transported to the nearby San Juan de Dios Hospital where he was stabilized.

He was later brought to the Makati Medical Center where he underwent a CT scan. Thankfully, all tests came out negative of any serious injury.

Boxing legend Dodie Boy Peñalosa could not blame Viloria for going all-out in a seemingly go-for-broke effort to score a knockout in his failed attempt to keep his crown Saturday at the Cuneta Astrodome.

Peñalosa, 47, was at ringside to witness Viloria’s shocking 12th round TKO loss to unheralded Carlos Tamara of Colombia in their International Boxing Federation (IBF) lightflyweight title encounter.

“Obviously Viloria is the more skillful fighter and he should have clinched or use his jab to prevent Tamara from getting an opportunity to come back because the Colombian was really determined,” said Peñalosa whose two-division reign started off by capturing the same belt Viloria was defending.

Peñalosa, however, believes that Viloria’s past experiences in dealing with criticisms regarding his fighting heart may have given the Ilocos Sur-born Hawaiian more motivation to not to settle with anything less than an emphatic knockout win.

“At least he was able to prove he is a true warrior inside the ring. Yes, he lost the fight but I think he won his battle against his critics. I would love to see him back in the ring but I hope this time he would use more of his skills and make people appreciate his ring craftsmanship,” said Peñalosa.

After erecting an insurmountable lead on all scorecards up to the 8th round, Viloria went for the kill by throwing solid blows that mostly missed its target. Those several misfires, Peñalosa added, zapped a lot of Viloria’s energy that paved the way for Tamara’s huge fightback.

“In between rounds I can see him looking straight at his opponent’s corner. I guess he was unmindful of his own corner who has all the knowledge in that kind of situation. Brian was probably thinking about how to pin his opponent down,” added Peñalosa.

Viloria was already a spent fighter entering the 12th but tried to fight instinctively by throwing wild shots three times, missing all of them as well as his balance.