Pinoy Pride 23 Results: Filipinos Beat Latinos

Filipino boxers emerged victorious against Latin fighters in the "Pinoy Pride XXIII: Filipinos Kontra Latinos," held Saturday, November 30 at the Araneta Coliseum. Pinoys continued the winning streak this year started by Donaire and Pacquiao to bring honor to the country.

Presented by ALA Promotions and ABS-CBN Sports, the double world championship bout featured WBO light flyweight champion Donnie 'Ahas' Nietes and WBO minimumweight titlist Merlito 'Tiger' Sabillo.

Donnie 'Ahas' Nietes successfully defended his WBO World light-flyweight belt against Sammy 'Gutty' Gutierrez of Mexico. Nietes dropped Gutierrez twice in the first round before knocking the Mexican out in the 3rd round.

After 12 rounds of boxing, Merlito 'Tiger' Sabillo battled to a split draw against Nicaraguan Carlos 'Chocorroncito' Buitrago. Both remained undefeated while Sabillo retained his WBO Minimum weight title.

Milan 'El Metodico' Melindo won the WBO International flyweight title against Mexico’s Jose Alfredo 'Torito' Rodriguez via unanimous decision after the 12-round bout.

For the undercard fights, Jason 'El Niño' Pagara retained his WBO International Light-Welterweight title with a unanimous decision win over Vladimir Baez of Dominican Republic. Pagara came to hurt his opponent in the 4th round and scored a knockdown in the 9th round.

AJ 'Bazooka' Banal also won his non-title fight against Lucian Gonzalez of Puerto Rico via unanimous decision. Meanwhile, Jimrex 'The Executioner' Jaca lived up to his pet name by knocking out Wellem Reyk of Indonesia in the 1st round.

The Pinoy Pride 23: Filipinos Kontra Latinos will have a special telecast on Sunday (Dec 1), 10:15 AM, on ABS-CBN and 8 PM on Studio 23.

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Pinoy Pride XXIII: Filipinos Kontra Latinos Live on November 30 at Araneta Coliseum

Five Filipino fighters will come together and represent the country in full force to battle a pack of Latin fighters in the boxing arena this Saturday (Nov 30) in “Pinoy Pride XXIII: Filipinos Kontra Latinos,” 6 PM, at the Araneta Coliseum. Check out the results here.

After Manny Pacquiao’s victory last Sunday against American boxer Brandon Rios in Macau, Donnie “Ahas” Nietes, Merlito “Tiger” Sabillo, Milan “El Metodico” Melindo, AJ “Bazooka” Banal, and Jason “El Nino” Pagara will try to continue the winning streak and fight for their family, honor, and the country.

WBO World Light-Flyweight Champion  Nietes will not let go of his world championship title just yet and will dedicate his victory to his kids once he beats his opponent Sammy “Guty” Gutierrez of Mexico.

Same goes for WBO World Minimum Weight Champion Sebillo who also wants to defend his title and keep his undefeated record clean. He also offers his match against Carlos “Chocorroncito” Buitrago of Nicaragua to his late mother who passed away last year.

Melindo and Banal, on the other hand, are determined to bring back their weight divisions’ championship belts as they compete with Jose Alfredo “Torito” Rodriguez of Mexico and ucian Gonzalez of Puerto Rico respectively.

Meanwhile,  Jason “El Nino” Pagara is eyeing on his first world championship if he will be able to beat Vladimir Baez of Dominican Republic.

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Watch the special telecast of “Pinoy Pride XXIII: Filipinos Kontra Latinos” on Sunday (Dec 1), 10:15 AM, on ABS-CBN and 8 PM on Studio 23.

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Pinoy Pride XIV: Donnie 'Ahas' Nietes vs Felipe Salguero on ABS-CBN this June 3

WBO light flyweight champion Donnie “Ahas” Nietes will once again showcase his venomous punches as he defends his belt against Mexico’s Felipe Salguero, in “Pinoy Pride XIV: Night of Champions” on June 2.

Nietes, who is one of five Filipino world champions alongside Manny Pacquiao, Nonito Donaire, Brian Villoria, and Sonny Boy Jaro, seems poised to slither his way to the pound-for-pound rankings, as world famous trainer Freddie Roach once claimed that Nietes has the best hands among all the Filipino fighters he has trained next to Pacquiao.

Donnie "Ahas" Nietes

Nietes, who holds a record of 29-1-3 (16 KOs), is like most Filipino boxers who started dreaming big at a very young age. He started out as a janitor and a utility boy for the ALA Boxing Gym. One of his daily tasks included cleaning and feeding his boss Tony Aldeguer’s five pythons, thus acquiring the moniker “Ahas.”

Armed with the will and courage from his daily endeavors with the snakes, Nietes asked ALA (Antonio Lopez Aldeguer) if he could try his hand in boxing. The Negros Occidental native immediately seized the opportunity and began pushing himself to the limit during training.

Eventually, all the hard work paid off in 2007 when he trounced Pornsawan Porpramook for the vacant WBO minimumweight title.

Perhaps Nietes draws the biggest inspiration today from his nine-month-old baby girl, Dionne Nicole Nietes, as he wisely puts his money in various businesses such as a small piggery, and an agrivet business. And with the help of Tony Aldeguer, Nietes also invested in a house which his father and uncle built with their own hands.

Outside the ring, Nietes’ world does not mainly revolve around boxing, as he is also active in biking and is actually a member of the Bike Talk Friendship Club.

It seems like there is no stopping the meteoric rise of “Ahas,” together with Genesis “Azukal” Servania, and Milan “El Metodico” Melindo, as they carry the whole nation behind their backs and ascend to the top of boxing’s mountain in “Pinoy Pride XIV: Night of Champions.”

From the Resorts World Manila Newport Performing Arts Theater, the bout will be shown via satellite on ABS-CBN on June 3, Sunday 10:15am, with replays on Studio 23 on the same day at 1:30pm, and on Balls Channel on Friday, June 8 at 4:00pm.

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