On March 26, 2011, Moruti Mthalane (26-2, 17 KOs), the flyweight IBF champion, defends his title against Filipino challenger, John Riel Casimero (14-1, 8 KOs).
Moruti Mthalane is coming in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate; his last fight was a 5th round TKO victory over Zolani Tete, 6 months and 25 days ago. John Riel Casimero is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 53% KO rate, with his last fight being a split decision loss to Ramón García Hirales, 8 months and 2 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Moruti Mthalane at 99-1 winning odds. John Riel Casimero really doesn't have much to present against Mthalane.
Moruti Mthalane stopped Johnriel Casimero via TKO in the 5th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his IBF flyweight title. Mthalane improves his record to 27-2 (18 KOs), while Casimero adds a loss to his record at 14-2.