News - Jose Luis Castillo

Diego Corrales and Jose Luis Castillo, who waged one of the greatest fights in boxing history on May 7 in Las Vegas, are poised to return there for a fall rematch. They will meet Oct. 8 at the Thomas & Mack Center on Showtime PPV pending completion of a buyout of an option that promoter Artie Pelullo holds on Corrales' next fight. It should be completed this week. "When a fight takes the whole boxing public and general read more ...

The WBC has ordered an immediate rematch between lightweight champion Diego Corrales and former champ Jose Luis Castillo. Castillo protested Corrales' tenth round TKO win to the Mexico City-based sanctioning body, arguing that Corrales was given extra time to recover after being knocked down twice earlier in round ten of their classic confrontation on May 7... read more ...

Citing "furor" about the Diego Corrales-Jose Luis Castillo clash, the WBC is naming a committee to review the fight. A WBC press release states, "There have been many protests from most of the press in Mexico and Latin America, as well as the Federal Boxing Commission in regards to the performance of the referee, who, among other things, let approximately 40 seconds go from the moment of the second knockdown to the continuing of the action in the tenth round..." read more ...

Diego Corrales: "To be in a fight like this against such a great champion was an honor. I said it was going to be a war of attrition, and it was. I am proud to have fought such a great champion like Castillo. He was a great warrior, but you can never count me out! read more ...

It was all we expected. Diego Corrales came back from two knockdowns in the tenth to TKO Jose Luis Castillo in that same round to add the WBC belt to his WBO title on Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas. Both fighters stood toe-to-toe from the opening bell in an amazing slugfest. Castillo went back to his corner with a cut over his left eye after round four. Corrales started to take the initiative in round five, although both fighters continued to connect with hellacious punches. Castillo came on strong to end round six. Castillo was wobbled by a left hook at the end of round seven, meanwhile Corrales' left eye was closing rapidly... read more ...

"It took me a while in my last two fights to get warmed up, but if Corrales comes to me, this fight is going to be a brawl with each of us taking our best shots at one another," insisted Castillo. "The winner will be the one who is the strongest and the most prepared..." "On paper, this has the potential to be as exciting a fight as you will see," said Corrales. "I definitely feel that at some point, it will be bombs away. Look at our resumes. We both have fought the best guys and have a lot of knockouts..." read more ...

In a highly anticipated match-up, the two best 135-pound boxers in the world will square off when two-time World Boxing Council (WBC) Lightweight Champion Jose Luis Castillo takes on World Boxing Organization (WBO) Champion Diego "Chico’’ Corrales in a world title unification bout Saturday, May 7, 2005... read more ...

First up was Lacy who was accompanied by trainer , Dan Birmingham and promoter Gary Shaw. Lacy who was sporting s quite a shiner on his left eye, was happy and relaxed looking as he fielded questions from the media. When asked if he was frustrated during the fight by Williams’ refusal to cave in under the constant barrage of punches Lacy replied... read more ...

Rugged Jose Luis Castillo of Mexico prized his WBC lightweight championship and desired IBF champion Julio Diaz's belt, fighting as if he were the rightful claimant from the opening bell. The Mandalay Bay Events Center crowd in Las Vegas, Nevada was stirred by the rough and ready action throughout, the blood of Diaz running from the fourth round till the last. Diaz was cut over the left eye in the fourth round... read more ...

“Julio today voluntarily relinquished his IBF lightweight championship, and we at Sycuan Ringside Promotions wholeheartedly endorse this unselfish act,” stated Scott Woodworth, executive vice president of Sycuan Ringside Promotions. “Julio would have like nothing better than to have carried the IBF belt into the ring against Castillo in a title unification bout. But after long and deliberate consideration, both Julio and Sycuan Ringside Promotions felt it better not to draw the IBF into a protracted lawsuit with Lou DiBella, even though we certainly would have won any legal battle. I emphasize... read more ...