Diego Corrales vs José Luis Castillo
On May 7, 2005, Diego Corrales (39-2, 32 KOs), the lightweight WBO champion, and the lightweight WBC and The Ring champion José Luis Castillo (52-6-1, 46 KOs), meet in a title-unification fight.
Corrales vs Castillo Stats
Diego Corrales is coming in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate; his last fight was a 10th round TKO victory over Acelino Freitas, 9 months ago. José Luis Castillo is on a 6-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate, with his last fight being a 10th round TKO win over Julio Díaz, 2 months and 2 days ago.
Corrales vs Castillo Prediction & Odds
This should be a confident win for Diego Corrales at 99-1 winning odds. José Luis Castillo really doesn't have much to present against Corrales.
Corrales vs Castillo Result
Diego Corrales stopped José Luis Castillo via TKO in the 10th round of the 12-round world-title fight and unified the WBO, WBC, and The Ring lightweight titles. Corrales improves his record to 40-2 (33 KOs), while Castillo adds a loss to his record at 52-7-1.