FIGHT WEEK HEADLINES (click here to read the headlines)

Corrales-Castillo III? Food for thought
(thesweetscience.com 10.16.05)
"...Of course, Corrales, who was stopped in the fourth round by Castillo by what he called a “great shot,” is ready to fight Sunday or Monday if that’s what they want. Hell, he’ll fight again tonight if they could swing it..." (full story)

Photo by: Tom Casino

Weigh-in photos Friday, Oct. 7, 2005, outside on the
Roman Plaza Caesars Palace in Las Vegas

Diego Corrales, owner of both WBC and WBO World Lightweight Championship belts, weighed in at 135lbs.(the division limit)	Two-time World Lightweight Champion Jose Luis Castillo weighed in at 138.5 lbs (over the division limit of 135 lbs)	Diego Corrales, owner of both WBC and WBO World Lightweight Championship belts, weighed in at 135 and Jose Luis Castillo weighed in at 138 1/2(over the limit)

Photos by Tom Casino/SHOWTIME

POST-FIGHT LINKS
Caught 'red-footed!'
One of the subplots of the intriguing Corrales-Castillo weigh-in was an attempt to tamper with the scale by Castillo's physician (full story)

Crowns still weighty matter for Corrales (usatoday.com 10.13.05)
Making weight is a fundamental part of making the grade as a prizefighter. In that regard, Diego "Chico" Corrales remains a proud world lightweight champion despite his fourth-round knockout loss Saturday against Jose Luis Castillo. (full story)

Corrales-Castillo controversy rages! (fightnews.com 10.13.05)
An interesting telephone conference took place Wednesday afternoon, which included WBC/WBO lightweight champion Diego Corrales, Corrales' trainer Joe Goossen and promoters Todd duBoef and Gary Shaw (full transcript)

Corrales-Castillo postfight presser! (fightnews.net 10.08.05)
Fighters show class, promoters clash at the Castillo-Corrales postfight press conference:The subjects of pounds not lost, bets that cost, and rematch clauses; all served to stir up a steamy setting at last night’s post-fight press conference . . . (Click here for full report)

Castillo-Corrales replay!
SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING present a special encore presentation of the lightweight slugfest rematch between WBC/WBO lightweight champion Diego Corrales and former WBC champion Jose Luis Castillo on Saturday, October 15 at 9PM ET/PT. (click here for press release)

Miscue weighs down Castillo's victory (Cleveland.com 10.17.05)

Castillo's KO win revisits issue of weigh-in schedule (The Arizona Republic 10.17.05)

Street setting more fitting site for third Corrales-Castillo fight (San Antonio Express News 10.16.05)

Links hot off the Corrales-Castillo media center Saturday, October 8, 2005
Kevin Iole, Las Vegas Review-Journal

Kevin Iole, Las Vegas Review-Journal II 

Kevin Iole, Las Vegas Review-Journal III

Joe Hawk, Las Vegas Review-Journal  

Ron Borges, Boston Globe

Ron Borges, Boston Globe II

Tim Smith, New York Daily News

Cliff Brown, New York Times

Tim Dahlberg, Associated Press

George Willis, New York Post

Mike Hirsley, Chicago Tribune

Steve Springer, Los Angeles Times

Jim Jenkins, Sacramento Bee

Jim Jenkins, Sacramento Bee II

Marcus Breton, Sacramento Bee

Norm Frauenheim, Arizona Republic

Robert Morales, Los Angeles Daily News

Ramiro Gonzales, La Opinion  

Rich O'Brien, Sports Illustrated

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com II

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com III  

Kevin Iole, MaxBoxing.com 

Jason Probst, MaxBoxing.com

Doug Fischer, MaxBoxing.com

Rick Folstad, thesweetscience.com

Robert Cassidy, Jr., thesweetscience.com

Benn Schulberg, thesweetscience.com

FIGHT WEEK MEDIA LINKS

CLICK HERE FOR MEDIA PREDICTIONS

REMATCH OF GREATNESS : Boxing world giddy over fight (Las Vegas Review Journal 10.07.05)

Controversy not forgotten for Corrales-Castillo rematch (USA Today 10.07.05)

Corrales, Castillo Ready for Rematch (Las Vegas Sun 10.07.05)

BAD WEEKS-END REMATCH (New York Post 10.07.05)

Corrales, Castillo wasting no time (North Jersey.com 10.07.05)

Have they recovered from Corrales-Castillo I? (espn.com 10.07.05)

Nocaut al noqueador (LAOpinion 10.07.05)

Corrales-Castillo encore (Las Vegas Sun 10.07.05)

Corrales-Castillo: Bettors put money where opinions are (Las Vegas Sun 10.07.05)

Nevada Takes Precautions for Rematch (New York Times 10.07.05)

Corrales ready for `sadistic' Castillo rematch (Chicago Tribune 10.07.05)

Let's do it again Can Corrales and Castillo possibly top their first war? (Sports Ilustrated 10.07.05)

Another war set for Las Vegas (El Paso Times 10.06.05)

A second chance to make a first impression (thesweetscience.com 10.06.05)

Relentless Castillo not changing a thing (espn.com 10.06.05)

Castillo: "I won't let him off the hook this time!" (secondsout.com 10.06.05)

McCullough: Keys for Corrales-Castillo II (espn.com 10.06.05)

Corrales-Castillo Again (thesweetscience.com 10.06.05)

Corrales and Castillo go to war all over again (irishboxing.com 10.05.05)

It's Mexican vs. Mexican-American II (maxboxing.com 10.06.05)

Here We Go Again (maxboxing.com 10.06.05)

Diego Corrales looks forward to another “hellish” fight (doghouseboxing.com 10.06.05)

Castillo-Corrales 2: Boxing's Gift To Us (boxingnews.com 10.06.05)

No controversy expected in Corrales-Castillo II (Whittier Daily News 10.6.05)

Corrales seeking revenge over Castillo (Pasadena Star 10.6.05)

Corrales' style recalls Hearns (Las Vegas Review 10.06.05)
Lightweight champ much like boxing great, except he was victorious in memorable clash

First meeting nothing special, Castillo claims (Las Vegas Review Journal 10.06.05)

LA Times (10.06.05)

Chicago Tribune (10.06.05)

Pasadena Star-News (10.06.05)

Orange County Register (10.06.05)

KILLER INSTINCT HELPED CORRALES SURVIVE (Las Vegas Review Journal 10.05.05)
Lightweight champ, floored twice by Castillo in 10th round, springs back to score knockout
(full story)

"CHICO" RECOVERS IN TIME FOR REMATCH (maxboxing.com 10.5.05)
On the morning of May 8th, Diego Corrales, who the night before had engaged in an insta-classic slugfest the night before versus Jose Luis Castillo, could barely open his eyes to see the surroundings of his Mandalay Bay suite. (full story)

RECALL AND THE REMATCH (thesweetscience.com 10.05.05)
Expectations are always high when the rematch of a sensational fight looms. This is the case for the Diego Corrales-Jose Luis Castillo fight on Saturday. (full story)

CASTILLO SHOW RENEWED FIGHT (New York Daily News 10.05.05)
In the Fight of the Year, there had to be a loser. That man was Jose Luis Castillo... (full story)

SPORTSVIEW: CORRALES ACCEPTS BOXING RISKS(Las Vegas Sun 10.04.05)
Leavander Johnson didn't have to die for Diego Corrales to understand how brutal boxing can be. (full story)

CORRALES' STAR ON RISE AFTER VICTORY (Las Vegas Review Journal 10.04.05)
Lightweight champion more popular since epic win over Castillo (full story)

TOUGH FOR THIS SEQUEL TO LIVE UP TO ORIGINAL EPIC (Philadelphia Daily News 10.04.05)

"You have to say in your mind, 'Screw it,' just bite down and go," Corrales, the WBC and WBO champion, said... (full story)

TO HELL AND BACK-AGAIN
A fighter is most dangerous when he's hurt... (full story)

SECOND CORRALES-CASTILLO FIGHT GENERATING INCREASED INTEREST (Las Vegas Sun 8.25.05) (full story)

Diego Corrales, WBC/WBO lightweight champion (r):  "This is round 11.  We are picking up where we left of in the first fight five months ago.  This is the final battle and I will win the war. If necessary, I will go to Hell's end to finish this fight and keep my belts."

Jose Luis Castillo, former two-time WBC lightweight champion (l):  "I know I lost the battle but THIS is a war.  And I know I will win the war.  Saturday's fight will be much better than the first one ... because I will leave the ring as world champion ... again."

"Uno Mas!" . . . "One More Time!" -- the world lightweight championship rematch between Diego Corrales and Jose Luis Castillo, takes place Saturday, October 8, at Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV.  Promoted by Gary Shaw Productions and Top Rank, in association with Caesars Palace and Wynn Las Vegas, will be broadcast live on SHOWTIME Pay-Per-View begining at 9 P.M. ET / 6 P.M. PT

It evoked more emotions than any script ever produced in Hollywood. On October 8, 2005, Diego "Chico" Corrales (40-2, 33 KOs) and Jose Luis Castillo (52-7-1, 46 KOs) will produce the sequel to their first encounter in Las Vegas, Nevada of what was at very least the fight of the decade. How do I know this? It was all in the emotions. I knew I hadn't been on such a rollercoaster ride since the eighties when fights like Hagler vs. Hearns and Lupe Pintor Vs. Wilfredo Gomez left you with a racing heart and a nerve racked mess. Throw in a little bit of controversy involving the stoppage itself and the spitting out of the mouthpiece at an opportune time by Corrales and the elements of a true classic had been established. (full story)