Castillo vs. Mayweather I

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Castillo vs. Mayweather I was a 2002 world lightweight title boxing match between José Luis Castillo and Floyd Mayweather Jr. that became one of Mayweather’s most debated and controversial decision victories.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf boxing match ⓘ
professional boxing match ⓘ
broadcastOn HBO Pay-Per-View ⓘ
linked to: HBO pay-per-view
city Las Vegas ⓘ
linked to: Las Vegas, Nevada

Paradise, Nevada ⓘ
controversy many observers believed José Luis Castillo deserved the decision ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date 2002-04-20 ⓘ
fighter1 Floyd Mayweather Jr. ⓘ
fighter1Hometown Grand Rapids, Michigan ⓘ
fighter1Nationality American ⓘ
fighter1Nickname Pretty Boy ⓘ
fighter1PreFightRecord 27-0 ⓘ
fighter1PreviousDivision super featherweight ⓘ
fighter1Role challenger for the lightweight title ⓘ
fighter1Stance orthodox ⓘ
fighter2 José Luis Castillo ⓘ
fighter2Hometown Empalme, Sonora ⓘ
fighter2Nationality Mexican ⓘ
fighter2Nickname El Temible ⓘ
fighter2PreFightRecord 45-4-1 ⓘ
fighter2Role defending lightweight champion ⓘ
fighter2Stance orthodox ⓘ
governingBody World Boxing Council ⓘ
judgingMethod 10-point must system ⓘ
legacy often cited in debates about judging and punch statistics in boxing ⓘ
location MGM Grand Garden Arena ⓘ
loser José Luis Castillo ⓘ
notableFor being one of Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s most debated decision victories ⓘ
promoter Top Rank ⓘ
purseContext featured Mayweather as the higher-paid fighter ⓘ
rematch Castillo vs. Mayweather II ⓘ
result unanimous decision ⓘ
roundsCompleted 12 ⓘ
roundsScheduled 12 ⓘ
significance Mayweather's first world title fight at lightweight ⓘ
sport boxing ⓘ
state Nevada ⓘ
titleOnTheLine The Ring lightweight title ⓘ
WBC lightweight title ⓘ
lineal lightweight title ⓘ
undercardType pay-per-view undercard and main event card ⓘ
venueType indoor arena ⓘ
weightClass lightweight ⓘ
winner Floyd Mayweather Jr. ⓘ
year 2002 ⓘ

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José Luis Castillo → participatedIn → Castillo vs. Mayweather I ⓘ
subject linked to: José Luis Castillo (boxer)
José Luis Castillo → participatedIn → Castillo vs. Mayweather II ⓘ
subject linked to: José Luis Castillo (boxer)
linked to: Castillo vs. Mayweather I
Castillo vs. Mayweather I → rematch → Castillo vs. Mayweather II ⓘ
linked to: Castillo vs. Mayweather I
José Luis Castillo → notableFight → José Luis Castillo vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. I ⓘ
linked to: Castillo vs. Mayweather I
José Luis Castillo → notableFight → José Luis Castillo vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. II ⓘ
linked to: Castillo vs. Mayweather I