Last month, Zolani Tete (28-4) said that “(Naoya) Inoue knows he needs to see me if he wants to be bantamweight king.” John Casimero (29-4) didn’t get the memo. In the three rounds, the Filipino underdog shredded Tete to win the South African’s WBO bantamweight title on Top Rank’s Saturday card in Birmingham, England.
While the Tete hype train has been derailed, the Casimero bandwagon has just left the station. After the fight, he called out Inoue himself:
Boxing’s “First Lady” gets another term
Cecilia “The First Lady” Brækhus continues her iron grip over the women’s welterweight division. The undisputed champion walked through Victoria Bustos (19-6) for an easy unanimous decision win on Matchroom Boxing’s Saturday card in Monte-Carlo.
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At 38, she’s showed no signs of slowing down but time is running out for a Brækhus-Katie Taylor dream fight. Thankfully, Eddie Hearn put those anxieties to bed:
Hughie Fury withdraws
Hughie Fury (23-3) dropped out of Matchroom’s Monte-Carlo card after contracting a last-minute virus. Tyson Fury’s cousin was scheduled to face Czech heavyweight Pavel Sour (great name BTW) in a ten-round undercard bout.
Besputin remains undefeated
The main event of Matchroom’s Monte-Carlo card was a Russian affair that saw Alexander Besputin (14-0) narrowly escape with a decision victory over Radzhab Butaev (12-1). The southpaw Besputin takes home the WBA “world” welterweight belt.
Unfortunately, the title is little more than a participation trophy as the real WBA welterweight championship belongs to Manny Pacquiao. Still, it’s a step in the right direction for the 28-year-old Russian as he moves up the ranks of a stacked 147 division.
