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The "weight" is over for Joel Casamayor (34-3-1, 21KOs), as he defeats rival Diego Corrales (40-4, 33KOs) by way of a split-decision to become the new WBC lightweight champion. and gets his career back on track in the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
After Corrales was unable to make the weight limit of 135 pounds, weighing in at 140 pounds and the fight was changed to a welterweight limit of 147, many Casamayor supports feared that their fighter would be outsized in the fight. That was not the case. The weight played absolutely no hand in the outcome.
Their first meeting was a war, with Casamayor winning by way of a six round TKO. The rematch was a tactical battle that saw Corrales win a split decision. The third meeting was mixture of the first two meetings.
The fight began with a tactical bout, both men feeling each other out with jabs and movement. In the fifth round, Casamayor was pushed down and the referee counted the fall as a knockdown, which only seemed to anger Casamayor. In the seventh round, a fight broke out as both fighters began to let their hands go.
It appeared that Corrales was never able to hurt Casamayor, or stop his left hand that landed often. The movement, left hands and body work of Casamayor seemed to be the difference in the fight.
The scores were 114-113 for Corrales, 115-112 for Casamayor and 116-111 for Casamayor. [details]
After Corrales was unable to make the weight limit of 135 pounds, weighing in at 140 pounds and the fight was changed to a welterweight limit of 147, many Casamayor supports feared that their fighter would be outsized in the fight. That was not the case. The weight played absolutely no hand in the outcome.
Their first meeting was a war, with Casamayor winning by way of a six round TKO. The rematch was a tactical battle that saw Corrales win a split decision. The third meeting was mixture of the first two meetings.
The fight began with a tactical bout, both men feeling each other out with jabs and movement. In the fifth round, Casamayor was pushed down and the referee counted the fall as a knockdown, which only seemed to anger Casamayor. In the seventh round, a fight broke out as both fighters began to let their hands go.
It appeared that Corrales was never able to hurt Casamayor, or stop his left hand that landed often. The movement, left hands and body work of Casamayor seemed to be the difference in the fight.
The scores were 114-113 for Corrales, 115-112 for Casamayor and 116-111 for Casamayor. [details]