Bodega ni Marquez ang pinuntirya nasunod ang plano ni Viloria

MANILA, Philippines - Nasunod ang plano ni unified WBO/WBA flyweight champion Brian Viloria upang biguin si Me­xican Hernan ‘Tyson’ Marquez sa kanilang laban noong Linggo.

Sinabi ng 31-anyos na si Viloria na ang kanyang estratehiya ay puntiryahin ang bdega ng 24-anyos na si Marquez.

“The plan was to stick my jab in his face, go down to the body, pile up the points and make him desperate so he comes charging into my attack zone,” ani Viloria sa isang overseas telephone interview.

“We figured he would look out for my left hook over the top so I went to the body to slow him down a bit.  I wanted to frustrate him with my jab, combinations and movement.  When he got desperate because he was way behind on points, I waited for him to come in and make a mistake.  Then, I got him with the left hook,” dagdag pa nito.

Tinalo ni Viloria si Marquez via tenth-round TKO sa Los Angele.

Isang right hook ang na­ilusot ni Viloria sa panga ni Marquez para pabagsakin ito sa first round. 

Isang four-punch combination na nagtapos sa isang right straight ang mu­­ling nagpatumba sa Mexican sa fifth round.

Muling humalik sa sahig si Marquez sa round 10 galing sa isang left hook ni Viloria bago inihagis ni trainer Robert Garcia ang kanyang tuwalya para ipa­tigil kay referee David Mendoza  1:01 ng laban.

“Marquez didn’t surprise me with what he did,” sabi ni Viloria.  “If there was anything that he did different, it was his inactivity in the early rounds. It was like he was waiting for me to tire out.  I took advantage to pick up rounds because I knew he would get desperate.  I was in great shape.  I didn’t get tired.  I could’ve gone five to six more rounds.”

Sa kaagahan ng fifth round, tinamaan ni Marquez si Viloria. Halos bumagsak na si Viloria dahil sa mga suntok ni Marquez, ngunit nakabawi ang Fil-Am fighter para muling ibalik sa sahig ang Mexican.

“I got buzzed by a right but I was never in trouble,” wika ni Viloria.  “I let him punch himself out.  I took his shots on the arms so he wasn’t really connecting anything substantial.  I waited for him to tire out then I came back.  As he hit me, I felt his punches were slo­wing down, that the power was diminishing.  I knew it was just a matter of time before he punched himself out and it would be my turn to strike.”