The former WBO & IBF minimumweight champion Francisco "Chihuas" Rodriguez seeks to make history by trying to dethrone the current WBO mini-flyweight champion Donnie Nietes on this week main event on beIN Boxing (NEW SUMMER TIME 12AM ET / 9PM PT). The "Chihuas" who had a discreet 2015 with only 1 official fight is looking to shine as he did in 2014 when he carried out 2 major fights that put him in the history of boxing of Monterrey and won the attention of the boxing world.
On March 22, 2014 he won WBO minimumweight title defeating the unbeaten Merlito Sabillo in Monterrey, being the first in Monterrey be champion of the world, but the August 9 2014 he was part of a spectacular candidate for fight of the year in 2014 when unifying his WBO belt against the champion of the IBF, Japan's Katsunari Takayama in 12 exciting rounds full of much drama. Rodriguez won by unanimous decision by unifying the minimumweights titles and capturing more fans for his give all style.
The combat will be a day after the birthday number 22, and he will surely want to celebrate with the title, his third and second in a different division.
Donnie "Ahas" Nietes is the longest reigning Filipino champion, having won the belt on September 30 2007 with a unanimous decision over Thai Pornsawan Porpramook. After 4 successful defenses he went up and won mini-fly with with a victory by unanimous decision over Mexico's Raul Garcia Hirales on the 8th of October 2011.