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AFTER
CASTILLO FAILS TO MAKE WEIGHT AND CORRALES BOUT IS CANCELLED
LAS VEGAS (June 3, 2006) – Saturday’s fight between Diego Corrales and
Jose Luis Castillo has been cancelled after Castillo failed to make the
weight.
Castillo weighed in four-and-one half pounds over the 135-pound limit on
his first attempt. In his next try on the scales, at a little before 5
p.m. PT, Castillo also weighed 139 1/2 pounds.
The SHOWTIME telecast will now consist of one fight, an IBF flyweight
world title bout between defending champion Vic Darchinyan and Luis
Maldonado. The battle of undefeated 112-pounders will start at 9 p.m.
ET/PT (delayed on the west coast).
Darchinyan (25-0, 20 KOs), of Sydney, Australia, by way of Vanadvor,
Armenia, is coming off of a sensational eighth-round TKO over Diosdado
Gabi March 3, 2006, on the SHOWTIME boxing series, “ShoBox: The New
Generation.” A pint-sized powerhouse armed with bone-crunching power,
Darchinyan is one of the hardest pound-for-pound hitters in boxing. The
Lord of the Flys has won seven consecutive bouts by knockout. This will
be the southpaw’s fourth title defense. Darchinyan also holds the
International Boxing Organization (IBO) 112-pound belt.
Maldonado (33-0-1, 25 KOs), of Mexicali,
Mexico, had a 33-fight winning streak end in his last outing when he
boxed to a 12-round draw against slick southpaw boxer Cristian Mijares
in a flyweight elimination bout on Feb. 24, 2006. An aggressive,
offensive-minded slugger who makes for great fights and never takes a
backward step, Maldonado will be the naturally bigger man against
Darchinyan. The unbeaten crowd pleaser, who also is the World Boxing
Organization (WBO) No. 6 contender, will make his second United States
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