Best fights of Diego Corrales
Over 11 years as a professional, Diego Corrales compiled a 40-5 (33) record, including 16 title fights across two weight classes. Here are his top 10 best fights.
1. Diego Corrales KOs Acelino Freitas
On August 7, 2004 Diego Corrales fought Acelino Freitas for the WBO lightweight title. Corrales was 26 years old with a record of 38-2, and Freitas was 28 with a record of 35-0. Corrales was coming off a win and Freitas was on an undefeated 35-fight winning streak. Corrales stopped Acelino Freitas via TKO in the 10th round. Crowned the new lightweight champion.
2. Diego Corrales KOs Robert Garcia
On October 23, 1999 Diego Corrales fought Robert Garcia for the IBF super featherweight title. Corrales was 22 years old with a record of 28-0, and Garcia was 24 with a record of 32-0. Corrales was on an undefeated 28-fight winning streak and Garcia was on an undefeated 32-fight winning streak. Corrales stopped Robert Garcia via TKO in the 7th round. Crowned the new super featherweight champion.
3. Diego Corrales KOs José Luis Castillo
On May 7, 2005 Diego Corrales, the WBO lightweight champion, met José Luis Castillo, the The Ring and WBC lightweight champion, in a title unification fight. Corrales was 27 years old with a record of 39-2, and Castillo was 31 with a record of 52-6-1. Corrales was on a 2-fight winning streak and Castillo was on a 6-fight winning streak. Corrales stopped José Luis Castillo via TKO in the 10th round. Became the unified lightweight champion.
4. Diego Corrales KOs Derrick Gainer
On March 18, 2000 Diego Corrales defended his IBF super featherweight title against Derrick Gainer. Corrales was 22 years old with a record of 30-0, and Gainer was 27 with a record of 33-4. Corrales was on an undefeated 30-fight winning streak and Gainer was on a 16-fight winning streak. Corrales stopped Derrick Gainer via TKO in the 3rd round. Defended the title.
5. Diego Corrales KOs Angel Manfredy
On September 2, 2000 Diego Corrales defended his IBA and IBF super featherweight titles against Angel Manfredy. Corrales was 23 years old with a record of 32-0, and Manfredy was 25 with a record of 33-4-1. Corrales was on an undefeated 32-fight winning streak and Manfredy was on a 5-fight winning streak. Corrales stopped Angel Manfredy via TKO in the 3rd round. Defended the titles.
6. Diego Corrales KOs Justin Juuko
On June 17, 2000 Diego Corrales fought Justin Juuko for the vacant IBA and IBA super featherweight titles. Corrales was 22 years old with a record of 31-0, and Juuko was 27 with a record of 34-3-1. Corrales was on an undefeated 31-fight winning streak and Juuko was coming off a win. Corrales stopped Justin Juuko via KO in the 10th round. Won the vacant titles.
7. Diego Corrales loses to Joel Casamayor in their 3rd fight via split decision
On October 7, 2006 Diego Corrales defended his The Ring, WBC, and lineal lightweight titles against Joel Casamayor. It was their third meeting. Corrales was 29 years old with a record of 40-3, and Casamayor was 35 with a record of 33-3-1. Corrales was coming off a loss, while Casamayor was on a 2-fight winning streak. Corrales lost via split decision. Lost the titles. Went the distance with Casamayor.
8. Diego Corrales loses to Floyd Mayweather Jr. via KO
On January 20, 2001 Diego Corrales fought Floyd Mayweather Jr. for the WBC super featherweight title. Corrales was 23 years old with a record of 33-0, and Jr. was 23 with a record of 24-0. Corrales was on an undefeated 33-fight winning streak and Jr. was on an undefeated 24-fight winning streak. Jr. stopped Corrales via TKO in the 10th round. Failed to capture the title. Lasted into the 10th round.
9. Diego Corrales defeats Joel Casamayor in their 2nd fight
On March 6, 2004 Diego Corrales fought Joel Casamayor for the IBA super featherweight title. It was their second meeting. Corrales was 26 years old with a record of 37-2, and Casamayor was 32 with a record of 30-1. Corrales was coming off a loss, while Casamayor was on a 4-fight winning streak. Corrales won via split decision. Crowned the new super featherweight champion.
10. Diego Corrales loses to Joshua Clottey via unanimous decision
On April 7, 2007 Diego Corrales faced Joshua Clottey in a lightweight bout. Corrales was 29 years old with a record of 40-4, and Clottey was 29 with a record of 30-2. Corrales was on a 2-fight losing streak and Clottey was coming off a loss. Corrales lost via unanimous decision. Went the distance with Clottey.