U.S. Boxers Advance

Mon., Aug. 23, 1999

Brian Viloria and Ricardo Williams Jr. advanced to the quarterfinals of the World Amateur Boxing Championships, the first time since 1995 an American fighter has gotten that far.

Viloria, of Waipahu, Hawaii, defeated Rudolf Dydi of the Slovak Republic, 9-4 in a 106-pound fight, while Williams, of Cincinnati, outpointed Victor Castro of Argentina, 9-2 in the 139-pound division.

In the 1997 World Championships, no U.S. fighter advanced past the second round.

In the other bout involving a U.S. fighter Sunday at the George R. Brown Convention Center, Juan Hernandez of Cuba defeated Larry Mosley of Los Angeles, 10-3 in the 147-pound class.

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