On July 11, 2015, Donnie Nietes (35-1-4, 21 KOs), the light-flyweight WBO and The Ring champion, defends his titles against former world champion Francisco Rodriguez Jr. (19-2-1, 13 KOs).
Donnie Nietes is coming in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate; his last fight was a 9th round RTD victory over Gilberto Parra, 3 months and 13 days ago. Francisco Rodriguez Jr. is on a 1-fight win streak with a 59% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Jomar Fajardo, 5 months and 11 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Donnie Nietes at 99-1 winning odds. Francisco Rodriguez Jr. really doesn't have much to present against Nietes.
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.