Nietes vs Reveco

Who won Nietes vs Reveco?

Donnie Nietes beat Juan Carlos Reveco by technical knockout in the 7th round on Saturday, February 24th, 2018, at Forum, Inglewood.

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 Reveco stats

Back in February 2018, Donnie Nietes stepped into the ring with a record of 40 wins, 1 loss, and 4 draws.

Juan Carlos Reveco made his way to the ring with a record of 39 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws.

Donnie Nietes was the older man by 1 year, at 36 years old.

Nietes had a height advantage of 1 inch over Reveco. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Donnie Nietes and Juan Carlos Reveco fought out of an orthodox stance.

Nietes was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2003, 11 months earlier than Reveco, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 390 more professional rounds, totaling 390 compared to Reveco's 0.

Juan Carlos Reveco was ranked number 1 by the IBF in the 112lb division.

Nietes vs Reveco form

Nietes had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Komgrich Nantapech on April 29, 2017, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Flyweight championship fight at Cebu City Waterfront Hotel & Casino, Cebu City, Philippines.

Prior to that, he had defeated Edgar Sosa on September 24, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at StubHub Center, Carson, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten 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.

Before that, he had won against 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.

He had beaten 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.

Reveco had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Komgrich Nantapech on September 8, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at General Alvear, Mendoza, Argentina.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Kazuto Ioka on December 31, 2015, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBA World Flyweight championship fight at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka, Japan.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Breilor Teran on September 26, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Salón del Sindicato de Químicos y Petroquímicos, Bahia Blanca, Argentina.

Before that, he had lost to Kazuto Ioka on April 22, 2015, by majority decision in their WBA World Flyweight championship fight at Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, Japan.

He had won against Sirichai Thaiyen on December 19, 2014, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBA World Flyweight championship fight at Polideportivo Gustavo Toro Rodriguez, San Martin, Argentina.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Donnie Nietes had been fighting more than Juan Carlos Reveco.

Going into this contest, Donnie Nietes had last fought 9 months and 26 days ago, while Juan Carlos Reveco's last outing had been 5 months and 16 days ago.

Nietes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 13 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 53 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.6 rounds on average.

Reveco's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Nietes vs Reveco start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Forum, Inglewood, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Nietes vs Reveco?

Nietes vs Reveco was broadcast on HBO in the US.

What were the odds on Nietes vs Reveco?

Donnie Nietes was a 1/5 (-500) favorite going into the contest, while Juan Carlos Reveco made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.