Duke Micah says he will come to conquer in Johnriel Casemiro fight

• Duke Micah challenges for his first world title on Saturday against more experienced bantamweight title holder Johnriel Casemiro.
• Nicknamed “The Baby-Faced Terminator,” Micah told Insider that he will come to the Uncasville ring behind closed doors to conquer and then bring the world title back to Accra, Ghana.
• He said he’s unfazed by the pedigree of his opponent, who has trained alongside Manny Pacquiao and is riding high from a stoppage win over Zolani Tate last year.
• Micah’s world championship match is one of five in a Premier Boxing Champions event broadcast on Showtime, the largest boxing event in the pandemic to date.
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Duke Micah is talking about a good fight ahead of the toughest challenge of his eight-year professional career on Saturday, September 26.

The 28-year-old Ghanaian challenges Johnriel Casemiro for the WBO Philippine Bantamweight Championship at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville in Connecticut.

It’s a Premier Boxing Champions event broadcast on Showtime pay-per-view, the biggest boxing event in the pandemic era so far.

But despite the big stage against an opponent who, for years, has been training alongside the great Manny Pacquiao of modern boxing, Micah is unfazed and told Insider that he is coming to conquer.

“I’m great, I feel great,” he said recently, promising to live up to his nickname of “Baby-faced Terminator.

Micah said: “It means that I come to destroy. It is a name that they have given me, you see me in the ring … that is what I am.

With a professional record of 24 wins (19 knockouts), undefeated, he is a nickname he apparently deserves due to his ability to deliver punches in bunches, with precision, against a variety of opponents to date.

But in Casemiro, Micah meets one of the best operators in the 118-pound weight class, an established champion and a fighter coming off a major knockout win over Zolani Tete, late last year.

While Micah is respectful of Casemiro, he doesn’t seem overly concerned with the champion’s pedigree or prowess.

“He’s a good fighter, but he hasn’t fought someone like me,” Micah said. “I know what I’m going to do. I don’t let people take things from me. When I’m in the ring, I conquer.

“This opportunity, someone who’s training with Pacquiao … I’m thankful to fight this guy. He’s a true champion.

“He can fight, he can box. But this is no big deal, man.”

Micah intends to win, in style, and take the world title to Ghana

Micah told Insider that little would mean more than being able to beat Casemiro in style, win the world championship and take the title to Accra so he can celebrate with his friends and family in Accra, as well as the government of Ghana.

He said that he grew up in poverty in his grandmother’s house after his mother and father divorced. There was little money, so only a brother between her and her twin could go to school.

He took it as an opportunity to focus on boxing.

“We didn’t have a lot of money, we came from a poor family,” Micah said. “I have a twin brother and I told him, ‘Hey, I can’t continue with my school,’ so he went to a good school and I got into the box.”

Over the years, Micah developed his skills in the amateur scene and in the professional ranks in Africa, Europe and America.

Now, he is determined to succeed so he can take the title to West Africa and spread positivity in his homeland.

“To have a world title … something that people will like, love … people will be happy,” he said.

“Every good person, when you are good, people celebrate you. This is a good thing for me, dreaming of winning, fighting [and beat] a good boxer. It’s a blessing. “

Micah and Casemiro’s match is one of five championship matches on Showtime’s pay-per-view.

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