Mosquera Confident His Experience Will Overcome Castillo

By Jhonny Gonzalez

Vicente "El Loco" Mosquera can smell the scent of a world title fight. But first he must remove a roadblock named Walter Castillo of Nicaragua. Castillo and Mosquera will fight at 140 pounds (junior welterweight) for the Latin championship of the World Boxing Council (WBC) on February 9th at the Arena Roberto Duran in Panama. The winner will move ahead to a possible world title opportunity by the end of the year.

Castillo, 23, has a record of 17 fights, 12 by knockout and a single defeat. While Mosquera has a record of 32 fights, which includes 29 wins, 2 losses and one draw.

Castillo has yet to face any quality fighters and his inexperience will show, Mosquera said.

"I have studied him and broken him down. He doesn't like to get hit and he's only been matched against inexperienced fighters. We'll see what he brings," Mosquera said.