Willie Casey
Encyclopedia
Willie Casey is an Irish
professional boxer who lives in Limerick
, Ireland
. He won the Prizefighter series
in May 2010 in the super bantamweight
division, defeating Mark Moran, Josh Wale and Paul McElhinney. He is nicknamed "Big Bang" for his aggressive and powerful boxing style.
Casey fought Paul Hyland
at the University Arena
in Limerick on 6 November 2010 for the European Super Bantamweight title which was previously held by Bernard Dunne
. The original fight was supposed to be against Kiko Martinez
who had held the title.
However Martinez vacated the title citing a "rib injury" as the problem. Casey won the fight and is now European Super Bantamweight champion.
On February 2, 2011 Casey was named Boxer of the Year at the Irish National Boxing Awards.
Casey was then offered a shot at the WBA World Super Bantamweight Title by Guillermo Rigondeaux. Casey accepted this fight, thus relinquishing his European Super Bantamweight Title. The fight on 19 March 2011 was stopped with 22 seconds left in the 1st round, with Rigondeaux retaining his title. Willie Casey had a comeback fight on September 17, 2011 against veteran Frenchman Daniel Kodjo Sassau and won via 8th round TKO.
|align="center" colspan=8|12 Wins (8 knockouts), 1 Losses, 0 Draw, 0 No Contest
|- style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:95%;"
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Res.
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Record
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Opponent
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Type
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Rd., Time
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Location
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Notes
| Win || Daniel Kodjo Sassau || TKO || 8(10) || 2011-9-17 || Kings Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom ||
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| Loss || Guillermo 'El Chacal' Rigondeaux || TKO || 1(12) || 2011-03-19 || Citywest Hotel, Dublin, Ireland || WBA Super Bantamweight Title Fight
|-
| Win || Paul Hyland
|| TKO || 4(12) || 2010-11-06 || University Arena, Limerick, Ireland || Won vacant EBU Super Bantamweight Title
|-
| Win || Emiliano Salvini || PTS || 8(8) || 2010-08-07 || Citywest Hotel, Dublin, Ireland ||
|-
| Win || Faycal Messaoudene || TKO || 5(6) || 2010-06-26 || Neptune Sports Arena, Cork, Ireland ||
|-
| Win || Paul McElhinney || UD || 3(3) || 2010-05-29 || York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, UK || Prizefighter Tournament Super Bantamweight Final
|-
| Win || Josh Wale || SD || 3(3) || 2010-05-29 || York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, UK || Prizefighter Tournament Super Bantamweight Semi-Final
|-
| Win || Mark Moran || TKO || 3(3) || 2010-05-29 || York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, UK || Prizefighter Tournament Super Bantamweight Quarter-Final
|-
| Win || Tyson Cave || TKO || 8(8) || 2010-04-08 || Royal York Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada ||
|-
| Win || Fernando Guevara || TKO || 1(6) || 2010-02-13 || National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland ||
|-
| Win || Michael O'Gara || TKO || 6(6) || 2009-11-14 || University Arena, Limerick, Ireland ||
|-
| Win || Stoyan Serbezov || PTS || 6(6) || 2009-10-24 || National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland ||
|-
| Win || Carlos De Jesus || TKO || 2(4) || 2008-10-26 || Gleneagle Hotel, Killarney, Ireland ||
|}
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
professional boxer who lives in Limerick
Limerick
Limerick is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland, and the principal city of County Limerick and Ireland's Mid-West Region. It is the fifth most populous city in all of Ireland. When taking the extra-municipal suburbs into account, Limerick is the third largest conurbation in the...
, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
. He won the Prizefighter series
Prizefighter series
The Prizefighter series is a knock out boxing tournament created by boxing promoter Barry Hearn and aired on Sky Sports. The format has an initial eight fighters, who compete in four quarter-finals of 3 x 3 minute rounds followed by two semi-finals and one final all on the same night...
in May 2010 in the super bantamweight
Super Bantamweight
Super bantamweight is a weight division in professional boxing. The maximum weight for this division is 122 pounds, or roughly 55.34 kilograms....
division, defeating Mark Moran, Josh Wale and Paul McElhinney. He is nicknamed "Big Bang" for his aggressive and powerful boxing style.
Casey fought Paul Hyland
Paul Hyland
Paul Hyland, is an Irish professional boxer who is the European Union super bantamweight title holder.-Debut:...
at the University Arena
University of Limerick
The University of Limerick is a university in Ireland near the city of Limerick on the island's west coast. It was established in 1972 as the National Institute for Higher Education, Limerick and became a university by statute in 1989 in accordance with the University of Limerick Act 1989...
in Limerick on 6 November 2010 for the European Super Bantamweight title which was previously held by Bernard Dunne
Bernard Dunne
Bernard Dunne is a retired Irish professional boxer and a former WBA, and European super bantamweight champion.On Saturday 21 March 2009, Dunne waged the war that he would be best remembered for and defeated Ricardo Cordoba in the 11th round to become the WBA super bantamweight champion in a fight...
. The original fight was supposed to be against Kiko Martinez
Kiko Martinez
Francisco Martinez Sanchez more commonly known as Kiko Martinez is a professional boxer from Alicante, Spain, who fights in the super bantamweight division. From April 15, 2011, he is the current EBU Super bantamweight champion .-Amateur career:Martinez fought extensively as an amateur...
who had held the title.
However Martinez vacated the title citing a "rib injury" as the problem. Casey won the fight and is now European Super Bantamweight champion.
On February 2, 2011 Casey was named Boxer of the Year at the Irish National Boxing Awards.
Casey was then offered a shot at the WBA World Super Bantamweight Title by Guillermo Rigondeaux. Casey accepted this fight, thus relinquishing his European Super Bantamweight Title. The fight on 19 March 2011 was stopped with 22 seconds left in the 1st round, with Rigondeaux retaining his title. Willie Casey had a comeback fight on September 17, 2011 against veteran Frenchman Daniel Kodjo Sassau and won via 8th round TKO.
Professional Boxing Record
|- style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:95%;"|align="center" colspan=8|12 Wins (8 knockouts), 1 Losses, 0 Draw, 0 No Contest
|- style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:95%;"
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Res.
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Record
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Opponent
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Type
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Rd., Time
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Location
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Notes
| Win || Daniel Kodjo Sassau || TKO || 8(10) || 2011-9-17 || Kings Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom ||
|-
| Loss || Guillermo 'El Chacal' Rigondeaux || TKO || 1(12) || 2011-03-19 || Citywest Hotel, Dublin, Ireland || WBA Super Bantamweight Title Fight
|-
| Win || Paul Hyland
Paul Hyland
Paul Hyland, is an Irish professional boxer who is the European Union super bantamweight title holder.-Debut:...
|| TKO || 4(12) || 2010-11-06 || University Arena, Limerick, Ireland || Won vacant EBU Super Bantamweight Title
|-
| Win || Emiliano Salvini || PTS || 8(8) || 2010-08-07 || Citywest Hotel, Dublin, Ireland ||
|-
| Win || Faycal Messaoudene || TKO || 5(6) || 2010-06-26 || Neptune Sports Arena, Cork, Ireland ||
|-
| Win || Paul McElhinney || UD || 3(3) || 2010-05-29 || York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, UK || Prizefighter Tournament Super Bantamweight Final
|-
| Win || Josh Wale || SD || 3(3) || 2010-05-29 || York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, UK || Prizefighter Tournament Super Bantamweight Semi-Final
|-
| Win || Mark Moran || TKO || 3(3) || 2010-05-29 || York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, UK || Prizefighter Tournament Super Bantamweight Quarter-Final
|-
| Win || Tyson Cave || TKO || 8(8) || 2010-04-08 || Royal York Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada ||
|-
| Win || Fernando Guevara || TKO || 1(6) || 2010-02-13 || National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland ||
|-
| Win || Michael O'Gara || TKO || 6(6) || 2009-11-14 || University Arena, Limerick, Ireland ||
|-
| Win || Stoyan Serbezov || PTS || 6(6) || 2009-10-24 || National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland ||
|-
| Win || Carlos De Jesus || TKO || 2(4) || 2008-10-26 || Gleneagle Hotel, Killarney, Ireland ||
|}