Nietes vs Rodriguez Jr

Who won Nietes vs Rodriguez Jr?

Donnie Nietes beat Francisco Rodriguez Jr by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 11th July 2015 at Cebu City Waterfront Hotel & Casino, Barangay Lahug in Cebu City.

The scorecards were announced as 119-109, 115-113, 118-110 in favor of winner Donnie Nietes.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Nietes vs Rodriguez Jr division, which meant the weight limit was pounds (0 stone or 0 KG).

This contest was for the unified nietes vs rodriguez jr championship of the world, with the WBO & The Ring belts on the line.

Nietes vs Rodriguez Jr stats

Back in July 2015, Donnie Nietes stepped into the ring with a record of 35 wins, 1 loss and 4  draws, 21 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Francisco Rodriguez Jr made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 2 loses and 1 draw, with 11 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Rodriguez Jr had a slight advantage in power over Nietes, with a 65% knock out percentage over Nietes' 60%.

Donnie Nietes was the older man by 11 years, at 33 years old.

Rodriguez Jr had a height advantage of 1 inch over Nietes. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Donnie Nietes & Francisco Rodriguez Jr fought out of an orthodox stance.

Nietes was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 20 more fights, and made his debut in 2003, 7 years and 5 months earlier than Rodriguez Jr, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 117 more professional rounds, 390 to Rodriguez Jr's 273.

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Nietes' last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Nietes vs Rodriguez Jr start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 4:00 AM UTC at Cebu City Waterfront Hotel & Casino, Barangay Lahug, Cebu City, Philippines, which was 12:00 AM EST or 9:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 5:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Nietes vs Rodriguez Jr?

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