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Boxer Corrales killed in accident

Diego Corrales. — PHOTO: AFP

Las Vegas: Diego "Chico" Corrales, who won titles in two weight classes and was involved in one of the most memorable fights in recent times, died in a motorcycle accident, his promoter said.

Gary Shaw said Corrales, 29, was driving his motorcycle at a high rate of speed when he ran into the back of a car about 10 miles (16 kilometres) west of the Las Vegas Strip on Monday night.

"He's laying there as we speak with a helmet on his head under a sheet," Shaw said. "It appears he was thrown a great distance."

Shaw said Corrales, whose career had faltered in recent fights, had recently bought a racing motorcycle, which he was apparently riding at the time he was killed.

"He fought recklessly and he lived recklessly," Shaw said. "That was his style."

Investigation on

Las Vegas police spokesman Jose Montoya said the victim in the accident was wearing a helmet, and it was not known if drugs or alcohol was involved.

"No tests have been done. We're still investigating," Montoya said.

The lanky Corrales, who stood 5 feet 10 inches but fought most of his career at 130 pounds, was a big puncher best known for getting up after two 10th-round knockdowns to stop Jose Luis Castillo in one of the most thrilling fights ever.

The fight took place May 7, 2005, exactly two years from the night he died. It was named by the Boxing Writers Association of America and numerous boxing publications as the fight of the year. — AP

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