Donnie Nietes

This name uses Philippine naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Liboon and the second or paternal family name is Nietes.
Donnie Nietes

Nietes in 2012
Statistics
Real name Donnie Liboon Nietes
Nickname(s) Ahas ( Snake )
Rated at Flyweight
Light flyweight
Minimumweight
Height 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Reach 65½ in
Nationality Filipino
Born (1982-05-13) May 13, 1982
Murcia, Negros Occidental, Philippines
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 44
Wins 39
Wins by KO 22
Losses 1
Draws 4
No contests 0

Donnie Liboon Nietes (born May 12, 1982) is a Filipino professional boxer. He is a former WBO and The Ring magazine light flyweight champion[1] and a former WBO minimumweight champion. He is the longest-reigning Filipino boxing world champion, surpassing in 2015 the record set by Boxing Hall of Fame Gabriel "Flash" Elorde in 1967.[2][3]

Nickname

Regarding how Nietes got his nickname "Ahas" which is Tagalog for "snake," Tony Aldeguer states:

"Donnie got his nickname 'ahas' when he was a utility boy at the ALA Gym. One of his daily chores was to clean the snake pit with five big pythons and he was the only man with the guts to do it. He was bitten several times. But once he befriended the snakes, he was never bitten again. One day, a snake laid 11 eggs but only one survived. Donnie took care of that snake and he still does to this day. That's how he got his nickname."
— Tony Aldeguer, quoted from an interview[4]

Professional career

Early years

Nietes worked as a utility man at the Antonio Lopez Aldeguer (ALA) boxing gym before taking up boxing after being encouraged by the practitioners with whom he socialized.[5]

In 2003, at the age of 20, Nietes started his career as a professional boxer. On, May 22, 2004, he won the Philippines Boxing Federation (PBF) light flyweight title against Joseph Villasis via first-round technical knockout. Nietes was undefeated before losing in his bout against Angky Angkota via 10-round split decision on September 28, 2004. Angkota weighed in six pounds over the weight limit for this fight.

On November 24, 2011, Nietes won the vacant WBO Asia Pacific Minimumweight Title against Heri Amol of Indonesia via second-round knockout. He defended the title twice against Thai boxers Thongthailek Sor Tanapinyo and Sakulpan Pakdee Gym prior to world title fights in minimumweight division.

Minimumweight division

On September 30, 2007, Nietes fought then undefeated Pornsawarn Kratingdaenggym of Thailand for the vacant WBO Minimumweight World Title in Waterfront-Cebu City Hotel, Cebu City, Philippines. Although Nietes floored Kratingdaenggym in the fourth round, the Thai boxer managed to get up at the final bell. The bout ended in a unanimous decision in favor of Nietes.

Three times, Nietes has been pitted with fighters against whom he was supposed to defend his title, however, all plans have fallen through for undisclosed reasons. Because of this, he was at risk of being stripped off his belt, as WBO rules state that a champion has to defend his title within a year.[6] After 11 months of inactivity, he finally defended his crown, against Eddy Castro (12-3-1) on August 30, 2008. Nietes (23-1-3, with 14 knockouts) won the fight by technical knockout at 2:49 mark of the second round.[7][8]

Nietes defended his title for the second time by scoring a unanimous decision victory over Erik Ramirez on February 28, 2009. En route to the win, Nietes sent Ramirez to the canvass four times in separate rounds.

In his third defense, Nietes battled interim champion Manuel Vargas on September 12, 2009. Nietes won the bout by split decision.

On January 23, 2010, Nietes was supposed to defend his WBO title for the fourth time. After a couple of opponents backed out, Mexico's Jesus Silvestre became the last resort. But because Silvestre wasn't ranked in the WBO, Nietes' title wasn't wagered and the bout was only 10 rounds. In the fight, both boxers did well and appeared strong. In the 10th and final round, Nietes was declared winner by TKO when Silvestre stopped to take a drink of water during the fight, a move that was against the rules.

In his fourth title defense, Nietes fought Mexico's Mario Rodriguez. The fight took place on August 14, 2010, at the Auditorio Luis Estrada Medina in Guasave, Sinaloa, Mexico. The Filipino pugilist won the bout by unanimous decision with scores of 119-109, 118-110 and 116-112.[9]

Nietes was scheduled to defend his title on March 12, 2011, against mandatory challenger and former champion Raul Garcia (29-1-0). However, less than two weeks before the fight, Nietes announced that he would be vacating his world title and moving up in weight.[10] 0n April 9, 2011, Nietes faced Armando Vazquez (18-5-0) and defeated him via first round knock out.[11]

Light flyweight division

On October 8, 2011, Nietes defeated Mexico's Ramón García Hirales via 12-round unanimous decision to win the WBO Light Flyweight title. Nietes defended the title on June 2, 2012 against Felipe Salguero via unanimous decision.

Nietes retained his WBO Light Flyweight title against WBO Minimumweight champion Moises Fuentes on March 2, 2013 via a majority draw.[12]

On November 15, 2014, the Bacolod native successfully defended his WBO and The Ring Light Flyweight titles by stopping Carlos Velarde of Mexico in the 7th round.[13] Nietes became the longest-reigning Filipino world champion on that same day, surpassing the record previously held by Gabriel Elorde.[14]

Flyweight Division

After breaking Elorde's record, Nietes successfully defended his title four more times before deciding to move up to the flyweight division. His first flyweight fight will be against former WBC Light Flyweight champion Edgar Sosa on September 24, 2016.[15]

Professional boxing record

39 Wins (22 knockouts, 17 decisions), 1 Loss, 4 Draws[16]
Res. Record Opponent Type Round
Time		 Date Location Notes
Win39–1–4Mexico Edgar Sosa UD 12 2016-09-24 United States StubHub Center, Carson, California Won WBO Inter-Continental flyweight title
Win38–1–4Mexico Raul Garcia RTD 5 (12), 3:00 2016-05-28 Philippines La Salle Coliseum, Bacolod City, Negros Occidental Retained WBO & The Ring Light Flyweight titles.
Win37–1–4Mexico Juan Alejo UD 12 2015-10-17 United States StubHub Center, Carson, California Retained WBO & The Ring Light Flyweight titles.
Win36–1–4Mexico Francisco Rodríguez, Jr. UD 12 2015-07-11 Philippines Waterfront Cebu City Hotel & Casino, Cebu City, Cebu Retained WBO & The Ring Light Flyweight titles.
Win35–1–4Mexico Gilberto Parra RTD 9 (12), 3:00 2015-03-28 Philippines Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Metro Manila Retained WBO & The Ring Light Flyweight titles.
Win34–1–4Mexico Carlos Velarde RTD 7 (12), 3:00 2014-11-15 Philippines Waterfront Cebu City Hotel & Casino, Cebu City, Cebu Retained WBO & The Ring Light Flyweight titles.
Win33–1–4Mexico Moisés Fuentes TKO 9 (12), 2:56 2014-05-10 Philippines Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay, Metro Manila Retained WBO Light Flyweight title.
Won vacant The Ring Light Flyweight titles.
Win32–1–4Mexico Sammy Gutiérrez KO 3 (12), 2:58 2013-11-30 Philippines Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Metro Manila Retained WBO Light Flyweight title.
Draw31–1–4Mexico Moisés Fuentes MD 12 2013-03-02 Philippines Waterfront Cebu City Hotel & Casino, Cebu City, Cebu Retained WBO Light Flyweight title.
Win31–1–3Thailand Danai Meendaeng KO 5 (12), 2:46 2012-11-17 Philippines Lamberto Macias Sports Complex, Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental
Win30–1–3Mexico Felipe Salguero UD 12 2012-06-02 Philippines Resorts World Manila, Pasay, Metro Manila Retained WBO Light Flyweight title.
Win29–1–3Mexico Ramón García Hirales UD 12 2011-10-08 Philippines La Salle Coliseum, Bacolod, Negros Occidental Won WBO Light Flyweight title.
Win28–1–3Mexico Armando Vazquez KO 1 (10), 2:26 2011-04-09 Philippines La Salle Coliseum, Bacolod, Negros Occidental
Win27–1–3Mexico Mario Rodriguez UD 12 2010-08-14 Mexico Auditorio Luis Estrada Medina, Guasave, Sinaloa Retained WBO Minimumweight title.
Win26–1–3Mexico Jesús Silvestre TKO 10 (10), 1:37 2010-01-23 Philippines Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay, Metro Manila
Win25–1–3Mexico Manuel Vargas SD 12 2009-09-12 Mexico El Palenque de la Feria, Tepic, Nayarit Retained WBO Minimumweight title.
Win24–1–3Mexico Erik Ramirez UD 12 2009-02-28 Mexico Auditorio Guelaguetza, Oaxaca, Oaxaca Retained WBO Minimumweight title.
Win23–1–3Nicaragua Eddy Castro KO 2 (12), 2:49 2008-08-30 Philippines Waterfront Cebu City Hotel & Casino, Cebu City, Cebu Retained WBO Minimumweight title.
Win22–1–3Thailand Pornsawan Porpramook UD 12 2007-09-30 Philippines Waterfront Cebu City Hotel & Casino, Cebu City, Cebu Won vacant WBO Minimumweight title.
Win21–1–3Thailand Saengpetch Sor Sakulphan TKO 7 (12), 0:36 2007-07-07 Philippines Waterfront Cebu City Hotel & Casino, Cebu City, Cebu Retained WBO Asia Pacific Minimumweight title.
Win20–1–3Thailand Thongthailek Sor Tanapinyo KO 2 (12) 2007-04-21 Philippines New Victorias City Coliseum, Victorias, Negros Occidental Retained WBO Asia Pacific Minimumweight title.
Win19–1–3Indonesia Heri Amol KO 2 (12), 0:46 2006-11-24 Philippines Mandaue City Sports & Cultural Complex, Mandaue, Cebu Won vacant WBO Asia Pacific Minimumweight title.
Win18–1–3Philippines Robert Rubillar UD 10 2006-08-12 Philippines Minglanilla Sports Complex, Minglanilla, Cebu
Win17–1–3Philippines Noel Veronque UD 6 2006-01-15 Philippines Gaisano Country Mall Parking Lot, Cebu City, Cebu
Win16–1–3Philippines Allan Dugang UD 8 2005-12-30 Philippines CPG Multi-Purpose Center, Talibon, Bohol
Win15–1–3Philippines Randy Narbay KO 2 (8) 2005-09-25 Philippines Island City Mall, Tagbilaran, Bohol
Win14–1–3Philippines Allan Dugang UD 10 2005-08-28 Philippines Panglao Town Plaza, Panglao, Bohol
Draw13–1–3Philippines Nino Suelo TD 1 (8), 1:26 2005-07-30 Philippines San Andres Civic & Sports Center, Manila, Metro Manila
Win13–1–2Philippines Elmer Muyco UD 10 2005-04-30 Philippines Mandaue City Sports & Cultural Complex, Mandaue, Cebu
Win12–1–2Philippines Ricardo Albia TKO 7 (8), 1:06 2005-01-29 Philippines Mandaue City Sports & Cultural Complex, Mandaue, Cebu
Draw11–1–2Philippines Carlo Besares MD 10 2004-11-20 Philippines University of Mindanao Gymnasium, Tagum, Davao del Norte
Loss11–1–1Indonesia Angky Angkota SD 10 2004-09-28 Indonesia RCTI Studios, Jakarta
Win11–0–1Indonesia Abrin Matta TKO 5 (10) 2004-09-07 Indonesia BIN Arena, Jakarta
Win10–0–1Indonesia Marti Polii TKO 7 (10), 2:15 2004-08-03 Indonesia RCTI Studios, Jakarta
Win9–0–1Philippines Robert Costelo TKO 1 (10), 1:58 2004-06-29 Philippines Gaisano Country Mall Parking Lot, Cebu City, Cebu Retained PBF Light Flyweight title.
Win8–0–1Philippines Joseph Villasis TKO 1 (10), 1:16 2004-05-22 Philippines Ynares Sr. Memorial Gym, Binangonan, Rizal Won vacant PBF Light Flyweight title.
Win7–0–1Philippines Robert Rubillar TKO 7 (10), 1:22 2004-03-28 Philippines Ynares Sr. Memorial Gym, Binangonan, Rizal
Win6–0–1Philippines Julius Alcos SD 10 2004-02-28 Philippines Mandaue City Sports & Cultural Complex, Mandaue, Cebu
Win5–0–1Philippines Rolando Baclayo KO 4 (10) 2003-12-27 Philippines Danao Sports Complex, Danao, Cebu
Win4–0–1Philippines Roldan Malinao KO 4 (8) 2003-10-04 Philippines Mandaue City Sports & Cultural Complex, Mandaue, Cebu
Draw3–0–1Philippines Greg Mangan MD 8 2003-08-16 Philippines New Cebu Coliseum, Cebu City, Cebu
Win3–0Philippines Rommel Tura TKO 1 (8) 2003-06-12 Philippines Gaisano Country Mall Parking Lot, Cebu City, Cebu
Win2–0Philippines Mario Jun de Asis UD 6 2003-05-31 Philippines Catmon Town Plaza, Catmon, Cebu
Win1–0Philippines Walter Suaybaguio UD 6 2003-04-25 Philippines Barangay Pitalo, San Fernando, Cebu Professional debut.

Titles in boxing

Major World Titles:

The Ring Titles:

Regional/International Titles:

Special Titles:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Nietes KOs Fuentes in nine to cement junior flyweight supremacy". Rappler.com. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  2. ↑ Sacamos, Karlo (19 November 2014). "Donnie Nietes thrilled to break Flash Elorde record and become longest-reigning Filipino world champ". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  3. ↑ Honasan, Santino (13 May 2016). "What keeps Donnie Nietes motivated?". ABS-CBN. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  4. ↑ Henson, Joaquin (4 January 2009). "'Ahas' out to gain recognition". The Philippine Star. p. 20.
  5. ↑ Mijares, Rod (July 7, 2009). "Nietes From a Utility Man to a World Champion". Fil-Am Boxers.com. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
  6. ↑ "Nietes: Just in time to prove dominion". Philboxing.com. Retrieved 10 August 2008.
  7. ↑ "philboxing.com, 'Boombulagta', Niestes stop foes!". Philboxing.com. 2008-08-30. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
  8. ↑ abs-cbnnews.com, Boom Boom Bautista KOs Mexican challenger in 2nd round
  9. ↑ Nathanielsz, Ronnie (15 August 2010). "Donnie Nietes Decisions Mario Rodriguez, Retains Title". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  10. ↑ "Nietes chases another dream". Sun.Star. 2011-02-28. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
  11. ↑ News, ABS-CBN. "Nietes smashes Mexican foe in 1 round".
  12. ↑ Luarca, Roy (3 March 2013). "Nietes settles for draw vs Mexican, keeps title". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  13. ↑ Songalia, Ryan (November 16, 2014). "Donnie Nietes forces Velarde to quit, retains junior flyweight championship". Rappler. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  14. ↑ Ramos, Gerry (October 11, 2014). "Donnie Nietes bids to break Flash Elorde's record as he fights for one last time at junior flyweight". Spin.Ph. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Donnie Nietes Moves Up To Flyweight, Faces Edgar Sosa on 9/24 - Boxing News".
  16. ↑ "Donnie Nietes Professional boxing record". BoxRec.com.
Achievements
Vacant
Title last held by
Iván Calderón		 WBO Minimumweight Champion
September 30, 2007 - March 2011
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Raúl García
Preceded by
Ramón García Hirales		 WBO Light Flyweight Champion
October 8, 2011 - August 17, 2016
Vacated 		Vacant
Vacant
Title last held by
Giovani Segura		 The Ring Light Flyweight Champion
May 10, 2014 - Present 		Incumbent
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