Dayton Morinaga
7 articles · The Honolulu Advertiser
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Viloria wins by unanimous decision, retains IBF light flyweight world title
Waipahu's Brian Viloria retained his IBF light flyweight world championship with a unanimous decision over Mexico's Jesus Iribe tonight. A crowd of around 3,000 at the Blaisdell Center Arena watched Viloria improve…
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Viloria, Iribe prepare to go distance
Jesus Iribe already has his eyes on a souvenir he would like to take home from his trip to Honolulu this week. He wants the IBF light flyweight world championship belt. "I'm…
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Viloria wants his belt back
Waipahu boxer Brian Viloria wants to remember the Alamodome as one of the greatest fights of his career. Viloria will face Mexico's Edgar Sosa for the World Boxing Council light flyweight championship…
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Viloria packing star power
As a newly crowned world champion, Brian Viloria has a world of options. Celebrate in Hawai'i or the Philippines? Fight next at 108 or 112 pounds? Defend his title in Los Angeles…
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Viloria focuses on world title fight
The only vision Waipahu boxer Brian Viloria has in his head right now is of a world championship. For a while, there were other visions — scary visions — but he said…
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Thailand fighter wins bantamweight bout
Thailand's Ratanachai Sor Vorapin is apparently good enough to beat opponents with only one good hand. Vorapin, the WBO world bantamweight champion, defeated Pedro Malco Jr. of the Philippines in a 10-round…
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World bantam champ in title tuneup tonight
One of boxing's best-kept secrets will be fighting in Hawai'i tonight. Thailand's Ratanchai Sor Vorapin, the WBO world bantamweight champion, will take on Pedro Malco Jr. of the Philippines in the main…
