John Riel Casimero declared that Luis Nery would be easy work. He made sure to walk the talk. The Filipino former three-division world champion lived true to his words and scored a fourth-round stoppage against Mexican rival Luis Nery during their 124-pound catchweight showdown at the Aichi Sky...
Filipino fighters Kenneth Llover and John Riel Casimero cleared significant pre-fight hurdles as they gear up for separate but equally important bouts on Saturday, June 6, at the Aichi Sky Expo. Llover overcame a minor weigh-in scare to keep his world title aspirations alive, while Casimero proved...
Filipino fighters Kenneth Llover and John Riel Casimero as well as their respective teams have arrived in Nagoya, Japan for their upcoming bouts in the “3150FIGHT 10” on June 6 at the Aichi International Exhibition Center. The 23-year-old Llover will be taking on fellow undefeated contender...
It seems like John Riel Casimero’s bid of attracting bigger fights, particularly one against undisputed champion Naoya Inoue, is fast becoming a hopeless case. That, after the Japan Boxing Commission (JBC) cracked the whip on the former three-division world champion with a one-year suspension...
Former bantamweight champion John Riel Casimero is finally making his much anticipated boxing ring return following a year-long hiatus when he takes on former world title challenger Saul Sanchez on Oct. 15 in Yokohama, Japan. John Riel Casimero, right. (MB file) The fight also marked the return of...
John Riel Casimero made a successful homecoming, dethroning Fillipus Nghitumbwa via a unanimous decision win to take the WBO Global super bantamweight title at the Okada Manila in Paranaque City on Saturday, May 13. *John Riel Casimero lands a solid right straight to the face of...
Johnriel Casimero will be returning to fight in the Philippines after four years in a non-title super bantamweight bout organized by Treasure Boxing Promotions in cooperation with Johnny Elorde Management International on May 13 at the Okada Resort Hotel in Parañaque City. *Johnriel Casimero*...
Former WBO bantamweight champion John Riel Casimero (Team Casimero) By NIKOLE JAVIER John Riel Casimero has been awarded a knockout win for his lone bout this year. The Korea Boxing Member Commission (KBMC) has voted to change Casimero’s declared No-Contest against Ryo Akaho to a...
The Philippines has lost another boxing champion after John Riel Casimero got stripped of his bantamweight belt as announced by the World Boxing Organization World Championship Committee on May 3, Tuesday. John Riel Casimero (right) (AFP) In an eight-page resolution, the WBO World Championship...
Paul Butler showed technical and smart boxing to score a unanimous decision win over Jonas Sultan and claim the World Boxing Organization (WBO) interim bantamweight title at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, England Friday, April 22 there (early Saturday morning in Manila). Paul Butler (left)...
The Games and Amusements Board (GAB) is set to conduct its own investigation on John Riel Casimero, who allegedly violated certain medical guidelines ahead of his mandatory title defense against Paul Butler in Liverpool. John Riel Casimero (right) (AFP) "As the country’s pro boxing regulatory...
Jonas Sultan has stepped up against English boxer Paul Butler as a replacement for World Boxing Organization bantamweight champion John Riel Casimero. Jonas Sultan (AFP) Sultan and Butler will clash in an interim bantamweight contest on April 22, Friday at the Echo Arena in Liverpool following the...
