By Anson Wainwright

Earlier this year, Brian Viloria returned to action winning two bouts to put himself back in the flyweight title picture.

With his next move still currently to be decided the 33-year old Hawaiian native has enjoyed the summer off with his wife newborn son.

Viloria (34-4-0-2 NC, 20 knockouts) has kept a keen eye on the 112-pound weight class, with all four of the main sanctioning body’s belts on the line earlier this month.

The likeable Viloria didn’t see the WBC title fight between Akira Yaegashi-Roman Gonzalez but is familiar with both.

"I thought it was expected, Roman Gonzalez is a well-schooled fighter," Viloria told BoxingScene.com last week. "I thought he was a little more technically sound than Yaegashi, it didn’t surprise me that he did defeat him.

"I thought, he’d (Roman Gonzalez) do well but I didn’t think it would be a stoppage. I haven’t really seen the fight so I can’t comment on how well he did. I just heard that he won."

"The Hawaiian Punch" knows both Juan Estrada and Giovani Segura a little better having shared a ring with each, stopping Segura in eight rounds in 2011 before losing his WBA and WBO belts to Estrada last year.

“That fight I did see on television," he said. "I was telling people if Estrada boxes him well he should win the fight fairly easy. I thought Segura still has that hands down, come at you style which was perfect style match up for Estrada and he did look good against him."

The former two-weight world champion is less familiar with IBF boss Amnat Ruenroeng who retained his title with a close points win over Puerto Rican puncher McWilliams Arroyo.

“I didn’t get to see it, it’s hard to watch fights from other countries," commented Viloria. "At one point I was supposed to fight Arroyo but they changed up that opponent on me. I haven’t seen the Thai fighter, so I can’t comment on that.”

Like many Viloria believes the flyweight division to be packed with talent.

“The division is fairly deep, any of the top 10 fighters in the division could be world champion at any given time. I’m honored to be in that type of division." he said.

Viloria and his team want him to stay busy with a fight this fall.

“Hopefully (I’ll again this year), I’ve been waiting on Bob Arum and what card they can put me on," said Viloria. "We’re hoping November but that card (Pacquiao-Algieri in Macao) is filling up quick. So we’re going to look at early next year, hopefully for one of the world championships."

While Viloria would love to fight any of the reigning champions, he does feel he has unfinished business with Estrada.

"I’ve been wanting to rematch Estrada now for sometime," he lamented. "But he’s been wanting to do other things. It’s a waiting game for us, hopefully I’ll be keeping busy and until I fight for a world championship."

His manager Gary Gittlesohn works presently with Viloria and Alfonso Gomez, but lists Junior Jones, Prince Charles Williams and Tony Tucker among his former clients, is keen for his fighter to fight for a title again but appreciates that they many need to be patient waiting for that opportunity.

“Brian is a veteran and a multi-time world champion, he’s very much in the mix at the highest level in the flyweight division," Gittlesohn said. "We relish the opportunity to fight any of the present world champions including Roman Gonzalez. We’re actively engaged in trying to make that happen on a popular card.

"I’ve been working very closely with Top Rank and because of their entry into the Asian market, it kind of figures well into their programme. Especially as they’re putting a lot of time into promoting and developing (Zou) Shiming. So Brian figures very prominently in the mix there.”

Gittlesohn had hoped to get Viloria on the Manny Pacquiao-Chris Algieri card.

“I was trying desperately to get Brian on the November Pacquiao card," added Gittlesohn. "But that card got filled up and we tried very hard to get a rematch with Estrada and he dutifully avoided Brian.

"We’re just going to have to wait for an opportunity, hopefully before the end of the year, might even be on a smaller card an a non-title fight if no title opportunity becomes available until Brian can fight in February, on the next card in Macao which would be after the Pacquiao card in November."

So does Viloria have any sort of plan moving forward?

“Yes, I have a commitment from Bob Arum that Brian will be on the February card in Macao," said Gittlesohn. "On that card Zou Shiming will probably be fighting for a world title. An the idea being should Brian win on that card in February and Shiming wins his first world title the two would face each other in May. That is the way of thinking, obviously if things present themselves that Brian can fight for a world title earlier we’ll examine that.”

Some may point out that at 33, he's rather old for a flyweight, Viloria still feels he has something left and has a few more goals to achieve in boxing.

“A couple more years," he said. "I’ve got a son now I need to take care of. People say you’re getting old, you’re getting up there in years. I still have the passion for me to reach the top. I think a couple more titles, maybe going up to 115-pounds to fight there, we’ll see but right now I don’t think it’s time for me to hang it up yet.”

Viloria’s trainer Ruben Gomez who also works with Robert Guerrero and Alfonso Gomez. Also worked with Miguel Vazquez as well as legends such as Roberto Duran, James Toney, Johnny Tapia, Diego Corrales to name a few, is confident Viloria can once again win a title.

“You know Brian is a very healthy, disciplined young man," said Gomez. "He’s very dedicated to the sport of boxing. I definitely think he still has I don’t want to say his best years but I think he’s still at the top."

Who in Viloria's eyes is the best flyweight in the world?

“Of course I am," said a chuckling Viloria. "Look there’s things I need to do and have to prove it once again and that’s winning a world title.

"In my heart of hearts I still feel I am still the best flyweight out there. It’s just me beating me, in my last fight against Estrada. I feel I’ve still got a couple more years to go and by the end of this year I’ll fight for another world title.”

When Viloria's back is against the wall, it's when he's been at his most dangerous through out his career. Who would bet against him winning another title for the road.

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