Probellum win's purse bids for Casimero Vs Butler

Earlier today it was announced that Probellum, the promotional outfit headed by Richard Schaeffer, had won the purse bid for the WBO Bantamweight mandatory title fight, between reigning champion John Riel Casimero (31-4, 21) and mandatory challenger ​Paul Butler (33-2, 15).

The winning bid for the fight was $105,000, and the intention is for the bout to be staged in either Dubai or England. Casimero will be entitled to 80% of the purse whilst Butler will take home the remaining 20%.

Given Casimero has long been linked to bouts with Naoya Inoue and Nonito Donaire, it's fair to say that he will feel he deserves more than he will be getting here. In fact the champion would likely have been getting significantly more to face either the "Monster" or the "Filipino Flash". Of course there is the potential for both men in this bout to receive more money outside of the purse figure, but it still seems like he will make only a fraction of what he would have been wanting.

The bout will be Casimero's third defense of the title, which he won in November 2019 when he stopped Zolani Tete in England. As for Butler it gives him a chance to become a 3-time world champion, however he will likely go into the bout as the under-dog.

The bout is being pencilled in for December 11th.