LAS VEGAS – Despite Jose Luis Castillo failing to make the required weight, the eagerly awaited rematch between WBC/WBO lightweight champion DIEGO CORRALES and Castillo IS DEFINITELY ON!
Castillo, the former two-time WBC lightweight champion, failed to make the required weight of 135 lbs for the WBC/WBO lightweight championship today at Caesars Palace during the official weigh-in for Saturday’s Showtime Pay-Per-View Event at Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. Castillo weighed in at least 3.5 lbs over the maximum weight of 135. Corrales weighed-in at 135 lbs on his first try.
Saturday’s highly anticipated rematch between Corrales and Castillo is still scheduled for 12 rounds.
“We have an iconic event between the two best lightweight fighters in the world today,” said Showtime Executive Producer Jay Larkin. “Their first meeting is already down in the history books as one of the all-time best. These two guys will fight tomorrow night.”
Promoters Gary Shaw of Gary Shaw Productions and Bob Arum of Top Rank have agreed to allow Castillo to re-weigh-in at 3 p.m. PT tomorrow,
Oct. 8, at the Thomas & Mack Center, with a maximum weight of 147 lbs. If Castillo is over the agreed weight at that time, he will be fined $75,000 per pound. Corrales, having made official weight, is not subject to these sanctions.
For missing weight at the official weigh-in, Castillo was fined by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) the maximum amount allowed by Nevada law, 10% of his purse or $120,000. Half of that money will go to Corrales and the other half will go to the State of Nevada.
