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| WBC lightweight champion of the world Jose Luis Castillo took one step closer to a super fight with Diego Corrales, as well as to proving that he is one of the truly great Mexican fighters by stopping game challenger Julio Diaz in the tenth round. The huge main event at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas tonight was a make or break fight for Diaz, who gambled his IBF title, giving it away in order to set up the fight with Castillo. In the end, Diaz just did not have enough |  © Tom Casino/Showtime |
to keep the champion away from him and Castillo scored two knockdowns before referee Richard Steele signaled the end of the fight at 2:23 of the round.
