If both Los Angeles-area products can win belts at 154 pounds, a unification bout would be a natural at L.A.'s Staples Center or in Las Vegas. Mosley, another L.A.-area fighter who can't find a suitable challenger at 147 pounds, said he would consider going up in weight for Trinidad before the Puerto Rican champion left for the middleweight division. Perhaps Mosley, who has fought in front of consistently smaller live audiences since beating De La Hoya, can be persuaded to leave his welterweight throne to face his old rival if two junior middleweight titles are on the line. The rematch would be another perfect event for L.A. or nearby Las Vegas. But De La Hoya has to beat the unknown Castillejo, a veteran junior middleweight with a 51-4 record, first.
Punches are stronger, fighters are bigger.
This is a real test. Castillejo, of Madrid, Spain, appears strong and big and he has a rugged look to his face for whatever that is worth. Historians and fans alike will have to wait and see what he does after June 23rd.