Donnie Nietes won the WBO light flyweight title via unanimous decision against Mexican puncher Ramon Garcia Hilares on Saturday in the main event of Pinoy Pride 9 at the St. La Salle coliseum in Bacolod City.
Donnie Nietes had a strong performance during the first rounds but as the bout progressed, he lost steam allowing Garcia to score.
“Garcia was my toughest fight. He is a great champion. I had a hard time in the later rounds,” Nietes said in an interiew with PhilBoxing.com.
Judges scored the bout 115-113, 118-110 and 117-111 all in favor of Nietes.
Meanwhile, AJ “Bazooka” Banal and Albert Pagara also won their respective bouts in the undercard of Pinoy Pride 9.
Banal retained his WBO Asia-Pacific bantamweight title by beating Mexican Mario Macias, while Pagara, a late replacement for the injured Arthur Villanueva, defeated East African Shaaban Madilu.
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