Boxing: Laurente calls out WBC champ Castillo

World Boxing Council no. 7 lightweight and Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation champ Dennis Laurente has made known his interest to fight WBC lightweight champ Jose Luis Castillo following his successful defense in Japan last Sunday.

Laurente (21-1-4, 11 KO's), who was bestowed the no. 7 slot in the WBC during the organization's convention in Phuket, prevailed on a majority decision last Sunday in Tokyo over Chikashi Inada.

Japanese judge Nobuaki Uratani saw it 115-114 and Filipino Ramon Flores had it 119-109 both for Laurente, while scoring referee David Chung of Korea penned it 115-115.