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Thu 05 May 2007Corrales goes down once too oftenAmerica at Large:In the 10th round of their memorable slugfest on the night of May 7th, 2005, Diego (Chico) Corrales was knocked down twice by the Mexican champion Jose Luis Castillo. Chico climbed off the floor on both occasions, and before the round was over had improbably knocked out Castillo.It was a stunning and thrilling conclusion to what many consider to have been the most spectacular fight - and surely the most spectacular round - in lightweight annals.