If you want to talk about black eyes for the sport of boxing, here's a bad one. Total mayhem and carnage broke out after Johnriel Casimero scored a tenth round TKO stoppage of Luis Lazarte tonight in Argentina. Here's video of the riot:
This is an absolute disgrace. Total insanity, and nothing good to say whatsoever.
Lazarte (49-11-2, 18 KO) was the hometown fighter in this one, with Filipino Casimero (16-2, 10 KO) the visiting fighter. Juan Brignone breaks down the madness (slightly edited for clarity):
"The worst thing that I've ever seen in my boxing life. ... Lazarte threatened the referee after get the point deduction. Lazarte said: 'do you want to keep alive?' Shameful. ... The promoter was the same of Lazarte-Solis 1/Barros-Caballero 1 and do you remember Juan Coggi-Eder Gonzalez 1? The same guy!"
Lazarte, 40, is known as one of the dirtiest fighters in the world. His two bouts with Ulises "Archi" Solis were jam-packed with fouls, and given that Casimero, 21, is no angel either, a nasty fight was expected between the two. But nothing like this could have been expected.
A disgusting, shameful display from all involved. There's really no more to be said.
Here's a news clip from after the fight, too:
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didn’t see full fight, but hearing that Lazarte bit him at some point.
Scott Christ - February 11, 2012
And they're still trying to attack Casimero?
Did Casimero flip off the crowd or something afterwards? I don’t understand what would cause such a riot.
av1o3 - February 11, 2012
This is insanity
I thought Fan Man was going to come flying into the ring
pakinpower - February 11, 2012
bite him in the shoulder
but the ref didnt see it.
At one moment Lazarte shouts the ref: “Do you wanna go without harm?” something like that
Hermano Cerdo - February 11, 2012
Referee for those wondering was Eddie Claudio from NY. You’d know him if you saw him, so here’s a photo:
Scott Christ - February 11, 2012
guy from the donaire-darchinyan fight of “lets get poppin” fame. i was wondering where he disappeared to the other day.
The Twillness - February 11, 2012
Every day I realize that the Boxing is so much like WWE.
RyanSexton - February 11, 2012
Not really
seen as this was very real.
Matt Mosley - February 11, 2012
Jeez get home safe Eddie Claudio.
sarangrat - February 11, 2012
I don’t think this is as much a black eye for boxing as it is a black eye for sports fans in Argentina. It’s not the boxers who started assaulting people…
I figure this is about the 18th black eye for sport fans in Argentina, actually…
Radu - February 11, 2012
Well, it’s one of the boxers who threatened the referee and is a notorious little goon. Lazarte is really a nasty person.
Scott Christ - February 11, 2012
That’s why I’m happy Casimero won.
Hopefully, he rid the boxing world of that dirty SOB, and I read Casimero’s brother died just before this fight. Great victory.
DPlainview - February 11, 2012
thats some scary shit
nickfoxx - February 11, 2012
Hopefully we’ve seen the last of that horrible little shit Lazarte, at least.
Bajingo - February 11, 2012 via mobile
I bet Bob Arum is wondering how much it cost to build that arena. Profit margins must be sky high with individual lawn chair seating.
I kid, I kid.
Clove_art - February 11, 2012
Just not funny.
Oli Goldstein - February 11, 2012 via mobile
I wish someone would have planted the douche in green with the green cap. Laid him out cold.
It’s laughable when morons like that think they are fighters.
He was much bigger than the little Filipino he was aiming for.
Matt Mosley - February 11, 2012
Yeah, that was just appalling. Casimero had fought ten rounds, and suddenly he had a guy about a foot taller coming after him for what – because he won a fight? Really, really disgraceful.
Oli Goldstein - February 11, 2012
How the hell can they argue against that stoppage? It should have been stopped way before, Lazarte was done.
Dafs - February 11, 2012
shame on Lazarte and his idiot fans..
richmondk - February 11, 2012
If any cares, here’s a follow-up to the story. Everyone is ok, and it seems like the goons were Lazarte’s trucker buddies.
http://philboxing.com/news/story-66313.html
DPlainview - February 11, 2012
Filipino nicknames make me smile
Manny’s buddy/gopher is called “Buboy”, Casimero’s trainer goes by the alias “Pingping”.
Matt Mosley - February 11, 2012
Thanks for the link, it lead me onto another article…
Makes the victory even more impressive.
Dafs - February 11, 2012
Makes those people attacking Casimero physically for winning even more rotten, too.
BoxAnne - February 11, 2012
Damn…
Zocalo - February 11, 2012
Wow. That’s a really severe riot. Did they at least arrest that green guy, I hope? Casamiero looks like a little kid being assailed in there, really ridiculous to beat on him for winning.
I agree it’s more a black eye for Argentine fans than it is for boxing, tho’ boxing doesn’t get a free pass either.
BoxAnne - February 11, 2012
As with Bowe/Golota, not enough cops in the arena. There should be some kind of policing contingency plan for all sports events, riots do happen, and often lack of adequate police presence is a large part of why things get crazy.
BoxAnne - February 11, 2012
Sickening. Really sickening. It’s supposed to be sport. Those idiots need to made examples of.
Phill - February 11, 2012
Nor surprising
Lazarte and his buds are the lowest of the lowest worker class in Argentina
They aren’t even boxing fans they’re just chanting and behaving like Hooligans
Argentinians have always been known as the worst sore losers in the entire world, just last year they trashed their entire capital and burn a bunch of cars because their team lost
ulises solis - February 11, 2012
Boxing, ladies and gentlemen
APG1 - February 11, 2012
Huhh???
Matt Mosley - February 12, 2012
As opposed to what? Soccer? Hockey?
BoxAnne - February 12, 2012
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