Casimero vs Ramirez

Who won Casimero vs Ramirez?

John Riel Casimero beat Cesar Ramirez by knockout in the 10th round on Saturday 24th August 2019 at Fil Oil Flying V, San Juan Arena in Metro Manila.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 KG).

This contest was for the WBO bantamweight championship of the world.

Casimero vs Ramirez stats

Back in August 2019, John Riel Casimero stepped into the ring with a record of 27 wins, 4 loses and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Cesar Ramirez made his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, with 11 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Casimero had a slight advantage in power over Ramirez, with a 67% knock out percentage over Ramirez's 61%.

John Riel Casimero was the younger man by 2 years, at 30 years old.

Both John Riel Casimero & Cesar Ramirez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Casimero was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 4 years and 10 months earlier than Ramirez, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 120 more professional rounds, 252 to Ramirez's 132.

Cesar Ramirez was ranked number 9 by the WBO in the 118lb division.

Casimero vs Ramirez form

John Riel Casimero had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Ricardo Espinoza on 20th April 2019 by knockout in the 12th round at Dignity Health Sports Park, California, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Kenya Yamashita on 16th February 2019 by technical knockout in the 6th round at Midas Hotel and Casino, Metro Manila, Philippines.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Jonas Sultan on 16th September 2017 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Waterfront Hotel and Casino, Cebu City.

Before that, he had beat Charlie Edwards on 10th September 2016 by technical knockout in the 10th round in their IBF World Flyweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

He had defeated Amnat Ruenroeng on 25th May 2016 by knockout in the 4th round in their IBF World Flyweight championship fight at Diamond Court, Beijing, China.

Activity check

Casimero's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

What time did Casimero vs Ramirez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:30 AM UTC at Fil Oil Flying V, San Juan Arena, Metro Manila, Philippines, which was 7:30 AM EST or 4:30 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:30 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Casimero vs Ramirez?

Casimero vs Ramirez was broadcast on BoxNation in the UK.

What were the odds on Casimero vs Ramirez?

John Riel Casimero was a 7/50 (-710) favourite going into the contest, while Cesar Ramirez made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+450) with oddsmakers.