Willie Casey (Big Bang) boxer

Willie Casey boxer
bouts
19
won
16
lost
3
draw
0
Status
inactive
Division
featherweight
Debut
2008-10-26
Height
5′ 5″/165cm
Reach
-
Age
-
Born
1981-12-20
Death
-
Nationality
Ireland

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.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.However Martinez vacated the title citing a "rib injury" as the problem. Casey won the fight and was crowned European Super Bantamweight champion.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. 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.

Date Opponent Last Opponents' Results Place Result
2014-09-06 Giorgi Gachechiladze WWLWLW Titanic Quarter, Belfast WIN
Technical knockout
2014-06-20 Krzysztof Rogowski WLLLWL Waterfront Hall, Belfast WIN
Points
2013-10-19 Marco McCullough WWWWWW Odyssey Arena, Belfast LOST
Technical knockout
2012-07-15 Jason Booth WLWLLL Stadium of Light (Sunderland FC), Sunderland WIN
Unanimous decision
2012-04-21 Andreas Evensen WWLWDW Arena Nord, Frederikshavn LOST
Majority decision
2012-02-25 David Kanalas WWLWWW Emerald Roadhouse, Finaghy Road North, Belfast WIN
Technical knockout
2011-09-17 Daniel Kodjo Sassou WWLLWL Kings Hall, Belfast WIN
Technical knockout
2011-03-19 Guillermo Rigondeaux WWWWWW City West Hotel, Dublin LOST
Technical knockout
2010-11-06 Paul Hyland WWWWWW University Arena, Limerick WIN
Technical knockout
2010-08-07 Emiliano Salvini LLWLLL City West Hotel, Dublin WIN
Points
2010-06-26 Faycal Messaoudene LLLLWL Neptune Sports Arena, Cork WIN
Technical knockout
2010-05-29 Mark Moran WWWWWL York Hall, Bethnal Green WIN
Technical knockout
2010-04-08 Tison Cave WWWWWW Royal York Hotel, Toronto WIN
Technical knockout
2010-02-13 Fernando Guevara LLLLLL National Stadium, Dublin WIN
Technical knockout
2009-11-14 Michael O'Gara LLL University Arena, Limerick WIN
Technical knockout
2009-10-24 Stoyan Serbezov LW National Stadium, Dublin WIN
Points
2008-10-26 Carlos De Jesus WWWWLL Gleneagle Hotel, Killarney WIN
Technical knockout