Donnie “Ahas” Nietes Retains WBO Title

Donnie “Ahas” Nietes successfully defended his WBO minimum-weight title after knocking down Nicaraguan Eddy “Torito” Castro in the second round of their 12-round title bout.

In his first title defense, Nietes showed his ring savvy when he floored Castro in the first round. He continued his barrage of punches in the second round until he landed a hard right which sent the Nicaraguan down to the floor.

Nietes won the WBO minimum crown last year against Pornsawan Kratingdaenggym of Thailand last year.

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Rey “Boom-Boom” Bautista KOs Eden “Anestecista” Marquez

ALA prized-fighter Rey “Boom-Boom” Bautista retained his WBO Intercontinental crown last night when he defeated Eden “Anestecista” Marquez of Mexico. Bautista opted to slow things down in the first round and asses the Mexican’s style. Bautista just threw only a couple of punches in the opener as Marquez pressured him with aggressive punching. By the start of second round, Bautista turned the table and unleashed flurries of punches until he floored Marquez. The Mexican challenger was up on his feet by the eighth count but seconds later, he was back on the floor after receiving a hard right hook to the head.

With the win, Bautista improved to 26 wins (19 KO) against 1 loss while Marquez dropped to 16(12)-4-3.

In the post fight interview, Bautista expressed his desire to be included as an under card feature in the Oscar Dela Hoya-Manny Pacquiao super-fight in December.

-photo credits: philboxing.com/dong secuya

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Willy Wang Bags a Gold Medal in Beijing

Filipino athlete Willy Wang won a gold medal in wushu demonstration event in Beijing yesterday. Wang emerged as the gold medalist in the wushu nanquan and nangun event after he defeated 20 other competitors.

Wang’s gold medal is a consolation to somehow make up for country’s mediocre campaign in the Beijing Olympics. But wushu is categorized as a demonstration/exhibition sport; Wang’s gold medal will not be counted in the regular Olympic standings.

Three other Filipino wushu artists, Mary Jane Estimar, Marian Mariano and Benjie Rivera have secured bronze medals after winning their opening matches and advancing to the semifinal phase. Estimar, Mariano and Rivera are competing in the sanshou (combat) events. The semifinal matches are scheduled this Saturday.

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