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John Riel Casimero vs. Guillermo Rigondeaux
DateAugust 14, 2021
VenueDignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California, U.S.
Title(s) on the lineWBO bantamweight title
Tale of the tape
Boxer John Riel Casimero Guillermo Rigondeaux
Nickname Quadro Alas'
"(Four Aces)"		 El Chacal
"(The Jackal)"
Hometown Ormoc City, Leyte, Philippines Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba Province, Cuba
Pre-fight record 30–4 (21 KOs) 20–1 (1) (13 KO)
Age 32 years, 6 months 40 years, 10 months
Height 5 ft 3 in (160 cm) 5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Weight 118 lb (54 kg) 117 lb (53 kg)
Style Orthodox Southpaw
Recognition WBO
Bantamweight Champion
3-division world champion		 WBO
No. 4 Ranked Bantamweight
2-division world champion
Result
Casimero wins by Split decision (113–115, 116–112, 117–111)

John Riel Casimero vs. Guillermo Rigondeaux, was a professional boxing match contested on August 14, 2021, for the WBO bantamweight championship.

Background

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In April 2021 it was announced that Casimero would defend his Bantamweight title against two-time Olympic gold medalist and 2-division world champion Guillermo Rigondeaux.[1] On June 19, however he was replaced by WBC champion Nonito Donaire, with Rigondeaux likely to face an opponent undercard.[2] However after the fight between Casimero and Donaire fell apart over insults directed at Donaire's wife,[3] Rigondeaux stepped back in to fight Casimero as had been originally planned.[4]

The bout took place at the Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California U.S.[5]

The fight

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In an extremely uneventful bout, Casimero pressured his opponent all night, fighting on the front foot and throwing more punches than Rigondeaux, who was reluctant to engage. Casimero would edge out Rigondeaux via split decision. The official judges scored the fight 113–115, 116–112, and 117–111.[6]

CompuBox claimed that the two boxers landed only a combined 91 punches, the lowest total for a 12-round fight in CompuBox's 36-year history, with Casimero landing 47 of 297 (15.8%) and Rigondeaux 44 of 221 (19.9%).

Official scorecards

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Judge Fighter  1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  10 11 12 Total[7]
Tim Cheatham Rigondeaux 9 10 10 10 9 10 10 9 9 10 9 10 115
Casimero 10 9 9 9 10 9 9 10 10 9 10 9 113
Robert Hoyle Rigondeaux 9 9 10 9 9 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 111
Casimero 10 10 9 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 117
David Sutherland Rigondeaux 9 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 10 9 9 112
Casimero 10 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 116

Aftermath

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In his post-fight interview, Casimero criticized his opponent's extremely passive gameplan, saying "I'm focused on [the] knockout, but Rigondeaux always runs. Rigondeaux just always runs. No fighting." He continued by reaffirming that it is his intention to unify the bantamweight division, targeting the division's other titleholders, Donaire and Naoya Inoue. Casimero concluded his interview by issuing the middle finger to Inoue.[8]

The previous record was held by the Mario Barrios-Devis Boschiero lightweight bout held in 2016 in New Jersey were the two fighters landed a combined 100 punches.[9]

Fight card

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Confirmed bouts:[10]

Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Bantamweight John Riel Casimero (c) def. Guillermo Rigondeaux SD 12/12 [a]
Bantamweight Gary Antonio Russell vs. Emmanuel Rodríguez NC-ND 1/12 0:16 [b]
Bantamweight Rau'shee Warren def. Damien Vázquez KO 2/10 2:55
Undercard
Super lightweight Brandun Lee def. Ezequil Victor Fernandez KO 1/8 1:40
Bantamweight Juan Carlos Payano def. Raymond Tabugon RTD 5/8 3:00
Middleweight Alan Emmanuel Castano def. Christian Aguirre TKO 3/6 0:53
Bantamweight Jonas Sultan def. Sharone Carter TKO 7/8 2:29
Middleweight Benjamin Stanoff def. Maycon Oller Da Silva UD 4/4
  1. ^ For WBO Bantamweight title
  2. ^ Accidental headbutt - Rodriguez cannot continue due to injury.

Broadcasting

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Country / Region Broadcaster
 Canada TSN
 United States Showtime

References

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  1. ^ Idec, Keith (15 April 2021). "Guillermo Rigondeaux-John Riel Casimero Set For August 14 On Showtime". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  2. ^ Idec, Keith (19 June 2021). "Donaire Replaces Rigondeaux, To Face Casimero In 118-Pound Unification Fight August 14". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  3. ^ "Nonito Donaire cancels unification fight with John Riel Casimero over insults hurled at his wife". CBSSports.com. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  4. ^ "John Riel Casimero-Guillermo Rigondeaux back on after Donaire unification falls through". The Ring. 2021-07-04. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  5. ^ "John Riel Casimero vs. Guillermo Rigondeaux: date, fight time, TV channel and live stream | DAZN News Philippines". DAZN. August 10, 2021.
  6. ^ "Casimero edges Rigondeaux by split decision in low action bout to retain title | DAZN News Philippines". DAZN. August 15, 2021.
  7. ^ https://www.premierboxingchampions.com/rigondeaux-vs-casimero/scorecard
  8. ^ "Casimero bests Rigondeaux in low action fight". ESPN.com. 2021-08-15. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
  9. ^ "Casimero beats Rigondeaux via split decision to retain world title". Spin.ph.
  10. ^ "BoxRec - event".
Preceded by John Riel Casimero's bouts
14 August 2021 		Succeeded by
vs. Ryo Akaho
Preceded by Guillermo Rigondeaux's bouts
14 August 2021 		Succeeded by
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