Sunday 24th June 2007
Jose Luis Castillo last night gave a merciless beating to Britain's Ricky Hatton for 8 rounds of their schedule 12 rounds IBO light welterweight title fight. Hatton took the fight to Castillo from the start. Castillo who's took en flush shots shots from the murderous puncher the late Diego Corrales waited for him with open arms. Both men let there hands go from the start, as they hit each other with every thing they had in a round of the year candidate first round. Midway through the second Castillo concentrated his attack to Hatton's rib cage. And that's were the fight, which was still pretty even turned. Hatton immediately changed his course of attack and began back pedaling backwards protecting his body. Castillo was relentless. He hammered Hatton against the ropes. Attacking both body and head. He opened up a cut above Hatton's right eye in the 4th round. By the 5th round Hatton pale white skin was bright red from Castillo's non-stop attack. After taking a breather in the 6th, Castillo again turned up his attack in the 7th. He hammered Hatton through out the whole round, before dropping him in his corner with only seconds left. The bell saved Hatton, but only for the moment. Castillo immediately jumped on Hatton dropping him to his knees with a wicked body shot. Hatton got up to one knee than proceeded to watch the referee count him out. Castillo jumped up, celebrating his victory. He than dedicated the win to his former arch rival Diego "Chico" Corrales.
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