Who won Nietes vs Nantapech?
Donnie Nietes beat Komgrich Nantapech by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 29th April 2017 at Cebu City Waterfront Hotel & Casino in 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 the way of knock out.
Komgrich Nantapech made his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, with 15 of those wins by knock out.
The stats suggested Nantapech had advantage in power over Nietes, with a 68% knock out percentage over Nietes' 56%.
Donnie Nietes was the older man by 7 years, at 35 years old.
Both Donnie Nietes & 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, 390 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 24th September 2016 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at StubHub Center, Carson, United States.
Previous to that, he had won against Raul Garcia on 28th May 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 beat Juan Alejo on 17th October 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 11th July 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 28th March 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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) favourite going into the contest, while Komgrich Nantapech made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.
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