Donnie Nietes sees himself fighting until he's 45 years old

Former four-division champion Donnie Nietes sees himself fighting for five more years as he heads into his second fight with WBO world super flyweight champion Kazuto Ioka this Wednesday, July 13 at the Ota-City General Gymnasium in Japan.

“I think I could box for another three to five years. I don’t have any vices and I am not that abusive to my body, so I believe I can still be fighting for that long. As a boxer you need discipline, hard work and to be consistent in your training,” the 40-year-old Nietes told Probellum.

Nietes, 43-1-6 with 23 knockouts as a prizefighter, defeated Ioka by way of split decision in their first encounter in 2018.

Eager to prove he still has what it takes to become a champion at 40, Nietes believes that a win tonight over the Japanese would be the biggest of his career.

“I think this win would rank as the greatest victory of my career because the fight is taking place in his hometown. I am really excited for this rematch with Ioka and I plan to use the same tactics as in 2018 because I don’t believe he has changed much since our first fight,” Nietes said.

—JMB, GMA News