Diego Corrales (Chico) was an American professional boxer. He was a two-weightclass world champion with 5 world-title wins. In a career spanning 11 years and 19 days, Corrales amassed a record of 40-5, which includes 33 wins via KO, 5 of which were in world-title fights. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 2024.
Diego Corrales was born in Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. on August 25, 1977. He made his professional debut at the age of 18 years on March 19, 1996 against Everett Barry. Corrales defeated Barry via 3rd round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Corrales became a world champion at the age of 22 after 28 professional fights. He challenged Robert Garcia for the IBF super-featherweight title and stopped the champion in the 7th of the 12-round fight, winning his first world title.
He then went on to successfully win the lightweight (WBO, WBC, The Ring) title also to become a two-division world champion.
Corrales' last fight was a unanimous decision loss to Joshua Clottey at age 29, on April 7, 2007.
Some of Diego Corrales' best fights were against Acelino Freitas, José Luis Castillo, Joel Casamayor, Robert Garcia, Derrick Gainer, Angel Manfredy, and Justin Juuko. For a complete list of Corrales' best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Diego Corrales".
Corrales has 5 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Diego Corrales Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
45 | Apr 07, 2007 | 29 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
44 | Oct 07, 2006 | 29 | ![]() | loss | SD 12 |
43 | Oct 08, 2005 | 28 | ![]() | loss | KO 4 |
42 | May 07, 2005 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 10 |
41 | Aug 07, 2004 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 10 |
40 | Mar 06, 2004 | 26 | ![]() | win | SD 12 |
39 | Oct 04, 2003 | 26 | ![]() | loss | TKO 6 |
38 | Jun 20, 2003 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
37 | Apr 24, 2003 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
36 | Feb 22, 2003 | 25 | ![]() | win | RTD 1 |
35 | Jan 25, 2003 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
34 | Jan 20, 2001 | 23 | ![]() | loss | TKO 10 |
33 | Sep 02, 2000 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
32 | Jun 17, 2000 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 10 |
31 | Mar 18, 2000 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
30 | Dec 04, 1999 | 22 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
29 | Oct 23, 1999 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
28 | Jun 12, 1999 | 21 | ![]() | win | RTD 4 |
27 | Apr 02, 1999 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
26 | Dec 18, 1998 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
25 | Nov 20, 1998 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
24 | Sep 12, 1998 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
23 | Aug 15, 1998 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
22 | Jul 05, 1998 | 20 | ![]() | win | TD 7 |
21 | May 30, 1998 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
20 | Apr 18, 1998 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
19 | Dec 04, 1997 | 20 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
18 | Oct 18, 1997 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
17 | Aug 22, 1997 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
16 | Jul 11, 1997 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 11 |
15 | May 09, 1997 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
14 | Apr 04, 1997 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
13 | Mar 14, 1997 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
12 | Jan 13, 1997 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
11 | Dec 16, 1996 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
10 | Dec 13, 1996 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
9 | Nov 29, 1996 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
8 | Oct 11, 1996 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
7 | Sep 13, 1996 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
6 | Aug 17, 1996 | 18 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
5 | Jun 27, 1996 | 18 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
4 | Jun 07, 1996 | 18 | ![]() | win | UD 4 |
3 | May 30, 1996 | 18 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
2 | Mar 28, 1996 | 18 | ![]() | win | UD 4 |
1 | Mar 19, 1996 | 18 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |