Former Boxing Champ Diego Corrales dies at Twenty-nine
Two time junior lightweight champion, and two time lightweight champion Diego Corrales liked to live life fast, unfortunately for him the saying “live fast, die young” became a truth Monday evening.
Corrales was one of the toughest competitors to ever step into a boxing ring, he will be forever remembered for his 2005 victory over Jose Luis Castillo which can only be described as a war. In the ‘05 fight of the year, Corrales showed the true spirit of a warrior and held on after being knocked down twice in the tenth to score a knockout victory.
Diego wanted, above all, to be entertaining to the fans and to compete with the best fighters in the world - he accomplished both during his 11 year boxing career. Corrales compiled a very impressive 40-5 record with 33 wins by knockout.
Corrales’s life, and brilliant boxing career, came to a much too early end on May 7th due to a fatal motorcycle accident. Diego had only had the motorcycle for about a week, and he was wearing a helmet but the investigation revealed that he was traveling in excess of 100 miles per hour, he died at the scene.
A man that personified what it means to be a fighter, diego Corrales will be missed by boxing fans worldwide.
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