DONNIE “THE SNAKE” NIETES: 4TH PINOY WORLD CHAMP… AND COUNTING!
1 October, 2007 by Reylan Loberternos
ALA STABLE FINALLY PRODUCES A WORLD CHAMP!
Cebu City, RP – After decades of failed attempts, the Philippines’ premiere boxing stable has finally closed the chapter of failed title bids when, ironically one of its unheralded wards, Donnie “The Snake” Nietes (22-1-3, 13 KOs) captured the vacant WBO minimumweight (105-lb) championship diadem against the erstwhile undefeated Pornsawan Kratingdaenggym (20-1-0, 15 KOs) of Thailand last Sunday at the Waterfront Hotel in Cebu City, Philippines. Both fighters survived twelve full rounds of fierce action, all of the three judges awarding the fight to Nietes with scores of 116-110, 115-111, and 114-113.
“THE SNAKE” LIVES UP TO HIS MONICKER!
Nietes, slippery as a snake, was a picture of grace and fluid motion, slipping through punches, effectively and masterfully eluding Kratingdaenggym’s relentless barrage of power blows while connecting wicked hooks, straights and uppercuts of his own with remarkable precision. The Pinoy pug played the matador’s role to the Thai bull all night long.
BOUT WAS SHAPING UP TO BE A SHUTOUT
“The Snake” utilized his superior boxing skills to tame the tough-as-nails Thai in the 1st four rounds, boxing beautifully and ably timing his movements to stave off his foe’s unyielding assault. Nietes’ dominance in the first quarter of the bout was highlighted by a perfectly executed body and head combo capped by a right straight to the chin that sent the Thai crashing to the canvass midway through the 4th canto.
“THE BULL” FORCES HIS WAY INSIDE!
But the bull cannot be denied. As if the knockdown he suffered in the previous round was a wake-up call, Kratingdaengym came back with guns ablaze in the fifth, forcing his way inside and finally connecting some vicious blows that visibly slowed down Nietes. The game Filipino bravely obliged, engaging his opponent in an exchange of crisp punches, throwing limited but accurate shots, while the ferocious Thai continued to throw punches in bunches that usually misfired. The same trend followed in the succeeding round. Although missing a lot of haymakers, the strategy seemed to have worked perfectly well for Kratingdaenggym, as Nietes manifested signs of fatigue and appeared to be right for the taking.
RING GENERALSHIP OVER GREAT CONDITIONING
Showing the poise of a grizzled veteran, the 25-yr-old Filipino once again found his groove, as he utilized his vaunted uppercuts and hooks to the head and mid-section to effectively halt the charging 29-yr-old Thai, who also connected with some wicked shots of his own to the breadbasket. Kratingdaenggym apparently was the fresher fighter going into the 8th round until Nietes perfectly executed nice combinations that staggered his Thai counterpart. Nietes utilized his jab and sound defensive skills the rest of the way en route to a unanimous decision victory. Kratingdaenggym was deducted a point in the 10th round for repeated low blows.
PINOY QUADRO ALAS!
With the victory, Nietes joins 3 other Pinoy boxing aces in an elite group of World Champions. He is joined by fellow minimumweight Florante “Little Pacquiao” Condes (IBF), flyweight Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire, Jr. (IBO, IBF) and bantamweight Gerry “Fearless” Peñalosa (WBO) in an exclusive group of current World titlists.
“BAZOOKA” MAKES MEXICAN CHAMP LOOK LIKE A PATSY!
In the main supporting bout, undefeated 18-yr-old Pinoy boxing phenom AJ “Bazooka” Banal (15-0-1, 12 KOs) once again displayed raw punching power as he thrice decked 25-yr-old Mexican Pacific Coast super flyweight champion Esau Gaona and needed only one minute and eight seconds in the first round to stop the Mexican via rousing knockout and become the WBO Youth superflyweight king. His next assignment will be against an equally dangerous foe in Jovanny “Bambino” Sotto (25-7-1, 20 KOs) also of Mexico on December 8th at the Araneta Coliseum in Metro Manila, Philippines.
ALA STABLE FINALLY PRODUCES A WORLD CHAMP!
Cebu City, RP – After decades of failed attempts, the Philippines’ premiere boxing stable has finally closed the chapter of failed title bids when, ironically one of its unheralded wards, Donnie “The Snake” Nietes (22-1-3, 13 KOs) captured the vacant WBO minimumweight (105-lb) championship diadem against the erstwhile undefeated Pornsawan Kratingdaenggym (20-1-0, 15 KOs) of Thailand last Sunday at the Waterfront Hotel in Cebu City, Philippines. Both fighters survived twelve full rounds of fierce action, all of the three judges awarding the fight to Nietes with scores of 116-110, 115-111, and 114-113.
“THE SNAKE” LIVES UP TO HIS MONICKER!
Nietes, slippery as a snake, was a picture of grace and fluid motion, slipping through punches, effectively and masterfully eluding Kratingdaenggym’s relentless barrage of power blows while connecting wicked hooks, straights and uppercuts of his own with remarkable precision. The Pinoy pug played the matador’s role to the Thai bull all night long.
BOUT WAS SHAPING UP TO BE A SHUTOUT
“The Snake” utilized his superior boxing skills to tame the tough-as-nails Thai in the 1st four rounds, boxing beautifully and ably timing his movements to stave off his foe’s unyielding assault. Nietes’ dominance in the first quarter of the bout was highlighted by a perfectly executed body and head combo capped by a right straight to the chin that sent the Thai crashing to the canvass midway through the 4th canto.
“THE BULL” FORCES HIS WAY INSIDE!
But the bull cannot be denied. As if the knockdown he suffered in the previous round was a wake-up call, Kratingdaengym came back with guns ablaze in the fifth, forcing his way inside and finally connecting some vicious blows that visibly slowed down Nietes. The game Filipino bravely obliged, engaging his opponent in an exchange of crisp punches, throwing limited but accurate shots, while the ferocious Thai continued to throw punches in bunches that usually misfired. The same trend followed in the succeeding round. Although missing a lot of haymakers, the strategy seemed to have worked perfectly well for Kratingdaenggym, as Nietes manifested signs of fatigue and appeared to be right for the taking.
RING GENERALSHIP OVER GREAT CONDITIONING
Showing the poise of a grizzled veteran, the 25-yr-old Filipino once again found his groove, as he utilized his vaunted uppercuts and hooks to the head and mid-section to effectively halt the charging 29-yr-old Thai, who also connected with some wicked shots of his own to the breadbasket. Kratingdaenggym apparently was the fresher fighter going into the 8th round until Nietes perfectly executed nice combinations that staggered his Thai counterpart. Nietes utilized his jab and sound defensive skills the rest of the way en route to a unanimous decision victory. Kratingdaenggym was deducted a point in the 10th round for repeated low blows.
PINOY QUADRO ALAS!
With the victory, Nietes joins 3 other Pinoy boxing aces in an elite group of World Champions. He is joined by fellow minimumweight Florante “Little Pacquiao” Condes (IBF), flyweight Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire, Jr. (IBO, IBF) and bantamweight Gerry “Fearless” Peñalosa (WBO) in an exclusive group of current World titlists.
“BAZOOKA” MAKES MEXICAN CHAMP LOOK LIKE A PATSY!
In the main supporting bout, undefeated 18-yr-old Pinoy boxing phenom AJ “Bazooka” Banal (15-0-1, 12 KOs) once again displayed raw punching power as he thrice decked 25-yr-old Mexican Pacific Coast super flyweight champion Esau Gaona and needed only one minute and eight seconds in the first round to stop the Mexican via rousing knockout and become the WBO Youth superflyweight king. His next assignment will be against an equally dangerous foe in Jovanny “Bambino” Sotto (25-7-1, 20 KOs) also of Mexico on December 8th at the Araneta Coliseum in Metro Manila, Philippines.
posted by Reylan | 5:03 PM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home