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Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑11 Dec 2021, 17:32

stujones wrote: ↑11 Dec 2021, 17:00 I might be slow in responding but fight news reporting cos Butler stuck to his word and would only fight for a world title.

Whilst I admire him for sticking to his word a part of me also thinks it kind of makes a mockery of the status of world champion. Surely "the best in the world" would fancy his chances against a 44 year old sub. Unless of course he got his pay day anyway, in that case then very smart.

Interim world champion.

Guarantees you a title shot against the belt holder and/or being gifted the vacant belt.

Surely he thought he could beat Agbeko.

He said on ifl on the morning of his opponent pullout that he wasnt going to fight Agbeko if it was for the interim title, he was only fighting for the title. Looks like he stuck to his word.

Think it was daft because if the champion has that much problems making weight then surely the winner would soon get upgraded

stujones wrote: ↑11 Dec 2021, 18:01

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑11 Dec 2021, 17:32

stujones wrote: ↑11 Dec 2021, 17:00 I might be slow in responding but fight news reporting cos Butler stuck to his word and would only fight for a world title.

Whilst I admire him for sticking to his word a part of me also thinks it kind of makes a mockery of the status of world champion. Surely "the best in the world" would fancy his chances against a 44 year old sub. Unless of course he got his pay day anyway, in that case then very smart.

Interim world champion.

Guarantees you a title shot against the belt holder and/or being gifted the vacant belt.

Surely he thought he could beat Agbeko.

He said on ifl on the morning of his opponent pullout that he wasnt going to fight Agbeko if it was for the interim title, he was only fighting for the title. Looks like he stuck to his word.

Think it was daft because if the champion has that much problems making weight then surely the winner would soon get upgraded

Yeh, god knows who’s advising him.

stujones wrote: ↑11 Dec 2021, 18:01

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑11 Dec 2021, 17:32

stujones wrote: ↑11 Dec 2021, 17:00 I might be slow in responding but fight news reporting cos Butler stuck to his word and would only fight for a world title.

Whilst I admire him for sticking to his word a part of me also thinks it kind of makes a mockery of the status of world champion. Surely "the best in the world" would fancy his chances against a 44 year old sub. Unless of course he got his pay day anyway, in that case then very smart.

Interim world champion.

Guarantees you a title shot against the belt holder and/or being gifted the vacant belt.

Surely he thought he could beat Agbeko.

He said on ifl on the morning of his opponent pullout that he wasnt going to fight Agbeko if it was for the interim title, he was only fighting for the title. Looks like he stuck to his word.

Think it was daft because if the champion has that much problems making weight then surely the winner would soon get upgraded

Yeah - it is stupid. The likelihood is that Casimero knew he wouldn’t make weight so came up with another excuse and should have been stripped.

I also think Butler should have taken the fight though. He’d have been a big favourite against a late notice and old Agbeko, become interim champ with the chance of being upgraded without fighting if Casimero decides to move up or can’t prove his illness was genuine.

glad butler vs agbeko didnt happen for the vacaant belt, wouldve been an absolute joke

Tesco Joe must've persuaded Butler that he was too good to fight for a poxy Interim belt, crazy Butler hasn't been active, it was a great way to get out on a big card, an easy enough opponent in Agbeko and a good chance he'll have been upgraded to full champ

Casimero To Remain WBO Champion, Probellum Has 15 Days To Decide on Butler Fight

The World Boxing Organization has issued their resolution on the world title reign of John Riel Casimero, who will continue to hold the WBO championship at bantamweight.

A few weeks ago, the WBO ordered Casimero to “Show Cause” on why the bantamweight belt should not be declared vacant.

He was scheduled to make a mandatory defense against Paul Butler on Saturday, December 11, in Dubai.

On the day of the official weigh-in, Casimero withdrew from the fight - indicating that he was very sick.

The WBO gave him 10 days to submit a medical certification by the hospital institution where he was admitted for medical treatment. He was also ordered to provide his medical records.

Casimero's handlers complied with the WBO's order and supplied the necessary documentation, which the sanctioning body examined and deemed adequate.

Probellum, who promote Butler and hold the promotional rights to the mandatory fight with Casimero, have been given 15 days to advise the WBO whether they plan to reschedule the bout - in order to proceed with the corresponding sanction approval process.

The sanctioning body also laid down some ground rules for the mandatory fight.

In the event that Casimero does not attend the official weigh-in for any reason whatsoever, the WBO title will be declared vacant.

In the event that Casimero is injured or suffers an injury, refuses to fight, or is unavailable to participate, fight, or engage for any reason whatsoever, the WBO title will be declared vacant, and Casimero shall be rated in the WBO bantamweight ratings per the ABC and WBO rating criteria.

In the event that Butler does not attend the official weigh-in for any reason whatsoever, the WBO will withdraw his mandatory challenger status designation and proceed to select the first available contender in the WBO bantamweight rankings.

In the event that Butler is injured or suffers an injury and depending on the type of injury and recovery period, or is unavailable to participate, refuses to fight, or engage for any reason whatsoever, the WBO will withdraw his mandatory challenger status and proceed to select the first available contender in the WBO bantamweight division.

Fight rescheduled to take take place in Liverpool.

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑28 Jan 2022, 03:56 Fight rescheduled to take take place in Liverpool.

It’s always good to have world title fights in the U.K. but does this shift many tickets?

maverick23 wrote: ↑28 Jan 2022, 04:16

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑28 Jan 2022, 03:56 Fight rescheduled to take take place in Liverpool.

It’s always good to have world title fights in the U.K. but does this shift many tickets?

Unless they get some local lads on the card too.

How popular is Butler?

Casimero-Butler: WBO Approves Request To Reschedule Title Fight For April 23 In Liverpool

Paul Butler was prepared to leave his home country for a shot at becoming a two-time bantamweight titlist.

The patience that has come in waiting out a new fight date will now come with a home game.

John Riel Casimero will move forward with his mandatory defense of his WBO bantamweight title versus Butler, with the sanctioning body approving a request to reschedule for April 23 in Liverpool, England. The ruling handed down Thursday comes more than a month after Casimero was forced to withdraw from their previously scheduled December 11 main event in Dubai after contending with pre-fight gastritis.

“Please be advised that the WBO World Championship Committee grants sanction approval for the above-referenced Bantamweight Mandatory bout between John Riel Casimero and Paul Butler, scheduled for Saturday, April 23, 2022, in Liverpool, England, United Kingdom,” Luis Batista-Salas, chairman of the WBO Championship Committee noted in a letter to all involved parties, a copy of which was obtained by BS.com. :[K]indly note that Casimero has not discharged a mandatory title defense since winning the title against Zolani Tete on Saturday, November 30, 2019, at the Utilita Arena, Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom.

“Thereafter, Casimero had two successful voluntary title defenses against Duke Micah on Saturday, September 26, 2020, at the Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut, and against Guillermo Rigondeaux on Saturday, August 14, 2021, at the Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California, USA, respectively. Consequently, more than two years have elapsed without a mandatory title defense, and therefore, Casimero must discharge his mandatory defense obligations per WBO Regulations.”

Casimero (31-4, 21KOs) will attempt the third defense of the title he claimed in a third-round knockout of Tete in November 2019. The rescheduled bout with Butler will mark his first fight back in the U.K. since his win over Tete to become a three-division titlist.

A string of bad luck has since followed the brash Filipino, in part due to the pandemic though other circumstances further complicating his career progress. Casimero was scheduled to face fellow three-division and reigning WBA/IBF bantamweight champ Naoya Inoue (22-0. 19KOs) in an April 2020 title unification bout in Las Vegas. The event was canceled due to the pandemic, with event promoter Top Rank never coming back around to reschedule the fight.

Two title defenses have followed, beginning with a third-round knockout of unbeaten but untested Duke Micah in September 2020. Casimero was set to move forward with a title unification clash versus countryman and reigning WBC bantamweight titlist Nonito Donaire (42-6, 28KOs), only for the fight to fall apart over a very public and ugly dispute over drug testing and crass comments from Casimero’s camp.

Casimero went on to face Miami’s Rigondeaux in an August 14 clash that registered as the worst-performing title fight of 2021. Casimero won a split decision, though both fighters were roundly scorned for failing to take the lead.

Hopes of revisiting a title unification bout were trumped by the WBO calling for an overdue mandatory title defense versus Butler (33-2, 15KOs), a former IBF bantamweight titlist currently riding a seven-fight win streak.

The matter went to a purse bid hearing, with Probellum—an upstart company founded by Richard Schaefer whose roster of recently fighters includes Butler—claiming the rights with $105,000 as the lone bidder. The fight was to headline Probellum’s first promotional venture, only for Casimero to fall out during fight week.

Efforts to keep Butler on the show included a contingency plan in the form of a fight with Joseph Agbeko, who was on the undercard and prepared to step up for the makeshift interim title fight. Butler declined, preferring to just revisit plans for his due shot at Casimero.

That wish was granted, with the fight now taking place less than 30 minutes from Butler’s hometown. The 33-year-old contender made his 2010 pro debut in Liverpool, with the city hosting nearly half of his 35 pro bouts to date. Butler’s last appearance there came in a March 2019 stay busy win in his second fight following a twelve-round loss to then-unbeaten Emmanuel Rodriguez in their May 2018 vacant IBF bantamweight title fight.

Butler has fought twice since the pandemic, earning an eight-round win over Ryan Walker in October 2018 and a ten-round split decision over Willibaldo Garcia last June 25 in Bolton, England.

The April 23 date satisfies a deadline imposed by the WBO last December, stating that the fight must take place no later than April 30, 2022. The extensive amount of time between mandatory title defenses leaves zero tolerance in place for either fighter to drop out of the fight.

Should Casimero fail to proceed with the title defense for any reason, he will be stripped of the title and with Butler eligible to fight for the vacant crown versus the next highest-ranked available challenger.

If Butler is unable to honor the April 23 fight date, he will be removed as the mandatory challenger. Casimero would then be free to defend against the next highest-ranked available challenger and thus relieve himself from a mandatory title defense obligation until the next assigned period.

Yes, casimero was not able to attend the weigh in due to intestinal problem as per report.
2 things:
It's either casimero was really sick or they are hoping for higher bid if postponed.

Press Release | Mandatory Showdown Set For April 22 in Liverpool

Liverpool fan-favorite Paul Butler will aim to unseat world champion John Riel Casimero as Probellum brings its first show to Liverpool on Friday, April 22.

Butler will lead a stellar list of big-name fighters such as former WBA super middleweight champion Rocky Fielding, next generation stars including Liverpool-born brothers Peter and Joe McGrail, and the highly rated duo of Will Cawley and Luke McCormack.

In the night’s main event at the M&S Bank Arena, Filipino Casimero (31-4, 21 knockouts) puts his WBO bantamweight title on the line against the UK’s Butler (33-2, 15 knockouts) in a bout which was originally due to be held at Probellum's inaugural December 2021 show before Casimero was unable to make weight.

“Liverpool is one of the most passionate boxing cities in the world and we are delighted to be holding our first show at the M&S Bank Arena in April,” said Richard Schaefer, President of Probellum.

“This is an absolutely fantastic card featuring a combination of world-class fighters, extremely talented aspiring stars and packed with local talent whose fans will no doubt create a truly unique atmosphere.

“With the likes of John Riel Casimero, Paul Butler, Rocky Fielding and the McGrail brothers all set to put on a great show, we fully expect some thrilling fights and a fantastic occasion.”

Local fans will be in full voice supporting recent Probellum signings the McGrail brothers, Peter (2-0, 1 knockout) and Joe (1-0, 1 knockout), who both secured second-round stoppage victories when they fought at the M&S Bank Arena on the Connor Benn versus Chris Algieri undercard in December.

Also on the card are the Probellum duo of rising-star Cawley (1-0) who will be aiming to build on his impressive debut victory in November 2021 and former Olympian McCormack who is set to make his professional bow following a superb career at amateur level, during which time he represented Team GB.

some dude on the current scene is posting that casimero may be in trouble for sexual stuff with an underage person....not sure how much truth there is or the specifics of how old they are, whether it would cancel the fight, etc

incidentally, i saw that until late last year the phillipnes had an age of consent of 12 (now its 16)

details seem pretty sparse in this case so not sure what to say. romero got accused very similarly but then it got shown to be uncredible, but some dudes do legit do this stuff

i saw that if casimero is stripped, it will be jonas sultan vs butler for the vacant, which is a tough fight for butty rather than some gift on a platter vacant title that he's lucked into

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑22 Feb 2022, 20:50 incidentally, i saw that until late last year the phillipnes had an age of consent of 12 (now its 16)

details seem pretty sparse in this case so not sure what to say. romero got accused very similarly but then it got shown to be uncredible, but some dudes do legit do this stuff

i saw that if casimero is stripped, it will be jonas sultan vs butler for the vacant, which is a tough fight for butty rather than some gift on a platter vacant title that he's lucked into

Don’t want him
To end up
On the other thread

ya that's been my worry in this mess lol, we'll end up with butler getting some title on a platter. his first title was from beating hall, who while game was euro level tops and got his own vacant title vs a weak opponent

sultan would be a solid replacement for casimero though.

Press Release | Rocky Fielding, Jazza Dickens, Sam Maxwell Return

MTK Global has booked some of the fighters they represent to see action next month as part of the card featuring a world title showdown between Paul Butler and John Riel Casimero.

The event takes place at the M&S Bank Arena on Friday, April 22, with Butler receiving a mandatory crack at WBO bantamweight champion Casimero in the main event.

A host of MTK fighters have now been announced for the undercard, with Rocky Fielding, Jazza Dickens, Sam Maxwell, Blane Hyland, Will Cawley and Harry Kinsella all in action.

Fielding (29-2, 17 KOs), who previously held the WBA's "regular" title at super middleweight, is back after a second round stoppage win over Emmanuel Danso in November, while Dickens (30-4, 11 KOs) makes his comeback after his world title loss against then world featherweight champion Kid Galahad in August 2021.

Maxwell (16-0, 11 KOs) looks to continue climbing up the ranks, as he returns following his victory over Akeem Ennis Brown for the British and Commonwealth super lightweight titles last August, plus Blane Hyland (5-1) looks to make it three straight victories.

Highly-rated Will Cawley (1-0) has his second professional bout after a successful debut in November, and Harry Kinsella enters the paid ranks for the first time.

Press Release | Sam Maxwell vs. Alejandro Meneses IBO Scrap Added

Sam Maxwell hopes to walk in the footsteps of Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton by winning the IBO super lightweight world title later this month.

The 33-year-old faces Alejandro Meneses at Probellum Liverpool on April 22 on a massive night of boxing in one of Britain’s boxing hotbeds.

Maxwell’s crack at the IBO belt will act as chief support to the main event which sees local hero Paul Butler challenge WBO bantamweight champion John Riel Casimero, at the M&S Bank Arena.

The unbeaten Maxwell, a Commonwealth Games bronze medallist in the amateurs, stayed up into the early hours of the morning to watch Pacquiao and Hatton’s 2009 mega fight in Las Vegas, when the IBO crown was on the line.

Maxwell, nicknamed ‘Super Sam’, finds it surreal that he will now be competing for that same title later this month in front of a packed arena in Liverpool.

"My career has been building to this moment," said the 16-0 Sam Maxwell.

"I won the WBO European title, then British and the Commonwealth belts and how I have this huge fight for the IBO world title. I feel lucky to be handed this opportunity and I will make the most of it. Ricky Hatton and Manny Pacquiao have held the title so it's a belt with a lot of history. I watched those Hatton and Pacquiao fights, including when they fought each other, and so it is absolutely crazy to think I will now be fighting for that title."

Richard Schaefer, President of Probellum said: “The 140lbs division is on fire now and by winning the IBO world title, Sam can put himself in the frame for some career-defining fights.

“The world of boxing is expecting Josh Taylor to vacate his belts and move up to 147lbs and, as Sam says, that would create massive opportunities in the division for many fighters, including Maxwell.

“Probellum is thrilled to be able to deliver this fight for Sam and put it on a brilliant card in Liverpool later this month. We can’t wait for our first event in one of the UK’s biggest fight cities.”

Love the first sentence of the PR.

He should be rematching Ennis-Brown.

Shocking.

Jazza Dickens vs. Andoni Gago has been added.

Press Release | Jazza Dickens vs. Andoni Gago on April 22 at M&S Bank Arena

A former European champion stands in Jazza Dickens’ way as he sets out on the road to a second shot at the world featherweight title.

Dickens faces Andoni Gago over 10 rounds at Probellum Liverpool at the M&S Bank Arena on April 22, on a huge night of world championship boxing in the city.

The 33-year-old will be fighting in his hometown for the first time in almost three years and fully intends on making the most of being back on his old stomping ground.

“I am back in front of my home fans for the first time in almost three years and I am so determined to make this moment count,” Dickens said.

“I have been working extremely hard for the past half a year and given I am fighting in Liverpool I would be crazy not to soak it all up. The way my career has gone, I don’t know when I will be fighting at home again, so I plan on making the most of this opportunity in front of my fans as I rebuild towards a world title fight.”

Dickens, who now trains under Peter Taylor in Dublin, returns to action after losing last summer’s IBF world title fight with Kid Galahad and knows facing Gago is a tough way to start off on the comeback trail.

Spain’s Gago held the European title at 126lbs between 2019-2021 and Dickens is under no illusions as to what faces him later this month in Liverpool.

“Gago is a really good opponent for me at this point,” Dickens, who has sparred Tyrone McKenna in the build-up, said.

“Given his record and what he has achieved in boxing, I know this will be a tough night and a very good challenge.

“But I am feeling no pressure, only excitement about being back in Liverpool.”

Dickens’ eagerly anticipated return forms part of a card which sees a world title double header later this month.

Local hero Paul Butler challenges John Riel Casimero for the WBO bantamweight title, while Sam Maxwell – a former amateur club mate of Dickens’ – goes for the IBO super-lightweight crown on a ‘life changing’ night.

A packed bill also features the latest professional contests for Peter McGrail, Rocky Fielding and the debut of stand-out amateur Luke McCormack.

Fight week!

i wonder how casimero's prep has been, kinda got weird with him over the last months with the pullout in the origina lfight then all the sex stuff

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑17 Apr 2022, 08:29 i wonder how casimero's prep has been, kinda got weird with him over the last months with the pullout in the origina lfight then all the sex stuff

Well he’s had a lot of time to make that weight.