World Boxing News 2010-2013

Phil D. Jay  WBN Editor ‘Hawaiian Punch’ ends Mexican’s challenge in ten WBO flyweight champion Brian Viloria added the WBA version to his belt haul with a huge tenth round stoppage win over Hernan ‘Tyson’ Marquez at the Sports Arena in Los Angeles. The 31 year-old, who had previously built up a big points lead by dropping the Mexican in rounds one and five, looked to be slowing in the ninth as Marquez took charge and seemed to be giving ground late on. After a barrage from Marquez early in the tenth, Viloria produced a vicious left hand to drop the WBA champion heavily and there was no way back for the Sonora fighter, who was dropped again seconds later. Knowledgeable trainer Robert Garcia then made the decision to save his fighter for another day and waved the towel to end the fight as Marquez was clearly still out of it and taking some more heavy punches. Viloria becomes a unified world champion for  the first time in his career, improving his ...

Francisco scores sixteenth career knockout Unbeaten Filipino super-flyweight Drian Francisco picked up the interim WBA Super-Flyweight Title on Tuesday night with a tenth round TKO over Thailand’s Duangpetch Kokietgym in Nong Khai, Thailand. Francisco, 28, has won 20 of his 21 contests, is yet to taste defeat in his five-year career and will gain the title vacated by Nonito Donaire, who fights this Saturday night after moving up to Bantamweight. His next challenge will be against tough Mexican Hugo Fidel Cazares or Japan’s Hiroyuki Hisataka, who meet for the WBA Title on the 23rd of December in Osaka, Japan, with the bout scheduled for early spring. His opponent had and impressive record of 52 wins in 54 bouts before the knockout, with the 30 year-old’s only loss being a knockout in his second contest thirteen years ago as a seventeen year-old. Kokietgym was taken to hospital as a precaution after taking his time to regain consiousness. He was floored twice in the sixth round,...