On June 5, 2004, José Luis Castillo (49-6-1, 45 KOs) gets a shot at the lightweight The Ring title held by and the Ring Magazine champion, Juan Lazcano (33-2-1, 25 KOs). The vacant WBC lightweight title is also on the line.
José Luis Castillo is coming in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate; his last fight was a 2nd round TKO victory over Derrick Parks, 3 months and 23 days ago. Juan Lazcano is on a 19-fight win streak with a 69% KO rate, with his last fight being a 11th round TKO win over Stevie Johnston, 8 months and 23 days ago.
This should be a confident win for José Luis Castillo at 99-1 winning odds. Juan Lazcano really doesn't have much to present against Castillo.
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, while Lazcano adds a loss to his record at 33-3-1.