Shocker: Nino upsets Viloria!
Thursday, August 10 2006
By Victor Perea at ringside
www.fightnews.com
In what could be the upset of the year, unheralded Omar Nino Romero (24-2-1, 10 KOs) upset previously unbeaten WBC light flyweight champion Brian Viloria (19-1, 12 KOs) and seized his world title via unanimous decision on Thursday night at the Orleans Hotel-Casino in Las Vegas. Nino, rated WBC #10 and hand-picked for this voluntary defense, outworked Viloria and beat him to the punch all night, as the "Hawaiian Punch" seemed surprisingly reluctant to attack. In the end, the scores read :
Judge:
Adalaide Byrd 110-118
Chuck Giampa 111-117
Mark Green 112-117
The loss likely torpedoes a 108lb unification superfight between Viloria and WBA champion Koki Kemeda.