José Luis Castillo
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| Real name | Jose Luis Castillo |
| Nickname(s) | El Temible |
| Rated at | Lightweight |
| Nationality |  Mexican |
| Birth date | December 14, 1973 |
| Birth place | Empalme, Sonora, Mexico |
| Stance | Orthodox |
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| Total fights | 70 |
| Wins | 60 |
| Wins by KO | 52 |
| Losses | 9 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 0 |
José Luis Castillo (born December 14, 1973, Empalme, Sonora) is a Mexican boxer. Nicknamed El Temible, Castillo has a current record of 58-9-1 with 50 knockouts. He is best known for his grueling fight against Diego Corrales for the WBC-WBO lightweight title unification on May 7, 2005.
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[edit] Career
Early in his career, Castillo sparred with Mexican boxing legend Julio César Chávez. Castillo has had a solid professional career, defeating the likes of Stevie Johnston, Joel Casamayor, Juan Lazcano, Julio Diaz, and losing two close decisions (the first being very controversial) with former pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr..
The first meeting between Castillo and Mayweather took place on April 20, 2002 in Las Vegas. Mayweather was awarded a unanimous decision in a bout that many in the boxing community[who?],including HBO's unofficial ringside judge Harold Lederman (who scored it 115-111 for Castillo), felt Castillo had won. A rematch was held December 7, 2002 with Mayweather once again winning by unanimous decision.
[edit] Castillo v. Corrales
Castillo is best known for his grueling fight against Diego Corrales for the WBC-WBO lightweight title unification, on May 7, 2005. Both fighters were exchanging a brutal amount of punishment, until Castillo finally knocked down Corrales twice in the tenth round. Corrales was deducted a point by referee Tony Weeks for spitting out his mouthpiece while getting up from the second knockdown, and then surprisingly roared back, pinning Castillo against the ropes, landing devastating punches, and finally winning by TKO. Castillo, as well as some boxing experts and fans[who?], later debated that Corrales was given too much time to recover during the point deduction. Some[who?] said that Weeks did not give a fair chance for Castillo to recover, although Castillo showed no animosity toward the stoppage, saying "he was in bad shape" after the barrage. Many regard this fight as one of the best of all time, and it won Ring Magazine fight of the year for 2005.
A rematch between the two occurred on October 8, 2005. Castillo weighed in 3 1/2 pounds over the 135 lightweight limit, making the fight a non-title bout. The fight continued at the same pace as the previous, until Castillo landed a left hook on Corrales' chin early in the fourth round, winning by knockout. Castillo was later accused of purposely not making weight to gain an advantage over Corrales, despite apologizing to fans after the weigh-in. Moreover, Castillo's doctor was caught with his foot under the scale in an attempt to make his official weight lower. [1]
Corrales Castillo III was highly anticipated, but was postponed due to a Corrales rib injury, and was rescheduled for June 3, 2006 in Las Vegas. In the meantime, Castillo fought Rolando Reyes on February 4, 2006, in El Paso, Texas, in which Castillo won by unanimous decision.
For the weigh-in for Castillo-Corrales III on June 2, 2006, Castillo was over the weight limit again (at 139 1/2 pounds), which caused the now non-title fight to be canceled at Corrales' request. As punishment the Nevada State Athletic Commission levied the maximum fine of $250,000, suspended Castillo for the remainder of 2006, and disallowed him licensure for any fight under 140 pounds.
[edit] 2007-present
On January 20, 2007, Castillo won a narrow split decision over Herman Ngoudjo. 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. 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 147 1/2 pounds (7 pounds over the super-lightweight limit). Bradley instead faced and defeated Junior Witter for the title.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Jose Luis Castillo Fight-by-Fight Career Record
- Professional boxing record for José Luis Castillo from Boxrec
- boxen-artur.de – Encyclopedia
| Preceded by Stevie Johnston |
WBC Lightweight Champion June 17, 2000 – April 20, 2002 |
Succeeded by Floyd Mayweather Jr. |
| Preceded by Vacated by Floyd Mayweather Jr. |
WBC Lightweight champion The Ring Lightweight Champion June 5, 2004 – May 7, 2005 |
Succeeded by Diego Corrales |
