Casimero vs Yamashita

Who won Casimero vs Yamashita?

John Riel Casimero beat Kenya Yamashita by technical knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, February 16th, 2019, at Midas Hotel and Casino, Metro Manila.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 kg).

Casimero vs Yamashita stats

Back in February 2019, John Riel Casimero stepped into the ring with a record of 25 wins, 4 losses, and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Kenya Yamashita made his way to the ring with a record of 13 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 10 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Yamashita had an advantage in power over Casimero, with a 77% knockout percentage compared to Casimero's 64%.

John Riel Casimero was the older man by 6 years, at 29 years old.

Yamashita had a height advantage of 1 inch over Casimero.

Both John Riel Casimero and Kenya Yamashita fought out of an orthodox stance.

Casimero was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 6 years and 6 months earlier than Yamashita, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 182 more professional rounds, totaling 253 compared to Yamashita's 71.

Casimero vs Yamashita form

John Riel Casimero had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Jonas Sultan on September 16, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Waterfront Hotel and Casino, Cebu City, Philippines.

Prior to that, 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.

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

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

He had beaten Armando Santos on December 13, 2014, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Salón Las Palmas, Pesqueria, Mexico.

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Casimero's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 3 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 10 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Casimero vs Yamashita start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at Midas Hotel and Casino, Metro Manila, Philippines, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Casimero vs Yamashita?

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