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 |
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.
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. 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. Casimero successfully defended that title two bouts later against Ardin Diale, until he got the biggest break of his career.
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.
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