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Diego Corrales Biography

Diego Corrales is one of the most popular and richest Boxer who was born on August 25, 1977 in South Carolina, United States. The late fighter known as Chico was awarded four championship belts in the Lightweight and Super Featherweight classes.

The fighter suffered his first professional defeat at the hands of He suffered his first career loss at the hands of Floyd Mayweather on January 20, 2001. on the 20th of January 2001.

Corrales compiled an amateur boxing record of 105-12. In 1994, he took second place at the United States Amateur Championships, losing to Frankie Carmona on points in the featherweight final. He reached the first round of the featherweight bracket at the 1995 Pan American Games, losing to Arnaldo Mesa. At the 1995 World Championships, he lost out on a medal after losing to Marco Rudolph in the lightweight bracket.

On January 20, 2001, Corrales challenged Ring No. 2 ranked Super Featherweight and #7 Pound-For-Pound Floyd Mayweather Jr. for the WBC super featherweight title and recorded his first knockdown and first loss. In the bout, Mayweather knocked down Corrales five times (three times in the seventh round and twice in the tenth). After the fifth knockdown, Corrales’ corner stopped the fight, despite Corrales’ protests.

His wife was Maria Corrales at the time when he died.

NameDiego Corrales
First NameDiego
Last NameCorrales
OccupationBoxer
BirthdayAugust 25
Birth Year1977
Place of Birth
Home TownSouth Carolina
Birth CountryUnited States
Birth SignLeo
Full/Birth Name
ParentsOlga Woods, Diego Corrales Sr.
SiblingsNot Available
SpouseMichelle Corrales
Children(s)Not Available

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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In 2003, Corrales returned to the ring. After easily winning four fights, Corrales fought against Ring No. 1 ranked Super Featherweight Joel Casamayor. After the sixth round, the fight was stopped because of a deep cut inside of Corrales’ mouth. On March 6, 2004, there was a rematch for the vacant WBO super featherweight title. Corrales won by close split decision.

Diego Corrales Net Worth

Diego Corrales is one of the richest Boxer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Diego Corrales's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He tragically witnessed his most beloved friend’s passing as a teen.

He had a record of 40-3-2 when he died in 2007. tragic death in the year 2007.

Diego “Chico” Corrales Jr. (August 25, 1977 – May 7, 2007) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1996 to 2007. He was a multiple-time world champion in two weight divisions, having held the IBF super featherweight title from 1999 to 2000; the WBO super featherweight title in 2004; the WBO lightweight title from 2004 to 2006; and the WBC, Ring magazine, and lineal lightweight titles from 2005 to 2006.

Net Worth$5 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeBoxer
CarsNot Available
HouseLiving in own house.

A rematch between Corrales and Castillo occurred on October 8, 2005. On the day before the fight, Castillo weighed-in 3½ lb over the 135 lb (61 kg) lightweight limit. Since Castillo did not make the weight, the fight became a non-title bout. The two fighters continued with the same fighting style that they had used in the first fight, trading inside punches throughout the first three rounds. Early in the fourth round, Castillo knocked down Corrales with a left hook to his chin. Corrales wobbled to his feet at the referee’s count of ten, causing the fight to end.

On May 7, 2005, Corrales defeated WBC and Ring Lightweight champion José Luis Castillo via TKO in the tenth round, giving Corrales his fourth title in 2 weight classes. The fight is almost universally regarded as the best fight of 2005. Both men stood in front of each other, battering each other with hard combinations and power punches throughout the entire fight. Finally, in the tenth round, Castillo knocked Corrales down. Seconds later, Castillo knocked Corrales down again. Corrales managed to beat the count, and, after a point was taken away for excessive spitting out of the mouthpiece, Corrales connected with a punch that Castillo later called “a perfect right hand.” Corrales then trapped Castillo against the ropes and landed numerous punches, causing the referee, Tony Weeks, to stop the fight.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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On August 7, 2004, Corrales fought former two-time Super Featherweight champion and current WBO Lightweight champion, Acelino Freitas, who came into the bout unbeaten. Corrales won the fight, via TKO in the tenth round, making Corrales a two weight champion. Freitas won the early rounds, but by the later rounds he was visibly tired and began to be caught by Corrales. After rising from his third knockdown, Freitas walked away from the referee and quit.

Corrales was scheduled to defend his lightweight title in a third bout against Joel Casamayor on October 7, 2006. However, Corrales weighed in 5 pounds over the limit. He was given two hours to shed five pounds, but came back at 139 pounds. Corrales would have been stripped of the title if he had won the bout, but Casamayor defeated him by split decision for the WBC and The Ring lightweight titles.

Who is Diego Corrales Dating?

According to our records, Diego Corrales married to Michelle Corrales . As of December 1, 2023, Diego Corrales’s is not dating anyone.

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In 2005, Corrales received Fight of the Year honors by The Ring and the Boxing Writers Association of America for his acclaimed first bout with José Luis Castillo.

Top Facts about Diego Corrales

  • Diego Corrales was an American professional boxer.
  • He was born on August 25, 1977, in Sacramento, California.
  • Corrales had a record of 40 wins and 5 losses.
  • He won world titles in two weight classes: super featherweight and lightweight.
  • Corrales is best known for his epic fights with Jose Luis Castillo.
  • In their first fight, he came back from knockdowns to win by TKO in the tenth round.
  • The second fight was named “Fight of the Year” for 2005 by Ring Magazine.
  • Sadly, Corrales died in a motorcycle accident on May 7, 2007, at age 29.
  • He was posthumously elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2011.
  • His legacy lives on as one of boxing’s most exciting fighters ever.
  • Facts & Trivia

    Diego Ranked on the list of most popular Boxer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Diego Corrales celebrates birthday on August 25 of every year.

    Corrales vs. Castillo III, dubbed “The War to Settle the Score,” had been scheduled for February 4, 2006, but it was postponed because of a rib injury that Corrales suffered while training. The fight was rescheduled for June 3, 2006. At the weigh-in, however, Corrales weighed the 135 lb (61 kg) lightweight limit whereas Castillo weighed 139½ lb—causing the fight to be cancelled. Corrales later sued Castillo for punitive damages.

    What happened to Diego Corrales?

    Death. On May 7, 2007, exactly two years to the day after his first fight with Castillo, Corrales was killed in a three-vehicle accident near his Las Vegas home.

    How old was Diego Corrales when died?

    29 years (1977–2007)

    How old was Floyd when Diego Corrales fought?

    ON THIS DAY in 2001, a 23-year-old Floyd Mayweather, campaigning as a super-featherweight, met tall gunslinger Diego Corrales. What followed was, some experts say, Mayweather’s finest performance.

    What nationality is Diego Corrales?

    American

    What happened to Chico the boxer?

    Former two-weight world champion Diego ‘Chico’ Corrales has died overnight after a high-speed motorcycle accident in Las Vegas.

    You may read full biography about Diego Corrales from Wikipedia.

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