Filipino boxer John Riel Casimero went over the weight limit in his non-title super bantamweight bout against American Saul Sanchez at the Yokohama Budokan in Japan set on Sunday, Oct. 13 (Manila time).
Filipino boxer John Riel Casimero went over the weight limit in his non-titlesuper bantamweight bout against American Saul Sanchez at the Yokohama Budokan in Japan set on Sunday, Oct. 13 .super bantamweight bout against American Saul Sanchez at the Yokohama Budokan in Japan set on Sunday, Oct. 13 .In the official weigh-in on Saturday, Oct. 12, Casimero tipped the scales at 124.12lbs or 56.33 kilograms – a kilo over the 122 lbs or 55.3kg weight limit while Sanchez easily made the weight at 121.
The fight is reportedly pushing through as there was no title belt at stake although the situation certainly puts Casimero on bad light anew especially in his bid of attracting a possible fight against unified super bantamweight king Naoya Inoue. weight cut and medical guidelines after being over the limit in his mandatory title defense against English challenger Paul Butler back in 2022.
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