When is Casimero vs Butler?

John Riel Casimero could face Paul Butler in Autumn/Fall 2023 at M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool.

The fight would be contested over 12 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which means the weight limit would be 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 KG).

The contest would be for the vacant WBO bantamweight championship of the world.

Casimero vs Butler stats

John Riel Casimero would step into the ring with a record of 32 wins, 4 loses and 0 draws, 22 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Paul Butler would make his way to the ring with a record of 34 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, with 15 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Casimero would have a large advantage in power over Butler, boosting at 69% knock out percentage over Butler's 44%.

John Riel Casimero is the younger man by 1 year, at 33 years old.

Butler has a height advantage of 2 inches over Casimero.

Both John Riel Casimero & Paul Butler fight out of an orthodox stance.

Casimero is currently arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 less fights, and made his debut in 2007, 3 years and 6 months earlier than Butler, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He has fought 29 less professional rounds, 236 to Butler's 265.

Paul Butler is currently ranked number 15 by the WBA, 11 by the WBC, 6 by the WBO and 7 by the RING in the 118lb division.

Casimero vs Butler form

Casimero has won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he beat Guillermo Rigondeaux on 14th August 2021 by split decision in their WBO World Bantamweight championship fight at Dignity Health Sports Park, California, United States.

Previous to that, he had beat Duke Micah on 26th September 2020 by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBO World Bantamweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

Going into that contest, he had won against Zolani Tete on 30th November 2019 by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBO World Bantamweight championship fight at Arena Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had beat Cesar Ramirez on 24th August 2019 by knockout in the 10th round in their WBO World Bantamweight championship fight at Fil Oil Flying V, San Juan Arena, Metro Manila, Philippines.

He had defeated Ricardo Espinoza on 20th April 2019 by knockout in the 12th round at Dignity Health Sports Park, California, United States.

Paul Butler has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Naoya Inoue on 13th December 2022 by knockout in the 11th round in their The Ring Bantamweight, WBO World Bantamweight, IBF World Bantamweight and WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku, Tokyo, Japan.

Previous to that, he had won against Jonas Sultan on 22nd April 2022 by unanimous decision in their WBO Interim World Bantamweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Merseyside, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Willibaldo Garcia Perez on 25th June 2021 by split decision in their 10 round contest at Bolton Whites Hotel (formerly De Vere Whites), Lancashire.

Before that, he had been beaten by Emmanuel Rodriguez on 5th May 2018 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Bantamweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London.

He had beat Stuart Hall on 30th September 2017 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, John Riel Casimero has been fighting more than Paul Butler.

John Riel Casimero last fought 1 year, 7 months and 9 days ago, while Paul Butler's last outing was 3 months and 10 days ago.

Casimero's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 3 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8 rounds on average.

Butler's last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 5 months and 21 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 57 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11.4 rounds on average.

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