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 | |
|---|---|
| Born | Willie Casey 20 December 1981 Limerick, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Other names | Big Bang |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Super bantamweight |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 19 |
| Wins | 16 |
| Wins by KO | 10 |
| Losses | 3 |
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 edit
References edit
- ^ Prizefighter series| Prizefighter champion Casey targets European title shot next 30 May 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
- ^ "Casey wins European title in style". RTÉ Sport. 6 November 2010. Archived from the original on 7 November 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
- ^ "'Big Bang' Casey blown away by Rigondeaux". RTÉ Sport. 19 March 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
External links edit
- Boxing record for Willie Casey from BoxRec (registration required)
- Willie Casey in 'Sports People' file at Limerick City Library, Ireland