On September 8, 2018, Donnie Nietes (41-1-4, 23 KOs) and Aston Palicte (24-2, 20 KOs) battle it out for the vacant WBO super-flyweight world titles. The vacant WBO super-flyweight title is also on the line.
Donnie Nietes is coming in to the fight on a 10-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate; his last fight was a 7th round TKO victory over Juan Carlos Reveco, 6 months and 15 days ago. Aston Palicte is on a 4-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate, with his last fight being a 5th round TKO win over Jose Alfredo Rodriguez, 9 months ago.
This should be a confident win for Donnie Nietes at 99-1 winning odds. Aston Palicte really doesn't have much to present against Nietes.
The fight ended in a split decision draw and both the fighters added a draw to their respective records — Nietes is now 41-1-5 and Palicte, 24-2-1.