Review: 2014-11-15, fight not so exciting between Donnie Nietes and Carlos Velarde: it gets two stars. Donnie Nietes entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 33-1-4 (19 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.2 light flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Naoya Inoue); he suffered his only defeat (via split decision) in 2004 when he faced Angky Angkotta, since then he has collected 22 victories and 3 draws winning world titles in two different weight classes. ‘Ahas’ Nietes has fought once in 2014 beating Moises Fuentes in their rematch (=Nietes vs Fuentes 2).
His opponent, Carlos Velarde, has an official record of 26-3-1 (14 knockouts) and he entered as the No.25 in the same weight class, he lost once in 2013, against Ryo Miyazaki (=Miyazaki vs Velarde) but then he won three consecutive bouts, the last one against Jose Argumedo. Nietes vs Velarde is valid for the WBO World light flyweight title (held by Nietes), first world title shot in this division for Velarde. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Donnie Nietes fight videos
2014 BOXING fight – Donnie Nietes vs Moises Fuentes 2 – full fight Video WBO
Review: 2014-05-10, exciting finish between Donnie Nietes and Moises Fuentes but the rest of the fight was not so exciting: it gets two stars. Donnie Nietes entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 32-1-4 (18 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.6 light flyweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2004 when he faced Angky Angkotta (via split decision), since then he has collected 21 victories and three draws winning the WBO minimumweight title (from 2007 to 2010) and then the WBO light-Flw belt defeating Ramon Garcia Hirales in 2011.
His opponent, Moises Fuentes, has an official record of 19-1-1 (10 knockouts) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class (currently the #1 in this division is Naoya Inoue), he also lost his only bout via split decision, against Juan Hernandez in 2011 but then he won the Wbo minimumweight belt (from 2011 to 2013). The first fight between Nietes and Fuentes ended in a draw (March 2, 2013=Nietes vs Fuentes I); this second bout is valid for the WBO light flyweight title (held by Nietes) – Pinoy Pride 25. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2013 BOXING fight – Donnie Nietes vs Sammy Gutierrez – full fight Video WBO
Review: 2013-11-30, aggressive start and good finish: Donnie Nietes vs Sammy Gutierrez gets three stars. Donnie Nietes (331-1-4, 17 KOs) entered as the No.9 light flyweight in the world while Sammy Gutierrez (33-9-2, 23 KOs) entered as the No.31. Nietes vs Gutierrez is valid for the WBO light flyweight title; undercard of Merlito Sabillo vs Carlos Buitrago. Watch the video!
2013 BOXING fight – Donnie Nietes vs Moises Fuentes – full fight Video WBO
Review: 2013-03-02, good pace and nice exchanges between Nietes and Fuentes: three stars. Donnie Nietes (31-1-3) entered as the No.6 light flyweight in the world while Moises Fuentes (16-1-0) entered as the No.7 minimumweight. Nietes vs Fuentes is valid for the WBO light flyweight title (Nietes’ second defense); they also faced each other a second time on May 10, 2014 (=Nietes vs Fuentes 2). Watch the video!