José Luis Castillo
| José Luis Castillo | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | José Luis Castillo |
| Nickname(s) | El Temible |
| Rated at | Lightweight Junior Welterweight |
| Nationality |  Mexican |
| Born | December 14, 1973 Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 75 |
| Wins | 63 |
| Wins by KO | 54 |
| Losses | 11 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 0 |
José Luis Castillo (born December 14, 1973, Empalme, Sonora) is a Mexican boxer. Nicknamed El Temible, Castillo is considered one the best lightweights of his era. He is the former The Ring and two-time WBC Lightweight champion.
Castillo has defeated the likes of Stevie Johnston, Joel Casamayor, Juan Lazcano and Julio Díaz. He is best known for his lightweight bout with Diego Corrales for which he received The Ring & BWAA's Fight of the Year awards.
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[edit] Professional career
[edit] Lightweight
In 2000, having two straight wins over Jorge Paez and Steve Quinonez, Castillo, coming in with a 40-4 record, challenged WBC lightweight titleholder Stevie Johnston, having been knocked out four times in Mexico. Heavily favored as underdog, Castillo was slated to lose. Instead, Castillo scored the Ring Magazine Upset of the Year. Three months later, they fought to a draw, memorable because miscalculation adding the scores led to an original announcement of Johnston regaining his title, which Castillo learned about when Johnston showed up in his dressing room to return the strap.[1]
In their first bout with Floyd Mayweather Jr., Castillo started the bout slow, with Mayweather capitalizing on it and winning most of the early rounds. Castillo had success in the middle rounds, when he cut off the ring and used his strength to try wear down Mayweather. Although Castillo threw many more punches than Mayweather, Mayweather was the more accurate of the two, keeping Castillo at a distance, constantly using his jab and making Castillo miss his shots. Castillo was also penalized one point for continuously hitting of the break, where he was illegally landing numerous power-punches which were unfortunately being counted by Compubox. Compubox statistics indicated that Castillo landed more overall punches and significantly more power shots over the course of the fight, however these statistics did not accurately reflect the judging as rounds are scored in isolation. Coming into the fight, Mayweather had injured his rotator cuff in his left shoulder, which limited his shot selection and power but Mayweather still cruised to a unanimous decision. Referees Jerry Roth and John Keane scored it 115-111, and judge Anek Hongtongkam scored it 116-111, a decision that was loudly booed by the pro-Castillo crowd. The Associated Press had Mayweather winning, 115-111.[2] Also, The New York Daily News scorecard had Mayweather winning, 116-112.[3] HBO's Harold Lederman had Castillo winning 115-111, although his scoring had been called into questioned by fellow analysts.[4]
After Mayweather's successful shoulder surgery, Castillo re-matched with Mayweather. Mayweather used his quick footwork, combinations and his jab specialty to coast to another unanimous decision victory, this time with all analysts in agreement, including Harold Lederman. The smaller Mayweather was again outweighed by Castillo on the night of the fight, as Castillo weighed 147 and Mayweather weighed 138.[5]
[edit] Corrales vs. Castillo I, II, and III
On May 7, 2005, Corrales defeated José Luis Castillo for the WBC lightweight title via TKO in the tenth round. The fight is almost universally regarded as the best fight of 2005.[6][7][8] Both men stood in front of each other, battering each other with hard combinations and power punches throughout the entire fight. Finally, in the tenth round, Castillo knocked Corrales down. Seconds later, Castillo knocked Corrales down again. Once on the ground, Corrales managed to beat the count, and, after a point was taken away for excessive spitting out of the mouthpiece, Corrales connected with a punch that Castillo later called "a perfect right hand."[9] Corrales then trapped Castillo against the ropes and landed numerous punches, causing the referee, Tony Weeks, to stop the fight.
A rematch between Corrales and Castillo occurred on October 8, 2005. On the day before the fight, Castillo weighed-in 3½ lb over the 135 lb (61 kg) lightweight limit. Since Castillo did not make the weight, the fight became a non-title bout. The two fighters continued with the same fighting style that they had used in the first fight, trading inside punches throughout the first three rounds. Early in the fourth round, Castillo knocked down Corrales with a left hook to his chin. Corrales wobbled to his feet at the referee's count of ten, causing the fight to end.
Corrales vs. Castillo III, dubbed "The War to Settle the Score," had been scheduled for February 4, 2006, but it was postponed because of a rib injury that Corrales suffered while training. The fight was rescheduled for June 3, 2006. At the weigh-in, however, Corrales weighed the 135 lb (61 kg) lightweight limit whereas Castillo weighed 139½ lb—causing the fight to be cancelled. Corrales later sued Castillo for punitive damages.
[edit] Light welterweight
On January 20, 2007, Castillo won a narrow split decision over Herman Ngoudjo. On June 23, he fought Ricky Hatton in Las Vegas. Castillo was KO'd 2 minutes and 16 seconds into the fourth round by a crunching left hook to the ribs, one of the few times a top ranked boxer of Castillo's caliber has been KO'ed by a bodyshot and reminiscent of the bout between Roy Jones Jr. and Virgil Hill. Prior to the knockout Castillo had been deducted a point for low blows to his opponent.
Castillo was scheduled to fight Timothy Bradley in 2008 for the right to be number 1 contender to the WBC Super lightweight title, but during the weigh-in on March 8, 2008, Castillo weighed 147½ pounds (7 pounds over the super-lightweight limit). Bradley instead faced and defeated Junior Witter for the title.
[edit] Welterweight
On the Pacquiao vs Clottey undercard on March 14, 2010, Alfonso Gomez and Castillo clashed for Gomez' WBC Continental Americas welterweight title. Ringside reporters have said that the fight was to see if Castillo had it anymore, and for this type of fight such a minor title is nearly an insult. Castillo lost in round 5 by TKO (not answering to the bell). After the bout Castillo announced his retirement, stating, "I just found out tonight I don't have it anymore, I want to apologize to the public and I am definitely announcing my retirement."[10]
After announcing his retirement in March 2010, Castillo returned to action in a fight against Roberto Valenzuela on June 18, 2010 and won the bout by unanimous decision. The match was held at the Auditorio Municipal in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico[11]
[edit] Professional boxing record
| 63 Wins (54 knockouts), 11 Losses, 1 Draw[12] | |||||||
| Res. | Record | Opponnent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| N/A |  Jose Miguel Cotto |
- | ? (10) | 2012-03-24 |  Reliant Arena, Houston, Texas, United States |
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| Win | 63–11-1 | Sammy Ventura |
TKO | 2 (10) | 2011-11-26 | Campo Futbol Colosio, Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
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| Lose | 62–11-1 | Jorge Paez Jr |
UD | 12 (12) | 2011-03-25 | Parque Vicente Guerrero, Mexicali, Baja California |
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| Win | 62–10-1 | Daniel Eduardo Yocupicio |
TKO | ? (10) | 2010-08-07 | Estadio Hector Espino, Hermosillo, Sonora |
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| Lose | 61–10-1 | Alfonso Gomez |
RTD | 6 (12) | 2010-03-13 | Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas |
For WBC Continental Americas welterweight title. |
| Win | 61–9-1 | Carlos Urias |
TKO | 2 (8) | 2009-09-12 | El Palenque de la Feria, Tepic, Nayarit |
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| Win | 60–9-1 | Christian Solano |
TKO | 3 (10) | 2009-08-22 | Auditorio Unidad Deportiva, Los Cabos, Baja California Sur |
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| Win | 59–9-1 | Roberto Valenzuela |
KO | 6 (10) | 2009-07-25 | Palenque del Recinto Ferial, Nuevo Vallarta, Nayarit |
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| Win | 58–9-1 | James Wayka |
TKO | 2 (10) | 2009-01-17 | Palenque del FEX, Mexicali, Baja California |
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| Lose | 57–9-1 |  Sebastian Andres Lujan |
UD | 10 | 2008-07-30 | Sycuan Resort & Casino, El Cajon, California |
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| Win | 57–8-1 | Adan Casillas |
TKO | 6 (10) | 2007-10-27 | Palenque del FEX, Mexicali, Baja California |
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| Lose | 56–8-1 |  Ricky Hatton |
KO | 4 (12) | 2007-06-23 | Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada |
For The Ring light welterweight title. |
| Win | 56–7-1 |  Herman Ngoudjo |
SD | 12 | 2007-01-20 | Paris Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada |
Won NABF light welterweight title |
| Win | 55–7-1 | Rolando Reyes |
UD | 12 | 2006-02-04 | Don Haskins Convention Center, El Paso, Texas |
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| Win | 54–7-1 | Diego Corrales |
KO | 4 (12) | 2005-10-08 | Don Haskins Convention Center, El Paso, Texas |
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| Lose | 53-7–1 | Diego Corrales |
TKO | 10 (12) | 2005-05-07 | Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada |
Lost WBC & The Ring lightweight titles. For WBO lightweight title. |
| Win | 53-6–1 | Julio Diaz |
TKO | 10 (12) | 2005-03-05 | Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada |
Retained WBC & The Ring lightweight titles. |
| Win | 52-6–1 |  Joel Casamayor |
SD | 12 | 2004-12-04 | Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada |
Retained WBC & The Ring lightweight titles. |
| Win | 50-6–1 | Juan Lazcano |
UD | 12 | 2004-06-05 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada |
Won vacant WBC & The Ring lightweight titles. |
| Win | 49-6–1 | Gustavo Corral |
KO | 5 (10) | 2003-06-14 | Honda Center, Anaheim, California |
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| Lose | 48-6–1 | Floyd Mayweather Jr |
UD | 12 | 2002-12-07 | Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada |
For WBC & The Ring lightweight titles. |
| Win | 48-5–1 | Verdell Smith |
KO | 3 (10) | 2002-08-03 | Centro de Usos Multiples, Hermosillo, Sonora |
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| Lose | 47-5–1 | Floyd Mayweather Jr |
UD | 12 | 2002-04-20 | MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada |
Lost WBC lightweight title. For vacant The Ring lightweight title. |
| Win | 47-4–1 | Juan Angel Macias |
TKO | 8 (10) | 2002-01-25 | AVI Resort & Casino, Laughlin, Nevada |
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| Win | 46-4–1 | Fred Ladd |
TKO | 4 (10) | 2001-08-24 | Mexicali, Baja California |
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| Win | 45-4–1 |  Sung-Ho Yuh |
KO | 1 (12) | 2001-06-16 | Centro de Usos Multiples, Hermosillo, Sonora |
Retained WBC lightweight title. |
| Win | 44-4–1 | Cesar Bazan |
TKO | 6 (12) | 2001-01-20 | MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada |
Retained WBC lightweight title. |
| Draw | 43-4–1 | Stevie Johnston |
PTS | 12 | 2000-09-15 | Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado |
Retained WBC lightweight title. |
| Win | 43-4–0 | Stevie Johnston |
MD | 12 | 2000-06-17 | MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada |
Won WBC lightweight title. |
| Win | 42-4–0 | Steve Quinonez |
UD | 10 | 2000-04-08 | Blancas Bazaar, Imperial Beach, California |
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| Win | 41-4–0 | Jorge Páez |
KO | 5 (12) | 1999-10-16 | Plaza Calafia, Mexicali, Baja California |
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| Win | 40-4–0 | Sandro Marcos |
KO | 8 (12) | 1999-08-14 | Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico |
Won Mexican super featherweight title. |
| Win | 39-4–0 |  Cristino Mota |
KO | 4 (?) | 1999-07-10 | Mexicali, Baja California |
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| Win | 38-4–0 | Pablo Valenzuela |
KO | 4 (?) | 1999-06-04 | Mexicali, Baja California |
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| Win | 37-4–0 | Julian Romero |
UD | 6 | 1999-04-01 | Don Haskins Convention Center, El Paso, Texas |
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| Win | 36-4–0 | Eduardo Montes |
KO | 3 (?) | 1999-02-19 | Mexicali, Baja California |
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| Lose | 35-4–0 | Julio Alvarez |
TKO | 10 (12) | 1998-10-03 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal |
Lost Mexican super featherweight title. |
| Win | 35-3–0 | Julio Sanchez Leon |
TKO | 8 (12) | 1998-04-17 | Mexicali, Baja California |
Retained Mexican super featherweight title. |
| Win | 34-3–0 | Hector Javier Marquez |
TKO | 10(12) | 1997-09-12 | Guaymas, Sonora |
Retained Mexican super featherweight title. |
| Win | 33-3–0 | Rafael Olvera |
KO | 7 (12) | 1997-07-04 | Gimnasio Municipal "Jose Neri Santos", Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua |
Won Mexican super featherweight title. |
| Win | 32-3–0 | Javier Renteria |
KO | 1 (?) | 1997-03-08 | Stadio El Ferrocarel, Mexicali, Baja California |
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| Win | 31-3–0 | Jesus Castaneda |
KO | 2 (?) | 1997-01-01 | Mexicali, Baja California |
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| Win | 30-3–0 | Jaime Fernandez |
KO | 1 (?) | 1996-12-13 | Mexicali, Baja California |
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| Win | 29-3–0 | Roberto Valenzuela |
KO | 6 (6) | 1996-10-12 | Honda Center, Anaheim, California |
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| Win | 28-3–0 | Jose Luis Montes |
KO | 7 (?) | 1996-09-20 | Mexicali, Baja California |
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| Win | 27-3–0 | Jesus Arce |
KO | 1 (12) | 1996-08-15 | Mexicali, Baja California |
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| Lose | 26-3–0 | Javier Jauregui |
TKO | 10 (12) | 1996-05-09 | Guadalajara, Jalisco |
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| Win | 26-2–0 | Carlos Madrid |
KO | 2 (?) | 1996-03-15 | Mexicali, Baja California |
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| Win | 25-2–0 | Cornelio Lopez |
KO | 4 (?) | 1995-12-08 | Mexicali, Baja California |
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| Win | 24-2–0 | Alfredo Curiel |
KO | 4 (?) | 1995-09-29 | Mexicali, Baja California |
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| Win | 23-2–0 | Ramon Soto |
KO | 3 (?) | 1995-04-07 | Mexicali, Baja California |
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| Lose | 22-2–0 | Javier Jauregui |
TKO | 10 (12) | 1996-05-09 | Guadalajara, Jalisco |
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| Win | 21-1–0 | Alfredo Curiel |
TKO | 6 (?) | 1994-08-26 | Empalme, Sonora |
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| Win | 20-1–0 | Francisco Valdez |
KO | 1 (?) | 1994-03-18 | Mexicali, Baja California |
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| Lose | 19-1–0 | Cesar Soto |
TKO | 2 (12) | 1993-07-09 | Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua |
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| Win | 18-0–0 | Lucilo Nolasco |
KO | 2 (?) | 1993-04-30 | Mexicali, Baja California |
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| Win | 17-0–0 | Juan Carlos Salazar |
KO | 1 (?) | 1993-03-05 | Mexicali, Baja California |
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| Win | 16-0–0 | Ascencion Lugo |
KO | 2 (?) | 1992-12-11 | Hermosillo, Sonora |
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| Win | 15-0–0 | Francisco Valdez |
TD | 6 (?) | 1992-10-02 | Tijuana, Baja California |
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| Win | 14-0–0 | Jorge Castro |
KO | 2 (?) | 1992-09-04 | Mexicali, Baja California |
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| Win | 13-0–0 | Rigoberto Felix |
KO | 3 (?) | 1992-08-07 | Mexicali, Baja California |
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| Win | 12-0–0 | Ramon Acuna |
KO | 2 (?) | 1992-06-20 | Mexicali, Baja California |
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| Win | 11-0–0 | Ramon Arreola |
KO | 3 (?) | 1992-05-29 | Tijuana, Baja California |
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| Win | 10-0–0 | Cesar Huizar |
KO | 1 (?) | 1992-03-30 | Tijuana, Baja California |
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| Win | 9-0–0 | Ramiro Dunton |
KO | 5 (?) | 1991-11-22 | Mexicali, Baja California |
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| Win | 8-0–0 | Jose Manjarrez |
KO | 7 (?) | 1991-09-06 | Mexicali, Baja California |
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| Win | 7-0–0 | Miguel Angel Ramirez |
KO | 4 (?) | 1991-08-19 | Tijuana, Baja California |
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| Win | 6-0–0 | Victor Mendoza |
KO | 4 (?) | 1991-04-08 | Tijuana, Baja California |
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| Win | 5-0–0 | Raul Contreras |
KO | 3 (?) | 1991-03-21 | Mexicali, Baja California |
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| Win | 4-0–0 | Jesus Escobar |
KO | 1 (?) | 1990-12-21 | Mexicali, Baja California |
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| Win | 3-0–0 | Jose Alvarez |
KO | 2 (?) | 1990-10-01 | Tijuana, Baja California |
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| Win | 2-0–0 | Manolo Ramirez |
KO | 2 (?) | 1990-06-23 | Mexicali, Baja California |
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| Win | 1-0–0 | Ricardo Contreras |
KO | 2(4) | 1990-05-04 | Mexicali, Baja California |
Castillo's professional debut at 16 years old. |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Christ, Scott. "Another return for Jose Luis Castillo." July 28, 2008. Badlefthook. Retrieved May 31, 2010.
- ^ http://peninsulaclarion.com/stories/042102/spo_042102spo0130001.shtml
- ^ Smith, Tim (2002-04-21). "It's Unanimous: Mayweather Wins". Daily News (New York). http://articles.nydailynews.com/2002-04-21/sports/18194799_1_mayweather-jose-luis-castillo-vic-drakulich.
- ^ http://a.espncdn.com/boxing/columns/kellerman_max/1373403.html
- ^ "Mayweather outpoints Castillo to keep title belt". CNN. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/boxing/news/2002/12/07/mayweather_castillo_ap/. Retrieved May 31, 2010.
- ^ Eisele, Andrew. "Ring Magazine Fight of the Year." About.com. Retrieved 23 July 2006.
- ^ Gregg, John. HIS main goal was to beat castillo."2005 Boxing Year in Review." 3 January 2006. The Boxing Times.'.' Retrieved 23 July 2006.
- ^ "Corrales vs. Castillo I- Fight of the Year 2005." 5 January 2006. TigerBoxing.com.'.' Retrieved 23 July 2006.
- ^ Castillo, José Luis. "Showtime Conference Call Quotes: Corrales, Castillo & Their Teams." 5 December 2005. East Side Boxing. His main goal was to beat Castillo. Retrieved 23 July 2006.
- ^ "José Luis Castillo retires: "I don't have it anymore"". boxingscene.com. 2010-03-14. http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=26018.
- ^ Nathanielsz, Ronnie (August 6, 2010). "Jose Luis Castillo Continues The Comeback Trail". BoxingScene.com. http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=29859. Retrieved August 6, 2010.
- ^ Professional Boxing Record - Boxrec
[edit] External links
- Jose Luis Castillo Fight-by-Fight Career Record
- Professional boxing record for José Luis Castillo from BoxRec
- boxen-artur.de – Encyclopedia
| Preceded by Stevie Johnston |
WBC Lightweight Champion June 17, 2000 – April 20, 2002 |
Succeeded by Floyd Mayweather Jr. |
| Preceded by Vacated by Floyd Mayweather Jr. |
WBC Lightweight champion The Ring Lightweight Champion June 5, 2004 – May 7, 2005 |
Succeeded by Diego Corrales |
