On August 14, 2021, John Riel Casimero (30-4, 21 KOs), the bantamweight WBO champion, defends his title against former world champion Guillermo Rigondeaux (20-1, 13 KOs).
John Riel Casimero is coming in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate; his last fight was a 3rd round TKO victory over Duke Micah, 10 months and 19 days ago. Guillermo Rigondeaux is on a 3-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, with his last fight being a split decision win over Liborio Solís, 1 year, 6 months, and 6 days ago.
This should be a confident win for John Riel Casimero at 99-1 winning odds. Guillermo Rigondeaux really doesn't have much to present against Casimero.
John Riel Casimero defeated Guillermo Rigondeaux via split decision and successfully defended his WBO bantamweight title. Casimero improves his record to 31-4, while Rigondeaux adds a loss to his record at 20-2.