johnriel casimero

Former beltholder Juan Manuel Lopez wiill try to rebound from his second knockout loss to Orlando Salido when he returns to the ring on Feb. 2 against Aldimar Silva Santos in Lopez's native Puerto Rico.

The next title defense of IBF junior flyweight beltholder Johnriel Casimero, a 22-year-old standout who has made a habit of fighting in the home countries of his opponents, may take place in his native Philippines.

Nomadic junior flyweight titleholder Johnriel Casimero retained his IBF belt with a tough split-decision victory over Pedro Guevara Saturday night at the Centro de Convenciones in Guevara's hometown of Mazatlan, Mexico.

Vanes Martirosyan could face Erislandy Lara in a junior middleweight eliminator bout for the right to face WBC beltholder Saul "Canelo" Alvarez.

Mikey Garcia must get beyond tough Bernabe Concepcion to set up a featherweight title shot opposite the winner of Saturday night's Orlando Salido-Juan Manuel Lopez rematch.

Luiz Lazarte has been banned from participating in IBF-sanctioned bouts for threatening a referee during his foul-filled fight with Johnriel Casimero. After being penalized a point for rabbit punching, Larzarte asked referee Eddie Claudio: "Do you want to get out of here alive?"

Readers give their thoughts on Lazarte-Casimero, Lamont Peterson, Malik Scott, Tyson Fury, potential bouts such as Rios-Gamboa and Donaire-Arce, and a fight that never happened (Roy Jones Jr. vs. Steve Collins) in this week's Monday mailbag. Enjoy!

Johnriel Casimero was bitten by Luis Lazarte during their fight and suffered concussions as a result being struck by debris during a post-fight riot which resulted in rib injuries to team member Sean Gibbons after Casimero's upset victory.