Natupad ang matagal nang pangarap na rematch ni IBF light flyweight champion Johnreil Casimero ng Pilipinas kay IBF flyweight champion Amnat Ruenroeng ng Thailand sa Mayo 25, sa Beijing, China.

Ang duwelo ay bahagi ng programa sa gaganaping IBF annual convention.

Kontrobersiyal ang resulta ng unang laban ng dalawang boksingero na ginanap sa Thailand dahil nagwagi Ruenroeng bunsod ng kabiguan ng refree na itigil ang laban dahil sa masamang taktika ng Thai fighter.

“The defending champ claimed a 12-round decision win in one of the ugliest – and worst officiated – title fights in recent memory,” ayon sa ulat ni Jake Donovan ng BoxingScene.com.

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“The foul-filled affair went virtually unsupervised for much of the night by badly faded referee Larry Doggett, who permitted multiple clinches, shoving and headbutts before finally disciplining Ruenroeng in round eleven.”

“By that point, the unbeaten Thai boxer had the fight well in the bag, winning by a comfortable decision. Casimero and his team didn’t take issue with the final scoring, but more so the mishandling of the fight in campaigning for an immediate rematch,” aniya. - Gilbert Espeña