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LACY AND CASTILLO IMPRESSIVE By Kenny Perrault |
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Williams started the fight working behind his jab trying his best to keep Lacy from getting in the inside. Every time it seemed Williams was getting a little too comfortable landing the jab Lacy would back Williams onto the ropes and let his hands go. firing hooks with both hands to the head and body. To Williams' credit he would counter hard to Lacy's head when he had the chance. As well as Williams' jab was working in his favor he still found himself on the ropes more and more as each round passed by, with many of the rounds looking alike, with Williams starting with his jab only to end up with his back on the ropes where Lacy would unload. At the end of the sixth round Lacy again pinned Williams on the ropes, firing away at him, only this time Williams threw punches just to keep referee Tony Weeks from stopping the fight. At the beginning of the seventh round Lacy jumped on Williams, throwing non stop punches until Tony Weeks saw enough and called a halt to the bout. Even with the loss Williams' stock rose as he put up a valiant effort. Lacy made for an exciting fight once again, albeit getting hit more often than he should have. When asked why he took so many punches, Lacy pointed at his chin and said because I have a solid chin. Jeff Lacy is now looking forward to a possible showdown with Joe Calzaghe. With the win Jeff Lacy makes the second defense of his IBF Super Middleweight title improving his record to 19-0 (15 KO’s) while Rubin Williams drops to 26-2 (15 KO’s) .
The main event featured WBC Lightweight champion Jose Luis Castillo against
Julio Diaz. There was more at stake than just the WBC title in this fight, the
winner will be matched up against WBO champion Diego Corrales in June for a
high profile and big money fight. Diaz relinquished his IBF title to secure a
fight with Castillo with hopes of winning and putting his name at the top of
the lightweight division.
Castillo did what he does best, that’s putting non stop pressure on his opponent throughout the bout. Diaz did his best and landed but the Castillo's pressure was just too much. Diaz switched from orthodox to south paw often in the bout trying to land his punches from different angles to keep the on coming Castillo off. In the fourth round an accidental head butt caused a cut on Diaz’s left eye. Julio Diaz had his moments, looking sharp at times, but he could not come up with an answer to keep Castillo from getting on the inside and swarming him with punches. In the seventh round Castillo landed a punch that opened a nasty cut on Diaz’s right eye lid. Diaz was now cut over both eyes, and he began to slow down, giving Castillo more chances to land his left hook. More problems for Diaz came in the eighth round as his left eye began to swell quickly. With his left eye nearly shut Castillo landed a hard left hook to Diaz’s head that dropped him in the tenth round. Diaz was able to get back on his feet and continue until he was dropped again by a flurry of punches. Referee Richard Steele started the ten count but waved off the fight at the count of eight. Jose Luis Castillo is now in line for a fight with Diego Corrales, who he was originally supposed to fight in tonight’s bout. As for Julio Diaz, it’s back to the drawing board. Jose Luis Castillo defends his WBC Lightweight title for the second time improving his record to 52-6-1 (46 KO’s) while Julio Diaz drops to 30-3 (22 KO’s).
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