Donnie Nietes

Donnie Nietes To Continue Forward, Reacts To Loss in Ioka Rematch

Donnie Nietes will shake off the disappointment of his world title defeat to Kazuto Ioka and rebuild towards another shot at the super flyweight crown.

Kazuto Ioka Outclasses Donnie Nietes, Defends WBO Title And Avenges 2018 Defeat

Kazuto Ioka gained his revenge while adding to his Hall of Fame resume in the process. The four-division and reigning WBO junior bantamweight titlist turned away the challenge of Philippines’ Donnie Nietes, after earning a landslide unanimous deci...

Nietes On Ioka Rematch: Age Doesn't Matter, This Fight Is To Prove I'm A Legend

Donnie Nietes defeated Kazuto Ioka more than three years ago in what remains the most significant win of his storied career. Yet, it’s the former four-division titlist from the Philippines who finds himself as the one with something to prove heading...

Andrew Moloney Tabs Ioka To Beat Nietes In Rematch, Angles For Year-End Title Shot

Andrew Moloney has not given up his quest for a lucrative and career-defining showdown with four-division titlist Kazuto Ioka. The belief is that such a title fight can be kept in play after Ioka’s next defense.

Schaefer Expects Donnie Nietes, Should He Win, To Pursue Unifications

Promoter Richard Schaefer says the “special” Donnie Nietes will chase major unification fights is he regains his world title. Nietes is in Tokyo, Japan to challenge WBO junior bantamweight champion Kazuto Ioka on Wednesday night at the Ota-City Gymna...

Kazuto Ioka, Donnie Nietes Make Weight For Title Fight Rematch In Tokyo

Kazuto Ioka and Donnie Nietes are ready to run it back. The pair of four-division titlists both made weight for their WBO junior bantamweight title fight, which takes place Wednesday evening (local time) at Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan....

Junior Bantamweight Rematch Highlights a Breather Month: July Preview

Four men have held titles in all four weight classes from strawweight to Jr. bantamweight. Three of them (Roman Gonzalez, Kazuto Ioka, Donnie Nietes) did it in the same generation.

Nietes: I'm Incredibly Eager To Win Back My Title From Kazuto Ioka

Donnie Nietes will add another chapter to his boxing story if he reclaims the WBO world junior bantamweight title next month. The former four-weight world champion challenges Kazuto Ioka, in Tokyo, on July 13 for the belt he won in 2018, when defeati...

Kazuto Ioka-Donnie Nietes Rematch Set For July 13 In Japan, Avoid WBO Purse Bid

Kazuto Ioka and Donnie Nietes are ready to run it back. BoxingScene.com has learned that a deal has been reached for a rematch between Japan’s Ioka and Philippines’ Nietes, coming just before the deadline for their WBO-ordered junior bantamweight tit...

Andrew Moloney: Ioka, Nietes Are Great Fighters, I Would Love Opportunity To Fight Winner

Andrew Moloney continues to hunt for a major title in the lucrative junior bantamweight division. The former secondary WBA titlist has drawn motivation from a recently ordered title fight ahead of his own ring appearance this weekend. Australia’s Mol...

Kazuto Ioka-Donnie Nietes Title Fight Rematch Ordered By WBO

Any hopes of a long awaited superfight between Kazuto Ioka and Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez are once again placed on hold. Japan’s Ioka remains in the crosshairs of the WBO, who have ordered the four-division and reigning junior bantamweight titlist...

Nietes Felt He Did Enough To Win, Jimenez Claims Two Rounds Were Shaved Off

Dubai, UAE - This past Saturday night, in a bout for the WBO International super flyweight title, former world champion Donnie Nietes fought to a ten round split draw with Norbelto Jimenez (96-94 Nietes, 96-94 Jimenez, 95-95).

Donnie Nietes, Norbelto Jimenez Fight To Split Decision Draw On Edwards-Mama Undercard

Donnie Nietes extended his seventeen-year unbeaten streak in bizarre—and potentially controversial—fashion. It also comes without a win. The former four-division titlist from Phiilppines showed signs of laboring in the twilight of his incredible care...

Donnie Nietes Set To Fight Norbelto Jimenez in WBA-115 Eliminator Dec 11 in Dubai

In less than a month, Filipino 4-division world champion Donnie Nietes (43-1-5, 23 KO's) will be climbing the ring for his upcoming crucial battle against WBA world-ranked Dominican Republic 115-pounder Norbelto "Meneito" Jimenez (30-9-5, 16 KO's) on...

Casimero vs. Butler, Edwards vs. Mama On December 11 in Dubai

Probellum will host a world championship doubleheader at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai on Saturday, December 11 with Probellum: Revolution - as Sunny Edwards defends his IBF flyweight title against Jayson Mama and John Riel Casimero puts his WBO banta...