Casimero slapped with one-year ban in Japan for being overweight
Johnriel Casimero was slapped with a one-year ban in Japan by a Japanese commission after he was overweight in his last fight in Yokohama.
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CASIMERO SLAPPED WITH ONE-YEAR BAN AFTER JBC FOUND HINM OVERWEIGHT AGAINST SANCHEZ
Casimero was banned for one year.
The Japan Boxing Commission (JBC) found him overweight in his fight against Saul Sanchez.
Furthermore, that fight was held in Yokohama on Sunday, with the 35-year-old Filipino boxer knocking out Sanchez twice in the first round.
Moreover, Casimero, also known as “Quadro Alas,” posted a first-round knockout win.
The referee stopped the fight left in the round.
“John Riel Casimero (of the) Philippines, banned for one year due to contract default due to (being) overweight,” the JBC website said.
‘QUADRO ALAS’ FUTURE, POSSIBLE INOUE FIGHT UNCERTAIN AFTER JBC DECISION
Moreover, the “Quadro Alas'” future in the ring and a possible dream fight against Naoya Inoue are uncertain after the JBC’s decision.
Furthermore, Casimero has longed to have a shot at Inoue since 2020.
The two fighters were supposed to fight in April 2020.
But it was scrapped due to the pandemic.
However, Casimero went downhill for most of his career.
He was coming off a one-year ban before getting slapped by the JBC this time.
The 35-year-old Filipino is ranked No.6 by the World Boxing Organization (WBO).
He was No.7 in the World Boxing Council (WBC) super bantamweight class.
Meanwhile, Inoue is fresh from a successful defense of his undisputed title after a seventh-round TKO of TJ Doheny in Tokyo on September 3.
JBC BAN MAKES OTHER PROMOTIONS WARY OF GETTING CASIMERO
Furthermore, the JBC ban can only be enforced in Japan.
Moreover, this means Casimero can still fight anywhere.
However, the decision reminded promoters in other countries to be wary of acquiring the Filipino fighter.
The JBC doesn’t spare its own.
The commission includes both foreign and Japanese fighters on its banned list if they break the rules.
In 2018, the commission suspended Kenichi Ogawa for a year after being stripped of his IBF super featherweight title.
Ogawa failed his doping test in his fight against American Tevin Farmer in Las Vegas in December 2017.