Nietes vs Sosa

Who won Nietes vs Sosa?

Donnie Nietes beat Edgar Sosa by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, September 24th, 2016, at StubHub Center, Carson.

The scorecards were announced as 120-108, 120-108, 120-108 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).

Nietes vs Sosa stats

Back in September 2016, Donnie Nietes stepped into the ring with a record of 38 wins, 1 loss, and 4  draws, 22 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Edgar Sosa made his way to the ring with a record of 52 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, with 30 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested that Nietes and Sosa have similar power, both with a 58% knockout percentage.

Donnie Nietes was the younger man by 3 years, at 34 years old.

Sosa had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Donnie Nietes and Edgar Sosa fought out of an orthodox stance.

Nietes was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 18 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2003, 3 years later than Sosa, whose first professional fight was in 2000. He had fought 71 fewer professional rounds, totaling 390 compared to Sosa's 461.

Nietes vs Sosa form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated 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.

Prior to that, he had defeated 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, 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.

He had beaten Carlos Velarde on November 15, 2014, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBO World Junior Flyweight championship fight at Cebu City Waterfront Hotel & Casino, Barangay Lahug, Cebu City.

Activity check

Nietes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 9 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

What time did Nietes vs Sosa start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 AM EST / 9:00 PM PST at StubHub Center, Carson, United States, which was around 5:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Nietes vs Sosa?

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