This may be seen as having no direct bearing to the thread, but who knows...? Having his name mentioned here may turn out to be prophetic? 
He's Flyweight prospect Brian Viloria, who has just racked up his number of wins to 16 without a loss, 10 of those 16 wins by KO.
Viloria, an American of Filipino extraction, just KO'd Angel Priolo, who came into the ring with only a solitary loss (to former IBF champ Irene Pacheco). He had accepted the offer to face Priolo on only TWO DAYS NOTICE, confident that he would acquit himself well due to his having trained under Freddie Roach at the Wild Card gym for months.
The KO came :54 seconds of the 7th round, after furious, brisk exchanges in the previous rounds.
He is nicknamed "Hawaiian Punch", and is the second to have been given that monicker; the first was Jesus Salud, also a Hawaii-based Fil American who had a short reign as jr. feather champ.
When President Bush tendered a state dinner at the White House, not too long ago, for visiting Philippine President Gloria Arroyo, the Waipahu-based Viloria was one of the invited guests. Thus, among his most cherished mementos is, reportedly, a picture of George W. introducing him to the lady Head of State.
But there could be some hitch in having Viloria in the mix (if subsequent performance justifies his being in the mix): he's American, though, of Filipino ancestry. Would he still qualify?
Oh well, that's still in the future...Viloria still has ways to go! 
Note:Viloria was on the US Olympic team....
He's Flyweight prospect Brian Viloria, who has just racked up his number of wins to 16 without a loss, 10 of those 16 wins by KO.
Viloria, an American of Filipino extraction, just KO'd Angel Priolo, who came into the ring with only a solitary loss (to former IBF champ Irene Pacheco). He had accepted the offer to face Priolo on only TWO DAYS NOTICE, confident that he would acquit himself well due to his having trained under Freddie Roach at the Wild Card gym for months.
The KO came :54 seconds of the 7th round, after furious, brisk exchanges in the previous rounds.
He is nicknamed "Hawaiian Punch", and is the second to have been given that monicker; the first was Jesus Salud, also a Hawaii-based Fil American who had a short reign as jr. feather champ.
When President Bush tendered a state dinner at the White House, not too long ago, for visiting Philippine President Gloria Arroyo, the Waipahu-based Viloria was one of the invited guests. Thus, among his most cherished mementos is, reportedly, a picture of George W. introducing him to the lady Head of State.
But there could be some hitch in having Viloria in the mix (if subsequent performance justifies his being in the mix): he's American, though, of Filipino ancestry. Would he still qualify?
Oh well, that's still in the future...Viloria still has ways to go!
Note:Viloria was on the US Olympic team....
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