Organizers dispensed with the postfight press conference after Saturday night's snoozer between Jose Luis Castillo and Rolando Reyes in El Paso. However we do have a few quotes from the fighters. "Please don’t blame me for tonight," said Castillo. "It was not my fault....I thought it would be a tough fight but not a dangerous one. I was prepared. Reyes didn’t come to fight. But he can now say he went 12 rounds with Jose Luis Castillo." read more ...

Castillo-Corrales it wasn't. Former two-time WBC lightweight champion Jose Luis Castillo defeated replacement fighter Rolando Reyes over twelve uninspired rounds Saturday night at the Don Haskins Center on the UTEP campus in El Paso, Texas. Castillo (54-7-1, 47 KOs) initiated almost all the action against the counterpunching Reyes (26-4-2, 16 KOs), who for the most part was unwilling to engage in exchanges read more ...

Jose Luis Castillo, who failed to make weight for his last fight with Diego Corrales, weighed in at 138 lbs. today in El Paso, Texas for Saturday's SHOWTIME-televised bout. The bout was contracted for 137 +/- one pound. His opponent Rolando Reyes also weighed in at 138 read more ...

ROLANDO REYES (26-3-2, 16 KOs) “My weight is cool and I am ready to go. My mind is on winning. I am ready to shock the world. Castillo expects an easy fight. I don’t think he trained hard enough. On Saturday, I am going to prove that I am a fast, good fighter and that it is not going to be easy for him read more ...

As tiring and frustrating it has been for Reyes to hear about being a replacement fighter or the fight being a letdown, he still has a plan. However, the next thing Castillo wants to hear from the boxing world on Saturday night will be his name and the word "champion" used in the sentence read more ...

Castillo admitted that the intensity in his camp is probably not as high since his rubber match with Diego Corrales was postponed due to an injury suffered by Corrales. However, he isn't expecting a cakewalk against Reyes. "I think it will be a hard and difficult fight because of Reyes' boxing style, but I really do not expect a tough fight like I had before," said Castillo. "I do not think that I am overconfident that I will win this read more ...

Jose Luis Castillo and his team have arrived in Mexicali to continue his preparation for February 4 in El Paso, Texas. The former two-time WBC lightweight champion has confirmed his new rival will be Rolando Reyes (23-3, 16 KOs) whom he will face in a ten-rounder at a catchweight of 137 pounds. Reyes replaced WBC lightweight champion Diego Corrales, who had to pull out with a rib injury. "It was too bad about Corrales," read more ...

The WBC lightweight title bout between champion Diego Corrales and Jose Luis Castillo scheduled for Feb. 4 in El Paso, Texas, was postponed Friday because Corrales injured his ribs during training. Bob Arum of Top Rank, Inc., promoting the bout with Gary Shaw Productions, said Castillo would still fight on the scheduled date at the Don Haskins Center, meeting an opponent to be determined early next week. read more ...

Win or lose on February 4, WBC/WBO lightweight champion Diego Corrales will no longer have the WBO portion if his lightweight crown. The WBO announced today that Corrales loses his lightweight championship status when he faces Jose Luis Castillo by not complying with his mandatory obligation. The move opens the door for Zahir Raheem (27-1) to face former champion Acelino Freitas (37-1). Freitas' promoter Artie Pelullo is said to like the match, read more ...

It was announced last week that your rubbermatch with Jose Luis Castillo is going to take place in Texas, on Showtime Championship Boxing on February 4. How do you feel about this fight taking place so soon? "I'm ready and it was actually my call to get back in the ring so soon. I want to get back in there before my wife gives birth because I want to be there when she gives birth and spend as much time with my child as I can immediately read more ...