On December 4, 2004, José Luis Castillo (50-6-1, 45 KOs), the lightweight WBC and The Ring champion, defends his titles against former world champion Joel Casamayor (31-2, 19 KOs).
José Luis Castillo is coming in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Juan Lazcano, 5 months and 29 days ago. Joel Casamayor is on a 1-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Daniel Seda, 5 months and 1 day ago.
This should be a confident win for José Luis Castillo at 99-1 winning odds. Joel Casamayor really doesn't have much to present against Castillo.
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.