MANILA, Philippines—The Premier Boxing Champions announced on its website that John Riel Casimero will now fight WBA regular bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux.
Casimero, the WBO champion, was supposed to fight Nonito Donaire in a unification bout but the WBC titlist pulled out of the match citing the former’s disrespectful comments toward his wife Rachel and issue over drug testing.
Thi led to PBC booking Casimero in a bout with Rigondeaux on August 14 with the venue yet to be announced.
Rigondeaux, however, posted on Instagram that he wished for a rematch with Donaire.
In his post, Rigondeaux not only shot for a rematch against Donaire but also slammed Casimer…
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