| Date | August 14, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California, US | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title(s) on the line | WBO bantamweight title | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tale of the tape | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Result | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Casimero wins by Split decision (113–115, 116–112, 117–111) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Guillermo Rigondeaux (left) & Johnriel Casimero (right).
Guillermo Rigondeaux vs. Johnriel Casimero, was a professional boxing match contested in the bantamweight division between the Guillermo Rigondeaux, and the current WBO bantamweight world champion, Johnriel Casimero. The bout took place on 14 August 2021 at the Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California.[1]
Casimero edges Rigondeaux via split decision. The official judges scored the fight 113–115, 116–112, and 117–111.[2]
Fight Result
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.
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.[3]
Official scorecards
| Judge | Fighter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Total[4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Fight card
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight | John Riel Casimero (c) | def. | Guillermo Rigondeaux | SD | 12/12 | [lower-alpha 1] | |
| Bantamweight | Gary Antonio Russell | vs. | Emmanuel Rodriguez | NC-ND | 1/12 | 0:16 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| 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 | ||
International broadcasting
| Country / Region | Broadcaster |
|---|---|
 United States (host) | Showtime Championship Boxing |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | The Sports Network |
References
- ↑ "John Riel Casimero vs. Guillermo Rigondeaux: date, fight time, TV channel and live stream | DAZN News Philippines". DAZN. August 10, 2021.
- ↑ "Casimero edges Rigondeaux by split decision in low action bout to retain title | DAZN News Philippines". DAZN. August 15, 2021.
- ↑ "Casimero beats Rigondeaux via split decision to retain world title". Spin.ph.
- ↑ https://www.premierboxingchampions.com/rigondeaux-vs-casimero/scorecard
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