Nietes smashes Mexican foe in 1 round
04/09/2011
3 more Pinoys dominate event
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Filipino champion Donnie “Ahas” Nietes made a smashing debut as a junior flyweight by knocking out Mexico’s Armando Vazquez in just 1 round at the La Salle Coliseum in Bacolod City on Saturday.
Nietes tagged Vazquez with a crushing right hook, knocking down the Mexican during the main event of Pinoy Pride 5, according to a Philboxing.com report.
Vasquez failed to make the count, prompting referee Bruce McTavish to award Nietes the knockout victory 2:26 into the opening round.
Before landing that knockout punch, Nietes had to survive a stunning left hand he received from Vazquez.
With the feat, Nietes improved his record at 28-1-3 scoring 16 KOs. Vasquez, on the other hand, settled at 18-6.
Meanwhile, reigning World Boxing Organization (WBO) minimumweight champ Nietes is poised to face the winner of the WBO interim junior flyweight title bout between Jesus Geles and Ramon Garcia Hirales for his next fight.
Other Pinoys prevail
Other Filipino pugs also bannered the country's flag after surviving their respective undercard matches.
Jason Pagara, a Cagayan de Oro native, reaped the WBO Asia Pacific Youth lightweight crown after knocking out Tanzanian Deo Njiku in the 2nd round.
In the 1st round, Pagara had already sought dominance by sending Njiku down the canvas twice. The Tanzanian then used his powerful rights to make the fight even.
Pagara, however, used a counter left hook to end the fight in the succeeding round.
The Filipino now keeps a 26-1-0; while foe Njiku drops at an 11-5 slate.
Meanwhile, North Cotabato's Lorenzo Villanueva successfully defended his WBO Oriental featherweight crown against Indonesia's James Mokoginta via technical knockout (TKO) stoppage.
Cebu's Roli Gasca also prevailed against Thailand's Ngaotawan Sithsaithong via TKO. – With reports from Nico Delfin, ABS-CBN News Negros and Philboxing.com
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