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José Luis Castillo vs. Diego Corrales

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359: lb over the 135 lb (61 kg) lightweight limit. Since Castillo did not make the weight, the fight became a non-title bout. The two fighters continued with the same fighting style that they had used in the first fight, trading inside punches throughout the first three rounds. Early in the fourth round, Castillo knocked down Corrales with a left hook to his chin. Corrales wobbled to his feet at the referee's count of ten, causing the fight to end. A third fight between the two was scheduled, but never took place, due to Castillo again coming in overweight and Corrales not willing to have to try to overcome a weight disadvantage again. 385: 374: 324:! Corrales coming back after being on the canvas twice here in the 10th! Now, Castillo steps back! Corrales waning! Castillo's in trouble! Weeks steps in, and the fight is over! Corrales with a remarkable dramatic turnaround to win this fight! Unbelievable! Diego Corrales said he would go through hell before losing this fight. He may have. 312:
point from Corrales for excessive spitting out of the mouthpiece. When the fight resumed, Corrales connected with a punch that Castillo later called "a perfect right hand". Corrales then trapped Castillo against the ropes and landed numerous punches that appeared to knock Castillo out on his feet, causing Weeks to stop the fight.
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Less than 30 seconds into the tenth round, Castillo hit Corrales on the chin and knocked him down. Corrales spat out his mouthpiece and rose at eight of referee Tony Weeks' count. Seconds later, Castillo knocked Corrales down again. Corrales took his mouthpiece out and rose at nine. Weeks deducted a
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Both men stood in front of each other, battering each other with hard combinations and power punches throughout the entire match. In the fourth round, a cut opened above Castillo's left eye. Corrales had welts under both of his eyes, and his left eye started to swell shut in the seventh round.
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Corrales and Castillo both went to the hospital afterwards. According to Goossen, "The beating Diego got from Castillo's body punches was unbelievable. They took a urine sample and it looked like a bottle of tomato juice." The fight was almost universally regarded as the best fight of 2005.
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Corrales never won another boxing match. A rematch between him and Castillo occurred on October 8, 2005. On the day before the fight, Castillo weighed-in
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On May 7, 2007, exactly two years after the first fight, Corrales died in a motorcycle accident. Castillo continued his career before retiring in 2014.
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The fight was a 12-round lightweight unification bout between Corrales and Castillo. Corrales, who had a career record of 39–2 with 32
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Victor Polo via unanimous decision, retaining WBA featherweight and IBF featherweight titles
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Index

Diego Corrales vs. José Luis Castillo
Mandalay Bay Events Center
Paradise, Nevada
WBC
WBO
The Ring
Empalme, Sonora
Sacramento, California
WBC
The Ring
WBO
José Luis Castillo
Diego Corrales
boxing
Las Vegas
Nevada
knockouts
World Boxing Organization
World Boxing Council
Mandalay Bay
Steve Albert
Showtime
Mexico
Juan Manuel Márquez
Colombia
"Diego Corrales vs. Jose Luis Castillo (1st meeting)"



"Just ask Joe Goossen — that Corrales-Castillo bout is still a stunner"

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