Casimero vs Oguni

Who won Casimero vs Oguni?

John Riel Casimero drew with Yukinori Oguni by technical draw in their 4 round contest on Thursday 12th October 2023 at Ariake Arena in Koto-Ku.

The scorecards were announced as , meaning it was a technical draw.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 KG).

Also, on the undercard Keita Kurihara was defeated by Froilan Saludar, Vince Paras beat Kai Ishizawa and Saul Sanchez defeated RV Deniega.

Casimero vs Oguni stats

Back in October 2023, John Riel Casimero stepped 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 made 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 suggested Casimero had a large advantage in power over Oguni, boosting at 67% knock out percentage over Oguni's 38%.

John Riel Casimero was the younger man by 1 year, at 34 years old.

Oguni had a height advantage of 4 inches over Casimero. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

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

Casimero was 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 had fought 61 more professional rounds, 252 to Oguni's 191.

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

Casimero vs Oguni form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had 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 had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had 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 activity leading into the fight, John Riel Casimero had been fighting more than Yukinori Oguni.

Going to this contest, John Riel Casimero had last fought 4 months and 29 days ago, while Yukinori Oguni's last outing had been 6 years and 29 days ago.

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

Oguni's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 9 months and 25 days, meaning he had 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 had lasted 5.2 rounds on average.

What time did Casimero vs Oguni start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 6:00 AM UTC at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku, Japan, which was 2:00 AM EST or 11:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 7:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Casimero vs Oguni?

The Fite.tv PPV US show is expected to begin at 3:00 AM EST / 12:00 AM PST. The Fite.tv PPV UK broadcast of the card is expected to start at 8:00 AM (BTS).

What were the odds on Casimero vs Oguni?

John Riel Casimero was a 1/7 (-710) favourite going into the contest, while Yukinori Oguni made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+450) with oddsmakers.