History will be made when two reigning Filipino world champions clash to unify the WBC and WBO bantamweight titles at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson City, Los Angeles County, on Aug. 14 with the winner to battle super WBA/IBF ruler Naoya Inoue in the ultimate 118-pound showdown.
Newly-crowned WBC king Nonito Donaire Jr. and WBO beltholder JohnRiel Casimero will slug it out in the first-ever fight between two Filipino world champions on a Showtime card promoted by Tom Brown under Premier Boxing Champions. Regular WBA titlist Guillermo Rigondeaux of Cuba was originally Casimero’s opponent but a switch was recently made to bring in Donaire who wrested the WBC crown from Nordine Oubaali on a fourth-round stoppage in the same Carson City venue last month.
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