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NIETES INTENDS TO FORTIFY LEGACY

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With another domination attempt at a third division, longest ? reigning Filipino world champion Donnie ?Ahas? Nietes takes a step closer to fulfilling another achievement for his boxing career and the whole of Philippine Boxing.

As he puts his record on the line when he confronts Thailander and IBF world rated #4 flyweight Komgrich Nantapech in Pinoy Pride 40 for the IBF world flyweight crown on April 29 at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino, Donnie Nietes closes in on becoming the third Filipino boxer who?s won world titles in three different divisions or more, alongside eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao and five-division champion Nonito Donaire.

Nietes surpassed the late Gabriel ?Flash? Elorde?s record of 7 years and 3 months and became the new longest-reigning Filipino world champion in 2015. Winning his first world title in 2007, he successfully held his world champion status for the Minimumweight and Jr. Flyweight divisions for a total of 8 years and 11 months.

Nietes officially moved up to the flyweight division August of last year, and disproved every piece of doubt the Boxing community had over his career decision when he delivered an impressive win over former flyweight world champion and veteran, Edgar Sosa.

His trainer, Edmund Villamor, disclosed Nietes is the perfect role model for athletes. ?He is the most disciplined fighter I know. With or without a scheduled fight, he keeps in shape and he always listens to us, just so he could improve his skills. He heeds all the pointers I give, even when he probably has better suggestions of his own, seeing how far he?s come as a fighter. He?s at a level where I was too far from when I was still a fighter myself, but that has never gotten into his head, and that?s where I think his strength as a successful fighter truly lies.?

Albeit questions about his readiness in the flyweight division, Nietes maintains he is more comfortable at feels stronger at 112lbs., adding he still ?has a long way to go? before even considering retirement.

?Although I know this won?t be an easy challenge, I am determined to win so I will have the chance to unify flyweight titles,? said Nietes during an earlier interview. He added he still wants to go after whom he considers a boxing elite - Roman ?Chocolatito? Gonzalez - who, like Donnie, also moved up in weight, but to the superfly division last year.

Nietes disclosed that even in the heavier division, he plans to challenge Chocolatito, but only after he is successful in his flyweight campaign.

?I want to challenge the best fighters out there,? Nietes declared. ?I?ve so much more to show all the boxing fans and supporters. I want to inspire young fighters who have big dreams too, and when I do retire, I want to be someone who?s made my country and my people proud. I don?t want to rush all the things I want to accomplish, so I hope the support we fighters have always been given will always be there as we go along the way.?




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