Nietes captures WBO crown; Banal wins too 10/10/2011

Nietes captures WBO crown; Banal wins too

10/10/2011
BACOLOD — Donnie “Ahas” Nietes survived the biggest scare of his career and pounded out a unanimous decision win against Ramon Hirales Garcia of Mexico to wrest the World Boxing Organization (WBO) light-flyweight title Saturday night at the jampacked St. La Salle Coliseum here.

The 29-year-old Filipino boxed beautifully early into the 12-round match, repeatedly scoring with punishing rights that kept his bigger Mexican opponent at bay.

But Nietes nearly faded in the middle rounds when Garcia mounted on the pressure, hammering him inside behind a series of vicious left that wore out the former janitor turned world champion..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/sports/20111010spo4.html