Johnriel Casimero

Johnriel Casimero
Statistics
Real name	John Riel Casimero
Nickname(s)	Quadro Alas ("Square Ace")
Rated at	Light Flyweight Flyweight
Height	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Nationality	Filipino
Born	(1990-02-13) February 13, 1990 Ormoc, Leyte, Philippines
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	26
Wins	23
Wins by KO	15
Losses	3
Draws	0

John Riel Casimero (born February 13, 1990 in Ormoc City, Leyte, Philippines), more commonly known as Johnriel Casimero, is a Filipino professional boxer. Johnriel Casimero is a two-division world champion and the current IBF Flyweight World Champion and He is also a former IBF Junior Flyweight World Champion and a former WBO Light Flyweight Interim Champion. His moniker is of two languages; quadro is Italian for square and alas is Tagalog for ace.

Casimero currently resides in barangay Guizo in Mandaue City, Cebu, where he trains and lives in the city's IPI Gym.^[1]

Boxing career

On August 23, 2008, just a year after turning pro, Casimero defeated Rodel Quilaton for the then vacant Philippines Boxing Federeration (PBF) Flyweight title, winning a unanimous decision (UD) through ten rounds.^[2] Following the bout, Casimero moved down one division, to light flyweight, defeating Liempetch Sor Veerapol of Thailand by technical knockout (TKO) in the fifth round to claim the then vacant WBO Asia Pacific Light Flyweight title.^[3] Casimero successfully defended that title two bouts later against Ardin Diale, until he got the biggest break of his career.

Light Flyweight Division

On December 19, 2009, in Managua, Nicaragua, Casimero won the then vacant interim WBO light flyweight title, by defeating former interim WBA Light Flyweight champion César Canchila of Colombia. Canchila had a record of 28–2 coming into the bout, with his last loss coming from current WBA Light Flyweight World Champion Giovanni Segura, whom he previously defeated for the interim title. Casimero gave a spectacular performance, the fight being his first outside his home country. He was able to knockdown Canchila multiple times until the referee finally stopped the bout in the 11th round of the scheduled 12 round interim title fight.^[4]

This win can give Casimero a title shot against Iván Calderón of Puerto Rico, who previously defeated Filipino boxer Rodel Mayol.^[5] Casimero fought Ramón García Hirales on July 3, 2010, for his first defense of the interim WBO light flyweight title but lost by split decision.

On February 11, 2012, Casimero moved back down to light flyweight and fought in Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Casimero won the IBF interim light flyweight title against Argentinian boxer Luis Lazarte via technical knock out, but after the fight, the audience got angry and threw chairs and a bottle of water, it became the biggest boxing brawl in Argentina. Casimero escaped by going under the boxing ring to protect himself from the angered fans.

Casimero, and members of his team were kicked and assaulted when fans in Mar Del Plata hurled chairs and stormed the ring following his 10th-round knockout of local Argentine fighter Luis Alberto Lazarte for the IBF junior flyweight championship.^[6]

After the riot, police escorted Casimero and his team to their hotel and provided protection for them. Alberto Lazarte later visited to apologize.^[6]

The Philippines has filed a diplomatic protest to the Argentine government after Argentine fans attacked John Riel Casimero, a Filipino fighter, in the ring after winning the title bout.^[6][7]

Philippine Foreign Affairs spokesman Raul Hernandez stated that his country's embassy filed a protest with Argentina's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and is awaiting an explanation.^[6] Boxer Alberto Lazarte was banned by IBF for threat, sparking ring riot.^[7]

On July 19, 2012, Casimero was declared as the regular IBF Junior Flyweight World Champion because of the inability of Ulises Solis to defend his title on or before October 30.^[8]

On his first defense of the IBF junior flyweight title, Casimero faced Pedro Guevarra of Mexico on August 4, 2012. He scored a knockdown in the opening round and fought to a split decision victory.^[9]

He successfully made a second defense of his title against WBC Latino light flyweight champion Luis Alberto Rios on March 16, 2013.^[10] His third defense was against Felipe Salguero on October 26, 2013 and he won by eleventh-round knockout.^[11]

Flyweight Division

Casimero got his first shot at a world title when he challenged Moruti Mthalane of South Africa for the IBF flyweight title on March 26, 2011.^[12] He was, however, stopped by the South African in five rounds, therefore marking his second career loss.^[13]

Following his win against Mauricio Fuentes and Armando Santos, Casimero moved back up to the flyweight division. On June 27, 2015, Casimero lost his return to flyweight bout via unanimous decision against IBF flyweight champion Amnat Ruenroeng in a controversial match.^[14] On May 25, 2016, Casimero challenged Ruenroeng again for the IBF flyweight title and knocked him out with a vicious body shot in the 4th round.

Professional boxing record

26 fights 23 Wins (15 knockouts), 3 Losses[15]
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, Time	Date	Location	Notes
Win	23–3	Charlie Edwards	TKO	10 (12)	2016-09-10	The O2 Arena, Greenwich, London, England	Retained IBF Flyweight title.
Win	22–3	Amnat Ruenroeng	KO	4 (12)	2016-05-25	Diamond Court, Beijing	Won IBF Flyweight title.
Loss	21–3	Amnat Ruenroeng	UD	12	2015–06–27	Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok	For IBF Flyweight title.
Win	21–2	Armando Santos	TKO	2 (12)	2014–12–13	Salón Las Palmas, Pesquería, Nuevo León
Win	20–2	Mauricio Fuentes	KO	1 (12), 2:59	2014–05–03	Waterfront Cebu City Hotel & Casino, Cebu City, Cebu	For vacant IBF Light flyweight title. Casimero lost the title on the scales after failing to make weight, title at stake for Fuentes only.
Win	19–2	Felipe Salguero	TKO	11 (12), 1:34	2013–10–26	Makati Coliseum, Makati City, Metro Manila	Retained IBF Light flyweight title.
Win	18–2	Luis Alberto Rios	UD	12	2013–03–16	Megapolis Convention Center, Panama City	Retained IBF Light flyweight title.
Win	17–2	Pedro Guevara	SD	12	2012–08–04	Centro de Convenciones, Mazatlán, Sinaloa	Retained IBF Light flyweight title.
Win	16–2	Luis Alberto Lazarte	TKO	10 (12), 1:09	2012–02–10	Club Once Unidos, Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires	Won interim IBF Light flyweight title.
Win	15–2	Roemart Sentillas	TKO	2 (10)	2011–10–15	Hoops Dome, Lapu-Lapu, Cebu
Loss	14–2	Moruti Mthalane	TKO	5 (12), 1:50	2011–03–26	Nasrec Indoor Arena, Johannesburg, Gauteng	For IBF Flyweight title.
Loss	14–1	Ramón García Hirales	SD	12	2010–07–24	Polideportivo Centenario, Los Mochis, Sinaloa	Lost interim WBO Light flyweight title.
Win	14–0	César Canchila	TKO	11 (12), 1:40	2009–12–19	Dennis Martínez National Stadium, Managua	Won interim WBO Light flyweight title.
Win	13–0	Ardin Diale	KO	8 (12), 1:42	2009–05–28	Cebu Coliseum, Cebu City, Cebu	Retained WBO Asia Pacific Flyweight title.
Win	12–0	Allan Ranada	UD	8	2009–05–08	Naga Sports Complex, Naga, Cebu
Win	11–0	Liempetch Sor Veerapol	TKO	5 (12), 1:02	2008–10–03	Talisay Sports Complex, Talisay, Cebu	Won vacant WBO Asia Pacific Flyweight title.
Win	10–0	Rodel Quilaton	UD	10	2008–08–23	Eusebio Sestoso Memorial Coliseum, Alcoy, Cebu	Won vacant Filipino Flyweight title.
Win	9–0	Roemart Sentillas	TKO	3 (10)	2008–07–17	Compostela, Cebu
Win	8–0	Roel Honor	TKO	1 (10)	2008–06–12	Baybay, Leyte
Win	7–0	Daryl Amoncio	MD	8	2008–04–21	Lapu-Lapu City Auditorium, Lapu-Lapu, Cebu
Win	6–0	Jerome Bontog	KO	3 (6)	2008–03–29	Mandaue City Plaza Square, Mandaue, Cebu
Win	5–0	Rogen Flores	TD	6 (8)	2008–01–12	Borbon Sports Center, Borbon, Cebu
Win	4–0	Dodong Zalde	KO	2 (6), 1:04	2007–12–16	Carmen Sports Center, Carmen, Cebu
Win	3–0	Roel Honor	UD	6	2007–08–26	Daanbantayan Sports Center, Daanbantayan, Cebu
Win	2–0	Andrew Pal	TKO	2 (4)	2007–08–16	Alcoy Multi-Purpose Sports Complex, Alcoy, Cebu
Win	1–0	Lobert Bayo	UD	4	2007–06–03	Barangay Maguikay, Mandaue, Cebu

See also

• List of current world boxing champions
• List of Filipino boxing world champions

References

External links

• Professional boxing record for Johnriel Casimero from BoxRec