Willie Casey is a professional boxer from Southhill in Limerick.  He is known for his trademark power and gung ho style, which contribute to his nickname; "Big Bang". His aggressive and exciting style along with his witty nature contribute to making him one of the most popular boxers in Ireland.

He won the Prizefighter series in May 2010 in the super bantamweight division, defeating Mark Moran, Josh Wale and Paul McElhinney. Casey fought Paulie Hyland at the University Arena in Limerick on 6 November 2010 for the European Super Bantamweight title which was previously held by Bernard Dunne. The original fight was supposed to be against Kiko Martinez (who famously took the title by flooring Dunne in August 2007) who had held the title. However Martinez vacated the title citing a "rib injury" as the problem, amidst rumours that he was afraid to fight Casey who is something of an unknown quantity after having only 10 previous fights in the professional ranks. Casey won the fight and is now European Super Bantamweight champion.

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