José Luis Castillo Boxing News

By Allen Fox: Former WBC lightweight champion Humberto Soto (57-7-2, 34 KO’s) picked up his second consecutive win at light welterweight in stopping lightweight Adailton De Jesus by a 4th round TKO in Saturday night at the Playa del Carmen, in Quintana Roo, Mexico.

By Chris Williams: I hate to say I told you so, but I did. I knew the Manny Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey fight was going to be a total mismatch. And for the many Pacquiao fans, including trainer Freddie Roach, who said that Clottey was the type of opponent that would bring an exciting fight, [...]

By Eric Thomas: Middleweight contender John Duddy (29-1, 18 KOs) won an unimpressive 10 round split decision over Michael Medina (22-2-2, 17 KOs). The final judges’ scores were 96-93, 96-93 for Duddy, and 96-93 for Medina. Duddy, 30, was rocked at the end of the 7th round and was saved by the bell. Other than [...]

By Esteban Garduno: Tonight’s fight at the Dallas Cowboy Stadium is mostly filled with mismatches of the worst kind. On paper, the bout between Joshua Clottey and Manny Pacquiao figures to be an easy win for Pacquiao over a limited Clottey, but I see Clottey pulling off a huge upset over Pacquiao tonight to spoil [...]

ARLINGTON, TX (February 11, 2010) – World Boxing Council (WBC) super featherweight champion HUMBERTO “Zorrita” SOTO and former WBC lightweight champion DAVID DIAZ will go mano-a-mano for the vacant WBC lightweight title, headlining the pay-per-view undercard of THE EVENT: PACQUIAO vs. CLOTTEY, World Welterweight Championship. The Pacquiao vs. Clottey pay-per-view telecast will also feature 10-round [...]

By Chris Williams: I can’t say I’m at all impressed with the undercard of the Manny Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey fight on March 13th, at the Dallas Cowboy stadium. It was announced today that the following fights will be taking place on the undercard: middleweight John Duddy vs. Michael Medina, welterweight Jose Luis Castillo vs. [...]

By Eric Thomas: As reported by ESPN writer Dan Rafael, the Manny Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey bout could possibly have former World Boxing Association welterweight champion Antonio Margarito fighting in the co-main event. If this turns out to be the case, it would be the first bout for Margarito in over a year since his [...]

By Jim Dower: In perhaps his best performance of his career, unbeaten light middleweight contender Julio Chavez Jr. (40-0-1, 30 KO’s) crushed Jason LeHoullier (21-2-1, 8 KO’s) in a 1st round technical knockout last night to successfully defend his World Boxing Council Latino light middleweight title at the El Palenque de la Feria, Tepic, in [...]

By Giancarlo Malinconico: Throughout many of his promotional tours throughout his career, Floyd is quick to criticize his opponents for receiving gift wins, while touting his undefeated record. Mayweather claims Pacquiao lost to Marquez both times. He also said De La Hoya lost to Ike Quartey. But Mayweather seems to neglect his own controversial decision [...]

Five of Mexico’s biggest names in boxing converge for the first time, headlining the same boxing card! Top Rank presents “Latin Fury 8 — Tijuana Thunder,” broadcast Live on Pay-Per-View from Tijuana, Mexico on March 28. The five-bout pay-per-view extravaganza will feature undefeated super welterweight sensation JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ, Jr., WBC super featherweight champion HUMBERTO [...]

By Manuel Perez: Former two-time WBC lightweight champion Jose Luis Castillo (57-9-1, 49 KOs) destroyed journeyman James Wayka (16-8, 8 KOs) in a 2nd round TKO on Saturday night at the Palenque del FEX, Mexicali, in Baja California, Mexico. Castillo, 35, knocked Wayka down with a left uppercut to the head followed quickly by a [...]

By Dave Lahr: Former WBC lightweight champion Jose Luis Castillo (56-9-1, 48 KOs), now fighting as a welterweight, will face James Wayka (16-7, 8 KOs) on January 17th in a scheduled 10-round bout at the Palenque del FEX, in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico. Castillo, 35, seems ill-suited for the welterweight division, both too small at [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Just as I thought would happen, former WBC lightweight champion Jose Luis Castillo (56-9-1, 48 KOs) was dominated over 10-rounds on Wednesday night, losing by a lopsided 10-round unanimous decision to Sebastian Andres Lujan (30-5-2, 20 KOs) at the Sycuan Resort & Casino, in El Cajon, California. The final judges scores were [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: No longer able to comfortably make either the lightweight or the light welterweight weight limit, former WBC lightweight champion Jose Luis Castillo (56-8, 48 KOs) will be moving up to the welterweight division tonight to go up against hard puncher Sebastian Lujan (29-5-2, 20 KOs) in a scheduled 10-round bout at the [...]

Recently while reading about Barry Bonds’ problems with the steroid scandal in the media, and the cries from some fans that he should have an asterisk next to his name in the record books, I wonder if an asterisk should be inserted next to Floyd Mayweather Jr’s name in the record books as well. His [...]

Making his first appearance since being stopped in the fourth round by Ricky Hatton in June, former two-time lightweight champion José Luis Castillo (56-8-1, 48 KOs) stopped an over-matched Adan Casillas (22-6, 15 KOs) in the 6th round on Saturday night at the Palenque del FEX, Mexicali, in Baja California, Mexico. Castillo, 33, chopped down [...]