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Obviously, Jose Luis Castillo failing to make the 135 pound lightweight limit for the biggest fight of his life is very telling. It's also a pretty good indication that he'll probably be moving up in weight to finish his career. Never before did Castillo have more reasons and incentive to work and sacrifice to get down to the lightweight limit than he did for this fight with Corrales. Not only was the chance to win back his lightweight title riding on the fight, but it was also the biggest pay day of his career. His failure to make weight meant he couldn't reclaim the title by winning. If that weren't enough, he had to give up 10% of his $1.2 million dollar purse to pay his fines for weighing in 3.5 pounds too heavy. What should have been a lightweight title bout was billed as a 12-round special attraction. [details]
