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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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Ex-Boxing Champ Dies in Crash

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(Newser) – Diego "Chico" Corrales, a former boxing world champion, died last night in a Las Vegas motorcycle crash. Two years to the day before his death at 29, Corrales unified lightweight titles with a come-from-behind knockout of Jose Luis Castillo. "That fight with Jose Luis Castillo will be remembered by many forever," said Corrales' promoter, Gary Shaw.

"He lived on the edge," Shaw said of Corrales (40-5, 33 KOs), who had been boxing since he was 3. "All we know is that he was riding on his bike, and they say he was going 100 mph and hit the back of a car," said Jin Mosley, a friend of Corrales' wife, Michelle, who is six months pregnant.

Casino in Las Vegas in this Oct. 5, 2006 file photo. Corrales, who won titles in two weight classes and was involved in one of the most memorable fights in recent times, died Monday, May 7, 2007 in a motorcycle accident, his promoter said. He was 29. (AP Photo/Laura...
Casino in Las Vegas in this Oct. 5, 2006 file photo. Corrales, who won titles in two weight classes and was involved in one of the most memorable fights in recent times, died Monday, May 7, 2007 in a...   (Associated Press)
A Las Vegas police officer passes the motorcycle of boxer Diego
A Las Vegas police officer passes the motorcycle of boxer Diego "Chico" Corrales on a flatbed tow truck west of the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas on Monday, May 7, 2007. Corrales was killed when his motorcycle...   (Associated Press)
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