Saturday, October 01, 2005

Vegas

Top Rank announced today that Ricardo Castillo, the younger brother of two-time world champion Jose Luis Castillo, will box at The Aladdin in Las Vegas on Friday, Oct. 7 -- the eve of the Corrales vs. Castillo 'One More Time - The Epic Rematch' at the Thomas and Mack Center. Castillo, a top featherweight with a record of 25-2, 18 KOs, will take on Phil Payne of St. Louis. Castillo vs. Payne will be on the Telefutura telecast which will feature Kelly Pavlik vs. Fugencio Zuniga in a 12-round middleweight match. Pavlik is currently in Las Vegas. He is working out at the Top Rank gym on Business Lane. Zuniga will arrive on Monday.