IBF light flyweight champion Brian Viloria has described newly crowned WBO super flyweight champion “Marvelous” Marvin Sonsona as “the whole package,” agreeing with the observation that Sonsona has power and speed and moves well.

Viloria told BoxingScene.com, insidesports.ph, Standard Today and Viva Sports that Sonsona “is a great fighter for his age and how many fights he’s had he looked like a real seasoned veteran in there the way he took care of (Jose ‘Carita’) Lopez.”

Viloria who successfully defended his title with an impressive twelve round decision over Mexico’s Jesus Iribe in Honolulu last August 29 said that Sonsona is likely to “fill in like Manny (Pacquiao) and go up to 130-135 pounds.”

Viloria said Sonsona “still needs to know how to pace himself for twelve rounds but considering the fact that he’s only gone five round twice and not gone the distance like that, I think he carried himself really well.” At the same time the IBF world champion said “he is still young and he’s going to get better as he grows older and the more fights he gets.”

Viloria remarked that “there is a lot of potential in the kid. He’s already a world champion at nineteen . He is really at the top of his game and to think that he’s got more to learn and that’s a scary thought when you really think about it.”

He noted that Sonsona didn’t back off against Lopez and added, “to be a world champion you’ve got to be aggressive and the aggressors are the ones that are going to be winning world titles. Hopefully we will have more world champions within the next year or two and it’s a great run right now (for the Philippines).

The IBF light flyweight champion indicated he’ll “keep going as long as I can and as long as I love the sport and as long as I’m still healthy I want to win more world championships titles and just take over the division and maybe move up in weight. Right now I feel great. I’ll get back in the gym as soon as I can and I’m at the peak right now.”