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The Runnin It Back crew catches up with Brian “The Hawaiian Punch” Viloria.

Brian is a Filipino-American Professional Boxer from Waipahu, Hawaii. He represented the US in the 2000 Olympic Games and became a 4x pro boxing champion. He is a former unified WBA and WBO flyweight champion, as well as a former WBC and IBF light flyweight champion.  

 His nickname “The Hawaiian Punch” was first given to him by Jesus Salud, a fellow Hawaiian of Filipino descent and himself a former world champion in boxing. Since his retirement from boxing, he has been training a number of different people including Van Heerdan, Manny Paquio, and Freddie Roach, to name a few. He was also a private trainer for Frank Grillo of the Netflix show Kingdom, Jenifer Garner, and Mark Whalberg.   

Brian also does boxing commentating for ESPN, HBO and a lot of other fights. Brain is also one of the best jump ropers you will ever see!