Hawaii boxer Brian Viloria to defend title at home against Mexico’s Jesus Iribe

Hawaiin boxer Viloria to defend title at home

HONOLULU — Brian Viloria will defend his light flyweight title next month in Honolulu.

Viloria’s manager, Gary Gittelsohn, said on Sunday that the IBF champion will take on Jesus Iribe of Mexico on Aug. 29 at Blaisdell Arena.

Viloria is 25-2 with 15 knockouts, while Iribe is 15-5 with 1 KO.

It will be Viloria’s first defense of the title he won in April in Manila with a knockout of Ulises Solis.