Philippines, 12 Jul 2025
  Home >> News

 


BOXERS

CURRENT CHAMPIONS 

FORMER CHAMPIONS   

RATINGS                       

NEWS           

FORUM        

FIGHT GALLERIES        

RING CARD GIRLS        


 
 
News  


BONSUBRE: THERE SHOULD BE A REMATCH, BUT WHERE?


PhilBoxing.com




It was another fight for the Philippine sports history books. The second world title fight this year involving two Filipino boxers. This was supposed to be another celebration of Filipino talent and how far we?ve come as a force in professional boxing since Pancho Villa defended his world flyweight title against Clever Sencio on May 2, 1925 in Manila.

But the official result did not leave a winner .

The official scores - Robert Hoyle 116-112 for Palicte, Daniel Sandoval 118-110 for Nietes, Max DeLuca 114-114.

Nietes gave a performance that fans in Cebu and the rest of the Philippines are used to seeing from him. He was patient and technical.

Going into this fight I thought the 27 year old Palicte had a chance because of his size and youth. Nietes was nine years older and was fighting at 115 lbs for the first time.

Palicte was more active and he did land hard shots but Compubox showed that even if he threw more - 830 punches against Nietes' 523 ? Palicte landed less; Nietes connected with 37 percent of his shots, compared to 15 percent for Palicte.

Compubox showed that in terms of power punches, Palicte landed 11.1 per round, Nietes 10.5. Somewhat even but Nietes was more efficient in terms of percentage of power hits. Those who paid attention to the 10th round saw Nietes making Palicte miss wildly like a novice.


Donnie Nietes connects with a hard right against Aston Palicte during their WBO world title fight at The Forum in Inglewood, CA Saturday night.

I expected more from Palicte. A couple of weeks ago, I discussed the fight with a couple of boxing writers here in Cebu and one of the scenarios that came up was that Palicte would use Jeff Horn?s playbook against Manny Pacquiao; Use his physical advantages to rough up the smaller guy.

That didn?t happen.

Engaging Nietes in a chess match is simply the wrong way to go.

But this was the kind of fight that only students of boxing history and the sweet science appreciate. The casual fans who are in it for blood will never appreciate Nietes.

Therein lies a problem.

The WBO world junior bantamweight title remains vacant. There will be two boxers required to fight for it in the coming months.

If the paying public in the U.S. don?t want to see another all-Filipino world title fight because Jerwin Ancajas vs Jonas Sultan and Nietes vs Palicte paled in comparison to Mexican civil wars like Marco Antonio Barrera vs Erik Morales, then the rematch should be held in the Philippines.

Nietes (41-1-5,23KO?s) deserves another chance to make history and win a fourth title that would make him join the likes of Nonito Donaire and Manny Pacquiao as the only Filipinos who have won four or more world title belts. He has been a world champ in three divisions since 2007 and has not lost a fight since 2004.

Palicte (24-2-1,20KO?s) also worked hard to be where he is now. He too deserves to have another crack at the title.

Both are from the island of Negros. That would be one of the possible venues aside from Cebu and Metro Manila.

It is also interesting to note that Nietes had one previous title fight that ended in a majority draw and the referee of that fight was also Jack Reiss. The 2013 fight in Cebu City against Mexican Moises Fuentes was Nietes? second defense of his WBO light flyweight title. In the rematch fourteen months later, Nietes stopped Fuentes in nine rounds at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.

Familiarity does breed contempt. That?s another reason to watch the rematch.


Click here to view a list of other articles written by Rene Bonsubre, Jr..


Recent PhilBoxing.com In-House articles:

  • Taylor vs. Serrano Trilogy: Can Amanda Get The Nod?
    By Chris Carlson, , Sat, 12 Jul 2025
  • BERLANGA-SHEERAZ, STEVENSON-CEPEDA, MORELL-KHATAEV MAKE WEIGHT IN NEW YORK
    By Dong Secuya, , Sat, 12 Jul 2025
  • Johnny Spell Takes on Chancellor Batttenberg on Saturday, July 19th at the Hollywood Casino at the Meadows in Washington, PA
    , Sat, 12 Jul 2025
  • JV Tuazon, Ador Torres, Lemuel De Barbo, Jomar Fajardo Make Weight for Brico Santig's Highland Show in Thailand
    By Carlos Costa, , Fri, 11 Jul 2025
  • Philippine Under-12 Girls Team Shines Bright, Clinches Multiple Medals at 23rd ASEAN+ Age Group Chess Championships in Penang
    By Marlon Bernardino, , Fri, 11 Jul 2025
  • Kenneth “Llover Boy” Takes on “El Nica” Concepcion Aug 17 on Gerry Peñalosa’s Show @ the Winford Resort and Casino Manila (Analysis)
    By Carlos Costa, , Fri, 11 Jul 2025
  • Undefeated junior middleweight prospect Anthony Velazquez won’t be Boxing’s best kept secret in 2026
    , Fri, 11 Jul 2025
  • Undefeated Gabriela Tellez Returns July 18 at “Night of Champions” Live on DAZN
    , Fri, 11 Jul 2025
  • Dushanbe hosts stacked fight card with Bakhodur Usmonov and Christopher Mouafo headlining IBA.Pro 8
    , Fri, 11 Jul 2025
  • Shakur vs Zepeda & Morrell vs Khataev Fight Analysis
    By Ralph Rimpell, , Thu, 10 Jul 2025
  • Peñalosa To Test "Lover Boy" Llover Versus Accomplished Panamanian Veteran Concepcion
    By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, , Thu, 10 Jul 2025
  • USA Boxing Youth High Performance Team Begins Brandenburg Cup Prep Camp
    , Thu, 10 Jul 2025
  • Dream Fight: “Bam” Rodriguez vs “Puma” Martinez on the Horizon
    By Carlos Costa, , Thu, 10 Jul 2025
  • Perez vs Vivas Headlines All Star Boxing's Prueba de Fuego Card on July 25
    , Thu, 10 Jul 2025
  • Christy Martin Promotions & Ringside Ticket Inc. Present ‘Lopez Vs. Vargas’ Welterweight Battle
    , Thu, 10 Jul 2025
  • Vegas Fight Experience Where Authentic Sparring Meets Cinematic Vegas Energy
    , Thu, 10 Jul 2025
  • 4 Division World Champion & Hall of Famer Erik Morales Confirmed for Eighth Annual Box Fan Expo, During Mexican Independence Day Weekend, Saturday September 13, in Las Vegas
    , Thu, 10 Jul 2025
  • SALITA PROMOTIONS SIGNS FORMER WORLD CHAMPION TONY HARRISON
    , Thu, 10 Jul 2025
  • FIGHT EMPIRE! TUAZON, ADOR, DE BARBO, JOMAR, AND MORE ARE READY FOR ACTION IN BRICO SANTIG'S EXCITING SHOW JULY 12 IN THAILAND
    By Carlos Costa, , Wed, 09 Jul 2025
  • Shakur Stevenson and David Morrell Face "Crossroad Fights" This Saturday in Queens
    By Ralph Rimpell, , Wed, 09 Jul 2025
  • Christy Martin’s “Mayhem in Music City 2” to Feature Undefeated Vic Hernandez Facing Jayvon Garnett for NABA & Jr. NABF Featherweight Championships
    , Wed, 09 Jul 2025
  • James Perkins & Anthony Andreozzi Headlines “Oceanside Prize Fights”
    , Wed, 09 Jul 2025
  • GORST PURSUES GOLDEN GLORY IN JEDDAH, DEFENDING WORLD POOL CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE IN SAUDI ARABIA, 21–26 JULY
    , Wed, 09 Jul 2025
  • Hovhannisyan and Barrientes Set for High-Stakes Showdowns July 18 on DAZN
    , Tue, 08 Jul 2025
  • UNBEATEN PROSPECT KENNETH LLOVER TO FACE FORMER TWO-DIVISION CHAMPION LUIS CONCEPCION IN MANILA
    , Mon, 07 Jul 2025




  •  



     
    PhilBoxing.com has been created to support every aspiring
    Filipino boxer and the Philippine boxing scene in general.
    Please send comments to feedback@philboxing.com


    PRIVATE POLICY | LEGAL DISCLAIMER
    developed and maintained by dong secuya
    © 2025 philboxing.com.