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Boxing: Casimero decisions Namibian boxer for WBO 'global' title

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="New WBO global super bantam king John Riel Casimero. From Casimero" s="" Facebook="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/sports/05/13/05132023-king-john-riel-casimero.jpg"/><figcaption>New WBO global super bantam king John Riel Casimero. <em>From Casimero&#x27;s Facebook page</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>John Riel Casimero scored a decision win over his Namibian foe during their super bantamweight clash at Okada Manila in Paranaque City on Saturday.</p><p>Casimero, a former three-division champion, outclassed Fillipus Nghitumbwa en route to a unanimous decision win.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">John Riel Casimero beats Fillipus Nghitumbwa via unanimous decision to become the NEW WBO Global Jr. Featherweight champion! <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ABSCBNNews</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/DZMMTeleRadyo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DZMMTeleRadyo</a></p>— Champ de Lunas (@champdelunas) <a href="https://twitter.com/champdelunas/status/1657323099816345601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 13, 2023</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Judges saw it 116-110, 114-112 and 114-112 all for the new WBO Global super bantamweight champion.</p><p>It was Casimero’s first fight at home since 2019, when he beat Cesar Ramirez via 10th-round stoppage.</p><p>With the win, Casimero improved his record to 34 wins and 4 defeats.</p><p>Nghitumbwa fell to his second career defeat in 14 fights.</p>

John Riel Casimero, a former three-division champion, outclassed Fillipus Nghitumbwa en route to a unanimous decision win.