Advertisement
| LOS ANGELES, JULY 12 – Donnie Nietes says he could still be fighting at the age of 45 as he goes in search of his ‘greatest ever victory’. The former four-weight world champion bids to reclaim the WBO world junior bantamweight title in Tokyo, Japan on Wednesday night, when he takes in Kazuto Ioka. Nietes, 40, made his professional debut in 2003 and has built a legendary career but the Filipino hero has no intention of stepping away anytime soon and hopes a WBO title win leads to super flyweight unification contests. “I think I could box for another three to five years,” Nietes told Probellum.com. WEIGH-IN RESULTS, IMAGES AND FIGHT START TIME SCHAEFER ON NIETES UNIFICATION PLANS “I don’t have any vices and I am not that abusive to my body, so I believe I can still be fighting for that long. “As a boxer you need discipline, hard work and to be consistent in your training.” Nietes and Ioka first met in 2018’s clash for the vacant WBO title, with ‘Ahas’ defeating his Japanese rival via a split decision. The future Hall of Famer soon vacated the belt but believes that winning it back, on Ioka’s home turf, will ranked as his finest hour. “I think this win would rank as the greatest victory of my career because the fight is taking place in his hometown,” Nietes added. “I am really excited for this rematch with Ioka and I plan to use the same tactics as in 2018 because I don’t believe he has changed much since our first fight.” To keep up to date with the latest news on Ioka vs Nietes, sign up to our newsletter?or follow Probellum on?Instagram,?Twitter?and?Facebook.??? You can also follow our official news, results, and information account, Probellum News, on Twitter.?? ? |
| About Probellum??? Launched in September 2021, Probellum is a global boxing promoter, and the fastest-growing brand in the sport. Following the success of the opening two shows in December 2021, Probellum has already held back-to-back world championship nights in Dubai, as well as a packed card in Newcastle. The world title action then headed to Liverpool last month where Paul Butler won the WBO bantamweight crown. Probellum’s elite stable of fighters also includes Nonito Donaire, Regis Prograis, Estelle Mossely, Sunny Edwards, Eimantas Stanionis, Donnie Nietes and Dina Thorslund. But the company has also recruited the next generation of stars with Peter McGrail, Mark Dickinson and Pat and Luke McCormack, Shabaz Masoud and Spencer Wilcox among the young talents under the Probellum umbrella. Since launching, Probellum has signed co-promotional partnerships with some of the biggest promoters globally, including DiBella Entertainment (US), Wasserman (Germany), Universum (Germany), GYM (Canada), Maravilla Box (Spain), Team Ellis (Australia), Titov Boxing Promotions (Russia), Volcano Boxing (El Salvador), BXSTRS Promotions (Mexico), PR Best (Puerto Rico) Glozier Boxing (New Zealand), Box Office Sports (Ghana) and LNK Boxing (Latvia).???? |
Advertisement
