Casimero vs Oguni

When is Casimero vs Oguni?

John Riel Casimero will fight Yukinori Oguni on Thursday 12th October 2023 at Ariake Arena in Koto-Ku.

The fight will take place over 10 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which means the weight limit will be 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 KG).

This fight will appear on the undercard of Keita Kurihara's and Froilan Saludar's clash. Also, on the undercard will be Vince Paras' and Kai Ishizawa's contest and Saul Sanchez's and RV Deniega's bout.

Casimero vs Oguni stats

John Riel Casimero steps into the ring with a record of 33 wins, 4 loses and 0 draws, 22 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Yukinori Oguni will make his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 2 loses and 2 draws, with 8 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Casimero has a large advantage in power over Oguni, boosting at 67% knock out percentage over Oguni's 38%.

John Riel Casimero is the younger man by 2 years, at 33 years old.

Oguni has a height advantage of 4 inches over Casimero.

Both John Riel Casimero & Yukinori Oguni fight out of an orthodox stance.

Casimero is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 2 years and 5 months earlier than Oguni, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He has fought 61 more professional rounds, 248 to Oguni's 187.

John Riel Casimero goes into the fight ranked number 7 by the WBC, 3 by the WBO, 6 by the IBF and 10 by the RING at super bantamweight.

Casimero vs Oguni form

Casimero has won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he won against Fillipus Nghitumbwa on 13th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Okada Manila Hotel and Casino, Paranaque City, Philippines.

Previous to that, he had won against Guillermo Rigondeaux on 14th August 2021 by split decision in their WBO World Bantamweight championship fight at Dignity Health Sports Park, California, United States.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had defeated 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.

He had won against 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.

Oguni has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he lost to Ryosuke Iwasa on 13th September 2017 by technical knockout in the 6th round in their IBF World Junior Featherweight championship fight at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka, Japan.

Previous to that, he had defeated Jonathan Guzman on 31st December 2016 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Shimazu Arena, Kyoto.

Going into that contest, he had beat JP Macadumpis on 2nd August 2016 by knockout in the 1st round at Shinjuku FACE.

Before that, he had won against Pipat Chaiporn on 19th April 2016 by technical knockout in the 5th round at Korakuen Hall.

He had beat Atikun Salaoklang on 17th December 2015 by knockout in the 2nd round at Korakuen Hall.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, John Riel Casimero has been fighting more than Yukinori Oguni.

John Riel Casimero last fought 4 months and 29 days ago, while Yukinori Oguni's last outing was 6 years and 29 days ago.

Casimero's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 18 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8 rounds on average.

Oguni's last 5 fights have come over a period of 7 years, 9 months and 25 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 5.2 rounds on average.

What time does Casimero vs Oguni start?

The fighters are expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 AM UTC at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku, Japan, which is 6:00 AM EST or 3:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 AM BST in the UK.

What are the odds on Casimero vs Oguni?

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