Brian “The Hawaiian Punch” Viloria will defend his IBF Junior Flyweight belt against challenger Carlos “El Olímpico” Tamara this Friday, January 22, 2010 (Saturday, January 23 in Manila).

The 12-round bout dubbed “Collision Course” will be held at the Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines.

Viloria is a Filipino-American who sports a record of 26 wins (15 by knockout) and 2 losses. He is on a 7-win streak after consecutive losses to Omar Nino Romero in 2006 and Edgar Sosa in 2007.

Tamara is a Colombian boxer with a win-loss record of 20-4. Of his 20 wins, 14 are by KO.

This will a battle between two former Olympians as Viloria fought for the US in the 2000 Olympics and Tamara was a member of the 2004 Colombia Olympic team.

Here’s a video of Brian Viloria’s best fight to date, an 11th round KO against former IBF Junior Flyweight champion Ulises “Archie” Solis:

Here in the Philippines, Solar Sports will air the Brian Viloria vs Carlos Tamara bout LIVE on Saturday, January 23.

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UPDATE: The referee stopped the fight in Round 12 awarding a TKO win for Tamara. Viloria was sent to the hospital immediately after the bout to check on his condition.

Here’s the Brian Viloria vs Carlos Tamara video of the fight:

Check out Donnie Nietes vs Jesus Silvestre as well.

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