MANILA, Philippines — Another All-Filipino battle for a world title is on the horizon as the respective camps of former 3-division world champion Donnie “Ahas” Nietes (41-1-4, 23 KO’s) of Bacolod, Negros Occidental, and hard-hitting “Mighty” Aston Palicte (24-2, 20 KO’s) of Bago City (also in Negros Occidental) are in deep negotiations for their clash for the vacant WBO Super Flyweight World belt.

In a letter from Luis Batista Salas of the WBO Championships Committee dated April 30 to Michael Aldeguer of ALA Promotions (handler of Nietes) and Guy Tayor of Roy Jones Jr. Boxing (promoter of Palicte), the two camps have been given a period of time of only 10 days to work-out an agreement.

If an agreement is not reached by the two camps within the ten days, the WBO will order a purse bid, with a minimum acceptable bid of $100,000 (One Hundred Thousand Dollars). However, either camp may call for a purse bid at any time during their ongoing negotiation.

The winner of the Nietes-Palicte clash will be required to defend his newly acquired title against a mandatory challenger designated by the WBO, within 90 days from date of the fight.

Nietes-Palicte would be the third time in history that two Filipino fighters battle for a world title in pro boxing. The first one was Villa-Sencio in Manila in 1925, and the second will Ancajas-Sultan to take place on May 26 in Fresno, CA.

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La Organización Mundial de Boxeo (OMB) anuncia los oficiales que trabajarán este sábado, 13 de julio, en las defensas titulares de los campeones mundiales Robert Stieglitz y Merlito Sabillo, que cobrarán vida en Alemania y Filipinas, respectivamente.  

El presidente de la OMB, Francisco “Paco” Valcárcel, informó que para el choque que se efectuará en el Energie Verbund-Arena en Dresden, Sachsen, Alemania, donde el ruso radicado en ese país, Robert Stieglitz (44-3, 25 KOs) expondrá por primera vez frente al japonés Yuzo Kiyota (23-3-1, 21 KOs) el cetro supermediano (168 libras) que le arrebató en marzo pasado a Arthur Abraham, el árbitro será el estadounidense Celestino Ruiz

Los tres jueces para el encuentro del monarca Stieglitz y el décimo clasificado Kiyota son Alejandro López Cid, de México, Terry O’Connor, de Inglaterra, e Ingo Barrabas, de Alemania. El supervisor de la OMB para este choque encuentro, presentado por Sport Events Steinforth, será el propio presidente de la entidad, el puertorriqueño Francisco “Paco” Valcárcel

Por otra parte, para la pelea que se llevará a cabo en el Solaire Resort Hotel and Casino de Pasay City, Metro Manila, Filipinas, en que el titular de peso mínimo de la OMB, el filipino Merlito Sabillo (22-0, 11 KOs), defenderá su correa ante el colombiano Jorle Estrada (17-6, 6 KOs), clasificado número 15, el árbitro será Raúl Caíz Jr., de Estados Unidos. 

Mientras, los jueces que trabajarán en el pleito Sabillo-Estrada son los estadounidenses Joe García y Ulysses Glen, así como el filipino Salven Lagumbay. El supervisor de la OMB para este combate será Leon Panoncillo Jr.  

La pelea entre Sabillo y Estrada es una presentación de ALA Promotions.

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El japonés Yasutaka Ishimoto se agenció el título internacional de la Organización Mundial de Boxeo (OMB), al derrotar por decisión mayoritaria al ex campeón mundial puertorriqueño Wilfredo “Papito” Vázquez, este sábado en uno de los principales combates de una cartelera que está siendo organizada por Top Rank en la Arena Cotai del Casino Venecia en Macao, China, que será estelarizada por el duelo del filipino Brian Viloria contra el mexicano Juan Francisco “Gallo” Estrada, por las coronas moscas de la Asociación y la Organización Mundial de Boxeo (AMB y OMB), en poder del asiático.

Un intenso cierre en la pelea, que incluyó una caída de Vázquez en el noveno round producto de una derecha lanzada por Ishimoto, le dio este triunfo al japonés por decisión mayoritaria, con tarjetas de 96-95, 95-94 y 95-95.

La caída de Vázquez Jr. se produjo al final del noveno round, y le permitió voltear las tarjetas, para agenciarse este título internacional que Vázquez ganó en su anterior pelea ante Jontahan Oquendo.

Con este triunfo, Ishimoto mejoró su record a 21-6, con 5 nocauts, mientras que Vázquez Jr. cayó a 22-3-1, con 19 nocauts

En otros resultados de esta cartelera, el clasificado mundial mosca Milan Melindo (29-0, 12 nocauts) noqueó en cuatro rounds al Tommy Seran (18-2, 9 nocauts), a quien mandó tres veces a la lona. Las caídas se produjeron en el primer, segundo y cuarto round, cuando la pelea llegó a final a los 2:38 minutos.

Por su parte, el peso pluma filipino Dodie Boy Peñalosa (11-0, 9 nocauts) mantuvo su invicto al noquear en el tercer round al tailandés Nimithra Sithsaithong (4-5, 3 nocauts), el peso superpluma Paul Fleming (18-0, 13 nocauts) noqueó en el cuarto round a Ryusei Yoshida (22-6, 10 nocauts) y el supergallo David Penalosa (6-0, 4 nocauts) noqueó en dos a Cheroenchai Sithsaithong (4-3, 3 nocauts).

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SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO- World Boxing Organization (WBO), by president Francisco “Paco” Valcarcel, announced today the referees and judges who will work this Saturday, April 6, in the world title fights between Roman “Rocky” Martinez vs. Diego Magdaleno and Brian Viloria vs. Juan Francisco Estrada to be held at the Venetian Casino & Resort in Macao, China, in a Top Rank presentation.

For the WBO junior lightweight title bout between Martinez (26-1-2, 16 KOs), who is going to make his second title defense against Magdaleno (23-0, 9 KOs), the WBO 130 pounds first ranked, the referee will be Raul Caiz Jr.

The judges for the Martinez-Magdaleno bout will be Levi Martinez, Michael Pernick and Robert Hoyle. The WBO supervisor for this fight will be Luis Perez, the Chairman of the WBO Ratings Committee.

Meanwhile, for the fight between the WBO flyweight champion Viloria (32-3, 19 KOs), who is going to make his fourth title defense against the WBO 112 pounds first ranked Estrada (22-2, 18 KOs), the referee will be Genaro “Gino” Rodriguez.

The judges for the bout between Viloria and Estrada are Michael Pernick, Robert Hoyle and Raul Caiz Jr. The WBO supervisor for this fight will President Paco Valcarcel.

These fights will be broadcast on HBO2 this Saturday, April 6, at 2:00 p.m. ET.

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San Juan, Puerto Rico.- La Organización Mundial de Boxeo (OMB) anuncia   los oficiales que trabajarán este sábado, 6 de abril, en las peleas de título mundial de Román “Rocky” Martínez ante Diego Magdaleno y Brian Viloria frente a Juan Francisco Estrada, que se llevarán a cabo en el Venetian Casino & Resort de Macao, China, en una presentación de Top Rank.

El presidente de la OMB, Francisco “Paco” Valcárcel, informó que para el choque entre el campeón junior ligero Rocky Martínez (26-1-2, 16 KOs), que hará su segunda defensa ante el primer retador Diego Magdaleno (23-0, 9 KOs), el árbitro será Raúl Caíz Jr. de Estados Unidos.

Mientras, los jueces que trabajarán en este pleito entre Martínez y Magdaleno   serán Levi Martínez, Michael Pernick y Robert Hoyle. El supervisor de la OMB para este encuentro será el presidente del Comité de Clasificaciones de la entidad, Luis Pérez.

Por otro lado, para el choque entre el monarca mosca de la OMB, Viloria (32-3, 19 KOs), en su cuarta defensa frente a Estrada (22-2, 18 KOs), clasificado número nueve por la OMB en las 112 libras, el árbitro será el puertorriqueño Genaro “Gino” Rodríguez.

Los jueces para la reyerta Viloria-Estrada serán Michael Pernick, Robert Hoyle y Raúl Caíz Jr. El supervisor de la OMB para este combate será el propio presidente de la OMB, Paco Valcárcel.

Los encuentros Martínez-Magdaleno y Viloria-Estrada podrán verse desde las 2:00 p.m., hora del Este, por la telecadena HBO2.

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SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO- With the presence of some Puerto Rican world champions and former world champions, Miguel Angel “Mikey” Garcia, received today the World Boxing Organization (WBO) belt he won with his win over Orlando “Siri” Salido on January 19 in New York.

 

WBO junior lightweight champion Roman “Rocky” Martinez, and former world champions Juan Manuel “Juanma” Lopez, Ivan “Iron Boy” Calderon and Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. among others were at the Restaurante El Zipperle, with WBO President Francisco “Paco” Valcarcel, to give Garcia the 126 pounds belt.

“We gave the belt to Garcia, one of the best young champions and an example to the youth. We are proud to have Mikey Garcia as our champion. This (Garcia) is the man who beat the man, he (Garcia) beat Orlando Salido, who beat Juanma Lopez, who beat Daniel Ponce de Leon and Steven Luevano”.

Garcia (31-0, 26 KOs), who was together with his father and trainer Eduardo Garcia, said that he feel so good to be in Puerto Rico again. Garcia fought in the island last year when he knocked out Bernabe Concepcion.

“I’m very happy to be in Puerto Rico, a great place and I feel so grateful for this event. Garcia said. “This (the WBO) is a great entity, one of the best now and I’m very proud to be a world champion and to receive my belt today in Puerto Rico with all these people here”.

Carl Moretti, Top Rank Vice-President, who was in the activity representing this company, said that “Garcia is one of the best young fighter and we expect great things in the future”.

Besides Juanma Lopez, Iron Boy Calderon and Vazquez Jr., there were former world champion as Alex “El Nene” Sanchez and Rafael del Valle, world contenders Jose “Chelo” Gonzalez, Jorge “Destroyer” Melendez, Jonathan “Bomba” Gonzalez, McWilliams Arroyo, McJoe Arroyo, Jayson “La Maravilla” Velez, Victor Bisbal, and prospects Felix “Diamante” Verdejo, Josean Serra, Emmanuel de Jesus y Jose Torres. Also trainers Felix Pagan Pintor, Orlando Piñero, Margaro Cruz, Alan Sola, Ricky Marquez, Andres Ortiz and Anthony Otero.

Referees Luis Pabon, Roberto Ramirez Jr., Melba Santos, Jose H. Rivera and Genaro “Gino” Rodriguez, and judges Cesar Ramos, Luis Ruiz, Nelson Vazquez, Jose Roberto Torres, Carlos Colon y Luis Gomez attended the event.

From the WBO there were former president and Championship Committee president Luis Batista Salas, Treasurer Adolflo Flores Monge, Administrative Advisor Manuel Marrero Hueca, and Legal Advisor Andrés Salas Soler participated of the activity.

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There was not an empty seat in sight at the Cebu Waterfront for Pinoy Pride 18 as Donnie Nietes retained his WBO Light Flyweight World Title but only courtesy of a majority draw with Mexican challenger Moises Fuentes.

The 12 rounds were simply not enough to separate these two champions (Fuentes holds the WBO Minimumweight World Title) and the night finished with both posing in the ring with their respective belts after one judge scored the fight 115-113 for Nietes and the other two had it dead even at 114-114.

The Filpino landed the most meaningful shots while utilizing his excellent head movement to keep making Fuentes miss. Despite this good work Nietes ultimately paid the price for being too economical with his punch output as he allowed the Mexican to be the aggressor for the majority of the fight.

Fuentes was on the front foot in the early rounds, banging away to the body and head but finding it difficult to connect cleanly with Nietes who countered sparingly but effectively, sneaking in some eye catching right hooks. In round five the gameplan of the Bacolod born boxer seemed to be working to perfection as he ducked and dived for the first two minutes before unleashing a series of solid overhand rights which wobbled  Fuentes.

The Mexican would have been relieved to hear the bell as Nietes was moving in for the kill and looked capable of finishing the fight but the momentum of the fight turned in the sixth as Fuentes, whose nose appeared to be broken, rallied and Nietes was cut twice, once by an unintentional headbutt and once by a clean punch according to referee Jack Reiss.

Fuentes’s nose seemed to be troubling him but he bravely continued moving forward and with blood streaming from cuts above both of his eyes Nietes went into defensive mode, easily staying out of trouble but allowing himself to be outworked by his more active opponent.

Nietes’s ability to duck and dive and leave Fuentes swinging at fresh air was admirable but he probably threw rounds six, seven and eight away by dispensing almost entirely with his offence. In round nine he finally got through with a trademark right upper cut and finished the round strongly with a couple more clubbing overhand rights.

The Filipino fighter’s corner tried to encourage him to pick up the pace going into the final three rounds letting him know in no uncertain terms that he had nine minutes to rescue the fight and instead of constantly backing up Nietes began stand his ground and look to land punches.

By the time the final round arrived Fuentes was clearly starting to slow as Nietes repeatedly circled out of trouble and left the Mexican lunging at fresh air.  The pattern of the fight continued until the final bell with Nietes displaying his defensive superiority but proving more adept at ducking and diving than actually landing decisive punches.

The two American judges, Adalaide Byrd and Pat Russel, both scored the fight a draw while Filipino Danrex Tapdasan had Nietes winn Russeling by a single round. Fuentes’s entourage, which included Mexican legend Marco Antonio Barrera, were incensed by the decision but the general consensus among neutral observers at ringside was that justice had been served.

While there will inevitably be controversy when a fight is settled by such thin margins WBO Supervisor Leon Panicello proclaimed himself satisfied with the outcome,

“It was a very close fight and it could have gone either way, it was definitely not a hometown decision. When you see a draw or a one point difference on the scorecards you know it was a very close fight,” he said.

Speaking after the fight Nietes admitted that he had intentionally taken his foot of the gas and chosen to conserve energy midway through the fight because he believed he had won the first four rounds and confirmed that he would be open to the possibility of a rematch with Fuentes.

Earlier in the evening two of Nietes’s ALA Boxing Gym team mates registered stoppage wins over experienced opponents.  Genesis Servania used his superior speed and reach to good effect against Angky Angkotta. The Indonesian was not afraid to stand and trade with the unbeaten 21 year old but he was clearly outmatched and the referee decided to step in and save him from further punishment with seconds remaining in the seventh.

With this win Servania successfully defended his WBO Asia Pacific Super Bantamweight Belt for the first time and extended his perfect professional record to 19-0. Jimrex Jaca was also up against a spirited challenger in the shape of Rachamongkol Sor Pleonchit but, despite having his moments in the fight the Thai was outmatched and was dropped once in the second and finally wilted in the face of a barrage in round seven.

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A lo largo de su historia, Mexico ha tenido ocho campeones mundiales de peso mínimo, antes paja.  Y solo uno, Ricardo “Finito” López ha logrado “doblegar” para convertirse también en campeón mundial minimosca.  Después de López, han ostentado el campeonato mundial de peso mínimo José Antonio Aguirre, Isaac Bustos, Edgar Cardenas, Raúl García, Roberto Leyva y en la actualidad, Mario Rodríguez y Moisés Fuentes

Precisamente, uno de los campeones vigentes en la división de las 105 libras, Moisés “Moi” Fuentes, buscará emular al “Finito” y lograr su segundo campeonato mundial en distintas divisiones.

El “Moi” Fuentes (16-1, 8 KO’s), siendo campeón mundial de peso mínimo de la Organización Mundial de Boxeo (OMB), desariará al titular minimosca del mismo organism, el Filipino Donnie Nietes (31-1-3, 17 KO’s), el próximo sábado y a domicilio, en la ciudad de Cebu, Filipinas, en una interesante contienda que será transmitida por la “Casa del Boxeo”,  Azteca 7.

Ayer ambos campeones mundiales se vieron en una animada rueda de prensa en Cebu en donde “Moi” estuvo acompañado por su apoderado, el tricampeón mundial, el legendario Marco Antonio Barrera,

“Espero que Fuentes presente pelea.  Yo iré por él y será una gran pelea”, dijo Nietes, mientras Fuentes expresó:  “Vine hasta la casa de Nietes y el cinturón minimosca se regresa a México.  Estoy listo para todo lo que presente el Camfilipino.

La ceremonia de pesaje seré este viernes hora de Filipinas y será avalada por la OMB.

El boxeador mexicano, que subirá a esta contienda en plan de retador, se encuentra en Filipinas desde el pasado fin de semana, a donde llegó en gran condición y con gran motivación.  Para el “Moi” las tres libras que no tendrá que bajar, de 108 a 105, se verán reflejadas sobre el ring en mayor fortaleza; potencia en su ataque y resistencia a la defensiva.

Sin problemas de peso, sin dietas estrictas y sin deshidratarse, Fuentes será un peleador de gran peligro y fortaleza para Nietes, además de que su estatura de 1.70 metros se convierten en un peso mínimo y minimosca muy grande.

En su pelea más reciente, en octubre de 2012, “Moi” noqueó en el quinto round al legendario peleador puertorriqueño Ivan Calderón, quien después de la contienda, anuncio su retiro.

Sin embargo, la misión es complicada, pues Nietes, que ya es un campeón mundial en dos divisiones, pues también fue monarca de peso mínimo, es un boxeador complete, con técnica y pegada, acostumbrado a vencer a adversarios mexicanos (7 de sus últimas 8 victorias han sido sobre rivales de México), peleando en casa y con la ambición de convertirse en un referente del boxeo Filipino, tal como o son Manny Pacquiao y Nonito Donaire.

Con estos ascendentes, lo que se espera el próximo sábado en Filipinas es una contienda de poder a poder, muy disputada y de acción constante.

El Presidente de la OMB, Francisco “Paco” Valcárcel, indicó que para la segunda defensa del título minimosca del filipino Donnie Nietes (31-1-3, 17 KO’s) ante el monarca de peso mínimo de la OMB, el mexicano Moisés Fuentes (16-1, 8 KO’s), el árbitro será el estadounidense Jack Reiss.

Mientras, los jueces que trabajarán en este encuentro, que cobrará vida en el Cebu City Waterfront Hotel & Casino en Barangay Lahug, Cebu City, Filipinas, serán los estadounidenses Adalaide Byrd y Patrick Russell y Danrex Joseph V. Tapdasan, de Filipinas.  El supervisor de la OMB será Leon Panoncillo, Jr.

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