Johnriel Casimero put up a dazzling show in front of a raucous crowd, which included fellow world champion Sen. Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao, before knocking out cold Mexican challenger Cesar Ramirez on Saturday night at the San Andres Sports Complex in Malate, Manila.

Casimero, showing some signs of fatigue in the middle and later rounds, went for a left straight before finishing Ramirez with a crisp right hook to the temple to retain his World Boxing Organization (WBO) interim bantamweight title with two minutes and 23 seconds left in penultimate 10th round.

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