1. Donnie Liboon Nietes was born on May 12,1982 and is a Filipino professional boxer.
30 Facts About Donnie Nietes
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Donnie Nietes is a world champion in four weight-classes, having previously held the WBO mini-flyweight title from 2007 to 2011; the WBO and The Ring magazine junior-flyweight titles between 2011 and 2016; IBF flyweight title from 2017 to 2018; and the WBO junior-bantamweight title from 2018 to 2019.
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Donnie Nietes is the longest-reigning Filipino boxing world champion, surpassing in 2014 the record set in 1967 by Boxing Hall of Fame inductee Gabriel "Flash" Elorde.
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Donnie Nietes was one of the first three Asian fighters with world titles in at least four weight classes alongside fellow Filipinos Manny Pacquiao and Nonito Donaire.
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Donnie Nietes took care of that snake and he still does to this day.
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Donnie Nietes worked as a utility man at the now-disbanded Antonio Lopez Aldeguer's boxing gym before taking up boxing after being encouraged by the practitioners with whom he socialized.
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In 2003, at the age of 20, Donnie Nietes started his career as a professional boxer.
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Donnie Nietes was undefeated before losing in his bout against Angky Angkota via 10-round split decision on September 28,2004.
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On November 24,2006, Donnie Nietes won the vacant WBO Asia Pacific Minimumweight Title against Heri Amol of Indonesia via second-round knockout.
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Donnie Nietes defended the title twice against Thai boxers Thongthailek Sor Tanapinyo and Sakulpan Pakdee Gym prior to world title fights in minimumweight division.
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On September 30,2007, Donnie Nietes fought then undefeated Pornsawarn Kratingdaenggym of Thailand for the vacant WBO Minimumweight World Title in Waterfront-Cebu City Hotel, Cebu City, Philippines.
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Three times, Donnie Nietes has been pitted with fighters against whom he was supposed to defend his title all plans have fallen through for undisclosed reasons.
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Donnie Nietes won the fight by technical knockout at 2:49 mark of the second round.
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Donnie Nietes defended his title for the second time by scoring a unanimous decision victory over Erik Ramirez on February 28,2009.
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En route to the win, Donnie Nietes sent Ramirez to the canvass four times in separate rounds.
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On January 23,2010, Donnie Nietes was supposed to defend his WBO title for the fourth time.
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Donnie Nietes was scheduled to defend his title on March 12,2011, against mandatory challenger and former champion Raul Garcia.
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However, less than two weeks before the fight, Donnie Nietes announced that he would be vacating his world title and moving up in weight.
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On October 8,2011, Donnie Nietes defeated Mexico's Ramon Garcia Hirales via 12-round unanimous decision to win the WBO Light Flyweight title.
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Donnie Nietes defended the title on June 2,2012, against Felipe Salguero via unanimous decision.
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Donnie Nietes retained his WBO Light Flyweight title against WBO Minimumweight champion Moises Fuentes on March 2,2013, via a majority draw.
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Donnie Nietes became the longest-reigning Filipino world champion on that same day, surpassing the record previously held by Gabriel Elorde.
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Donnie Nietes successfully defended his title against the mandatory challenger Argentinaian and former two division world champion Juan Carlos Reveco winning via Technical Knockout after Reveco's corner throws in the towel, on the 7th round of the fight.
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On June 14,2018, Donnie Nietes entered The Ring magazine's pound for pound list for the first time in his career at the number nine spot.
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Donnie Nietes made his debut in the junior-bantamweight division against Filipino compatriot Aston Palicte for the vacant WBO Super Flyweight Championship.
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Donnie Nietes eventually won the same vacant title after defeating Kazuto Ioka via split decision on December 21,2018, becoming the third Asian to win world titles in at least four weight classes.
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On February 28,2019, Donnie Nietes decided to vacate his WBO Junior Bantamweight title to pursue more lucrative fights in a different organization or weight class.
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On December 11,2021, Donnie Nietes made his first title defense against Norbelto Jimenez at the Coca-Cola Arena, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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The bout was a rematch of their December 31,2018 fight, in which Donnie Nietes won by split decision.
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Donnie Nietes is set to face Muhammad Waseem on July 22,2023, in Dubai for the vacant IBO bantamweight world title.