Boxing champ Nietes to receive ?Lifetime Achievement Award?
By Emmanuel B. Villaruel
PhilBoxing.com
Wed, 05 Aug 2015
All forms of recognition, which he richly deserves, just kept on flowing in for two-division world champion Donnie ?Ahas? Nietes.
And when it rains, it really pours.
The ALA Gym star and model athlete is set to be honored with the ?Pinoy Pride Lifetime Achievement Award?, not only for his invaluable contribution to the tremendous success of the boxing series that has become a blockbuster hit even on foreign shores but also for his inspiring story that personifies the true essence of a ?Pinoy Pride?.
ABS-CBN Sports and The Filipino Channel (TFC) will bestow upon Nietes such accolade during the ?Pinoy Pride 32: Duel in Dubai 2?, which the pride of Murcia, Negros Occidental will personally grace on August 7 at the Dubai World Trade Center in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
The achievements of the 32-year-old Nietes are truly heart-warming, rising from his humble beginnings as a janitor and pet caretaker of Cebu?s fabled sweat shop to one of the greatest fighters the country has ever produced.
Nietes was awarded with the prestigious RING championship belt and a diamond-encrusted ?Super Champion?s? ring by the Word Boxing Organization for being the longest reigning Filipino world boxing champion.
A world champ for nearly eight years, Nietes broke the previous record set by the late Cebuano ring legend Gabriel ?Flash? Elorde, who held the world lightweight titles for seven years and three months from 1960 to 1967.
Nietes? first shot to world fame when he pounded out a 12-round unanimous decision over the then unbeaten Thai champ Poonsawan Porpramuk to snatch the WBO minimumweight crown in September 2007 at the Waterfront-Cebu City Hotel and Casino.
That made him the first ever world champion to come out of the ALA Gym of revered sports patron Antonio ?Bidoy? L. Aldeguer in its 30 years of dedicated service to the discovery and development of Pinoy ring talents up to the grassroots level.
That feat also earned Nietes his first ?Athlete of the Year? accolade from the highly esteemed Sportswriters Association of Cebu (SAC).
Nietes is undefeated for 11 years now. That spectacular streak was further highlighted when he clinched the WBO light flyweight belt that made him one of the only eight Filipino boxers to win two world titles in different weight classes.
The best force of Nietes, however, is unseen. That is keeping his feet firmly on the ground despite all his glory and splendor.
Click here to view a list of other articles written by Emmanuel B. Villaruel.
Recent PhilBoxing.com In-House articles:
Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua: The Biggest “Crossroads” Fight Ever!
By Ralph Rimpell, Wed, 17 Dec 2025Donaire ready for Tsutsumi
By Joaquin Henson, Tue, 16 Dec 2025INDIGO FIGHT NIGHT: WEIGH-IN RESULTS AND RUNNING ORDER CONFIRMED AS CONNOR MITCHELL GETS READY FOR HIS PRO DEBUT
Tue, 16 Dec 2025THE PAST WEEK IN ACTION DECEMBER 15 DECEMBER 2025: Gassiev KO Pulev in 6; Mikaeljan Beats Jack for WBC Cruiser Title; Pacheco Outpoints Sadjo
By Eric Armit, Tue, 16 Dec 2025Sumalinog, Castanol rule Senior, PWD fun run
By Lito delos Reyes, Tue, 16 Dec 2025Vargas urges boxers to defy odds
By Joaquin Henson, Tue, 16 Dec 2025GIORGIO VISIOLI SETS OUT MISSION TO LAND MAJOR TITLES AFTER TENSE FIRST FACE-OFF WITH ENGLISH TITLE RIVAL JOE HOWARTH
Tue, 16 Dec 2025Kevin Brown and Yoenis Tellez Shine at Boxlab Promotions’ “Night of Champions XIII” During the 104th Annual WBA Convention
Tue, 16 Dec 2025TRAINING CAMP NOTES: Justin Cardona Shares Insights Ahead of December 19 Showdown Against Avious Griffin
Tue, 16 Dec 2025JAS MATHUR JOINS MANNY PACQUIAO PROMOTIONS AS CEO TO LEAD STRATEGIC VISION, CREATIVITY AND GLOBAL GROWTH INITIATIVES
Tue, 16 Dec 2025Split-T Management Signs Amateur Standout Adrian Salazar
Tue, 16 Dec 2025INTERNATIONAL BOXING HALL OF FAME REMEMBERS CANASTOTA’S MANAGER / TRAINER / PROMOTER TONY GRAZIANO
Mon, 15 Dec 2025Catubig, Prado win Suy Foods Santa Run
By Lito delos Reyes, Mon, 15 Dec 2025Junior, Youth and Elite Divisions Awarded on Final Day of 2025 USA Boxing National Championships
Mon, 15 Dec 2025Jean Henri Lhuillier Applauds Cebuana Lhuillier Ambassadors for Bronze Finish at SEA Games 2025
Mon, 15 Dec 2025