Former world champion Johnriel Casimero was forced to settle for a controversial draw in his first bout in Japan on Thursday.
Casimero figured in an accidental clash of heads with Yukinori Oguni during their super bantamweight clash at Ariake Arena in Koto-Ku, Japan.
The Filipino was leading in two of the judges’ scorecards, 29-28, while the third judge scored it for Oguni, 29-28.The bout, which was Casimero's first in Japan, was supposed to boost a possible clash with Japanese superstar Naoya Inoue.Oguni, meanwhile, has a record of 21-2-3 with 8 KOs.
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