NABF Jr. Lightweight Champ Rogelio Casarez, the Anti-Cherry Picker, Ready to Take All Comers

BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS – November 3, 2016 – As any reader of boxing comment sections, message boards and Twitter can attest, boxing fans are ready to see today’s champions step up and fight the best. Rogelio Casarez (13-5, 5KO) is the anti-cherry picker, dubbed “El Loco,” perhaps because he flew to China as an underdog to face an undefeated fighter, or maybe because he wants to put the NABF title he took from that fighter on the line as soon as possible in a fight with any of the top fighters in his division.

At 26 years old, Casarez knows the clock is ticking. “I started boxing late, at 20 years old. I always loved to fight, and I decided to learn the fundamentals and make a run at a title.” He didn’t waste any time, facing Jamel Herring in only his seventh fight, a fight that ended in a second round stoppage. “About an hour after the fight, as we sat on the balcony at the Hard Rock, Rogelio promised me he’d get a title,” recalled co-manager Brandon Foster of Bad Dawg Boxing Management. “And he did. He went to China and won the NABF title. He doesn’t want the easy fights. He wants a World Title, and he’ll take all comers to get it.”

Since his 12-round unanimous decision win over Romanakit Boontree (8-1, 5KO) in Chengdu, China in July, Casarez has had one fight in his adopted hometown of Batesville, Arkansas, which ended in a unanimous decision win over twelve rounds versus Louisiana’s Blake Franklin (12-9-2, 3KO). Casarez is the current holder of the NABF Junior Lightweight Title and the IPBU World Super Lightweight Title.

The ride has been unexpected and exciting for the fighter, who was born and raised in Guatamala, where his parents still live. “I began working with my dad on our family farm when I was six years old. At 16, I left to the United States to make a better life. My parents are very proud of me, and none of us could have foreseen that I would end up fighting in China, and doing the things I’ve been fortunate enough to do during my boxing career,” said Casarez.

“I went to China and won this title. I wasn’t supposed to, but I did what I had to do, and by the grace of God, I won. Now I want an opportunity to show the rest of the world what I can do, and I’m ready to put my title on the line to do it,” said Casarez. “I’m calling on promoters, matchmakers, managers and networks to give me that shot. Let the other guys pick cherries. I’m here to fight.”

For more information on Bad Dawg Boxing Management, contact Brandon Foster at 870-613-4585.