Casimero vs Sanchez

Who won Casimero vs Sanchez?

John Riel Casimero beat Saul Sanchez by technical knockout in the 1st round on Sunday, October 13th, 2024, at Yokohama Budokan, Yokohama.

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).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Vince Paras losing to Hiroto Kyoguchi. Also on the undercard Yukinori Oguni lost to Fillipus Nghitumbwa.

Casimero vs Sanchez stats

John Riel Casimero stepped into the ring with a record of 33 wins, 4 losses, and 1 draw.

Saul Sanchez made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws.

John Riel Casimero was the older man by 7 years, at 34 years old.

Sanchez had a height advantage of 1 inch over Casimero. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both John Riel Casimero and Saul Sanchez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Casimero was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 8 years and 8 months earlier than Sanchez, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 126 more professional rounds, totaling 253 compared to Sanchez's 127.

John Riel Casimero went into the fight ranked number 7 by the WBC, 6 by the WBO, and 11 by the IBF at super bantamweight.

Casimero vs Sanchez form

Casimero had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had drawn with Yukinori Oguni on October 12, 2023, by technical draw in their 4 round contest at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku, Japan.

Prior to that, he had won against Fillipus Nghitumbwa on May 13, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Okada Manila Hotel and Casino, Paranaque City, Philippines.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Guillermo Rigondeaux on August 14, 2021, by split decision in their WBO World Bantamweight championship fight at Dignity Health Sports Park, California, United States.

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

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

Sanchez 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 Jason Moloney on January 13, 2024, by majority decision in their WBO World Bantamweight championship fight at CENTRE VIDEOTRON, Quebec City, Canada.

Prior to that, he had defeated RV Deniega on October 12, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku, Japan.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jarico O’Quinn on September 24, 2021, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Central Park Community Center, Oklahoma, United States.

Before that, he had won against Frank Gonzalez on March 19, 2021, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Bryan Glazer Family JCC Auditorium, Florida.

He had beaten Daniel Lozano on October 9, 2020, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Osceola Heritage Park, Florida.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Saul Sanchez had been fighting more than John Riel Casimero.

Going into this contest, John Riel Casimero had last fought 1 year and 1 day ago, while Saul Sanchez's last outing had been 9 months ago.

Casimero's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 13 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 11 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

Sanchez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.6 rounds on average.

What time did Casimero vs Sanchez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 AM UTC at Yokohama Budokan, Yokohama, Japan, which was 5:00 AM EST or 2:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Casimero vs Sanchez?

John Riel Casimero was a 4/5 (-130) favorite going into the contest, while Saul Sanchez made his way into the ring at 9/10 (-110) with oddsmakers.