Tag Archives: Jose Luis Castillo

Former WBO Jr. Welterweight champion, “The Siberian Rocky” Ruslan Provodnikov (23-3, 16 KO’s) arrived in Moscow for his fight with former two-time world champion Jose Luis Castillo (66-12-1, 57 KO’s) that will take place on November 28 at the Luzhniki GCKZ “Russia” Arena in Moscow.

The main event at El Palenque de la Feria in Tepic, Mexico featured a highly competitive WBO minimumweight title defense by Donnie Nietes. The Filipino visitor was given all he could handle by Interim WBO titlist Manuel Vargas but after twelve difficult rounds were completed, wildly diverged scores were announced. …

Two good fight cards tonight south of the border and we kick off this look with a big show at El Palenque de la Feria in Tepic. Headlining is WBO minimumweight champ Donnie Nietes, 24-1-3 (14), who puts his belt at risk for the third time by facing Manuel Vargas, …

There has been plenty of speculation as to where Ricky Hatton can go following his recent destruction at the hands of Manny Pacquiao. There was a huge amount of press and fans alike that were immediately of the opinion that Hatton should retire, hang up the gloves and bow out …

This article is meant to be contrasted as only opinion, but there is more to it. This writer will explore the tale-of-the-tape, the circumstances and how it went down, who deserved to win, and most importantly, why. This will only cover modern-era fights, mainly between 1980’s until now, because one …

Five of Mexico’s biggest names in boxing converge for the first time, headlining the same boxing card! Top Rank presents “Latin Fury 8: Tijuana Thunder,” broadcast live on Pay-Per-View from Tijuana, Mexico on March 28. The five-bout pay-per-view extravaganza will feature undefeated super welterweight sensation Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr., WBC …

Former WBC Lightweight Champion Jose Luis Castillo was back in action on Saturday, stopping James Wayka in the second round of a scheduled ten at Palenque del Fex in Mexicali, Mexico. The 35 year old Castillo, 57-9-1 (49), now campaigns as a welterweight and was coming off a loss to …

It wasn’t too long ago when a loss to the likes of Sebastian Lujan would have been considered an upset of epic proportions and a severe blow to Jose Luis Castillo. As the result shook out on July 30 in Southern California, it did prove a severe blow to the …

Popular Mexican fighter and former WBC Lightweight World Champion Jose Luis “El Temible” Castillo, 56-8-1 (48), will get back in the ring against Argentina’s Sebastian “Iron” Lujan, 29-5-2 (20), in a 10 round welterweight battle on Wednesday, July 30, live on ESPN2 at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT.

Popular Mexican fighter and former WBC lightweight world champion Jose Luis “El Terrible” Castillo, 56-8-1 (48), will get back in the ring against Argentine Sebastian “Iron” Lujan, 29-5-2 (20), in a 10 round welterweight battle on Wednesday, July 30, live on ESPN2 at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT. The co-feature …

With less than a week to go until Ricky Hatton’s ‘Homecoming’ at the City of Manchester Stadium, I’m trying to build a picture of the man who is to face the ‘Hitman’ on one of the biggest nights of the year! The Mexican-born Juan Lazcano now fighting out of California …