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CANCUN, Mexico: Jose Luis Castillo failed to make weight for his 140-pound WBC eliminator bout on Friday, forcing the cancellation of yet another important fight for a boxer with a long history of weighty problems.
Castillo didn't even show up at an amphitheater next to Nichupte Lagoon for the weigh-in before his fight with Timothy Bradley on the undercard of Saturday's WBC heavyweight title bout between Oleg Maskaev and Samuel Peter.
When Castillo weighed himself Thursday night, he was 147 pounds — and two hours before the official weigh-in, he still topped the scales at 144 1/2 pounds, Bradley's camp said. While Castillo headed home to Mexicali, Mexico, Bradley was left frustrated by at least Castillo's fourth major problem making weight in the last few years.
"It hurts the sport bad, and something needs to be done to Castillo," Bradley said. "He needs to be suspended. He needs to vanish from boxing. We don't need to see his name in the ratings."
Bradley, an undefeated contender from Palm Springs, Calif., said WBC president Jose Sulaiman has promised to make him the No. 1 challenger to super lightweight champion Junior Witter, guaranteeing Bradley a title shot.
Castillo didn't even show up at an amphitheater next to Nichupte Lagoon for the weigh-in before his fight with Timothy Bradley on the undercard of Saturday's WBC heavyweight title bout between Oleg Maskaev and Samuel Peter.
When Castillo weighed himself Thursday night, he was 147 pounds — and two hours before the official weigh-in, he still topped the scales at 144 1/2 pounds, Bradley's camp said. While Castillo headed home to Mexicali, Mexico, Bradley was left frustrated by at least Castillo's fourth major problem making weight in the last few years.
"It hurts the sport bad, and something needs to be done to Castillo," Bradley said. "He needs to be suspended. He needs to vanish from boxing. We don't need to see his name in the ratings."
Bradley, an undefeated contender from Palm Springs, Calif., said WBC president Jose Sulaiman has promised to make him the No. 1 challenger to super lightweight champion Junior Witter, guaranteeing Bradley a title shot.
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