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NIETES: TIME TO GET OUT OF THE SHADOWS PhilBoxing.com Wed, 12 Sep 2007  Lingering in the shadows makes the world championship belt more enticing to Donnie “Ahas” Nietes, one of the most outstanding fighters of the ALA Boys who are getting the eyes of the boxing world today. At age 25, Nietes has gone far in winning 21 of his 25 fights. For a career spanning more than four years, he had sent to the canvas permanently seven fighters within the 2nd round in route to a 13-knockout wins. Four of these gladiators suffered their first defeats and knockouts in the hands of Nietes. He has fought three times in Indonesia, defeating Indonesian Marti Polii by knockout in the 7th round and stripping him of his minimumweight national title. In 2004, he took the vacant Philippine Boxing Federation light flyweight title by crushing contender Joseph Villasis at 1:16 minutes in the 1st round after sending him to the canvas three times. In 2006, he knocked out contender Heri Amol of Indonesia at 46 seconds of the 2nd round, taking with him the vacant WBO Asia Pacific minimum weight title. Rolling on with the momentum of his game, he took on Thai Thongthailek Por Vorasing in his first title defense in April and stopped him in the 2nd round. He has also successfully defended the title for the second time against Thai Saengpetch Sor Sakulphan in July. September 30 will be the most opportune time to leave the shadows. Nietes has his burning heart set on the vacant WBO minimumweight championship belt. But his way is blocked by the undefeated (in 20 fights) Thai Pornsawan Kratingdaenggym, reigning PABA minimum weight champion who has the staying power of a 6-year long boxing career. Pornsawan, four years older than Nietes, was born in Koksung in the province of Sa Kaew. He has dominated the minimumweight division since Nov 28, 2001 when he took the PABA minimum weight title by defeating contender and fellow Thai Juharum Silaban through a 3rd round knockout. He snatched the Thai minimumweight title on Dec 10, 2004 when he dropped contender Payapung Maimuangkorn also in the 3rd round. Since then, Pornsawan defended his PABA minimum weight title 16 times and has knocked out 12 of his challengers in the process. He still has to make his first defense on his Thai minimumweight title. Nietes would face in Pornsawan his test of fire as he aim to become the 4th Filipino world champion this year after Florante Condes, Nonito Donaire and Gerry Peñalosa. Condes took the IBF minimumweight title from Muhammad Rachman in July by split decision after Rachman took the canvas twice—in the 3rd and 10th rounds. Danaire annexed the IBF and the IBO flyweight titles when he defeated reigning king Vic Darchinyan in July through a technical knockout 1:38 in the 5th round. Peñalosa snatched the WBO bantamweight belt in the much-anticipated fight in August by stopping then reigning champion Jhonny Gonzales at 2:45 in the 7th round. If he wins this fight, Nietes will be the 33rd Filipino boxer to become a world champion. The courage to leave the shadows has its own prizes—personal fame and the pride of his country. Click here to view a list of other articles written by . Recent PhilBoxing.com In-House articles: |
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