Nietes eager to restore PH pride in boxing vs Japanese foe

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2022 05:42:13 +0000

By CARLO ANOLIN Donnie Nietes hopes to bring the glory back to the Philippines when he takes on reigning World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior bantamweight champion Kazuto Ioka Wednesday night, July 13, at the Ota-City Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.Nietes gets a chance to prove his worth once more less than a week since Mark Magsayo […]

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Nietes left out in the cold

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2019 09:02:19 +0000

By Nick Giongco Donnie Nietes, one of the most accomplished Filipino fighters of all time, won’t be returning to the ring anytime soon. The former world minimumweight, light-fly, fly and super-fly champion, recently vacated the World Boxing Organization 115-lb throne to pursue career-defining fights rather than face Aston Palicte in a rematch. “We’re going to […]

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Nietes-Palicte rematch

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2019 09:45:35 +0000

By Nick Giongco Aston Palicte can’t wait to get even with Donnie Nietes and the World Boxing Organization (WBO) is making sure a rematch will happen the soonest possible time. Yesterday, the WBO ordered the camps of Nietes and Palicte to start negotiations for a rematch following the controversial decision that marred their first fight […]

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Nietes breaks down hardest fights

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2019 08:33:33 +0000

By Nick Giongco Donnie Nietes doesn’t consider his landmark win over Japanese Kazuto Ioka in Macau for his fourth world crown as the most difficult and challenging in his close to 19-year career. Nietes, who acquired the World Boxing Organization (WBO) super-flyweight title with a split decision on New Year’s Eve, points to two fights […]

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