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Nietes sets title clash vs Nicaraguan; fight nearly 1 yr after winning crown
Donnie Ahas Nietes of the Philippines is set to defend his WBO minimum weight championship against Nicaraguas Eddy Torito II Castro at the Waterfront Hotel in Cebu this Saturday, August 30.
The only problem Nietes faces is the fact that he hasn't fought since winning the title on September 30 last year in a unanimous 12-round decision over Thailands Pornsawarn Kratingdaenggym.
Nietes, who sports a win-loss-draw slate of 22-1-3 with 13 knockouts, has worked hard for his title defense against a tough-looking Nicaraguan ranked No. 9 by the WBO, No. 6 by the WBA Fedecaribe and No. 7 by the WBC Fecarbox.
Castro has a ring record of 12-3-1 with 9 knockouts. He, however, is actually coming off a loss on points in a six round bout against Roberto Meza last February 29. But before the loss Castro won two fights in a row by knockout.
He scored a first round KO over Pedro Ramos on Nov. 24, 2007 and before that, on October 27 via a fifth round KO over Benjamin Mendoza.
Nietes only defeat was nearly four years ago when he dropped a controversial split decision to tough Indonesian Angky Angota in the RCTI TV Studios in Jakarta on Sept. 28, 2004.
Nietes, who's been nicknamed Ahas after entering the ring with his pet python around his neck, is expected to strangle the aggressive style of Castro with his boxing skills and nifty counter-punching. Ronnie Nathanielsz
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