John Riel Casimero: record, next fight and profile →
The team of IBF flyweight challenger John Reil Casimero, the former light flyweight champion never hid the fact that they were all out for Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte in the recent presidential elections.
Former light flyweight champion and current IBF flyweight challenger John Reil Casimero looked sharp in training in the hot and humid gym of Dr. Rajan Yraola along Mindanao avenue in Quezon City as he prepared for his rematch with Thai champion Amnat Ruenroeng in Beijing on May 25 as a highlight of the IBF Convention.
Former IBF light flyweight champion John Riel Casimero is out for revenge in his rematch with Thai champion Amnat Ruenroeng to whom he lost a hugely controversial decision in a foul-invested title fight where referee Larry Doggett warned Ruenroeng five times for holding and wrestling Casimero to the canvas but failed to penalize the champion.
For better or for worse, Amnat Ruenroeng and Johnriel Casimero will meet again in the ring. A deal has in place for the past several weeks for their flyweight title fight rematch, only to have to wait on a date and location. Both aspects are now set, as BoxingScene.com has learned the bout will take place May 25 in Beijing, China as part of the International Boxing Federation (IBF) annual convention.
Former BF light flyweight champion Johnreil Casimero, who lost in his bid to win the IBF flyweight title against Thai champion Amnat Ruenroeng in an ugly, foul-marred fight at the Hua Mark Indoor Stadium in Bangkok last June 27, gets a chance to avenge that defeat in a mandatory title defense by the IBF champion.
Former IBF junior flyweight champion Johnreil Casimero’s scheduled title fight against Puerto Rico’s unbeaten IBF super flyweight champion McJoe Arroyo, which was set for December 18 in Las Vegas, has been postponed to sometime in late January or early February next year. International promoter Sampson Lewkowicz informed his Filipino partner Sammy Gello-ani about the postponement but gave no reasons since Casimero was only featured on the undercard and the problem may involve one of the main events.
Former IBF junior flyweight champion Johnreil Casimero is scheduled to battle Puerto Rico’s unbeaten Mc Joe Arroyo in Las Vegas on December 18. Promoter Sammy Gello-ani told the New Standard/BoxingScene.com that Casimero who has been training very hard in Las Vegas under veteran mentor Jhun Agrabio decided to move up in weight after having problems making the flyweight limit.
Former IBF light flyweight champion Johnreil Casimero has returned to the Philippines to resolve the breach of contract case filed against him by his manager Pio Castillo Jr in the Regional Trial Court of Cebu. Casimero was charged with signing a contract to fight for the world title against Thai champion Amnat Ruenroeng without the knowledge and authority of Castillo.
Flyweight world contender McWilliams Arroyo will not fight this Saturday in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, because he is heading to an IBF elimination bout against Johnriel Casimero soon in the United States. Arroyo (16-2, 14 KOs) was supposed to fight an eight round bout this Saturday at the Tomas Dones Coliseum, but the IBF ordered an elimination fight with the #1 ranked Johnriel Casimero, and the 2008 Olympian will go to that fight.
Former IBF light flyweight champion and current No.1 ranked flyweight Johnreil Casimero will fight McWilliams Arroyo in a title eliminator for the right to face champion Amnat Ruenroeng with the winner earning a mandatory crack at the Thai champion. Sammy Gello-ani co-promotes Casimero with Sampson Lewkowicz and despite Casimero having fought an eliminator once before to earn the right to face Ruenroeng, the promoters of the Filipino have has agreed to go through an eliminator once again.