Corrales killed in motorcycle accident

0 Comments | AFP, May, 2007

LOS ANGELES (AFP) — Former two-weight world champion Diego Corrales died in a motorcycle accident on the outskirts of Las Vegas on Monday night.

The 29-year-old was one of the most exciting and popular boxers of his generation, famed for his all-action, brave and even, at times, reckless style.

He died exactly two years to the day since his finest moment in boxing, when he climbed back up off the canvas to stop Jose Luis Castillo in 2005 to claim the WBC lightweight title.

Corrales, who lived in Las Vegas, was killed in a two-vehicle crash, according to Las Vegas police.

He won world titles at super-featherweight and lightweight in a glittering career that saw him fight some of the best fighters around such as Floyd Mayweather and Joel Casamayor, as...

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