José Luis Castillo
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José Luis Castillo is a Mexican boxer
. Nicknamed El Temible, Castillo is considered one the best lightweights of his era. He is the former The Ring
and two-time WBC
Lightweight
champion.
Castillo has defeated the likes of Stevie Johnston
, Joel Casamayor
, Juan Lazcano
and Julio Díaz
. He is best known for his lightweight bout with Diego Corrales
for which he received The Ring
& BWAA
's Fight of the Year awards.
and Steve Quinonez, Castillo, coming in with a 40-4 record, challenged WBC lightweight titleholder Stevie Johnston
, having been knocked out four times in Mexico. Heavily favored as underdog, Castillo was slated to lose. Instead, Castillo scored the Ring Magazine Upset of the Year. Three months later, they fought to a draw, memorable because miscalculation adding the scores led to an original announcement of Johnston regaining his title, which Castillo learned about when Johnston showed up in his dressing room to return the strap.
In their first bout with Floyd Mayweather Jr.
, Castillo started the bout slow, with Mayweather capitalizing on it and winning most of the early rounds. Castillo had success in the middle rounds, when he cut off the ring and used his strength to try wear down Mayweather. Although Castillo threw many more punches than Mayweather, Mayweather was the more accurate of the two, keeping Castillo at a distance, constantly using his jab and making Castillo miss his shots. Castillo was also penalized one point for continuously hitting of the break, where he was illegally landing numerous power-punches which were unfortunately being counted by Compubox
. Compubox statistics indicated that Castillo landed more overall punches and significantly more power shots over the course of the fight, however these statistics did not accurately reflect the judging as rounds are scored in isolation. Coming into the fight, Mayweather had injured his rotator cuff
in his left shoulder
, which limited his shot selection and power but Mayweather still cruised to a unanimous decision. Referees Jerry Roth and John Keane scored it 115-111, and judge Anek Hongtongkam scored it 116-111, a decision that was loudly booed by the pro-Castillo crowd. The Associated Press
had Mayweather winning, 115-111. Also, The New York Daily News
scorecard had Mayweather winning, 116-112. HBO's Harold Lederman
had Castillo winning 115-111, although his scoring had been called into questioned by fellow analysts.
After Mayweather's successful shoulder surgery, Castillo re-matched with Mayweather. Mayweather used his quick footwork, combinations and his jab specialty to coast to another unanimous decision victory, this time with all analysts in agreement, including Harold Lederman. The smaller Mayweather was again outweighed by Castillo on the night of the fight, as Castillo weighed 147 and Mayweather weighed 138.
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.
A rematch between Corrales and Castillo occurred on October 8, 2005. On the day before the fight, Castillo weighed-in 3½ lb
over the 135 lb (61.2 kg) lightweight 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, Castillo 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.
Corrales vs. Castillo III, dubbed "The War to Settle the Score," had been scheduled for February 4, 2006, but it was postponed because of a rib injury that Corrales suffered while training. The fight was rescheduled for June 3, 2006. At the weigh-in, however, Corrales weighed the 135 lb (61.2 kg) lightweight limit whereas Castillo weighed 139½ lb—causing the fight to be cancelled. Corrales later sued Castillo for punitive damages.
. On June 23, he fought Ricky Hatton
in Las Vegas. Castillo was KO'd 2 minutes and 16 seconds into the fourth round by a crunching left hook to the ribs, one of the few times a top ranked boxer of Castillo's caliber has been KO'ed by a bodyshot and reminiscent of the bout between Roy Jones Jr. and Virgil Hill. Prior to the knockout Castillo had been deducted a point for low blows to his opponent.
Castillo was scheduled to fight Timothy Bradley
in 2008 for the right to be number 1 contender to the WBC Super lightweight title, but during the weigh-in on March 8, 2008, Castillo weighed 147½ pounds (7 pounds over the super-lightweight limit). Bradley instead faced and defeated Junior Witter
for the title.
and Castillo clashed for Gomez' WBC
Continental Americas
welterweight title. Ringside reporters have said that the fight was to see if Castillo had it anymore, and for this type of fight such a minor title is nearly an insult. Castillo lost in round 5 by TKO (not answering to the bell). After the bout Castillo announced his retirement, stating, "I just found out tonight I don't have it anymore, I want to apologize to the public and I am definitely announcing my retirement."
After announcing his retirement in March 2010, Castillo returned to action in a fight against Roberto Valenzuela on June 18, 2010 and won the bout by unanimous decision. The match was held at the Auditorio Municipal in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
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|Lose||62–11-1||align=left| Mexico Jorge Paez Jr
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|Win||62–10-1||align=left| Mexico Daniel Eduardo Yocupicio
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|Lose||61–10-1||align=left| Mexico Alfonso Gomez
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|Win||61–9-1||align=left| Mexico Carlos Urias
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|Win||60–9-1||align=left| Mexico Christian Solano
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|Win||59–9-1||align=left| Mexico Roberto Valenzuela
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|Win||58–9-1||align=left| United States James Wayka
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|Lose||57–9-1||align=left| Argentina Sebastian Andres Lujan
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|Win||57–8-1||align=left| Mexico Adan Casillas
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|Lose||56–8-1||align=left| England Ricky Hatton
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|Win||56–7-1
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|SD||12||
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|Win||55–7-1||align=left| United States Rolando Reyes
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|Win||54–7-1||align=left| United States Diego Corrales
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|Lose||53-7–1||align=left| United States Diego Corrales
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|Win||53-6–1||align=left| Mexico Julio Diaz
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|Win||52-6–1||align=left| Cuba Joel Casamayor
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|Win||50-6–1
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|Win||49-6–1||align=left| Mexico Gustavo Corral
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|Lose||48-6–1||align=left| United States Floyd Mayweather Jr
|UD||12||
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|Win||48-5–1||align=left| United States Verdell Smith
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|Lose||47-5–1||align=left| United States Floyd Mayweather Jr
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|Win||47-4–1||align=left| Mexico Juan Angel Macias
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|Win||46-4–1||align=left| United States Fred Ladd
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|Win||45-4–1||align=left| South Korea Sung-Ho Yuh
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|Win||44-4–1||align=left| Mexico Cesar Bazan
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|Win||43-4–0||align=left| United States Stevie Johnston
|MD||12||
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|Win||42-4–0||align=left| Mexico Steve Quinonez
|UD||10||
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|Win||41-4–0||align=left| Mexico Jorge Páez
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|Win||40-4–0||align=left| Mexico Sandro Marcos
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|Win||39-4–0||align=left| Dominican Republic Cristino Mota
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|Win||38-4–0||align=left| Mexico Pablo Valenzuela
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|Win||37-4–0||align=left| Mexico Julian Romero
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|Win||36-4–0||align=left| Mexico Eduardo Montes
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|Lose||35-4–0||align=left| United States Julio Alvarez
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|Win||35-3–0||align=left| Mexico Julio Sanchez Leon
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|Win||34-3–0||align=left| MexicoHector Javier Marquez
|TKO||10||
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|Win||33-3–0||align=left| Mexico Rafael Olvera
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|Win||32-3–0||align=left| Dominican Republic Javier Renteria
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|Win||31-3–0||align=left| Mexico Jesus Castaneda
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|Win||30-3–0||align=left| Mexico Jaime Fernandez
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|Win||29-3–0||align=left| Mexico Roberto Valenzuela
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|Win||28-3–0||align=left| Mexico Jose Luis Montes
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|Win||27-3–0||align=left| Mexico Jesus Arce
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|Lose||26-3–0||align=left| Mexico Javier Jauregui
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|Win||26-2–0||align=left| Mexico Carlos Madrid
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|Win||25-2–0||align=left| Mexico Cornelio Lopez
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|Win||24-2–0||align=left| Mexico Alfredo Curiel
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|Win||23-2–0||align=left| Mexico Ramon Soto
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|Lose||22-2–0||align=left| Mexico Javier Jauregui
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|Win||21-1–0||align=left| Mexico Alfredo Curiel
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|Win||20-1–0||align=left| MexicoFrancisco Valdez
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|Lose||19-1–0||align=left| Mexico Cesar Soto
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|Win||18-0–0||align=left| Dominican Republic Lucilo Nolasco
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|Win||17-0–0||align=left| Mexico Juan Carlos Salazar
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|Win||16-0–0||align=left| Mexico Ascencion Lugo
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|Win||15-0–0||align=left| Mexico Francisco Valdez
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|Win||14-0–0||align=left| Mexico Jorge Castro
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|Win||13-0–0||align=left| United States Rigoberto Felix
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|Win||12-0–0||align=left| MexicoRamon Acuna
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|Win||11-0–0||align=left| Mexico Ramon Arreola
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|Win||10-0–0||align=left| MexicoCesar Huizar
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|Win||9-0–0||align=left| United States Ramiro Dunton
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|Win||8-0–0||align=left| MexicoJose Manjarrez
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|Win||7-0–0||align=left| Mexico Miguel Angel Ramirez
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|Win||6-0–0||align=left| MexicoVictor Mendoza
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|Win||5-0–0||align=left| MexicoRaul Contreras
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|Win||4-0–0||align=left| MexicoJesus Escobar
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|Win||3-0–0||align=left| Mexico Jose Alvarez
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|Win||2-0–0||align=left| United States Manolo Ramirez
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|Win||1-0–0||align=left| MexicoRicardo Contreras
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Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
. Nicknamed El Temible, Castillo is considered one the best lightweights of his era. He is the former The Ring
The Ring (magazine)
The Ring is an American boxing magazine that was first published in 1922 as a boxing and wrestling magazine. As the sporting legitimacy of professional wrestling came more into question, The Ring shifted to becoming exclusively a boxing oriented publication...
and two-time WBC
World Boxing Council
The World Boxing Council was initially established by 11 countries: the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Philippines, Panama, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and Brazil plus Puerto Rico, met in Mexico City on February 14, 1963, upon invitation of the then President of Mexico, Adolfo...
Lightweight
Lightweight
Light-weight is a class of athletes in a particular sport, based on their weight.-Professional boxing:The lightweight division is over 130 pounds and up to 135 pounds weight class in the sport of boxing....
champion.
Castillo has defeated the likes of Stevie Johnston
Stevie Johnston
Steven Earl Johnston is an American boxer in the lightweight division. Johnston is a two-time former WBC Lightweight Champion.- Amateur career :...
, Joel Casamayor
Joel Casamayor
Joel "El Cepillo" Casamayor Johnson is a Cuban boxer, who turned pro after defecting to the United States on the eve of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. The nickname "El Cepillo", literally translated to "the brush", comes from his uppercut, which rakes his opponents across the face...
, Juan Lazcano
Juan Lazcano
Juan Lazcano is a Mexican American professional boxer from El Paso, Texas, who is now based in Sacramento, California, USA....
and Julio Díaz
Julio Díaz
Julio Díaz is a Mexican professional boxer in the Light Welterweight division. A former IBF lightweight champion, he is also the brother of boxing trainer Joel Díaz and former World Champion Antonio Díaz.-Professional career:Diaz captured the IBF lightweight interim title with a win over Ricky...
. He is best known for his lightweight bout with Diego Corrales
Diego Corrales
Diego "Chico" Corrales was an American boxer.He was the WBC, WBO, & The Ring lightweight champion, and the WBO & IBF super featherweight champion....
for which he received The Ring
The Ring (magazine)
The Ring is an American boxing magazine that was first published in 1922 as a boxing and wrestling magazine. As the sporting legitimacy of professional wrestling came more into question, The Ring shifted to becoming exclusively a boxing oriented publication...
& BWAA
Boxing Writers Association of America
The Boxing Writers Association of America was originally formed in 1926 as the Boxing Writers Association of Greater New York. The association's purpose is to promote better working conditions for boxing writers, as well as hold its writers to the highest professional and ethical standards...
's Fight of the Year awards.
Lightweight
In 2000, having two straight wins over Jorge PaezJorge Paez
Jorge Adolfo Febles Páez is a Mexican boxer, actor and circus performer. Páez is the former WBO and IBF Featherweight champion. Paez is nicknamed " El Maromero", in honor of the acts he performs at the circus. Paez has been a circus performer in his northwest Mexico hometown since he was very young...
and Steve Quinonez, Castillo, coming in with a 40-4 record, challenged WBC lightweight titleholder Stevie Johnston
Stevie Johnston
Steven Earl Johnston is an American boxer in the lightweight division. Johnston is a two-time former WBC Lightweight Champion.- Amateur career :...
, having been knocked out four times in Mexico. Heavily favored as underdog, Castillo was slated to lose. Instead, Castillo scored the Ring Magazine Upset of the Year. Three months later, they fought to a draw, memorable because miscalculation adding the scores led to an original announcement of Johnston regaining his title, which Castillo learned about when Johnston showed up in his dressing room to return the strap.
In their first bout with Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Floyd Joy Mayweather, Jr. is an American professional boxer. He is a five-division world champion, where he has won seven world titles, as well as the lineal championship in three different weight classes...
, Castillo started the bout slow, with Mayweather capitalizing on it and winning most of the early rounds. Castillo had success in the middle rounds, when he cut off the ring and used his strength to try wear down Mayweather. Although Castillo threw many more punches than Mayweather, Mayweather was the more accurate of the two, keeping Castillo at a distance, constantly using his jab and making Castillo miss his shots. Castillo was also penalized one point for continuously hitting of the break, where he was illegally landing numerous power-punches which were unfortunately being counted by Compubox
Compubox
CompuBox is the name of a computerized punches scoring system run by two operators. CompuBox is used in boxing matches across the world.The system is based on a computer program, originally named FightStat, developed by Jon Gibbs in 1984-85 when Gibbs worked with Logan Hobson and Robert Canobbio at...
. Compubox statistics indicated that Castillo landed more overall punches and significantly more power shots over the course of the fight, however these statistics did not accurately reflect the judging as rounds are scored in isolation. Coming into the fight, Mayweather had injured his rotator cuff
Rotator cuff
In anatomy, the rotator cuff is the group of muscles and their tendons that act to stabilize the shoulder. The four muscles of the rotator cuff, along with the teres major muscle, the coracobrachialis muscle and the deltoid, make up the seven scapulohumeral muscles of the human body.-Function:The...
in his left shoulder
Shoulder
The human shoulder is made up of three bones: the clavicle , the scapula , and the humerus as well as associated muscles, ligaments and tendons. The articulations between the bones of the shoulder make up the shoulder joints. The major joint of the shoulder is the glenohumeral joint, which...
, which limited his shot selection and power but Mayweather still cruised to a unanimous decision. Referees Jerry Roth and John Keane scored it 115-111, and judge Anek Hongtongkam scored it 116-111, a decision that was loudly booed by the pro-Castillo crowd. The Associated Press
Associated Press
The Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
had Mayweather winning, 115-111. Also, The New York Daily News
New York Daily News
The Daily News of New York City is the fourth most widely circulated daily newspaper in the United States with a daily circulation of 605,677, as of November 1, 2011....
scorecard had Mayweather winning, 116-112. HBO's Harold Lederman
Harold Lederman
Harold Lederman is a celebrated boxing judge and analyst. He began his career as a boxing judge in 1967 and joined the cast of HBO World Championship Boxing in 1986, where he has been ever since....
had Castillo winning 115-111, although his scoring had been called into questioned by fellow analysts.
After Mayweather's successful shoulder surgery, Castillo re-matched with Mayweather. Mayweather used his quick footwork, combinations and his jab specialty to coast to another unanimous decision victory, this time with all analysts in agreement, including Harold Lederman. The smaller Mayweather was again outweighed by Castillo on the night of the fight, as Castillo weighed 147 and Mayweather weighed 138.
Corrales vs. Castillo I, II, and III
On May 7, 2005, Corrales defeated José Luis CastilloJosé Luis Castillo
José Luis Castillo is a Mexican boxer. Nicknamed El Temible, Castillo is considered one the best lightweights of his era. He is the former The Ring and two-time WBC Lightweight champion....
for the WBC
World Boxing Council
The World Boxing Council was initially established by 11 countries: the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Philippines, Panama, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and Brazil plus Puerto Rico, met in Mexico City on February 14, 1963, upon invitation of the then President of Mexico, Adolfo...
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
Referee (boxing)
The referee in the boxing is the individual charged with enforcing the rules of that sport during a match.-The role of the referee:Referees have the following roles:*Gives instructions to both boxers before the fight...
, Tony Weeks, to stop the fight.
A rematch between Corrales and Castillo occurred on October 8, 2005. On the day before the fight, Castillo weighed-in 3½ lb
Pound (mass)
The pound or pound-mass is a unit of mass used in the Imperial, United States customary and other systems of measurement...
over the 135 lb (61.2 kg) lightweight 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, Castillo 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.
Corrales vs. Castillo III, dubbed "The War to Settle the Score," had been scheduled for February 4, 2006, but it was postponed because of a rib injury that Corrales suffered while training. The fight was rescheduled for June 3, 2006. At the weigh-in, however, Corrales weighed the 135 lb (61.2 kg) lightweight limit whereas Castillo weighed 139½ lb—causing the fight to be cancelled. Corrales later sued Castillo for punitive damages.
Light welterweight
On January 20, 2007, Castillo won a narrow split decision over Herman NgoudjoHerman Ngoudjo
Herman Ngoudjo is a Cameroonian-Canadian Professional boxer and former Olympic boxer, losing his opening round match against Talaybek Kadyraliev in the 54kg weight class at 2000 Summer Olympics...
. On June 23, he fought Ricky Hatton
Ricky Hatton
Richard John Hatton MBE, more commonly known as Ricky "the Hitman" Hatton, , is a former British professional boxer, and currently a promoter....
in Las Vegas. Castillo was KO'd 2 minutes and 16 seconds into the fourth round by a crunching left hook to the ribs, one of the few times a top ranked boxer of Castillo's caliber has been KO'ed by a bodyshot and reminiscent of the bout between Roy Jones Jr. and Virgil Hill. Prior to the knockout Castillo had been deducted a point for low blows to his opponent.
Castillo was scheduled to fight Timothy Bradley
Timothy Bradley
Timothy Ray Bradley Jr. is an American boxer, fighting out of Palm Springs, California. He is the current WBO World Light Welterweight Champion. He is rated #2 in the Light Welterweight division behind Amir Khan.-Light Welterweight:...
in 2008 for the right to be number 1 contender to the WBC Super lightweight title, but during the weigh-in on March 8, 2008, Castillo weighed 147½ pounds (7 pounds over the super-lightweight limit). Bradley instead faced and defeated Junior Witter
Junior Witter
Junior Witter is a professional boxer from Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. He is the former WBC, European, British, and Commonwealth light welterweight champion.-Early professional career:...
for the title.
Welterweight
On the Pacquiao vs Clottey undercard on March 14, 2010, Alfonso GomezAlfonso Gomez
Alfonso Salvador Gómez Becerra is a Mexican professional boxer. He was a competitor on the reality TV show The Contender, where he ended up ranked third out of sixteen fighters.-Personal life:...
and Castillo clashed for Gomez' WBC
World Boxing Council
The World Boxing Council was initially established by 11 countries: the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Philippines, Panama, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and Brazil plus Puerto Rico, met in Mexico City on February 14, 1963, upon invitation of the then President of Mexico, Adolfo...
Continental Americas
Americas
The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...
welterweight title. Ringside reporters have said that the fight was to see if Castillo had it anymore, and for this type of fight such a minor title is nearly an insult. Castillo lost in round 5 by TKO (not answering to the bell). After the bout Castillo announced his retirement, stating, "I just found out tonight I don't have it anymore, I want to apologize to the public and I am definitely announcing my retirement."
After announcing his retirement in March 2010, Castillo returned to action in a fight against Roberto Valenzuela on June 18, 2010 and won the bout by unanimous decision. The match was held at the Auditorio Municipal in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Professional boxing record
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="8"|62 Wins (53 knockouts), 11 Losses, 1 Draw|-
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|Lose||62–11-1||align=left| Mexico Jorge Paez Jr
Jorge Páez, Jr.
Jorge Páez, Jr. is a Mexican professional boxer in the Welterweight division. He is the current WBC Youth Intercontinental Welterweight Champion...
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|Win||62–10-1||align=left| Mexico Daniel Eduardo Yocupicio
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|Lose||61–10-1||align=left| Mexico Alfonso Gomez
Alfonso Gomez
Alfonso Salvador Gómez Becerra is a Mexican professional boxer. He was a competitor on the reality TV show The Contender, where he ended up ranked third out of sixteen fighters.-Personal life:...
|RTD
Manny Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey
Manny Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey, billed as The Event, was a welterweight fight for the WBO World welterweight championship. The bout was held on March 13, 2010, at Cowboys Stadium, in Arlington, Texas, United States. This match was put together after the long awaited "superfight" between Manny...
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|Win||61–9-1||align=left| Mexico Carlos Urias
Carlos Urias
Carlos Urias is a Mexican professional boxer in the Welterweight division. He's the former WBA Fedebol, WBA Fedecentro, and WBC FECOMBOX Lightweight Champion.-Pro career:...
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|Win||60–9-1||align=left| Mexico Christian Solano
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|Win||59–9-1||align=left| Mexico Roberto Valenzuela
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|Win||58–9-1||align=left| United States James Wayka
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|Lose||57–9-1||align=left| Argentina Sebastian Andres Lujan
Sebastian Andres Lujan
Sebastián Andrés Lujan is an Argentine professional boxer in the Welterweight division.-Pro career:...
|UD||10||
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|Win||57–8-1||align=left| Mexico Adan Casillas
|TKO||6 ||
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|Lose||56–8-1||align=left| England Ricky Hatton
Ricky Hatton
Richard John Hatton MBE, more commonly known as Ricky "the Hitman" Hatton, , is a former British professional boxer, and currently a promoter....
|KO ||4 ||
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|align=left| Canada Herman Ngoudjo
Herman Ngoudjo
Herman Ngoudjo is a Cameroonian-Canadian Professional boxer and former Olympic boxer, losing his opening round match against Talaybek Kadyraliev in the 54kg weight class at 2000 Summer Olympics...
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|Win||55–7-1||align=left| United States Rolando Reyes
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|Win||54–7-1||align=left| United States Diego Corrales
Diego Corrales
Diego "Chico" Corrales was an American boxer.He was the WBC, WBO, & The Ring lightweight champion, and the WBO & IBF super featherweight champion....
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|Lose||53-7–1||align=left| United States Diego Corrales
Diego Corrales
Diego "Chico" Corrales was an American boxer.He was the WBC, WBO, & The Ring lightweight champion, and the WBO & IBF super featherweight champion....
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|Win||53-6–1||align=left| Mexico Julio Diaz
Julio Díaz
Julio Díaz is a Mexican professional boxer in the Light Welterweight division. A former IBF lightweight champion, he is also the brother of boxing trainer Joel Díaz and former World Champion Antonio Díaz.-Professional career:Diaz captured the IBF lightweight interim title with a win over Ricky...
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|Win||52-6–1||align=left| Cuba Joel Casamayor
Joel Casamayor
Joel "El Cepillo" Casamayor Johnson is a Cuban boxer, who turned pro after defecting to the United States on the eve of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. The nickname "El Cepillo", literally translated to "the brush", comes from his uppercut, which rakes his opponents across the face...
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Juan Lazcano
Juan Lazcano is a Mexican American professional boxer from El Paso, Texas, who is now based in Sacramento, California, USA....
|UD||12||
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|Win||49-6–1||align=left| Mexico Gustavo Corral
|KO||5 ||
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|Lose||48-6–1||align=left| United States Floyd Mayweather Jr
|UD||12||
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|Win||48-5–1||align=left| United States Verdell Smith
Verdell Smith
Verdell Smith, a.k.a. Tommy Bowles, a.k.a. Tim Brooks was a professional boxer in the light welterweight division...
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|Lose||47-5–1||align=left| United States Floyd Mayweather Jr
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|Win||47-4–1||align=left| Mexico Juan Angel Macias
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|Win||46-4–1||align=left| United States Fred Ladd
Fred Ladd
Fred Ladd , is an American television and film writer and producer. He is notable as one of the first to introduce Japanese animated cartoons to North America....
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|Win||45-4–1||align=left| South Korea Sung-Ho Yuh
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|Win||44-4–1||align=left| Mexico Cesar Bazan
Cesar Bazan
César Bazán Pérez is a former professional boxer in the Light Welterweight division and is the former WBC Lightweight Champion.-Professional career:...
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|style="background: #B0C4DE"| ||43-4–1||align=left| United States Stevie Johnston
Stevie Johnston
Steven Earl Johnston is an American boxer in the lightweight division. Johnston is a two-time former WBC Lightweight Champion.- Amateur career :...
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|Win||43-4–0||align=left| United States Stevie Johnston
Stevie Johnston
Steven Earl Johnston is an American boxer in the lightweight division. Johnston is a two-time former WBC Lightweight Champion.- Amateur career :...
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|Win||42-4–0||align=left| Mexico Steve Quinonez
|UD||10||
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|Win||41-4–0||align=left| Mexico Jorge Páez
Jorge Paez
Jorge Adolfo Febles Páez is a Mexican boxer, actor and circus performer. Páez is the former WBO and IBF Featherweight champion. Paez is nicknamed " El Maromero", in honor of the acts he performs at the circus. Paez has been a circus performer in his northwest Mexico hometown since he was very young...
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|Win||40-4–0||align=left| Mexico Sandro Marcos
Sandro Marcos
Sandro Marcos González is a Mexican professional boxer in the Welterweight division.-Pro career:In July of 2000, Marcos lost to Roberto Garcia, Garcia would go onto be the IBF Super Featherweight Champion...
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|Win||39-4–0||align=left| Dominican Republic Cristino Mota
|KO||4 ||
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|Win||38-4–0||align=left| Mexico Pablo Valenzuela
Pablo Valenzuela
José Pablo Valenzuela García was a leading Cuban cornetist, composer and bandleader. After taking his first lessons in music under his father Lucas, Pablo moved to Havana. There he first joined the orchestra of Manuel Espinosa, before joining La Flor de Cuba, the leading band of the day...
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|Win||37-4–0||align=left| Mexico Julian Romero
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|Win||36-4–0||align=left| Mexico Eduardo Montes
|KO||3 ||
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|Lose||35-4–0||align=left| United States Julio Alvarez
|TKO||10 ||
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|Win||35-3–0||align=left| Mexico Julio Sanchez Leon
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|Win||34-3–0||align=left| MexicoHector Javier Marquez
|TKO||10||
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|Win||33-3–0||align=left| Mexico Rafael Olvera
|KO||7 ||
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|Win||32-3–0||align=left| Dominican Republic Javier Renteria
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|Win||31-3–0||align=left| Mexico Jesus Castaneda
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|Win||30-3–0||align=left| Mexico Jaime Fernandez
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|Win||29-3–0||align=left| Mexico Roberto Valenzuela
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|Win||28-3–0||align=left| Mexico Jose Luis Montes
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|Win||27-3–0||align=left| Mexico Jesus Arce
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|Lose||26-3–0||align=left| Mexico Javier Jauregui
Javier Jauregui
Javier Rogelio Jáuregui Delgado is a Mexican professional boxer in the lightweight division....
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|Win||26-2–0||align=left| Mexico Carlos Madrid
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|Win||25-2–0||align=left| Mexico Cornelio Lopez
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|Win||24-2–0||align=left| Mexico Alfredo Curiel
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|Win||23-2–0||align=left| Mexico Ramon Soto
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|Lose||22-2–0||align=left| Mexico Javier Jauregui
Javier Jauregui
Javier Rogelio Jáuregui Delgado is a Mexican professional boxer in the lightweight division....
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|Win||21-1–0||align=left| Mexico Alfredo Curiel
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|Win||20-1–0||align=left| MexicoFrancisco Valdez
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|Lose||19-1–0||align=left| Mexico Cesar Soto
Cesar Soto (boxer)
César Soto Esquivel is a retired Mexican professional boxer and is the former WBC Featherweight Champion.-Professional career:...
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|Win||18-0–0||align=left| Dominican Republic Lucilo Nolasco
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|Win||17-0–0||align=left| Mexico Juan Carlos Salazar
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|Win||16-0–0||align=left| Mexico Ascencion Lugo
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|Win||15-0–0||align=left| Mexico Francisco Valdez
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|Win||14-0–0||align=left| Mexico Jorge Castro
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|Win||13-0–0||align=left| United States Rigoberto Felix
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|Win||12-0–0||align=left| MexicoRamon Acuna
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|Win||11-0–0||align=left| Mexico Ramon Arreola
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|Win||10-0–0||align=left| MexicoCesar Huizar
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|Win||9-0–0||align=left| United States Ramiro Dunton
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|Win||8-0–0||align=left| MexicoJose Manjarrez
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|Win||7-0–0||align=left| Mexico Miguel Angel Ramirez
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|Win||6-0–0||align=left| MexicoVictor Mendoza
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|Win||5-0–0||align=left| MexicoRaul Contreras
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|Win||4-0–0||align=left| MexicoJesus Escobar
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|Win||3-0–0||align=left| Mexico Jose Alvarez
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|Win||2-0–0||align=left| United States Manolo Ramirez
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|Win||1-0–0||align=left| MexicoRicardo Contreras
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External links
- Jose Luis Castillo Fight-by-Fight Career Record
- boxen-artur.de – Encyclopedia