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Diego Corrales

Diego Corrales held the WBC, WBO and The Ring lightweight world titles and the IBF and WBO super featherweight world titles between 1999 and 2006. Corrales's highest place in The Ring's annual pound for pound ratings was No. 5, in 2000. Corrales first became a world champion aged 22 after winning the IBF super featherweight world title by beating Roberto Garcia.

World title bouts
9
Record in world title bouts (won–lost)
7–2
World titles held
5
Longest world title reign (WBO lightweight, 2004–2006)
1 year, 7 months

World title reigns and bouts

Jan 1999 – Jan 2007

LightweightWBC
WBO
The Ring
Super FeatherweightWBC
IBF
WBO
1999age 212000age 222001age 232002age 242003age 252004age 262005age 272006age 282007age 29
2000200220042006

WonLostDrawn or no contest

Timeline of world title events

  1. 2006

  2. Joel Casamayor beats Diego Corrales via split decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBC and The Ring

  3. Diego Corrales’s reign as the WBC lightweight world champion ends

    Lightweight · WBC

  4. Diego Corrales’s reign as the WBO lightweight world champion ends

    Lightweight · WBO

  5. 2005

  6. The Ring magazine rates Diego Corrales the lightweight champion in its annual ratings

  7. Diego Corrales beats Jose Luis Castillo via knockout 10/12

    Lightweight · WBC, WBO and The Ring

  8. 2004

  9. The Ring magazine rates Diego Corrales No. 1 at lightweight in its annual ratings

  10. Diego Corrales beats Acelino Freitas via knockout 10/12

    Lightweight · WBO

  11. Diego Corrales’s reign as the WBO super featherweight world champion ends

    Super Featherweight · WBO

  12. Diego Corrales beats Joel Casamayor via split decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBO

  13. 2003

  14. The Ring magazine rates Diego Corrales No. 5 at super featherweight in its annual ratings

  15. 2001

  16. Floyd Mayweather Jr beats Diego Corrales via knockout 10/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  17. 2000

  18. The Ring magazine rates Diego Corrales No. 1 at super featherweight in its annual ratings

    The Ring magazine rates Diego Corrales No. 5 pound for pound in its annual ratings

  19. Diego Corrales’s reign as the IBF super featherweight world champion ends

    Super Featherweight · IBF

  20. Diego Corrales beats Angel Manfredy via knockout 3/12

    Super Featherweight · IBF

  21. Diego Corrales beats Derrick Gainer via knockout 3/12

    Super Featherweight · IBF

  22. 1999

  23. The Ring magazine rates Diego Corrales No. 2 at super featherweight in its annual ratings

  24. Diego Corrales beats John Brown via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · IBF

  25. Diego Corrales beats Roberto Garcia via knockout 7/12

    Super Featherweight · IBF