{"id":8158,"date":"2016-09-26T17:20:54","date_gmt":"2016-09-26T09:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/?p=8158"},"modified":"2016-09-26T17:20:54","modified_gmt":"2016-09-26T09:20:54","slug":"filipino-boxer-donnie-ahas-nietes-wins-flyweight-debut-against-wbc-titlist-sosa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2016\/09\/26\/filipino-boxer-donnie-ahas-nietes-wins-flyweight-debut-against-wbc-titlist-sosa\/","title":{"rendered":"Filipino boxer Donnie \u201cAhas\u201d Nietes wins flyweight debut against WBC titlist Sosa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Congratulations, Donnie Nietes!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8159 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/09\/donnie-nietes_12.jpg\" alt=\"donnie-nietes_12\" width=\"720\" height=\"492\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>DONNIE NIETES. Nietes won the WBO Intercontinental flyweight title against Sosa. Image grabbed from boxingscene.com<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Yet another Filipino is making a name in the world boxing industry as Donnie \u201cAhas\u201d Nietes sets record as \u201clongest-reigning Filipino world champion\u201d by defeating former WBC light flyweight titlist Edgar Sosa at the Philippines vs. Mexico fight card in California, according to <em>The Standard.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">With his 15 world title fights, Nietes fought Sosa with uppercuts and right straights in a unanimous decision with 120\u2014108 scoring by judges Max DeLuca, Alejandro Rocin, and Pat Russell. The fight was Nietes\u2019 flyweight debut which took place in StubHub Center in Carson, California.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">According to <em>Rappler<\/em>\u2019s report, Nietes improved his professional boxing record to 39-1-4, 22 KOs which also made him capture the vacant WBO Intercontinental flyweight title.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">In a post-fight interview, \u201che didn\u2019t take any chances although he wanted to go for a knockout, but that Sosa was resilient,\u201d Nietes was reported to have said as stated in <em>The Standard<\/em>\u2019s report.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/thestandard.com.ph\/sports\/sports-headlines\/217168\/masterful-win-by-nietes.html\" target=\"_blank\">The Standard<\/a>; <a href=\"http:\/\/sports.abs-cbn.com\/boxing\/news\/2016\/09\/25\/pinoy-pride-38-donnie-nietes-dominates-flyweight-debut-15851\" target=\"_blank\">ABS-CBN News<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congratulations, Donnie Nietes! DONNIE NIETES. Nietes won the WBO Intercontinental flyweight title against Sosa. Image grabbed from boxingscene.com Yet another Filipino is making a name in the world boxing industry as Donnie \u201cAhas\u201d Nietes sets record as \u201clongest-reigning Filipino world champion\u201d by defeating former WBC light flyweight titlist Edgar Sosa at the Philippines vs. Mexico fight card in California, according to The Standard. With his 15 world title fights, Nietes fought Sosa with uppercuts and right straights in a unanimous decision with 120\u2014108 scoring by judges Max DeLuca, Alejandro Rocin, and Pat Russell. The fight was Nietes\u2019 flyweight debut which took place in StubHub Center in Carson, California. 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