Franco vs Casimero

Who won Franco vs Casimero?

John Riel Casimero beat Ricardo Espinoza by knockout in the 12th round on Saturday, April 20th, 2019, at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California.

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 fight appeared on the undercard of Danny Garcia beating Adrian Granados. Also on the undercard Andy Ruiz Jr defeated Alexander Dimitrenko, and Brandon Figueroa was victorious over Yonfrez Parejo for the WBA Interim World Super Bantamweight title.

Franco vs Casimero stats

Back in April 2019, Ricardo Espinoza stepped into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 20 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

John Riel Casimero made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 17 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Espinoza had a large advantage in power over Casimero, boasting a 87% knockout percentage compared to Casimero's 65%.

Ricardo Espinoza was the younger man by 7 years, at 22 years old.

Espinoza had a height advantage of 3 inches over Casimero. Despite this, Casimero had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Ricardo Espinoza and John Riel Casimero fought out of an orthodox stance.

Espinoza was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 7 years and 7 months later than Casimero, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 110 fewer professional rounds, totaling 143 compared to Casimero's 253.

Ricardo Espinoza went into the fight ranked number 12 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, and 7 by the IBF at bantamweight.

John Riel Casimero was ranked number 15 by the WBC, and 6 by the WBO in the 118lb division.

Franco vs Casimero form

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

In his last fight before this 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.

Prior to 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.

Going into that contest, he had defeated 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.

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

He had lost to Amnat Ruenroeng on June 27, 2015, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Flyweight championship fight at Hua Mark Indoor Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand.

Activity check

Casimero's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

What time did Franco vs Casimero start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Franco vs Casimero?

The fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by ITV 4.

What were the odds on Franco vs Casimero?

Ricardo Espinoza was a 3/2 (+150) underdog going into the contest, while John Riel Casimero made his way into the ring at 57/100 (-180) with oddsmakers.