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Willie Casey

1610 KOs

32 KOs

0Draws

Last six: W-L-W-L-W-W

Career

division

Featherweight

status

inactive

bouts

19

rounds

104

KO %

62.5%

KO wins

10

KO losses

2

career

2008–2014

debut

2008-10-26

last fight

2014-09-06

Profile

alias

Big Bang

sex

M

stance

southpaw

height

5′ 5″ / 165cm

nationality

Ireland

origin

Limerick Ireland

city / state / zip

Limerick

dob

1981-12-20

age

44

Latest news

Boxing: Big Bang's fall mirrors his rise

2011-03-21 · Irish Independent

These are the things that matter most to Willie Casey, the Traveller from Limerick's South Hill whose meteoric rise to the head of the queue for a shot at the interim WBA super-bantamweight title had defied boxing convention. Ten months ago, very few…

Boxing: Casey fails in title bid

2011-03-19 · ESPN STAR Sports

Willie Casey's title dreams were shattered after he was halted by Guillermo Rigondeaux in the opening round in Dublin. The gulf in class was evident from the opening bell and the two-time Olympic gold medallist floored Casey three times before the…

Gullermo Rigondeaux-Willie Casey Slated for March 19 in Dublin

2011-01-02 · FanHouse

30, eclipsed the boxing record established by Leon Spinks, who was 7-0-1, with five knockouts after dethroning Muhammad Ali for the WBC and WBA heavyweight…

Guillermo Rigondeaux to face Willie Casey

2011-01-02 · ESPN

Get the latest scoop and analysis on the world of boxing from ESPN.com's Dan Rafael in his blog. Rigondeaux was an Olympic champion in 2000 and 2004 before…

Boxing: Casey lands 'tough nut' bout

2010-11-30 · Irish Independent

By Bernard O'Neill LIMERICK southpaws Andy Lee and Willie 'Big Bang' Casey have had their opponents named for their final fights of 2010…

Fight history

date

w-l-d

last 6

result

George Gachechiladze

15 11 1

W-TKO

Titanic Quarter, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

6 of 6 · 127 / 126 lbs · 2:15

Referee: Paul McCullagh

Krzysztof Rogowski

7 8 0

W-PTS

Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

6 of 6x3

Referee: John Lowey (55-59)

Marco McCullough

7 1 0

L-TKO

Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Vacant Irish Featherweight Title

9 of 10 · 125 / 125 lbs · 2:45

Referee: Paul McCullagh

36 9 0

W-UD

Stadium of Light (Sunderland FC), Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

vacant WBO Inter-Continental super bantamweight title; vacant WBA European super bantamweight title

12 of 12x3 · 122 / 121 lbs

Judges: Dave Parris 112-116 | Mark Curry 114-115 | Andrew Wright 114-115

Referee: Michael Alexander

Andreas Evensen

15 2 1

L-MD

Arena Nord, Frederikshavn, Denmark

Vacant WBA International Featherweight Title

12 of 12 · 125 / 126 lbs

Judges: Pawel Kardyni 113-115 | Manuel Oliver Palomo 114-114 | Alfredo Garcia Perez 113-115

Referee: Giuseppe Quartarone

6 1 0

W-TKO

Emerald Roadhouse, Finaghy Road North, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

1 of 8x3 · 128 / 126 lbs · 2:40

Referee: Paul McCullagh

Daniel Kodjo Sassou

30 17 4

W-TKO

Kings Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

8 of 8x3 · 128 / 124 lbs · 0:44

Referee: Mark Green

Guillermo Rigondeaux

7 0 0

L-TKO

City West Hotel, Dublin, Ireland

interim WBA World super bantamweight title

1 of 12 · 121 / 121 lbs · 2:38

Judges: Pierluigi Poppi | Jean-Francois Toupin | Alfredo Polanco

Referee: Stanley Christodoulou

18 1 0

W-TKO

University Arena, Limerick, Ireland

super bantamweight title

4 of 12 · 121 / 122 lbs · 2:09

Judges: Richard James Davies | Franco Ciminale | Ernst Salzgeber

Referee: John Keane

Emiliano Salvini

13 11 1

W-PTS

City West Hotel, Dublin, Ireland

8 of 8 · 126 / 129 lbs

Referee: Emile Tiedt (72-80)

Faycal Messaoudene

4 15 1

W-TKO

Neptune Sports Arena, Cork, Ireland

5 of 6 · 124 / 122 lbs

11 1 1

W-TKO

York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom

3 of 3x3 · 123 / 124 lbs · 1:12

Judges: Mark Green | John Keane | Terry O'Connor

Referee: Ian John-Lewis

Paul McElhinney

4 0 0

W-UD

York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom

3 of 3x3 · 123 / 124 lbs

Judges: Ian John-Lewis 30-27 | John Keane 29-28 | Terry O'Connor 29-28

Referee: Mark Green

9 2 0

W-SD

York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom

3 of 3x3 · 123 / 123 lbs

Judges: Terry O'Connor 28-29 | Mark Green 29-28 | John Keane 28-29

Referee: Ian John-Lewis

10 0 0

W-TKO

Royal York Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

8 of 8 · 124 / 124 lbs · 1:48

Judges: Alastair Murray | Harry Davis | Jeremy Hayes

Referee: Dave Dunbar

Fernando Guevara

8 26 0

W-TKO

National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland

1 of 6 · 128 / 135 lbs · 2:43

Referee: Paul McCullagh

0 3 0

W-TKO

University Arena, Limerick, Ireland

6 of 6 · 126 / 126 lbs · 0:37

Referee: Emile Tiedt

Stoyan Serbezov

1 1 0

W-PTS

National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland

6 of 6 · 126 / 127 lbs

Referee: Emile Tiedt (60-54)

Carlos De Jesus

7 4 0

W-TKO

Gleneagle Hotel, Killarney, Ireland

2 of 4 · 128 lbs · 2:01

Referee: Emile Tiedt