Sultan battles American in Casimero-Rigondeaux undercard tomorrow
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Johnriel Casimero’s tormentor turned sparring partner, Jonas “Zorro” Sultan will also be fighting tomorrow, August 15, in the undercard of the Casimero-Guillermo Rigondeaux world title showdown at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson City, California. Sultan, a one-time world title challenger faces American Sharone Carter in a non-title, undercard bout. The […] The post Sultan battles American in Casimero-Rigondeaux undercard tomorrow appeared first on Cebu Daily News......»»
Casimero to go body-snatching, calls Rigondeaux fight easy work
A super-confident John Riel Casimero stuck to his pre-fight prediction of stopping master boxer Guillermo Rigondeaux in his WBO bantamweight title defense......»»
Sultan tackles dangerous Carter in Casimero-Rigondeaux undercard
Virtually two years removed from his last fight, Jonas Sultan tries to continue his climb back to elite level when he tangles with American Sharone Carter on Saturday, August 14 (Sunday, Manila time)......»»
Casimero to put Rigo to sleep
WBO bantamweight champion JohnRiel Casimero made light of regular WBA titlist Guillermo Rigondeaux’ boast that he’ll box the Filipino’s ears off when they tangle in a scheduled 12-round unification duel at the Dignity Health Sports Park here tonight (tomorrow morning, Manila time)......»»
Casimero out to finish off Cuban foe early
By CARLO ANOLIN John Riel Casimero, on a rare occasion, commended his Cuban opponent Guillermo Rigondeaux for accepting the challenge once more as the two dispute the Filipino’s WBO bantamweight title at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California on Aug. 14.But Casimero’s trash talking did not stop during Showtime Boxing’s press conference Friday, […].....»»
Casimero promises KO win, Rigondeaux retirement
Filipino slugger John Riel Casimero and seasoned Cuban fighter Guillermo Rigondeux engaged each other in a bilingual word war the first time they met personally to add spice to their showdown......»»
Casimero-Rigondeaux unification duel downgraded to regular world title bout
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The much-anticipated unification battle between World Boxing Organization (WBO) world bantamweight king John Riel “Quadro Alas” Casimero and World Boxing Association (WBA) bantamweight champion Guillermo “El Chacal” Rigondeaux has been downgraded to just a regular world title bout. The fight is scheduled for August 14 in the United States. This developed […] The post Casimero-Rigondeaux unification duel downgraded to regular world title bout appeared first on Cebu Daily News......»»
Secret workouts for Casimero, Rigondeaux
It’s been over two weeks since WBO bantamweight champion JohnRiel Casimero began sparring at Jorge Capetillo’s gym in Las Vegas but no film is available for public viewing......»»
Casimero faces Rigondeaux instead
Johnriel “Cuadro Alas” Casimero will be fighting a different unification bout after international matchmaker Sean Gibbons formally confirmed the withdrawal of World Boxing Council world titleholder Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire Jr. .....»»
Unapologetic Casimero taunts Donaire
World Boxing Organization bantamweight king John Riel Casimero took a swipe at fellow Filipino champ Nonito Donaire for calling off their supposed unification bout slated for Aug. 14 in the U.S......»»
Donaire-Casimero showdown now in peril
By CARLO ANOLIN The bout between WBC bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire and WBO titleholder John Riel Casimero is now in limbo.In a statement tweeted Wednesday, Donaire insisted that he will no longer fight Casimero after issues over the Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency (VADA).The 38-year-old Donaire is firm with his stance for “VADA 24/7/365 testing for ALL […].....»»
Donaire calls off fight with Casimero
CEBU CITY, Philippines—Four-division world champion and reigning WBC world bantamweight king Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire Jr. has decided to cancel his all-Filipino unification showdown against WBO world bantamweight champion Johnriel “Quadro Alas” Casimero. This decision came out on Wednesday, June 30, 2021, after Donaire and Casimero’s camp engaged in an online spat in the […] The post Donaire calls off fight with Casimero appeared first on Cebu Daily News......»»
Enough is enough! Or just another excuse?
Is it just another excuse? Or has Nonito Donaire had enough of John Riel Casimero antics?.....»»
Donaire calls off Casimero fight
WBC bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. said yesterday his unification fight against WBO titleholder John Riel Casimero at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson City, Los Angeles County, on Aug. 14 is off but kept the door open for it to happen under certain conditions.....»»
Casimero, Donaire agree to drug testing
There’s no stopping the All-Filipino world title unification showdown between Nonito Donaire and John Riel Casimero on August 14 in Carlson, California......»»
Donaire, Casimero are enroled in anti-doping program – VADA
CEBU CITY, Philippines —The Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA) announced that both the WBC world bantamweight champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire and his opponent WBO world bantamweight king John Riel “Quadro Alas” Casimero have already enrolled with their anti-doping program for their August 14, 2021 unification bout. The VADA itself tweeted on Sunday, June 27, […] The post Donaire, Casimero are enroled in anti-doping program – VADA appeared first on Cebu Daily News......»»
Donaire, Casimero camps in early social media tussle
A war of words over social media has erupted between the camps of Filipino world bantamweight champions Nonito Donaire and John Riel Casimero, and whether that will help in drumming up the prospects of a unified world title fight will be known in the coming days. The topic of it happens to be doping, and […] The post Donaire, Casimero camps in early social media tussle appeared first on Cebu Daily News......»»
Casimero, Donaire camps wage war on Twitter
CEBU CITY, Philippines — World Boxing Council (WBC) President Mauricio Sulaiman has come to the rescue of WBO world bantamweight champion John Riel “Quadro Alas” Casimero amid doping allegations being thrown at the latter. As the beef between Casimero and WBC world bantamweight champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire Jr. intensifies on social media, Sulaiman, […] The post Casimero, Donaire camps wage war on Twitter appeared first on Cebu Daily News......»»
Inoue: No problem in waiting for Donaire-Casimero winner for next fight
It's logical for Inoue, who most recently demolished Filipino challenger Michael Dasmarinas via 3rd round TKO just last Saturday (Sunday, Manila time), to face off against either Donaire and Casimero after their clash since it would make the winner the undisputed champion in the bantamweight division......»»
Inoue may fight either Casimero, Donaire next
Japanese “monster” Naoya Inoue, as expected, tore down underdog challenger Michael Dasmarinas from the Philippines with body shots en route to a third-round knockout win and retained his two world titles on Sunday (Philippine time) in Las Vegas, USA......»»