A REMATCH between newly crowned World Boxing Organization light flyweight champion Donnie Nietes and Ramon Garcia won?t be happening soon as ALA Promotions is targeting a bigger fight for their prized-fighter.
ALA Promotions, Nietes?s handler, isn?t keen on a rematch with the 29-year-old Mexican because the Cebu-based promotional company believes that Nietes won the fight fair and square and deserves to face some of the bigger names in the division.
?We are not looking for a rematch because Donnie clearly won the fight, and it was not a split decision that warrants a rematch as the three judges scored it for Donnie. If you compare it to the (Z) Gorres-(Fernando) Montiel fight, Gorres lost via split decision when some thought that he won but we never demanded a rematch. Also with the (Vic) Darchinyan-Gorres, when Filipino judge Jon Davis scored it for Darchinyan, we respected his decision. But with this fight, Nietes clearly won as he was more accurate as Garcia was throwing rabbit punches and elbows,? ALA Promotions president Michael Aldeguer told Sun.Star Cebu yesterday.
Last Saturday night at the University of St. La Salle Gym in Bacolod City in ?Pinoy Pride 9?, Garcia?s camp demanded for an immediate rematch after a unanimous decision loss to Nietes, which they believed was a robbery.
Nietes?s next fight will be a voluntary title defense possibly in March followed by a possible unification bout with one of the most feared boxers in the light flyweight division–unbeaten World Boxing Association light flyweight king Roman Gonzalez.
?We are looking at March for his next fight. What we heard is the team of Roman Gonzalez made it clear that they want to fight Donnie. It?s a fight that Donnie wants.
