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HISTORY: On April 20, 2002 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas WBC Lightweight champion Jose Luis Castillo made his 4th title defense against Floyd Mayweather, Jr. Mayweather, Jr. won a unanimous 12 round decision and the title. Mayweather was moving up from the 130-pound division, where he held the WBC title. Mayweather was a 4-1 favorite. Mayweather made $2.2 million, and Castillo got $1.1 million. There was a crowd of 6,920 at the MGM Grand. Mayweather was able to keep the fight on the outside and outbox Castillo in the early rounds. All three judges gave Mayweather the first four rounds. Mayweather complained about his left shoulder to his corner between rounds. He later said he injured it in his last day of training. Castillo finally caught up to Mayweather in the sixth and seventh rounds, winning both rounds on all three scorecards. Castillo was able to get closer and land shots to the body and head. Referee Vic Drakulich took a point away from Castillo for hitting on the break in the eighth round. In the tenth round, Drakulich deducted a point from Mayweather for using his elbows. The crowd booed the decision. HBO's unofficial scorer Harold Lederman had Castillo winning 115-111, the Associated Press had Mayweather winning 115-111 and Dan Rafael of USA Today had the fight 114-114. Post Fight Comments-"I was winning rounds. I wasn't worried at all. I was out-boxing him easy. The first time a guy lands a few shots on me, and they say it was a close fight. That's because usually I blow them out of the water." - Floyd Mayweather Jr. "In my heart, I thought I won. Unfortunately, the judges didn't agree. Running away, like Mayweather did, is not the way to win a world title." - Jose Luis Castillo. "I disagree with the way the scoring went. It's not that I feel Mayweather didn't win, but not by this margin. This is ludicrous." - Promoter Bob Arum. Offered here is an original, official program for this event.
FULL DESCRIPTION: This is an original, official program which pictures both fighters on the cover. 26 pages complete including covers. Tight binding. Clean inside and out. Not creased or torn. Mild corner wear. 9" x 12."
