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Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images Dan Rafael is reporting that the bantamweight WBO title bout between John Riel Casimero and challenger Guillermo Rigondeaux will officially take place on August 14 in Carson, California. Joining this excellent matchup are two additional bantamweight fights with several of the division’s top contenders. Casimero (30-4, 21 KO) was all set for a historic title unification with fellow Pinoy and WBC champion Nonito Donaire, before ill-advised and misogynistic comments directed at Donaire’s wife, manager, and trainer, Rachel Donaire, compelled Nonito to call i...

Published April 2, 2021, 2:34 PM WBO bantamweight champion John Riel Casimero (Team Casimero) MP Promotions chief Sean Gibbons said John Riel Casimero, the WBO bantamweight champion, is eager to clash with fellow titleholder Guillermo Rigondeaux. Gibbons has expressed desire for Casimero to take on the Cuban WBA regular champ in a match between a “classic boxer versus puncher.” “John Riel Casimero would love to do a favor for the boxing fans and retire Guillermo Rigondeaux once and for all! It would be a great fight,” Gibbons told Ryan Burton of BoxingScene.com. “Casimero can do a l...