Willie Casey

Willie Casey
Statistics
Real name Willie Casey
Nickname(s) Big Bang
Weight(s) Super bantamweight
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Nationality Irish
Born (1981-12-20) 20 December 1981
Limerick, Ireland
Boxing record
Total fights 19
Wins 16
Wins by KO 10
Losses 3

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.[1] However Martinez vacated the title citing a "rib injury" as the problem. Casey won the fight and was crowned European Super Bantamweight champion.[2] On 2 February 2011 Casey was named Boxer of the Year at the Irish National Boxing Awards. Casey was then offered a fight with WBA World Super Bantamweight Title Guillermo Rigondeaux by Rigondeaux's manager Gary Hyde. 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.[3] Willie Casey had a comeback fight on 17 September 2011 against veteran Frenchman Daniel Kodjo Sassau at the Kings Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland. In the 7th round Casey dropped Sassou with a straight left cross and went on to win the fight with an 8th round TKO.

Professional Boxing Record

14 Wins (9 knockouts), 3 Losses, 0 Draws, 0 No Contests
Res. Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Win 16-3Georgia (country) George GachechiladzePTS6(6)6 September 2014United Kingdom Titanic Quarter, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Win 15-3Poland Krzysztof RogowskiPTS6(6)20 June 2014United Kingdom Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Loss 14-3Republic of Ireland Marco McCulloughTKO9(12)19 November 2013United Kingdom Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern IrelandIrish Featherweight Title on the line.
Win 14-2United Kingdom Jason BoothUD12(12)15 July 2012United Kingdom Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England
Loss 13-2Norway Andreas EvensenMD12(12)21 April 2012Denmark Arena Nord, Frederikshavn, Denmark
Win 13-1Hungary David KanalasTKO1(8)25 February 2012Northern Ireland Emerald House, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Win 12-1France Daniel Kodjo SassouTKO3(8)17 September 2011Northern Ireland Kings Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Loss11-1Cuba Guillermo RigondeauxTKO1(12)19 September 2011Republic of Ireland Citywest Hotel, Dublin, Irelandinterim WBA World Super Bantamweight title on the line.
Win11-0Republic of Ireland Paul HylandTKO4(12)6 November 2010Republic of Ireland University Arena, Limerick, IrelandWon vacant EBU (European) Super Bantamweight title
Win10-0Italy Emiliano SalviniPTS8(8)7 August 2010Republic of Ireland Citywest Hotel, Dublin, Ireland
Win9-0France Faycal MessaoudeneTKO5(6)26 June 2010Republic of Ireland Neptune Sports Arena, Cork, Ireland
Win8-0United Kingdom Paul McElhinneyUD3(3)29 May 2010United Kingdom York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, UKPrizefighter final.
Win7-0United Kingdom Josh WaleSD3(3)29 May 2010United Kingdom York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, UKPrizefighter Semi-Final.
Win6-0United Kingdom Mark MoranTKO3(3)29 May 2010United Kingdom York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, UKPrizefighter Quarter-Final.
Win5-0Canada Tyson CaveTKO8(8)8 April 2010Canada Royal York Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Win4-0Venezuela Fernando GuevaraTKO1(6)13 February 2010Republic of Ireland National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland
Win3-0United Kingdom Michael O'GaraTKO6(6)14 November 2009Republic of Ireland University Arena, Limerick, Ireland
Win 2-0Bulgaria Stoyan SerbezovPTS6(6)24 October 2009Republic of Ireland National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland
Win 1-0Brazil Carlos De JesusTKO2(4)26 October 2008Republic of Ireland Gleneagle Hotel, Killarney, Ireland

References

  1. ↑ Prizefighter series| Prizefighter champion Casey targets European title shot next 30 May 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
  2. ↑ "Casey wins European title in style". RTÉ Sport. 6 November 2010. Archived from the original on 7 November 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
  3. ↑ "'Big Bang' Casey blown away by Rigondeaux". RTÉ Sport. 19 March 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2015.

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