José Luis Castillo

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down. Seconds later, Castillo knocked Corrales down again. Once on the ground, Corrales managed to beat the count, and, after a point was taken away for excessive spitting out of the mouthpiece, Corrales connected with a punch that Castillo later called "a perfect right hand." Corrales then trapped Castillo against the ropes and landed numerous punches, causing the

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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

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After Mayweather's successful shoulder surgery, Castillo re-matched with Mayweather. Mayweather used his quick footwork, combinations and his jab specialty to coast to another unanimous decision victory, this time with all analysts in agreement, including Harold Lederman. The smaller Mayweather was

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lightweight title via TKO in the tenth round. The fight is almost universally regarded as the best fight of 2005. Both men stood in front of each other, battering each other with hard combinations and power punches throughout the entire fight. Finally, in the tenth round, Castillo knocked Corrales

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welterweight title. Ringside reporters have said that the fight was to see if Castillo had it anymore, and for this type of fight such a minor title is nearly an insult. Castillo lost in round 5 by TKO (not answering to the bell). After the bout Castillo announced his retirement, stating, "I just

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having Castillo winning 115-111. Despite the unofficial scorer Harold Lederman scoring the fight for Castillo, most ring side press for the fight scored the fight for Mayweather, including unofficial scorers for Ring Magazine, ESPN, and the Associated Press all scoring the fight for Mayweather.

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in Las Vegas. Castillo was KO'd 2 minutes and 16 seconds into the fourth round by a crunching left hook to the ribs, one of the few times a top ranked boxer of Castillo's caliber has been KO'ed by a bodyshot and reminiscent of the bout between Roy Jones Jr. and Virgil Hill. Prior to the knockout

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Corrales vs. Castillo III, dubbed "The War to Settle the Score," had been scheduled for February 4, 2006, but it was postponed because of a rib injury that Corrales suffered while training. The fight was rescheduled for June 3, 2006. At the weigh-in, however, Corrales weighed the 135 lb

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After announcing his retirement in March 2010, Castillo returned to action in a fight against Roberto Valenzuela on June 18, 2010 and won the bout by unanimous decision. The match was held at the Auditorio Municipal in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico

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in 2008 for the right to be number 1 contender to the WBC Super lightweight title, but during the weigh-in on March 8, 2008, Castillo weighed 147½ pounds (7 pounds over the super-lightweight limit). Bradley instead faced and defeated

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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.

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found out tonight I don't have it anymore, I want to apologize to the public and I am definitely announcing my retirement."

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A rematch between Corrales and Castillo occurred on October 8, 2005. On the day before the fight, Castillo weighed-in 3½

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again outweighed by Castillo on the night of the fight, as Castillo weighed 147 and Mayweather weighed 138.

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In Castillo's first title defense, he fought former Super Featherweight and future Lightweight champion,

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Ultimately the fight was close enough to the Mayweather team that a rematch was signed.

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On June 5, 2004, Castillo regained the Lightweight title and won the vacant

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of his era, he is a two-time world champion at that weight, having held the

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and Steve Quinonez, Castillo challenged WBC lightweight titleholder and

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who competed from 1990 to 2014. Generally considered one of the best

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Castillo had been deducted a point for low blows to his opponent.

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Gimnasio Municipal Josue Neri Santos, Ciudad Juárez, Mexico

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titles from 2004 to 2005. Castillo is best known for his

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title twice, from 2000 to 2002 and 2004 to 2005; and the

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On the Pacquiao vs Clottey undercard on March 14, 2010,

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