Diego Corrales vs Jose Luis
Castillo 1
Diego Corrales vs Jose Luis Castillo 1 was a boxing match
in Las Vegas Nevada, USA. On May 7, 2005, Corrales defeated Jose Luis
Castillo for the WBC 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 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
referee, Tony Weeks, to stop the fight.
The rematch
A rematch
between Corrales and Castillo occurred on October 8, 2005. On the
day before the fight, Castillo weighed-in 3.5 lb over the 135 lb lighweight
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, Castilo
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.