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Joe PeeJohn Riel Casimero made a successful defense of his WBO bantamweight crown as he knocked out Ghana’s Duke Micah in the third round of their title fight in Connecticut, USA.
The 30-year-old Filipino dominated Duke Micah throughout with a series of punishing body blows, setting a frenetic pace from the opening bell at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.
Casimero, who improved to 30-4, with 21 knockouts, had Micah in trouble in the second round, sending the challenger crashing to the canvas with a left hook that left the Ghanaian clinging on.
Micah managed to survive into the third round, but with Casimero sensing victory, the Filipino launched an early onslaught and when a left followed by a right uppercut left Micah reeling, the referee stepped in to end the bout and earn a third round TKO victory for Casimero.
Duke Micah ahead of this bout was very confident of securing a famous victory over the reining champion from the Philippines.
John Riel Casimero proves to be too much and stops @DukeMicahBFT in the 3rd round of this opening bout.#CharloDoubleheader: https://t.co/Unmne2BI8N pic.twitter.com/qcfCfPUAFJ
— SHOWTIME Boxing (@ShowtimeBoxing) September 26, 2020
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