John Riel Reponte Casimero (born February 13, 1989) is a

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and

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. He has held world championships in three weight classes; including the

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title from 2012 to 2013; the IBF

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title in 2016; and the WBO

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title from 2019 to 2022. ''Quadro Alas'' is Tagalog for ''four of a kind'' when translated, his moniker means ''Four Aces.''

Professional career

Early career at flyweight and light-flyweight

On August 23, 2008, just a year after turning pro, Casimero defeated Rodel Quilaton for the then vacant Philippines Boxing Federeration (PBF)

title, winning a unanimous decision (UD) through ten rounds. Following the bout, Casimero moved down one division, to

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, defeating Liempetch Sor Veerapol of

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by technical knockout (TKO) in the fifth round to claim the then vacant WBO Asia Pacific Light Flyweight title. Casimero successfully defended that title two bouts later against

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, until he got the biggest break of his career.

Light-flyweight

Casimero vs. Canchila

On December 19, 2009, in

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, Casimero won the then-vacant interim WBO light flyweight title, by defeating former interim WBA Light Flyweight champion César Canchila of

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. 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. This win can give Casimero a title shot against Iván Calderón of

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, who previously defeated Filipino boxer

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Casimero vs. Hirales

Casimero fought

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on July 3, 2010, for his first defense of the interim WBO light flyweight title but lost by split decision.

Flyweight

Casimero vs. Mthalane

Casimero got his first shot at a world title when he challenged

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of South Africa for the IBF flyweight title on March 26, 2011. He was, however, stopped by the South African in five rounds, therefore marking his second career loss.

Return to light-flyweight

Casimero vs. Lazarte

On February 11, 2012, Casimero, and members of his team were kicked and assaulted when fans in

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hurled chairs and stormed the ring following his 10th-round knockout of local Argentine fighter

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for the

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Sportsillustrated.cnn.com (2012-02-15). Retrieved on 2012-03-03. After the riot, police escorted Casimero and his team to their hotel and provided protection for them. Lazarte later visited to apologize. The Philippines has filed a diplomatic protest to the Argentine government after Argentine fans attacked Casimero in the ring after winning the title bout.Boxer Luis Lazarte banned by IBF for threat, sparking ring riot – ESPN
Espn.go.com (2012-02-17). Retrieved on 2012-03-03. Philippine Foreign Affairs spokesman Raul Hernandez stated that the Philippine Embassy in Buenos Aires filed a protest with Argentina's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and is awaiting an explanation. Lazarte was banned by IBF for threat, sparking a ring riot. On July 19, 2012, Casimero was upgraded to the status of full IBF junior flyweight champion because of the inability of Ulises Solis to defend his title on or before October 30.

Casimero vs. Guevara

On his first defense of the IBF junior flyweight title, Casimero faced

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of Mexico on August 4, 2012. He scored a knockdown in the opening round and fought to a split decision victory. He successfully made a second defense of his title against WBC Latino light flyweight champion Luis Alberto Rios on March 16, 2013. His third defense was against

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on October 26, 2013 and he won by eleventh-round knockout.

Return to flyweight

Casimero vs. Ruenroeng I

Following his win against Mauricio Fuentes and Armando Santos, Casimero moved back up to the flyweight division. On June 27, 2015, he lost his return to flyweight bout via unanimous decision against IBF champion

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in a controversial match.

Casimero vs. Ruenroeng II

On May 25, 2016, Casimero challenged Ruenroeng again for the IBF flyweight title and knocked him out with a vicious left hook to the body in the fourth round to become a two-division world champion.

Casimero vs. Edwards

In his second title defence, Casimero faced undefeated Charlie Edwards, on September 10, 2016 on the undercard of Gennady Golovkin vs. Kell Brook at

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, England. Casimero was on the offensive for most of the fight, as Edwards was unable to deal with Casimero's ring craft. Casimero upped the pace in the tenth round, and dropped Edwards with a left hook. Edwards beat the count, but as soon as he got up, Casimero unleashed a flurry of punches towards the challenger, which prompted the referee to end the fight immediately.

Bantamweight

Following Casimero's successful title defense against Charlie Edwards in September 2016, he moved up in weight, fighting in non-title bouts at

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and even one bout against Jose Pech at

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before settling at the bantamweight division, where he defeated Ricardo Espinoza Franco via twelfth-round knockout to win the WBO interim bantamweight title in his first fight in the United States on April 20, 2019. He defended the interim title on August 24, 2019 against Cesar Ramirez, winning via tenth-round knockout, to become full WBO bantamweight titleholder

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, setting up a showdown with Tete.

Casimero vs. Tete

On 30 November 2019, Casimero challenged

for his WBO bantamweight title in

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, England. Despite Tete being the favorite for the fight, Casimero scored a third-round knockout over the long-reigning champion to capture his WBO bantamweight title. The victory meant that Casimero became a three-division world champion.

Cancelled bout vs. Naoya Inoue

Casimero had been scheduled to face undefeated unified bantamweight champion

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in a unification clash on April 25, 2020, but the

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caused the fight to be cancelled. He instead faced

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, ranked #11 by the WBO, in his first WBO bantamweight title defense on September 26, 2020 on the undercard of The Charlos vs. Dereyvanchenko and Rosario. Casimero recorded another stoppage win, again in the third round, to retain his WBO belt.

Casimero vs. Rigondeaux

Casimero faced two-time Olympic gold medalist

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on August 14, 2021. In a low-key affair that saw the

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record broken for fewest combined landed punches in a 12-round fight, Casimero pressured his opponent all night, fighting on the front foot and throwing more punches than Rigondeaux, who was reluctant to engage. Casimero was rewarded with a split decision victory, with scores of 117–111 and 116–112 in his favor, and 115–113 in favor of Rigondeaux. In his post-fight interview, Casimero criticized his opponent's extremely passive gameplan, saying "I'm focused on heknockout, but Rigondeaux always runs. Rigondeaux just always runs. No fighting." He continued by reaffirming that it is his intention to unify the bantamweight division, targeting the division's other titleholders, Nonito Donaire and

. Casimero concluded his interview by issuing the

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to Inoue.

Cancelled bout vs. Nonito Donaire

It was announced on June 19, 2021 that WBC champion

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would replace Rigondeaux, but when the fight between Casimero and Donaire fell apart over insults directed at Donaire's wife, Rigondeaux stepped back in to fight Casimero as had been originally planned.

Cancelled bout vs. Paul Butler

Casimero had been scheduled to fight his mandatory challenger and former IBF bantamweight champion Paul Butler on December 11, 2021 at

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, United Arab Emirates. Casimero withdrew before the weigh-ins after being rushed to the hospital due to viral gastritis. The bout had been rescheduled on April 22, 2022 at

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, England but Casimero was not permitted to fight by the

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(BBBofC) due to medical guidelines violation by using a sauna to cut weight "in close proximity" to the fight. Casimero's late replacement, fellow Filipino

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, lost to Butler by unanimous decision, making Butler the

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. On May 4, the WBO stripped Casimero of the title, with Butler supplanting him.

Professional boxing record

Exhibition boxing record

Titles in boxing

Major world titles: * IBF light flyweight champion (108 lbs) * IBF flyweight champion (112 lbs) *

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(118 lbs) Interim titles: * WBO interim light flyweight champion (108 lbs) * IBF interim light flyweight champion (108 lbs) * WBO interim bantamweight champion (118 lbs) Regional titles: * flyweight champion (112 lbs) *WBO Asia Pacific light flyweight champion (108 lbs)

Controversy

Acts of lasciviousness

Casimero is facing a case of “Acts of lasciviousness and RA 7610”; the case involves the alleged molestation of a 17-year-old, whom the boxer had invited to his hotel room in Taguig last June 7, 2021. The complaint was filed on February 11, 2022, according to Southern Police District. Casimero's brother and trainer, Jayson, said the complaint was “fabricated” and that their camp knows who is behind the case. He also stated that their lawyer will issue a statement regarding the matter.

Personal life

Casimero has two daughters from a previous relationship.

Entertainment career

Internet

Casimero has a

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channel called ''Quadro alas tv vlog''. Casimero also had a channel called ''Quadro Alas it's my boy'' but is now mainly managed by his brother and trainer, Jayson, since late 2021.

Battle of the YouTubers

On August 20, 2021, Vloggers TV announced that Casimero will be fighting in the first ''Battle of the YouTubers Season 2'' celebrity boxing card. It was announced on December 22, 2021 that Casimero will be facing Jormiel Labador in the supporting bout scheduled on December 28, 2021 in

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. However, Casimero was forced to pull out of the exhibition matched after the WBO prohibited Casimero from partaking in any event negotiations without the authorization of the sanctioning body and Probellum—the promoter of the card that was supposed to be topped by the postponed title defense against Paul Butler on December 11, 2021. Casimero was replaced by his brother and trainer, Jayson, in the exhibition bout and won.

References

External links

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