Casimero banned by Japan commission for overweight issue
Johnriel Casimero was banned by a Japanese commission over an overweight issue in his last fight in Yokohama over the weekend.
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CASIMERO BANNED IN JAPAN AFTER GETTING OVERWEIGHT IN YOKOHAMA FIGHT
Casimero was slapped with a one-year ban by the Japan Boxing Commission (JBC).
He was discovered to be overweight in his fight against Saul Sanchez.
Furthermore, that fight was held in Yokohama on Sunday.
The 35-year-old Filipino boxer knocked out Sanchez twice in the first round.
Moreover, the boxer, 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 UNCERTAIN AFTER JBC DECISION; DREAM INOUE FIGHT GETS DIMMER
Moreover, the “Quadro Alas'” future in the ring is uncertain after the JBC slapped its latest decision.
Furthermore, Casimero has longed to have a shot at undisputed Japanese champion Naoya Inoue since 2020.
The two fighters were supposed to fight in April 2020 before it was scrapped due to the pandemic.
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) and No.7 by the World Boxing Council (WBC) super bantamweight class.
Meanwhile, Inoue is coming off a successful defense of his undisputed title after a seventh-round TKO of TJ Doheny in Tokyo on September 3.
OTHER PROMOTIONS MAY BE WARY OF GETTING CASIMERO DUE TO BAN
Furthermore, the JBC ban can only be enforced in Japan, meaning Casimero can still fight anywhere.
However, the decision reminded promoters in other countries to be wary of acquiring the Filipino fighter.
Moreover, the JBC doesn’t spare its own, as the commission includes both foreign and Japanese fighters on its banned list if they break the rules.
The commission suspended Kenichi Ogawa in 2018 for a year after he was 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.
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