Casimero vs Sultan

Who won Casimero vs Sultan?

Jonas Sultan beat John Riel Casimero by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 16th September 2017 at Waterfront Hotel and Casino in Cebu City.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 117-111, 115-113 in favor of winner Jonas Sultan.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

Casimero vs Sultan stats

Back in September 2017, Jonas Sultan stepped into the ring with a record of 13 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws.

John Riel Casimero made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws.

Jonas Sultan was the younger man by 2 years, at 26 years old.

Sultan had a height advantage of 1 inch over Casimero. Despite this, Casimero had 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Jonas Sultan & John Riel Casimero fought out of an orthodox stance.

Sultan was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 less fights, and made his debut in 2013, 5 year and 9 months later than Casimero, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 72 less professional rounds, 180 to Casimero's 252.

Casimero vs Sultan form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against 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.

Previous to that, he had won against Amnat Ruenroeng on 25th May 2016 by knockout in the 4th round in their IBF World Flyweight championship fight at Diamond Court, Beijing, China.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Amnat Ruenroeng on 27th June 2015 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Flyweight championship fight at Hua Mark Indoor Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand.

Before that, he had beat Armando Santos on 13th December 2014 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Salón Las Palmas, Pesqueria, Mexico.

He had defeated Mauricio Fuentes on 3rd May 2014 by knockout in the 1st round in their IBF World Junior Flyweight championship fight at Waterfront Hotel and Casino, Cebu City, Philippines.

Activity check

Casimero's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.8 rounds on average.

What time did Casimero vs Sultan start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at Waterfront Hotel and Casino, Cebu City, Philippines, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Casimero vs Sultan?

Jonas Sultan was a 1/14 (-1400) favourite going into the contest, while John Riel Casimero made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.