Lazarte vs Casimero: Riot in Argentina, Pure Mayhem After Fight (Video)
by Scott Christ on Feb 11, 2012 12:54 AM EST
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PrintIf 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.
Bad Left Hook
"The internet has undermined professionalism in journalism, which is a good thing." - Bill James
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.
This is insanity
I thought Fan Man was going to come flying into the ring
"Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer"
---- Muhammed Ali
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
@mauriki
Referee for those wondering was Eddie Claudio from NY. You’d know him if you saw him, so here’s a photo:
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"The internet has undermined professionalism in journalism, which is a good thing." - Bill James
guy from the donaire-darchinyan fight of “lets get poppin” fame. i was wondering where he disappeared to the other day.
by The Twillness on Feb 11, 2012 5:07 AM EST up reply actions
Not really
seen as this was very real.
"Leon Spinks is so ugly that when a tear rolls down his face, it only gets halfway, then it rolls back up" - Muhammad Ali.
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…
Well, it’s one of the boxers who threatened the referee and is a notorious little goon. Lazarte is really a nasty person.
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"The internet has undermined professionalism in journalism, which is a good thing." - Bill James
by Scott Christ on Feb 11, 2012 3:12 AM EST up reply actions
Hopefully we’ve seen the last of that horrible little shit Lazarte, at least.
by Bajingo on Feb 11, 2012 3:56 AM EST via mobile reply actions 1 recs
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.
Just not funny.
"Occasionally, there is a boxing match that, in its demonstration of skill, courage, intelligence, hope, seems to redeem the sport - almost. Perhaps boxing has always been a sport in crisis, a sport of crisis."
by Oli Goldstein on Feb 11, 2012 5:33 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
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.
"Leon Spinks is so ugly that when a tear rolls down his face, it only gets halfway, then it rolls back up" - Muhammad Ali.
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.
"Occasionally, there is a boxing match that, in its demonstration of skill, courage, intelligence, hope, seems to redeem the sport - almost. Perhaps boxing has always been a sport in crisis, a sport of crisis."
by Oli Goldstein on Feb 11, 2012 8:42 AM EST up reply actions
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.
Filipino nicknames make me smile
Manny’s buddy/gopher is called “Buboy”, Casimero’s trainer goes by the alias “Pingping”.
"Leon Spinks is so ugly that when a tear rolls down his face, it only gets halfway, then it rolls back up" - Muhammad Ali.
by Matt Mosley on Feb 11, 2012 10:44 AM EST up reply actions
Thanks for the link, it lead me onto another article…
in the end it was all worthwhile because Casimero " did his best to get the title back to Philippines the hard way and this is his best gift to our countrymen. Besides, the title victory was dedicated to his younger brother who died of a heart problem just one day before Johnriel left Cebu for the fight in Argentina.
Makes the victory even more impressive.
Still searching for an alive Dan Tucker.
Makes those people attacking Casimero physically for winning even more rotten, too.
There is no safety in numbers, or in anything else--James Thurber, 1939
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.
There is no safety in numbers, or in anything else--James Thurber, 1939
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.
There is no safety in numbers, or in anything else--James Thurber, 1939
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
Huhh???
"Leon Spinks is so ugly that when a tear rolls down his face, it only gets halfway, then it rolls back up" - Muhammad Ali.
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