- Corrales, Diego
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▪ 2008American boxerborn Aug. 25, 1977 , Sacramento, Calif.died May 7, 2007, Las Vegas, Nev.fighting mainly at the junior lightweight (130-lb) weight class, delivered ferocious punches and accrued a record of 40 wins (33 knockouts) and 5 losses after turning professional in 1996. He variously held the International Boxing Federation and the World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior lightweight title (1999–2000) and the World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight title (2005–06). In one of the most brutal matches in boxing history, Corrales on May 7, 2005, fought Mexican José Luis Castillo in a lightweight title bout in which both boxers inflicted punishing blows. In the 10th round Corrales, whose left eye was swollen shut and whose face was puffy and bleeding, came back after two knockdowns and battered Castillo on the ropes with such fury that the referee had to stop the fight. Corrales was declared the winner and was awarded Castillo's belt. In their rematch on Oct. 8, 2005, Corrales was knocked out in the fourth round, but because Castillo had not made his weight, Corrales retained his WBO and WBC titles. He was killed in a motorcycle accident.
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