In the recent "Double Issue" of The Ring, with PBF on the cover, they did in-depth features on their top 10 P4P, and listed his birthplace as Colombia, SC, but said he grew up in Sacremento.
I wonder if you'll still cheer for him:
As Diego Corrales walks through the arena, a murmur spreads through the boxing crowd like fans performing the wave.
"It's Chico," said one fan upon spotting Corrales at a recent Las Vegas fight card.
Corrales (40-2, 33 KOs), the WBC and WBO lightweight champion, stands tall and proud of his Mexican and African-American lineage, and both ethnic groups gladly claim the world champion.
About a year ago, Jose Luis Castillo seriously blundered when he said Corrales has no Mexican blood and doesn't fight like one. He was proved wrong.
Castillo, 31, has reversed himself and now gives Corrales props. He also hopes he can reverse the outcome in the rematch on Saturday, October 8t
He was born in Columbia, South Carolina. That what you talkin' bout?
i read this article of him in spanish and it clearly says he was born in Medillin,Colombia. Now im more confused than ever I always thaught he was half Colombian and half Mexican.
There's a genetic DNA exclusive to Columbians? That's like saying Puerto Ricans are a seperate race. Colombians range from Victor Polo (black) to Pablo Escobar (Spanish looking).
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