Before the much anticipated Pacquiao vs. Clottey fight on March 13, the two-division champion Brian Viloria will occupy us first with his title defense as he takes on Carlos Tamara of Colombia in a 12-round title championship fight today at the Cuneta Astrodome.



The 29-year old Fil-Am two-division champion has been evading few but seemingly annoying issues about pushing himself to make the weight limit just to keep his International Boxing Federation (IBF) ligh-flyweight belt.



Brian “The Hawaiian Punch” Viloria has a record of 26 wins, 2 losses, with 15 wins in a way of knockout. Viloria has been having a good game since he work with trainer Roberto Garcia and setting up most of his training camp at the La Colonia Boxing Club in Oxnard, California.



Meanwhile, his opponent Carlos Tamara of Colombia has is sporting a record of 20 wins, 4 losses, 14 wins in a way of knockout. Tamara is 26 years old and has a height advantage over Viloria.



“Tamara is a smart fighter and he’s a little bit taller than Brian. He’s going to use his reach advantage but we know Brian is a great power puncher. We have 12 rounds to do our work,” said Roberto Garcia. “He’s a very talented fighter and he has a very good defense and he could make his opponents miss and he also hits hard. He even hits harder than a lot of featherweights. That’s the big advantage.”




This fight is Viloria’s second defense of his IBF crown which he won via a brilliant 11th round stoppage of longtime ruler Ulisses Solis of Mexico in April of last year at the Araneta Coliseum.



In the main supporting bout of the card dubbed “Collision Course”, WBO world minimum weight champion Donnie Nietes sees action in a non-title 10-round bout opposite Mexican knockout artist Jesus Silvestre (15-1, 12 KO’s).
The 27-year-old Nietes (25-1-3, 14 KO’s) wants to keep himself busy and stay on course in his own attempt to unify the 105lb division.



Also seeing action in the undercard is the much-awaited debut of Dodie Boy Penalosa, Jr. who will battle five-fight veteran Anthony Balubar in a six-round super bantamweight clash.



The event will be aired live in the United States with the first bout set to start at 8 a.m.

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