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December 13th 2014- Salón Las Palmas, Pesqueria, Nuevo León, Mexico John Riel Casimero (20-2, 13) Vs Armando Santos (14-3-1, 8) This past weekend fans saw popular Filipino John Riel Casimero return to the ring where he was again on the road. Casimero was fighting against Mexico's very own Armando Santos with the bout being fought as an IBF Flyweight title eliminator and within a round the bout looked like a mismatch. For those who like to blink we need to advise you to not blink during the second round. (Video courtesy of Jerome Naldoza)
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Filipino fighter John Riel Casimero may not currently be a world champion but there is no doubting his world class ability, ability he showed off when he was the IBF Light Flyweight champion. Among the best wins on Casimero's record is a "split" decision win over Mexico's talented Pedro Guevara. For Guevara this was his first world title bout and in some ways his lack of experience at this level showed however credit needs to be given to Casimero who traveled to Guevara's homeland of Mexico for this bout just 6 months after his infamous bout with Luis Alberto Lazarte. When a fighter scores a break out win you generally expect the win to be the talking point, especially when it boosts the fighter from contender to world champion. Sadly however it's not always the fighters at the center of attention but sometimes the disgusting act of fans who seem to disregard some fighters if they don't share the same nationality as the fans themselves. On such example came when Filipino fighter John Riel Casimero went over to Argentina and defeated the awfully dirty Luis Alberto Lazarte, arguably the dirtiest fighter of the last 30 years. The fans, who were there to support Lazarte, made their feelings known despite the fact Casimero scored a legitimate stoppage, and instead of congratulating the deserving winner the crowd decided to riot. This bout is one of the darkest moments in recent years for boxing in general though was the fight that took Casimero from contender to champion and a bone-fide world class fighter. It may have been a nightmare for the Filipino after the fight but in some ways it was a dream win for the youngster who showed his ability and class and proved he was a credit to the sport, even if many fans aren't. Earlier this year, 2014, we saw John Riel Casimero get stripped of his IBF Light Flyweight title for coming in horribly over-weight for his bout against Mauricio Fuentes. Although he was stripped of the title the bout went on and it quickly transpired to be a grotesque mismatch with Casimero being too much for Fuentes who resembled the proverbial lamb going to the slaughter. It's not often we'll say this, but this really was a waste of time even if it did show how destructive Casimero could be when he feels in the mood to destroy an opponent. |
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