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Updated at 8:23 a.m., Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Viloria to fight Romero in WBC title rematch

Advertiser Staff

Waipahu's Brian Viloria will get a chance to reclaim his World Boxing Council light flyweight title when fights Mexico's Omar Nino Romero Nov. 18 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.

Viloria (19-1-0) lost his title in a unanimous decision to Romero (24-2-1) on Aug. 10 in Las Vegas.

The scheduled 12-round rematch is part of a card that features a main event between Manny Pacquiao of Philippines and Erik Morales of Mexico for the WBC International super featherweight title.

The card will be show on HBO pay-per-view.