Best fights of Joel Casamayor
Over 15 years as a professional, Joel Casamayor has compiled a 38-6-1 (22) record, including 17 title fights across three weight classes. Here are his top 10 best fights.
1. Joel Casamayor KOs Robert Garcia
On January 6, 2001 Joel Casamayor defended his WBA super featherweight title against Robert Garcia. Casamayor was 29 years old with a record of 23-0, and Garcia was 25 with a record of 33-2. Casamayor was on an undefeated 23-fight winning streak and Garcia was coming off a win. Casamayor stopped Robert Garcia via TKO in the 9th round. Defended the title.
2. Joel Casamayor KOs Diego Corrales
On October 4, 2003 Joel Casamayor fought Diego Corrales for the vacant IBA super featherweight title. Casamayor was 32 years old with a record of 29-1, and Corrales was 26 with a record of 37-1. Casamayor was on a 3-fight winning streak and Corrales was on a 4-fight winning streak. Casamayor stopped Diego Corrales via TKO in the 6th round. Won the vacant title.
3. Joel Casamayor defeats Diego Corrales in their 3rd fight
On October 7, 2006 Joel Casamayor fought Diego Corrales for the The Ring, WBC, and lineal lightweight titles. It was their third meeting. Casamayor was 35 years old with a record of 33-3-1, and Corrales was 29 with a record of 40-3. Casamayor was on a 2-fight winning streak, while Corrales was coming off a loss. Casamayor won via split decision. Crowned the new lightweight champion.
4. Joel Casamayor loses to Juan Manuel Márquez via KO
On September 13, 2008 Joel Casamayor defended his The Ring and lineal lightweight titles against Juan Manuel Márquez. Casamayor was 37 years old with a record of 36-3-1, and Márquez was 35 with a record of 48-4-1. Casamayor was on a 5-fight winning streak, while Márquez was coming off a loss. Márquez stopped Casamayor via TKO in the 11th round. Lost the titles. Lasted into the 11th round.
5. Joel Casamayor loses to José Luis Castillo via split decision
On December 4, 2004 Joel Casamayor fought José Luis Castillo for the The Ring and WBC lightweight titles. Casamayor was 33 years old with a record of 31-2, and Castillo was 30 with a record of 50-6-1. Casamayor was coming off a win and Castillo was on a 4-fight winning streak. Casamayor lost via split decision. Failed to capture the title. Went the distance with Castillo.
6. Joel Casamayor loses to Diego Corrales in their 2nd fight via split decision
On March 6, 2004 Joel Casamayor defended his IBA super featherweight title against Diego Corrales. It was their second meeting. Casamayor was 32 years old with a record of 30-1, and Corrales was 26 with a record of 37-2. Casamayor was on a 4-fight winning streak, while Corrales was coming off a loss. Casamayor lost via split decision. Lost the title. Went the distance with Corrales.
7. Joel Casamayor KOs Michael Katsidis
On March 22, 2008 Joel Casamayor, the The Ring and lineal lightweight champion, met Michael Katsidis, the WBO interim lightweight champion, in a title unification fight. Casamayor was 36 years old with a record of 35-3-1, and Katsidis was 27 with a record of 23-0. Casamayor was on a 4-fight winning streak and Katsidis was on an undefeated 23-fight winning streak. Casamayor stopped Michael Katsidis via TKO in the 10th round. Became the unified lightweight champion.
8. Joel Casamayor loses to Acelino Freitas via unanimous decision
On January 12, 2002 Joel Casamayor, the WBA super featherweight champion, met Acelino Freitas, the WBO super featherweight champion, in a title unification fight. Casamayor was 30 years old with a record of 26-0, and Freitas was 26 with a record of 30-0. Casamayor was on an undefeated 26-fight winning streak and Freitas was on an undefeated 30-fight winning streak. Casamayor lost via unanimous decision. Lost the title in unification. Went the distance with Freitas.
9. Joel Casamayor loses to Robert Guerrero via unanimous decision
On July 31, 2010 Joel Casamayor faced Robert Guerrero in a lightweight bout. Casamayor was 39 years old with a record of 37-4-1, and Guerrero was 27 with a record of 26-1-1. Casamayor was coming off a win and Guerrero was on a 3-fight winning streak. Casamayor lost via unanimous decision. Went the distance with Guerrero.
10. Joel Casamayor KOs Joe Morales
On September 29, 2001 Joel Casamayor defended his WBA super featherweight title against Joe Morales. Casamayor was 30 years old with a record of 25-0, and Morales was 0 with a record of 0-0. Casamayor was on an undefeated 25-fight winning streak. Casamayor stopped Joe Morales via TKO in the 8th round. Defended the title.