Willie Casey

Willie Casey (born 20 December 1981) 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.

Willie Casey
Statistics
Real nameWillie Casey
Nickname(s)Big Bang
Weight(s)Super bantamweight
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
NationalityIrish
Born (1981-12-20) 20 December 1981
Limerick, Ireland
Boxing record
Total fights19
Wins16
Wins by KO10
Losses3

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
Win16-3 George GachechiladzePTS6(6)6 September 2014 Titanic Quarter, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Win15-3 Krzysztof RogowskiPTS6(6)20 June 2014 Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Loss14-3 Marco McCulloughTKO9(12)19 November 2013 Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern IrelandIrish Featherweight Title on the line.
Win14-2 Jason BoothUD12(12)15 July 2012 Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England
Loss13-2 Andreas EvensenMD12(12)21 April 2012 Arena Nord, Frederikshavn, Denmark
Win13-1 David KanalasTKO1(8)25 February 2012 Emerald House, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Win12-1 Daniel Kodjo SassouTKO3(8)17 September 2011 Kings Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Loss11-1 Guillermo RigondeauxTKO1(12)19 September 2011 Citywest Hotel, Dublin, Irelandinterim WBA World Super Bantamweight title on the line.
Win11-0 Paul HylandTKO4(12)6 November 2010 University Arena, Limerick, IrelandWon vacant EBU (European) Super Bantamweight title
Win10-0 Emiliano SalviniPTS8(8)7 August 2010 Citywest Hotel, Dublin, Ireland
Win9-0 Faycal MessaoudeneTKO5(6)26 June 2010 Neptune Sports Arena, Cork, Ireland
Win8-0 Paul McElhinneyUD3(3)29 May 2010 York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, UKPrizefighter final.
Win7-0 Josh WaleSD3(3)29 May 2010 York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, UKPrizefighter Semi-Final.
Win6-0 Mark MoranTKO3(3)29 May 2010 York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, UKPrizefighter Quarter-Final.
Win5-0 Tyson CaveTKO8(8)8 April 2010 Royal York Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Win4-0 Fernando GuevaraTKO1(6)13 February 2010 National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland
Win3-0 Michael O'GaraTKO6(6)14 November 2009 University Arena, Limerick, Ireland
Win2-0 Stoyan SerbezovPTS6(6)24 October 2009 National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland
Win1-0 Carlos De JesusTKO2(4)26 October 2008 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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