Willie Casey

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Willie Casey
Born
Willie Casey

(1981-12-20) 20 December 1981 (age 42)
Limerick, Ireland
Nationality Irish
Other namesBig Bang
Statistics
Weight(s) Super bantamweight
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Boxing record
Total fights19
Wins16
Wins by KO10
Losses3

Willie Casey (born 20 December 1981) is an Irish professional boxer who lives in Limerick, Ireland. He won the Prizefighter series in May 2010 in the super bantamweight division, defeating Mark Moran, Josh Wale and Paul McElhinney. He is nicknamed "Big Bang" for his aggressive and powerful boxing style.

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Casey fought Paul Hyland at the University Arena in Limerick on 6 November 2010 for the European Super Bantamweight title which was previously held by Bernard Dunne. The original fight was supposed to be against Kiko Martinez who had held the title. [1] However Martinez vacated the title citing a "rib injury" as the problem. Casey won the fight and was crowned European Super Bantamweight champion. [2] On 2 February 2011 Casey was named Boxer of the Year at the Irish National Boxing Awards. Casey was then offered a fight with WBA World Super Bantamweight Title Guillermo Rigondeaux by Rigondeaux's manager Gary Hyde. Casey accepted this fight, thus relinquishing his European Super Bantamweight Title. The fight on 19 March 2011 was stopped with 22 seconds left in the 1st round, with Rigondeaux retaining his title. [3] Willie Casey had a comeback fight on 17 September 2011 against veteran Frenchman Daniel Kodjo Sassau at the Kings Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland. In the 7th round Casey dropped Sassou with a straight left cross and went on to win the fight with an 8th-round TKO.

Professional boxing record

14 Wins (9 knockouts), 3 Losses, 0 Draws, 0 No Contests
Res.RecordOpponentTypeRoundDateLocationNotes
Win16-3 Flag of Georgia.svg George GachechiladzePTS6(6)6 September 2014 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Titanic Quarter, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Win15-3 Flag of Poland.svg Krzysztof RogowskiPTS6(6)20 June 2014 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Loss14-3 Flag of Ireland.svg Marco McCullough TKO9(12)19 November 2013 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland Irish Featherweight Title on the line.
Win14-2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jason Booth UD12(12)15 July 2012 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England
Loss13-2 Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Evensen MD12(12)21 April 2012 Flag of Denmark.svg Arena Nord, Frederikshavn, Denmark
Win13-1 Flag of Hungary.svg David KanalasTKO1(8)25 February 2012 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Emerald House, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Win12-1 Flag of France.svg Daniel Kodjo SassouTKO3(8)17 September 2011 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kings Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Loss11-1 Flag of Cuba.svg Guillermo Rigondeaux TKO1(12)19 September 2011 Flag of Ireland.svg Citywest Hotel, Dublin, Ireland interim WBA World Super Bantamweight title on the line.
Win11-0 Flag of Ireland.svg Paul Hyland TKO4(12)6 November 2010 Flag of Ireland.svg University Arena, Limerick, Ireland Won vacant EBU (European) Super Bantamweight title
Win10-0 Flag of Italy.svg Emiliano SalviniPTS8(8)7 August 2010 Flag of Ireland.svg Citywest Hotel, Dublin, Ireland
Win9-0 Flag of France.svg Faycal MessaoudeneTKO5(6)26 June 2010 Flag of Ireland.svg Neptune Sports Arena, Cork, Ireland
Win8-0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paul McElhinneyUD3(3)29 May 2010 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, UK Prizefighter final.
Win7-0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh Wale SD3(3)29 May 2010 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, UK Prizefighter Semi-Final.
Win6-0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark MoranTKO3(3)29 May 2010 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, UK Prizefighter Quarter-Final.
Win5-0 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tyson CaveTKO8(8)8 April 2010 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Royal York Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Win4-0 Flag of Venezuela.svg Fernando GuevaraTKO1(6)13 February 2010 Flag of Ireland.svg National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland
Win3-0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael O'GaraTKO6(6)14 November 2009 Flag of Ireland.svg University Arena, Limerick, Ireland
Win2-0 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Stoyan SerbezovPTS6(6)24 October 2009 Flag of Ireland.svg National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland
Win1-0 Flag of Brazil.svg Carlos De JesusTKO2(4)26 October 2008 Flag of Ireland.svg Gleneagle Hotel, Killarney, Ireland

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References

  1. Prizefighter series| Prizefighter champion Casey targets European title shot next 30 May 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
  2. "Casey wins European title in style". RTÉ Sport. 6 November 2010. Archived from the original on 7 November 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
  3. "'Big Bang' Casey blown away by Rigondeaux". RTÉ Sport. 19 March 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2015.