BACOLODY CITY – Filipino Donnie Nietes scored a hard-earned unanimous decision over game and gutsy Mexican Ramon Garcia late Saturday night to capture the WBO light flyweight crown at the St. La Salle Coliseum.
Nietes won by scores of 118-110, 117-111 and 115-113. This writer scored the bout a draw.
Nietes took command early with his precision-punching but he suddenly went cold beginning in the sixth stanza, giving Garcia the courage to get back at him with ferocity.
Garcia even had the chance to put away Nietes several times but just couldn’t although at the end of the fight, he had the look of a winner since Nietes appeared as though he would pass out from exhaustion.
Garcia’s camp said their fighter was robbed and as they were walking back to their dressing room, they were screaming for a rematch.
Nietes’ win was witnessed by a big crowd at the arena.
The WBO light-fly title is Nietes’ second world crown after he had also held the WBO minimumweight title.
Nietes won by scores of 118-110, 117-111 and 115-113. This writer scored the bout a draw.
Nietes took command early with his precision-punching but he suddenly went cold beginning in the sixth stanza, giving Garcia the courage to get back at him with ferocity.
Garcia even had the chance to put away Nietes several times but just couldn’t although at the end of the fight, he had the look of a winner since Nietes appeared as though he would pass out from exhaustion.
Garcia’s camp said their fighter was robbed and as they were walking back to their dressing room, they were screaming for a rematch.
Nietes’ win was witnessed by a big crowd at the arena.
The WBO light-fly title is Nietes’ second world crown after he had also held the WBO minimumweight title.
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