Donnie Nietes
| Donnie Nietes | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Donnie Liboon Nietes |
| Nickname(s) | Ahas ( Snake ) |
| Rated at |
Flyweight Light flyweight Minimumweight |
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) |
| Reach | 65½ in |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Born |
May 13, 1982 Murcia, Negros Occidental, Philippines |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 44 |
| Wins | 39 |
| Wins by KO | 22 |
| Losses | 1 |
| Draws | 4 |
| No contests | 0 |
Donnie Liboon Nietes (born May 12, 1982) is a Filipino professional boxer. He is a former WBO and The Ring magazine light flyweight champion and a former WBO minimumweight champion. He is the longest-reigning Filipino boxing world champion, surpassing in 2015 the record set by Boxing Hall of Fame Gabriel "Flash" Elorde in 1967.
Regarding how Nietes got his nickname "Ahas" which is Tagalog for "snake," Tony Aldeguer states:
"Donnie got his nickname 'ahas' when he was a utility boy at the ALA Gym. One of his daily chores was to clean the snake pit with five big pythons and he was the only man with the guts to do it. He was bitten several times. But once he befriended the snakes, he was never bitten again. One day, a snake laid 11 eggs but only one survived. Donnie took care of that snake and he still does to this day. That's how he got his nickname."
Nietes worked as a utility man at the Antonio Lopez Aldeguer (ALA) boxing gym before taking up boxing after being encouraged by the practitioners with whom he socialized.
In 2003, at the age of 20, Nietes started his career as a professional boxer. On, May 22, 2004, he won the Philippines Boxing Federation (PBF) light flyweight title against Joseph Villasis via first-round technical knockout. Nietes was undefeated before losing in his bout against Angky Angkota via 10-round split decision on September 28, 2004. Angkota weighed in six pounds over the weight limit for this fight.
On November 24, 2011, Nietes won the vacant WBO Asia Pacific Minimumweight Title against Heri Amol of Indonesia via second-round knockout. He defended the title twice against Thai boxers Thongthailek Sor Tanapinyo and Sakulpan Pakdee Gym prior to world title fights in minimumweight division.
On September 30, 2007, Nietes fought then undefeated Pornsawarn Kratingdaenggym of Thailand for the vacant WBO Minimumweight World Title in Waterfront-Cebu City Hotel, Cebu City, Philippines. Although Nietes floored Kratingdaenggym in the fourth round, the Thai boxer managed to get up at the final bell. The bout ended in a unanimous decision in favor of Nietes.
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