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Pappoe cautions Micah
Pappoe, who was a ring official when the Filipino last fought, observed that the ferocious manner in which Casimero defended his title gave him cause to worry about the chances of the Ghanaian pugilist ahead of the upcoming battle.
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“It is going to be dicey, like we say in our local parlance 50-50, Casimero is not an easy guy to beat, it is going to be very tough, he will not give out his title easily,” he told the Daily Graphic in an interview last Thursday.
The undefeated Micah has been given the opportunity to challenge Casimero for the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) bantamweight title on the Charlo brothers Showtime pay-per-view Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) next month.
The bout will be Micah’s first appearance in the ring this year having made a long return in 2019 with two victories. He went over a year without a fight due to a promotional tussle with Real Deal Promotions.
However, he managed to stop Luis Roy Suarez Cruz on his return in August 2019, before earning a 12-round unanimous decision win over Janiel Rivera last December.
Casimero, on the other hand, has won world titles in three divisions. The Filipino won the International Boxing Federation (IBF) light flyweight and flyweight titles before moving up to win the WBO bantamweight crown.
He defeated Ricardo Espinoza Franko with a 12th round knockout to annex the WBO title in April 2019 and made three defences last year.
Casimero is yet to fight in nine months since destroying former South Africa title holder Zolani Tete in three rounds.
Nonetheless, the celebrated boxing referee and judge believes Micah is not going to have it and must prepare for the worst.
“He must prepare very well, it is going to be very hard and he must prepare for the worst, I know he is a good boxer, he can prevail,” he told the Daily Graphic.
Ataa Eddie Pappoe called on Ghanaians to pray for the boxer and throw their weight behind him to ensure that he won his first world title.