Nietes vs Nantapech

Who won Nietes vs Nantapech?

Donnie Nietes beat Komgrich Nantapech by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, April 29th, 2017, at Cebu City Waterfront Hotel & Casino, Cebu City.

The scorecards were announced as 117-111, 115-113, 117-111 in favor of winner Donnie Nietes.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 112 pounds (8 stone or 50.8 kg).

This contest was for the IBF flyweight championship of the world.

Nietes vs Nantapech stats

Back in April 2017, Donnie Nietes stepped into the ring with a record of 39 wins, 1 loss, and 4  draws, 22 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Komgrich Nantapech made his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 15 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Nantapech had an advantage in power over Nietes, with a 68% knockout percentage compared to Nietes' 56%.

Donnie Nietes was the older man by 7 years, at 35 years old.

Both Donnie Nietes and Komgrich Nantapech fought out of an orthodox stance.

Nietes was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 19 more fights, and made his debut in 2003, 8 years and 3 months earlier than Nantapech, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 207 more professional rounds, totaling 390 compared to Nantapech's 183.

Donnie Nietes went into the fight ranked number 3 by the IBF at flyweight.

Komgrich Nantapech was ranked number 4 by the IBF in the 112lb division.

Nietes vs Nantapech form

Nietes had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Edgar Sosa on September 24, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at StubHub Center, Carson, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Raul Garcia on May 28, 2016, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBO World Junior Flyweight and The Ring Junior Flyweight championship fight at University of St. La Salle Coliseum, Bacolod City, Philippines.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Juan Alejo on October 17, 2015, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Flyweight and The Ring Junior Flyweight championship fight at StubHub Center, Carson, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Francisco Rodriguez Jr on July 11, 2015, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Flyweight and The Ring Junior Flyweight championship fight at Cebu City Waterfront Hotel & Casino, Barangay Lahug, Cebu City, Philippines.

He had won against Gilberto Parra on March 28, 2015, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBO World Junior Flyweight and The Ring Junior Flyweight championship fight at Araneta Coliseum, Barangay Cubao, Quezon City.

Activity check

Nietes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 1 day, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Nietes vs Nantapech start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at Cebu City Waterfront Hotel & Casino, Cebu City, Philippines, which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Nietes vs Nantapech?

Donnie Nietes was a 1/25 (-2500) favorite going into the contest, while Komgrich Nantapech made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.