According to well-known boxing manager Frank Espinoza, former Olympian and rising Mexican boxing star Joselito Velazquez has signed a promotional contract
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FILIPINO champion Donnie Nietes won the vacant WBO International super-flyweight title in Dubai early Sunday morning by unanimous decision over Colombian Pablo Carrillo. D4G PROMOTIONS
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FILIPINO boxer Donnie “Ahas” Nietes marked his ring return after two years in impressive fashion in Dubai on Sunday (Manila time), beating Colombian Pablo Carrillo by unanimous decision to win the vacant World Boxing Organization (WBO) International super-flyweight title.
Mr. Nietes, 38, last fought in December 2018, but hardly showed rust as he dominated Mr. Carrillo, 99-91, 98-92 and 96-95, in their scheduled 10-rounder played at the Caesars Palace Bluewaters, part of the “Legacy Dubai” event.
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MULTIPLE WEIGHT boxing division champion Donnie Nietes of the Philippines makes his long-awaited ring return in April against Colombian Pablo Carrillo for the vacant WBO International super-flyweight title.
MULTIPLE weight boxing division champion Donnie “Ahas” Nietes of the Philippines makes his long-awaited ring return next month against Colombian Pablo Carrillo for the vacant WBO International super-flyweight title.
Last fought in December 2018, Mr. Nietes, 38, currently holding a 42-1-5 record, is out to show that he still has it to compete at a high level in the event dubbed “Legacy” happening on April 3 in Dubai.
Mr. Nietes has won world titles at super-flyweight, flyweight, light-flyweight and minimumweight in his nearly two-decade professional boxing career.