Filipino Donnie Nietes just won the vacant WBO Minimumweight Championship by beating Pornsawan Kratingdaenggym of Thailand via UD tonight in Cebu, Philippines ! In the highly physical and give-and-take 12-rounder, Nietes floored the unbeaten #2 ranked Thai in the 4th round, and fought his way to a well-deserved unanimous decision victory.
He thus claims the title vacated by Ivan Calderon,
and becomes the 4th Filipino world champ in 2007,
the first time-ever that 4 Filipino world champs reigned simultaneously,
namely:
1. Florante Condes - IBF Minimumweight Champion
2. Nonito Donaire - IBF/IBO Flyweight Champion
3. Gerry Penalosa - WBO Bantamweight Champion
4. Donnie Nietes - WBO Minimumweight Champion
Great job by Nietes, he did his best in his first chance to become a world titlist. I hope he continues to improve his game and defend his tile successfully.
Filipino Donnie Nietes just won the vacant WBO Minimumweight Championship by beating Pornsawan Kratingdaenggym of Thailand via UD tonight in Cebu, Philippines ! In the highly physical and give-and-take 12-rounder, Nietes floored the unbeaten #2 ranked Thai in the 4th round, and fought his way to a well-deserved unanimous decision victory.
He thus claims the title vacated by Ivan Calderon,
and becomes the 4th Filipino world champ in 2007,
the first time-ever that 4 Filipino world champs reigned simultaneously,
namely:
1. Florante Condes - IBF Minimumweight Champion
2. Nonito Donaire - IBF/IBO Flyweight Champion
3. Gerry Penalosa - WBO Bantamweight Champion
4. Donnie Nietes - WBO Minimumweight Champion
thats because only filipinos are small enough to make those weights
Filipino Donnie Nietes just won the vacant WBO Minimumweight Championship by beating Pornsawan Kratingdaenggym of Thailand via UD tonight in Cebu, Philippines ! In the highly physical and give-and-take 12-rounder, Nietes floored the unbeaten #2 ranked Thai in the 4th round, and fought his way to a well-deserved unanimous decision victory.
He thus claims the title vacated by Ivan Calderon,
and becomes the 4th Filipino world champ in 2007,
the first time-ever that 4 Filipino world champs reigned simultaneously,
namely:
1. Florante Condes - IBF Minimumweight Champion
2. Nonito Donaire - IBF/IBO Flyweight Champion
3. Gerry Penalosa - WBO Bantamweight Champion
4. Donnie Nietes - WBO Minimumweight Champion
Always good to hear news about the minimumweight division. I wish they would show some of those fights on TV.
18y ago
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