On November 30, 2013, the 31-year-old WBO light-flyweight world champion, Donnie Nietes (31-1-4, 17 KOs), faced Sammy Gutiérrez, in a title defense fight.
Nietes came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 47% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 28 days.
Donnie Nietes made easy work of Sammy Gutiérrez, stopping the challenger via KO in the 3rd. Nietes improves his record to 32-1-4 (18 KOs)
On February 24, 2018, the 35-year-old IBF flyweight world champion, Donnie Nietes (40-1-4, 22 KOs), faced a 34-year-old Argentinian boxer Juan Carlos Reveco (39-3, 19 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Nietes came in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 9 months and 26 days. Reveco was on a 3-fight win streak with a 45% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 16 days.
Donnie Nietes stopped Juan Carlos Reveco via TKO in the 7th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his IBF flyweight title. Nietes improves his record to 41-1-4 (23 KOs), while Reveco adds a loss to his record at 39-4.
On May 28, 2016, the 34-year-old WBO and The Ring light-flyweight world champion, Donnie Nietes (37-1-4, 21 KOs), faced Raul Garcia, in a title defense fight.
Nietes came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 11 days.
The challenger refused to continue the fight in the 5th round, and Donnie Nietes is crowned the new light-flyweight world champion. Nietes improves his record to 38-1-4 (22 KOs)
On August 30, 2008, the 26-year-old WBO strawweight world champion, Donnie Nietes (22-1-3, 13 KOs), faced Eddy Castro, in a title defense fight.
Nietes came in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 11 months.
Donnie Nietes made very easy work of Eddy Castro, stopping the challenger via KO in the 2nd. Nietes improves his record to 23-1-3 (14 KOs)
On November 15, 2014, the 32-year-old WBO and The Ring light-flyweight world champion, Donnie Nietes (33-1-4, 19 KOs), faced Carlos Velarde, in a title defense fight.
Nietes came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 5 days.
The challenger refused to continue the fight in the 7th round, and Donnie Nietes is crowned the new light-flyweight world champion. Nietes improves his record to 34-1-4 (20 KOs)
On December 31, 2018, 36-year-old Donnie Nietes (41-1-5, 23 KOs) and 29-year-old Kazuto Ioka (23-1, 13 KOs) fought for the vacant WBO super-flyweight title.
Nietes came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 48% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 23 days. Ioka was on a 9-fight win streak with a 54% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 23 days.
Donnie Nietes defeated Kazuto Ioka via split decision . Nietes improves his record to 42-1-5, while Ioka adds a loss to his record at 23-2.
On May 10, 2014, Donnie Nietes and Moisés Fuentes met again in a rematch.
Nietes came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 10 days.
In the rematch, Donnie Nietes stopped Moisés Fuentes via TKO in the 9th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBO light-flyweight title. Nietes improves his record to 33-1-4 (19 KOs)
On July 11, 2015, the 33-year-old WBO and The Ring light-flyweight world champion, Donnie Nietes (35-1-4, 21 KOs), faced a 22-year-old Mexican boxer Francisco Rodríguez Jr. (19-2-1, 13 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Nietes came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 13 days. Rodriguez Jr. was on a 1-fight win streak with a 59% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 11 days.
Donnie Nietes defeated Francisco Rodríguez Jr. via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBO and The Ring light-flyweight titles. Nietes improves his record to 36-1-4, while Rodriguez Jr. adds a loss to his record at 19-3-1.
On March 28, 2015, the 32-year-old WBO and The Ring light-flyweight world champion, Donnie Nietes (34-1-4, 20 KOs), faced Gilberto Parra, in a title defense fight.
Nietes came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 51% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 13 days.
The challenger refused to continue the fight in the 9th round, and Donnie Nietes is crowned the new light-flyweight world champion. Nietes improves his record to 35-1-4 (21 KOs)
On April 29, 2017, 34-year-old Donnie Nietes (39-1-4, 22 KOs) and Komgrich Nantapech fought for the vacant IBF flyweight title.
Nietes came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 5 days.
Donnie Nietes defeated Komgrich Nantapech via unanimous decision . Nietes improves his record to 40-1-4