Diego corrales vs joel casamayor biography

          Unofficial AP scorecard: Cassamayor · World Boxing Council.

        1. World Boxing Organization Junior Lightweight Title (Vacant title).
        2. Casamayor became a world champion for the third time by defeating Diego Corrales in a close and hard-fought split decision scored , and
        3. In , Corrales returned to the ring.
        4. This dvd contains the epic trilogy of fights between "The greatest" Ali and "Smokin'" Joe Frazier.

          5. Casamayor became a world champion for the third time by defeating Diego Corrales in a close and hard-fought split decision scored , and.

          Diego Corrales

          American boxer

          Diego "Chico" Corrales Jr. (August 25, – May 7, ) was an American professional boxer who competed from to [2] He was a multiple-time world champion in two weight divisions, having held the IBFsuper featherweight title from to ; the WBO super featherweight title in ; the WBO lightweight title from to ; and the WBC, Ring magazine, and lineal lightweight titles from to

          In , Corrales received Fight of the Year honors by The Ring and the Boxing Writers Association of America for his acclaimed first bout with José Luis Castillo.

          Corrales was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame as part of the class of [3]

          Early life

          Corrales was born in Columbia, South Carolina[4] to a Colombian father, Diego Corrales Sr.[5] and a Mexican mother.[2][6] Corrales' early life was filled with violence; he was raised in the Oak Park section of Sacramento, was involved with street gangs