A riot erupted in an Argentine ring Saturday after Filipino world title hopeful Johnriel Casimero stopped warhorse Luis Alberto Lazarte for the interim IBF light-flyweight crown.
Disgruntled spectators and diehard followers of the 40-year-old Lazarte threw chairs and debris onto the ring after the 21-year-old Casimero was declared winner, according to reports gathered by InterAKTV.
Lazarte was on queer street in the ninth round after being floored twice and was knocked down again by Casimero in the tenth stanza. The fight took place at the Club Once Unidos in the exotic city of Mar Del Plata, which is the hometown of Lazarte.
Casimero and his handlers were caught off-guard when the commotion took place and security personnel could not do anything to stop the melee.
Cebu kingmaker Sammy Gello-ani, who formerly served as the right-hand man of Tony Aldeguer, accompanied Casimero to Argentina.
It was also in Mar Del Plata where Morris East defended and lost the WBA super-lightweight title to Juan Martin Coggi almost 20 years ago.
source: interaksyon.com
