Palace commends Donaire, Nietes

MANILA, Philippines - Malacañang commended yesterday the victories of two Filipino boxers over their opponents.

“The Filipino people take pride once more with the remarkable victory of Nonito Donaire Jr. against Brazilian boxer William Prado and with the win of Donnie Nietes in defending his World Boxing Organization junior flyweight championship,” presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said.

Donaire finished off his opponent in less than two rounds last Saturday night to clinch the WBC NABF super-bantamweight title, while Nietes scored a knockdown in the eighth round and kept his WBO crown.

“Indeed, these two boxers along with so many Filipino boxers who train constantly, without tire, demonstrate the will and resilience that our people are known for,” Lacierda said in a statement.

“So we’d like to congratulate our Filipino boxers who have done so remarkably well and showed the resiliency and athleticism of our Filipino athletes. It goes along the way of showing that we are of world-class quality,” he added.