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ALA Promotions president Michael Aldeguer has confirmed that negotiations are ongoing for a possible title fight for WBO light flyweight champion Donnie Nietes against WBA/WBO flyweight world champion Francisco 'El Gallo' Estrada (33-2, 24KOs), who has not seen any activity since last September due to an injury to his right hand that required surgery.
WBA/WBO flyweight world champion Francisco 'El Gallo' Estrada (33-2, 24KOs) has not seen any activity from September 2015, due to an injury to his right hand that required surgery, and he is very eager to get into the ring - but he will be required to wait until the second half of the year.
Mexican promoter Oswaldo Kuchle has informed The Standard that he has "released Raul Garcia to fight Donnie Nietes. the WBO light flyweight champion and the longest reigning Filipino world champion" following the willingness of Zanfer Promotions Fernando Beltran to postpone the mandatory challenge of Moises Fuentes against Nietes for a more lucrative showdown at the StubHub Center in Carson City, California on September 24.
While Donnie Nietes is bound to a mandatory title defense versus Moises Fuentes, there have been talks of possibly first taking on a voluntary defense. Representatives for the junior flyweight titlist have claimed that former strawweight champ Raul Garcia is among the list of candidates.
WBO light flyweight champion Donnie Nietes may defend his title against Raul Garcia, twin brother of Ramon Garcia Hirales from whom Nietes won the title by a unanimous twelve round decision at the University of St. La Salle Coliseum in Bacolod City on October 8, 2011.
ALA Promotions president Michael Aldefuer has made an offer to Zanfer Promotions head Fernando Beltran for mandatory challenger Moises Fuentes to face WBO light flyweight champion Donnie Nietes at the sprawling Cebu Sports Complex on May 21.
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WBC flyweight champion Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez (44-0, 38KOs) is looking at a possible ring return in February. He says there are plenty of options for him after retaining his title earlier this month with a knockout victory over former champion Brian Viloria at New York's Madison Square Garden. The fight Gonzalez would want most is the man he defeated in 2012, Juan Francisco Estrada, who holds the WBA/WBO world titles at flyweight.
WBO light flyweight champion Donnie “Ahas” Nietes, who put on a clinical display of boxing to score a near shut-out victory against Mexican champion Juan “Pinky” Alejo at the StubHub Center in Carson City, California last Saturday, will return to the ring in Bacolod in March. Nietes, the longest reigning Filipino world champion will make the ninth defense of his title which he won on October 8, 2011 at the University of St. La Salle Coliseum in Bacolod City which is near his hometown of Murcia.
The father/trainer of five division world champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire believes that the best way to beat undefeated pound for pound No.1 Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez is to out-box him and not go toe-to-toe on the inside.