Tete vs Casimero

Who won Tete vs Casimero?

John Riel Casimero beat Zolani Tete by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday, November 30th, 2019, at Arena Birmingham, West Midlands.

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.

Also on the undercard Lerrone Richards was victorious over Lennox Clarke for the BBBOC British Super Middleweight championship, Chris Jenkins beat Liam Taylor for the BBBOC British Welterweight belt, Sam Maxwell defeated Connor Parker, Sam Bowen was defeated by Anthony Cacace for the BBBOC British Super Featherweight championship, and Shabaz Masoud beat Stefan Nicolae.

Tete vs Casimero stats

Back in November 2019, Zolani Tete stepped into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 21 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

John Riel Casimero made his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 19 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Tete had a slight advantage in power over Casimero, with a 75% knockout percentage compared to Casimero's 68%.

Zolani Tete was the older man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Tete had a height advantage of 5 inches over Casimero. That also extended to a 8-inch reach advantage.

Zolani Tete fought out of the southpaw stance, while John Riel Casimero was an orthodox fighter.

Tete was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2006, 1 year earlier than Casimero, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 64 fewer professional rounds, totaling 189 compared to Casimero's 253.

Tete vs Casimero form

Tete had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Mikhail Aloyan on October 13, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Bantamweight championship fight at Ekaterinburg Expo, Yekaterinburg, Russia.

Prior to that, he had beaten Omar Andres Narvaez on April 21, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Bantamweight championship fight at The SSE Arena, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had won against Siboniso Gonya on November 18, 2017, by knockout in the 1st round in their WBO World Bantamweight championship fight at The SSE Arena, Belfast.

Before that, he had beaten Arthur Villanueva on April 22, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Leicester Arena, Leicester.

He had defeated Victor Ruiz on June 4, 2016, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Cesar Ramirez on August 24, 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.

Prior to that, he had won against Ricardo Espinoza on April 20, 2019, by knockout in the 12th round at Dignity Health Sports Park, California, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Kenya Yamashita on February 16, 2019, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Midas Hotel and Casino, Metro Manila, Philippines.

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

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

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Zolani Tete had last fought 1 year, 1 month and 17 days ago, while John Riel Casimero's last outing had been 3 months and 6 days ago.

Tete's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 26 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

Casimero's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Tete vs Casimero start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM GMT at Arena Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Tete vs Casimero?

The ESPN+ show began at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The BT Sport 2 broadcast of the card started at 6:00 PM (GTM).

What were the odds on Tete vs Casimero?

Zolani Tete was a 9/25 (-280) favorite going into the contest, while John Riel Casimero made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+200) with oddsmakers.