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| Date | August 14, 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title(s) on the line | WBO bantamweight title | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tale of the tape | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Casimero wins by Split decision (113–115, 116–112, 117–111) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Riel Casimero vs. Guillermo Rigondeaux , was a professional boxing match contested on August 14, 2021, for the WBO bantamweight championship.
The bout took place at the Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California U.S. [1]
Casimero edged Rigondeaux via split decision. The official judges scored the fight 113–115, 116–112, and 117–111. [2]
| Judge | Fighter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Total [3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Cheatham | Rigondeaux | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 115 |
| Casimero | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 113 | |
| Robert Hoyle | Rigondeaux | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 111 |
| Casimero | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 117 | |
| David Sutherland | Rigondeaux | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 112 |
| Casimero | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 116 |
CompuBox claimed that the two boxers landed only a combined 91 punches, the lowest total for a 12-round fight in CompuBox's 36-year history.
The previous record was held by the Mario Barrios-Devis Boschiero lightweight bout held in 2016 in New Jersey were the two fighters landed a combined 100 punches. [4]
Confirmed bouts: [5]
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight | John Riel Casimero (c) | def. | Guillermo Rigondeaux | SD | 12/12 | [a] | |
| Bantamweight | Gary Antonio Russell | vs. | Emmanuel Rodríguez | NC-ND | 1/12 | 0:16 | [b] |
| Bantamweight | Rau'shee Warren | def. | Damien Vázquez | KO | 2/10 | 2:55 | |
| Undercard | |||||||
| Super lightweight | Brandun Lee | def. | Ezequil Victor Fernandez | KO | 1/8 | 1:40 | |
| Bantamweight | Juan Carlos Payano | def. | Raymond Tabugon | RTD | 5/8 | 3:00 | |
| Middleweight | Alan Emmanuel Castano | def. | Christian Aguirre | TKO | 3/6 | 0:53 | |
| Bantamweight | Jonas Sultan | def. | Sharone Carter | TKO | 7/8 | 2:29 | |
| Middleweight | Benjamin Stanoff | def. | Maycon Oller Da Silva | UD | 4/4 | ||
| Country / Region | Broadcaster |
|---|---|
 Canada | TSN |
 United States | Showtime |
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