Fight Diego Corrales L KO 4 (12) Jose Luis Castillo

Edited Press Release: Although there was already an immediate rematch clause in place for a third bout, WBC President Jose Sulaiman announced today that he will recommend that the WBC Board of Governors require an immediate rematch between current champion Diego Corrales and Jose Luis Castillo. On Saturday, Castillo knocked Corrales out in what was supposed to a world championship lightweight bout but turned into an over-the-weight contest read more ...

Prior to his arrival, Arum had mentioned the rib injury that had inhibited Castillo’s training, making it difficult to drop the weight in a timely manner. Castillo added to it by saying he’d been unable to spar for nearly two weeks; that his training had been limited to shadowboxing. When asked how much he’d weighed before the weigh-in, Castillo responded with read more ...

In one of the most controversial prize-fights in recent years, Jose Luis Castillo scored a searing fourth round knockout and gained furious revenge over Diego Corrales Saturday night. Just as the rematch of 'the fight of the century' was approaching the astonishing temperatures of the May 7 original, Castillo slammed an arching left into his rivals jaw and laid Corrales out for the 10 count in front of a nigh near sold out Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. read more ...

This time, Jose Luis Castillo never gave Diego Corrales a chance to come back. Castillo landed a vicious left hook in the fourth round Saturday night to stop Corrales, avenging his defeat from their dramatic first fight with a punch that landed so flush he threw up his hands in victory even as Corrales fell. Castillo left the ring without the lightweight titles Corrales brought in read more ...

Despite Jose Luis Castillo failing to make the required weight, the eagerly awaited rematch between WBC/WBO lightweight champion DIEGO CORRALES and Castillo IS DEFINITELY ON! Castillo, the former two-time WBC lightweight champion, failed to make the required weight of 135 lbs for the WBC/WBO lightweight championship today at Caesars Palace during the official weigh-in for Saturday’s Showtime Pay-Per-View Event at Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas read more ...

Two-time world champion Jose Luis Castillo shook out at Caesars Palace today and said he is "1000 per cent ready" to take on Diego 'Chico' Corrales in 'One More Time - The Epic Rematch' at the Thomas and Mack on Saturday night. "Corrales won the first battle - but I am going to win the war and believe me, this second fight will be a war," said Castillo. Castillo, with a large crowd wrapped around an outdoor ring, shook out read more ...

It evoked more emotions than any script ever produced in Hollywood. On October 8, 2005, Diego "Chico" Corrales (40-2, 33 KOs) and Jose Luis Castillo (52-7-1, 46 KOs) will produce the sequel to their first encounter in Las Vegas, Nevada of what was at very least the fight of the decade. How do I know this? It was all in the emotions. read more ...

- It's looking like you're going to be fighting Jose Luis Castillo in an immediate rematch of your May 7 classic. How do you feel about that? Diego Corrales: I'm excited, I think it's going to be another great fight. I think this is the fight that the fans want to see and the fans know what they're going to get with this one. I get to put everything to rest now." read more ...

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 ...