Nietes vs Reveco

Who won Nietes vs Reveco?

Donnie Nietes beat Juan Carlos Reveco by technical knockout in the 7th round on Saturday 24th February 2018 at Forum in 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 vacant 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 loses and 0 draws.

Donnie Nietes was the older man by 1 year, at 35 years old.

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

Both Donnie Nietes & 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, 390 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 29th April 2017 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Flyweight championship fight at Cebu City Waterfront Hotel & Casino, Cebu City, Philippines.

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

Going into that contest, he had beat 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.

Before that, he had won against 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.

He had beat 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.

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 8th September 2017 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at General Alvear, Mendoza, Argentina.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Kazuto Ioka on 31st December 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 26th September 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 22nd April 2015 by majority decision in their WBA World Flyweight championship fight at Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, Japan.

He had won against Sirichai Thaiyen on 19th December 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 to 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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 11/50 (-450) favourite going into the contest, while Juan Carlos Reveco made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.