Nietes known for his alias "Ahas" which means snake in the Filipino dialect, successfully defended his title for the 4th time now. Nietes has now improved his career record with 27 wins, 1 defeat, and 3 draws. While the fallen challenger, Mario Rodriguez has 10 wins, 6 defeats, and 3 draws with 7 KO victories.
Nietes bombards the challenger Rodriguez from the opening round until the last round of the fight. Nietes utilizes the power jabs against the defense of Rodiguez, but comes the 10th round when Rodriguez has the momentum to uses some last gasps of opportunity in counter punching the slightly hurt Nietes.
But in the end, Nietes prevails the fight and keeps his crown.
