Viloria stops Doria in first round
Associated Press
Waipahu's Brian Viloria pounds Luis Doria of Colombia with one of his punishing rights in the first round of their bout at Pismo Beach, Calif.
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PISMO BEACH, Calif. — Waipahu boxer Brian Viloria's fight against Luis Doria could have been described as a walk on the beach.
Associated Press
Viloria stopped Doria of Colombia in the first round to retain his World Boxing Council Youth World flyweight title last night.
Viloria celebrates after defending his World Boxing Council Youth flyweight title against Doria. Viloria improved to 13-0 with 8 knockouts.
Viloria, 22, hurt Doria with the first punch of the 12-round bout and floored him twice with right hands before referee Lou Moret stopped the fight at 1:14.
"I wanted to come out strong, come out throwing," Viloria told ESPN after the fight. "I wanted to get the win badly. Not only win, but make a statement."
Viloria, a former U.S. Olympian, improved his record to 13-0 with 8 KOs. He won the title in June 2002 against Francisco Soto.
Doria, 31, drops to 17-9-1 with 11 KOs.
Both men weighed the division limit of 112 pounds for the fight, which took place in a ring built on the sand in front of the Sea Venture Hotel on Pismo Beach, north of Santa Barbara.
"It felt like home," Viloria said, "just a little cooler."
