Nghitumbwa vs Casimero

Who won Nghitumbwa vs Casimero?

John Riel Casimero beat Fillipus Nghitumbwa by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, May 13th, 2023, at Okada Manila Hotel and Casino, Paranaque City.

The scorecards were announced as 116-110, 114-112 in favor of winner John Riel Casimero.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 kg).

The undercard featured the clash of Inoue vs Mindoro.

Nghitumbwa vs Casimero stats

Back in May 2023, Fillipus Nghitumbwa stepped into the ring with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

John Riel Casimero made his way to the ring with a record of 32 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws.

Fillipus Nghitumbwa was the younger man by 5 years, at 28 years old.

Nghitumbwa had a height advantage of 1 inch over Casimero. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Both Fillipus Nghitumbwa and John Riel Casimero fought out of an orthodox stance.

Nghitumbwa was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 23 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 10 years and 3 months later than Casimero, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 180 fewer professional rounds, totaling 73 compared to Casimero's 253.

Fillipus Nghitumbwa went into the fight ranked number 10 by the WBO at super bantamweight.

John Riel Casimero was ranked number 8 by the WBC, 5 by the WBO, and 15 by the IBF in the 122lb division.

Nghitumbwa vs Casimero form

Casimero had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this 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.

Prior to that, he had beaten 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had beaten 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.

He had defeated Ricardo Espinoza on April 20, 2019, by knockout in the 12th round at Dignity Health Sports Park, California, United States.

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Casimero's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Nghitumbwa vs Casimero start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 AM UTC at Okada Manila Hotel and Casino, Paranaque City, Philippines, which was 4:00 AM EST or 1:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Nghitumbwa vs Casimero?

The TrillerTV+ US show began at 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST. The TrillerTV+ UK broadcast of the card started at 4:00 AM (BST).

What were the odds on Nghitumbwa vs Casimero?

Fillipus Nghitumbwa was a 23/10 (+230) underdog going into the contest, while John Riel Casimero made his way into the ring at 3/10 (-330) with oddsmakers.