Longest reigning Filipino world boxing champion Donnie “Ahas” Nietes will defend his World Boxing Organization (WBO) light flyweight title today against Francisco Rodriguez of Mexico in the 31st edition of Pinoy Pride at the Waterfront Hotel in Cebu City.

Nietes, 33, expressed readiness to take on the 22-year-old Rodriguez. The Filipino pug and his Mexican challenger both tipped the scale at exactly 108 pounds during the weigh-in supervised by Cebu’s Games and Amusement Board.

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