On April 20, 2002, José Luis Castillo (45-4-1, 41 KOs), the lightweight WBC champion, defends his title against former world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (27-0, 20 KOs). The vacant The Ring lightweight title is also on the line.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. is coming in to the fight on a 27-fight win streak with a 74% KO rate; his last fight was a 9th round RTD victory over Jesús Chávez, 5 months and 10 days ago. José Luis Castillo is on a 4-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate, with his last fight being a 8th round TKO win over Juan Angel Macias, 2 months and 26 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 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.