On October 8, 2005, a 31-year-old José Luis Castillo (52-7-1, 46 KOs) and a 28-year-old American boxer Diego Corrales (40-2, 33 KOs) met in the ring for the 2nd time,.
Castillo came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 76% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 1 day. Corrales was on a 3-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 1 day.
In the rematch, José Luis Castillo stopped Diego Corrales via KO in the 4th round. Castillo improves his record to 53-7-1 (47 KOs), while Corrales adds a loss to his record at 40-3.
On June 16, 2001, the 27-year-old WBC lightweight world champion, José Luis Castillo (42-4-1, 38 KOs), faced Seung-Ho Yuh, in a title defense fight.
Castillo came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 27 days.
José Luis Castillo made quick work of Seung-Ho Yuh, stopping the challenger via KO in the 1st. Castillo improves his record to 43-4-1 (39 KOs)
On January 20, 2001, the 27-year-old WBC lightweight world champion, José Luis Castillo (41-4-1, 37 KOs), faced César Bazán, in a title defense fight.
Castillo came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 80% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 5 days.
José Luis Castillo stopped César Bazán via TKO in the 6th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC lightweight title. Castillo improves his record to 42-4-1 (38 KOs)
On March 5, 2005, the 31-year-old WBC and The Ring lightweight world champion, José Luis Castillo (51-6-1, 45 KOs), faced Julio Díaz, in a title defense fight.
Castillo came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 1 day.
José Luis Castillo stopped Julio Díaz via TKO in the 10th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC and The Ring lightweight titles. Castillo improves his record to 52-6-1 (46 KOs)
On December 4, 2004, the 30-year-old WBC and The Ring lightweight world champion, José Luis Castillo (50-6-1, 45 KOs), faced a 33-year-old Cuban boxer Joel Casamayor (31-2, 19 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Castillo came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 29 days. Casamayor was on a 1-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 1 day.
José Luis Castillo defeated Joel Casamayor via split decision and successfully defended his WBC and The Ring lightweight titles. Castillo improves his record to 51-6-1, while Casamayor adds a loss to his record at 31-3.
On June 5, 2004, a 30-year-old José Luis Castillo (49-6-1, 45 KOs) got a shot at the The Ring lightweight title held by Juan Lazcano and the vacant WBC title.
Castillo came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 23 days.
José Luis Castillo defeated Juan Lazcano via unanimous decision and wins the WBC and The Ring titles. Castillo improves his record to 50-6-1
On June 17, 2000, a 26-year-old José Luis Castillo (40-4, 37 KOs) got a shot at the WBC lightweight title held by Stevie Johnston.
Castillo came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 84% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 9 days.
José Luis Castillo defeated Stevie Johnston via majority decision and wins the WBC title — in his first world-title fight. Castillo improves his record to 41-4
On August 14, 1999, a 25-year-old José Luis Castillo (37-4, 35 KOs) and Sandro Marcos met in the ring in a super-featherweight bout.
Castillo came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 85% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 4 days.
José Luis Castillo stopped Sandro Marcos via KO in the 8th round. Castillo improves his record to 38-4 (36 KOs)
On December 7, 2002, José Luis Castillo and Floyd Mayweather Jr. met again in a rematch.
Castillo came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 4 days. Mayweather Jr. was on a 28-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 17 days.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeated José Luis Castillo via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his WBC and The Ring lightweight titles. Mayweather Jr. improves his record to 29-0, while Castillo adds a loss to his record at 46-6-1.
On April 20, 2002, the 28-year-old WBC lightweight world champion, José Luis Castillo (45-4-1, 41 KOs), faced a 25-year-old American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. (27-0, 20 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Castillo came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 26 days. Mayweather Jr. was on a 27-fight win streak with a 74% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 10 days.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeated José Luis Castillo via unanimous decision and wins the WBC and The Ring titles. Mayweather Jr. improves his record to 28-0, while Castillo adds a loss to his record at 45-5-1.