After damning and vilifying Jose Luis Castillo for coming five pounds overweight for their aborted third contest, Diego Corrales has just done the same thing as Castillo while weighing in for his third bout with Joel Casamayor!
For his first attempt, Corrales weighted in at 140 lb, a full five pounds about the weight limit of 135 lb. On two subsequent attempts, Corrales could do no better than 139 lb and therefore has been stripped of the WBC Lightweight title regardless of whether he defeats Casamayor or not.
During the telecast of ESPN's Tuesday Night Fight's boxing series, Diego "Chico" Corrales told Joe Tessitore and Teddy Atlas that a rematch against Jose Luis Castillo has been finalized and >
There has apparently been a breakdown in the communications regarding the possibility of a super fight in the lightweight division. WBO world champion Diego "Chico" Corrales was set to fight >
Diego Corrales, owner of both WBC and WBO World Lightweight Championship belts, weighed in at 135 and Jose Luis Castillo weighed in at 138 1/2(over the limit) on Friday, Oct. >
Jose Luis Castillo Just 147lbs A Month Before 3rd Fight With Diego Corrales
Last Thursday, January 5, the Boxing Commission of the State of Mexico reported that former lightweight champion Jose >
As if it wasn't enough that Diego Corrales and Jose Luis Castillo gave boxing its 2005 fight of the year, and perhaps even its fight of the decade so far, >
SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING will replay tonight’s lightweight slugfest between WBC/WBO lightweight champion Diego Corrales and former WBC champion Jose Luis Castillo on Saturday, Oct. 15, at 9 p.m. ET/PT. >
Jose Luis Castillo proved again that his lightweight days are behind him by not even coming close to making the lightweight limit of 135 lbs today at Caesar's Palace in >
Showtime will pay tribute to the late, great Diego “ Chico ” Corrales with a three-fight marathon and a memorial feature on Saturday, June 9.
Beginning at 6 p.m. >
WBO and WBC lightweight champion of the world Diego "Chico" Corrales gave boxing a classic fight on May 7 of this year along with his opponent that night, and the >
