Bacolod City, Philippines – It was not a tune-up fight to begin with. Reigning WBO minimumweight champion Donnie “Ahas” Nietes made a shockwave of a statement in his first fight at the light flyweight division after crushing tough Mexican hombre Amando Vazquez in the very 1st round. Nietes vowed a KO in seven rounds but nobody expected the outcome would ...

To the loyal readers and subscribers to the Filipino Boxing Journal, I express my sincerest apologies. FBJ has been down for almost a month because of internal server issues. Although these issues are still pending resolution, I have decided to go on with the site sporting a new look and perhaps new flavors on the side. I would like to take ...