On December 7, 2002, Floyd Mayweather Jr. (28-0, 20 KOs), the lightweight WBC and The Ring champion, defends his titles against former world champion José Luis Castillo (46-5-1, 42 KOs).
Floyd Mayweather Jr. is coming in to the fight on a 28-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Castillo, 7 months and 17 days ago. José Luis Castillo is on a 1-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate, with his last fight being a 3rd round KO win over Verdell Smith, 4 months and 4 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Floyd Mayweather Jr. at 99-1 winning odds. José Luis Castillo really doesn't have much to present against Mayweather Jr.
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.