My Take
Diego "Chico" Corrales is one of those fighters who makes you forget you're watching a sport — what he did in Round 10 of his first fight with Jose Luis Castillo in May 2005 is flat-out the greatest single round in boxing history, and I will die on that hill. Knocked down twice, looking finished, he somehow found the will to come back and stop Castillo before the bell. That sequence is burned into my memory. Beyond that one incredible moment, Corrales was a genuinely elite champion across two weight classes — tough, courageous, and relentlessly exciting every time he stepped in the ring. His death in a motorcycle accident at just 29 was a gut punch, and his 2024 Hall of Fame induction felt both overdue and bittersweet. The sport produced few fighters as thrilling.
Overview
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 International Boxing Federation (IBF) super featherweight title from 1999 to 2000; the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) super featherweight title in 2004; the WBO lightweight title from 2004 to 2006; and the World Bo…
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Diego Corrales
- Name (Japanese)
- ディエゴ・コラレス
- Reading
- でぃえご・こられす
- Born
- August 25, 1977 – May 7, 2007
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Snake
- Origin
- Sacramento, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 179 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- boxer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- WBO World Lightweight Champion
- WBO World Junior Lightweight Champion
- 2024 International Boxing Hall of Fame
- WBC World Lightweight Champion
- IBF World Junior Lightweight Champion
- The Ring World Lightweight Champion
- 2005 Ali–Frazier Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.