Four-division world champion Donnie “Ahas” Nietes has vacated the World Boxing Organization (WBO) super flyweight belt, saying he wants bigger fights.
"After thinking hard about it for a long time, I have decided to vacate my WBO Super flyweight (junior bantamweight) belt, I feel in my heart that there is no point to do the rematch with Aston Palicte after the controversial draw,” said Nietes in a statement posted on Philboxing.
He is willing to sacrifice his WBO belt so he can take on bigger names among them ex-champions Juan Francisco Estrada of Mexico, Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez of Nicaragua and World Boxing Council champion Srisaket Sur Rungvisai of Thailand. - Mariquita Pangilinan