Donnie Nietes
Filipino boxer
ドニー・ニエテス
- Born
- 13 May 1982, Murcia
- Citizenship
- Philippines
- Sport
- boxing
- Discipline
- light flyweight, minimumweight
- Occupation
- boxer
- Height
- 160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
- Weight
- 50 kg (110 lb)
Donnie Liboon Nietes (born May 12, 1982) is a Filipino professional boxer who has won world titles in four weight-classes, having previously held the World Boxing Organization (WBO) mini-flyweight title from 2007 to 2011; the WBO and The Ring magazine junior-flyweight titles between 2011 and 2016, the International Boxing Federation (IBF) flyweight title from 2017 to 2018; and the WBO junior-bantamweight title from 2018 to 2019. He is the longest-reigning Filipino boxing world champion, surpassing in 2014 the record set in 1967 by Boxing Hall of Fame inductee Gabriel "Flash" Elorde. He was one of the first three Asian fighters with world titles in at least four weight classes alongside fellow Filipinos Manny Pacquiao and Nonito Donaire.
Awards and honours
- IBF World Flyweight Champion
- The Ring World Junior Flyweight Champion
- WBO World Junior Bantamweight Champion
- WBO World Junior Flyweight Champion
- WBO World Mini Flyweight Champion
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q376677 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.