There will be no big celebration tonight for Paul Butler despite being elevated to being WBO bantamweight champion after the decision by the WBO to strip John Riel Casimero of the title. Butler already had plans, which meant he was at his old amateur...
John Riel Casimero’s bantamweight title reign ends with a whimper. In a unanimous verdict, the WBO Executive Committee voted in favor of stripping Casimero of his WBO bantamweight title for failure to defend on the second straight occasion.
Paul Butler wasn’t about to be fooled twice over the same fight—or lack thereof. Advanced measures taken by the promotion allowed the 33-year-old Ellesmere Port boxer to move forward with a planned fight this Friday in Liverpool, even if against a ne...
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Paul Butler at least a fight to look forward to after once again watching a bantamweight title shot fall by the wayside. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that an emergency meeting held by the WBO Championship Committee has resulted in Butler being permi...
John Riel Casimero has literally landed in hot water. The three-division titlist is now at risk of being forced to vacate his WBO bantamweight title due to his use of a sauna days ahead of a scheduled title defense in Liverpool.
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John Riel Casimero remains the subject of an active legal investigation in the Philippines. An official complaint was filed on February 11 against the three-division and reigning WBO bantamweight titlist from Ormoc City, Philippines, who is accused o...
Last August, John Riel Casimero and Guillermo Rigondeaux faced each other in one of the most forgettable fights in recent memory. Casimero ended up winning a split decision that lacked suspense and didn't have a lot of action.
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Paul Butler was prepared to leave his home country for a shot at becoming a two-time bantamweight titlist. The patience that has come in waiting out a new fight date will now come with a home game. John Riel Casimero will move forward with his mandat...
Paul Butler has gone from title challenger to interim title hopeful to non-participant all in the span of the last 24 hours. Plans to stage a WBO interim bantamweight title fight between Butler and late replacement Joseph Agbeko were thwarted at the...
John Riel Casimero still remains a bantamweight titlist, although now officially on the clock. The three-division titlist was issued a Show Cause notice by the WBO, who has given Casimero (31-4, 21KOs) ten days to show medical proof of his inability...
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John Riel Casimero cannot see 2021 end soon enough. The three-division and (for now) reigning WBO bantamweight titlist has been forced to withdraw from his mandatory defense versus Paul Butler due to late-surfacing medical reason. Casimero reportedly...
Park MGM, Las Vegas - Unbeaten bantamweight contender Gary Antonio Russell (19-0, 12 KOs) earned a close majority decision win by edging Mexico’s Alexandro Santiago (24-3-5, 13 KOs) in an action-packed fight that kicked off the telecast.
Probellum will host a world championship doubleheader at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai on Saturday, December 11 with Probellum: Revolution - as Sunny Edwards defends his IBF flyweight title against Jayson Mama and John Riel Casimero puts his WBO banta...