Filipino world champion Donnie Nietes, the second longest reigning pinoy champion in history, will have his homecoming fight in Bacolod City on April 9, 2011 at the St. La Salle Coliseum. The event dubbed as PINOY PRIDE 5: BATTLE OF CHAMPIONS will feature Donnie Nietes against Mexico’s Armando Vasquez. This will be the first fight Nietes will be doing the junior flyweight division and a win over Vasquez will seal the deal for a crack at his second division world championship in said weight class. Undercards Jason Pagara and Lorenzo Villanueva will have separate matches against a pair of African fighters in the supporting bouts of the event.
Pagara will battle Deo Njiku for the vacant World Boxing Organization (WBO) Youth Asia-Pacific junior welterweight title.
The Misamis Oriental native Pagara, who has a record of 25 wins, 1 loss and 14 knockouts, is coming off a 1st-round knockout victory over Billy Sumba last January.
Meanwhile, the undefeated Villanueva will be fighting Ramadhani Shauri for the WBO Oriental featherweight championship.
The Filipino featherweight, who hails from Midsayap, Cotabato, has 20 wins.
Pinoy Pride 5, jointly promoted by ALA Promotions and ABS-CBN Sports, will take place at the La Salle Coliseum in Bacolod on Saturday.
The fights will be aired by ABS-CBN Sports on Sunday, starting at 10:15 a.m. on Channel 2.
There will also be a replay on Studio 23 at 2 p.m. also on Sunday.
