Miguel Ángel Castellini

Miguel Angel Castellini
Miguel Angel Castellini
Born	Miguel Angel Castellini; 26 January 1947 (age 77); Santa Rosa, La Pampa, Argentina
Nationality	Argentine
Other names	Cloroformo
	Statistics
Weight(s)	Light Middleweight
Height	5 ft 11.75 in (1.82 m)
Stance	Orthodox
	Boxing record
Total fights	94
Wins	74
Wins by KO	51
Losses	8
Draws	12

Miguel Angel Castellini (born January 26, 1947) is an Argentine former professional boxer. Castellini, who was active as a professional from 1965 to 1980, is most notable for having held the WBA World Light Middleweight title.

Professional career

Castellini began his professional career on May 28, 1965 in San Miguel de Tucumán against Domingo Gerez. Castellini scored a second round knock out over Gerez to record his first win. He remained undefeated over his first thirteen fights before suffering his first loss to Hermogenes Quintela. Quintela knocked Castellini out in the tenth round of their fight on September 9, 1966.

On November 4, 1972 Castellini won his first championship by beating Hector Ricardo Palleres to claim the Argentina Light Middleweight title. Castellini fought for the first time outside of his native Argentina on 25 May 1974, he travelled to Monaco to beat Carlos Alberto Salinas. During his career Castellini also fought in Italy, Puerto Rico, Denmark, Nicaragua and Spain.^[1]

It was while in Spain that Castellini challenged for the WBA World Light Middleweight title, then held by Jose Manuel Duran, in front of a sell out crowd of 12,000. Duran, who was making the first defence of his title, was knocked down in the third round by a left hand to the jaw. Although the champion rose from the canvas, he was outworked by the faster challenger and lost his title via a split decision in a fight where both boxers finished with bloody faces.^[2]

Castellini's championship reign only lasted one fight as he lost it in his first defence to Eddie Gazo on March 5, 1977. Gazo, fighting in his hometown of Managua, Nicaragua, defeated Castellini via unanimous decision with scores of: 144-149, 144-148 and 143-148. This defeat was avenged, however, in a non-title bout on September 20, 1980. On this occasion Gazo travelled to Argentina to take on Castellini. Castellini won the fight by knockout in the ninth round in what was to be his final professional fight.^[1]

Professional boxing record

74 Wins (51 knockouts), 8 Losses (6 knockouts), 12 Draws^[3]
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Round Time	Date	Location	Notes
Win	74–8–12	Eddie Gazo	KO	9 (10)	1980–09–20	Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win	73–8–12	Alfredo Cicopiedi	TKO	8 (10)	1980–08–22	Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires
Win	72–8–12	Alfredo Cicopiedi	TKO	7 (10)	1980–07–04	San Nicolás, Buenos Aires
Win	71–8–12	Alfredo Cicopiedi	PTS	10	1980–06–20	Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires
Win	70–8–12	Al Styles, Jr.	PTS	10	1980–05–03	Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win	69–8–12	Raul Paez	TKO	5 (10)	1980–04–18	San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy
Win	68–8–12	Sixto Gomez	KO	2 (10) 1:00	1980–02–15	Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires
Draw	67–8–12	Julio Cesar Arancibia	PTS	10	1980–01–11	Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba
Win	67–8–11	Hugo Trujillo	TKO	7 (10)	1979–12–21	San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy
Loss	66–8–11	Alfredo Cabral	TKO	8 (10)	1979–06–09	Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win	66–7–11	Juan Alberto Mora	RTD	7 (10)	1979–05–17	Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba
Win	65–7–11	Manuel Gonzalez	PTS	10	1979–01–19	Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires
Draw	64–7–11	Camilo Gaitan	PTS	10	1978–05–13	Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win	64–7–10	Roque Roldan	TKO	4 (10)	1978–04–20	Posadas, Misiones
Win	63–7–10	Alberto Almiron	PTS	10	1978–04–07	Santa Rosa, La Pampa
Loss	62–7–10	Ayub Kalule	TKO	3 (10)	1977–11–03	Randers Hallen, Randers, Central Denmark
Loss	62–6–10	Eddie Gazo	UD	15	1977–03–05	Estadio Nacional de Beisbol, Managua	Lost WBA Light middleweight title.
Win	62–5–10	José Manuel Duran	SD	15	1976–10–08	Palacio de Deportes, Madrid, Madrid	Won WBA Light middleweight title.
Draw	61–5–10	Octavio Escauriza	PTS	10	1976–08–20	Rosario, Santa Fe
Win	61–5–9	Juan Carlos Artaza	PTS	10	1976–07–15	San Juan
Win	60–5–9	Radames Cabrera	PTS	10	1976–02–23	Paris
Win	59–5–9	Jules Bellaiche	KO	6 (10)	1976–02–09	Paris
Win	58–5–9	James Marshall	KO	4 (10)	1975–12–08	Paris
Loss	57–5–9	Sandy Torres	TKO	4 (10)	1975–10–03	Milan, Lombardy
Win	57–4–9	Mimoun Mohatar	KO	9 (10)	1975–09–19	Milan, Lombardy
Win	56–4–9	Rodolfo Rosales	PTS	10	1975–05–03	Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win	55–4–9	Norberto Cabrera	TKO	5 (10)	1975–04–11	Salta, Salta
Win	54–4–9	Melvin Dennis	KO	2 (10)	1975–01–17	Balcarce, Buenos Aires
Win	53–4–9	Manuel Fierro	KO	8 (10)	1974–12–13	Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win	52–4–9	Manuel Tapia	TKO	6 (10)	1974–10–18	San Carlos Minas, Córdoba
Win	51–4–9	Roy McMillan	PTS	10	1974–06–07	Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio
Win	50–4–9	Carlos Salinas	KO	2 (10)	1974–05–25	Stade Louis II, Monte Carlo
Win	49–4–9	Ramón La Cruz	PTS	12	1973–12–08	Luna Park, Buenos Aires	Ret. Argentine Light middleweight title.
Win	48–4–9	Carlos Estrada	KO	2 (10)	1973–11–15	Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires
Win	47–4–9	Hector Galvan	TKO	3 (10)	1973–10–31	San Miguel, Tucumán
Draw	46–4–9	Ramón La Cruz	PTS	10	1973–08–04	Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win	46–4–8	Carlos Marks	PTS	10	1973–06–09	Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win	45–4–8	Doc Holliday	PTS	10	1973–04–07	Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win	44–4–8	Roberto Carabajal	KO	1 (10)	1973–03–23	La Rioja, La Rioja
Win	43–4–8	Ruben Martinez	RTD	5 (10)	1973–02–01	Salta, Salta
Win	42–4–8	Matt Donovan	KO	2 (10)	1972–12–09	Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win	41–4–8	Raúl Soriano	TKO	2 (10)	1972–11–25	Buenos Aires
Win	40–4–8	Héctor Palleres	KO	1 (12)	1972–11–04	Luna Park, Buenos Aires	Won Argentine Light middleweight title.
Win	39–4–8	Raúl Pereyra	TKO	3 (10)	1972–09–23	Buenos Aires
Win	38–4–8	Miguel Chequer	PTS	10	1972–08–11	La Plata, Buenos Aires
Win	37–4–8	Ramón Pereyra	TKO	3 (10)	1972–06–07	Buenos Aires
Win	36–4–8	Miguel Chequer	PTS	10	1972–05–19	La Plata, Buenos Aires
Win	35–4–8	Edmundo Leite	TKO	5 (10)	1972–02–25	São Paulo, São Paulo
Win	34–4–8	Ramón Pereyra	TKO	9 (10)	1972–02–08	La Rioja, La Rioja
Win	33–4–8	Ruben Martinez	KO	6 (10)	1971–12–22	Buenos Aires
Win	32–4–8	Alberto Massi	TKO	5 (10)	1971–12–03	Santa Rosa, Salta
Win	31–4–8	Hector Galvan	TKO	4 (10)	1971–11–10	Buenos Aires
Win	30–4–8	Antenor Santillan	TKO	6 (10)	1971–09–17	La Rioja, La Rioja
Win	29–4–8	Roberto Carabajal	TKO	8 (10)	1971–07–08	La Rioja, La Rioja
Win	28–4–8	Domingo Guerrero	TKO	8 (10)	1971–06–11	La Rioja, La Rioja
Win	27–4–8	Ivan Rojas	TKO	4 (10)	1971–05–07	La Rioja, La Rioja
Loss	26–4–8	Carlos Estrada	TKO	5 (10)	1969–10–31	Santa Rosa, La Pampa
Win	26–3–8	Enrique Orona	TKO	9 (10)	1969–09–26	Santa Rosa, Salta
Win	25–3–8	Raúl Pereyra	KO	2 (10)	1969–09–12	Río Cuarto, Córdoba
Win	24–3–8	Osvaldo Marino	PTS	10	1969–05–23	Santa Rosa, La Pampa
Win	23–3–8	Luis Pereyra	KO	1 (10) 1:00	1968–10–21	Bomberos Voluntarios, San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro
Win	22–3–8	Manuel Hernandez	KO	8 (10)	1968–08–07	San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro
Win	21–3–8	Ruben Orrico	PTS	10	1968–07–06	San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro
Win	20–3–8	Carlos Raimundo	TKO	8 (10)	1968–06–15	San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro
Win	19–3–8	Moises Barbosa	TKO	3 (10)	1967–12–29	Club Independiente, La Rioja, La Rioja
Draw	18–3–8	Ramón Pereyra	PTS	10	1967–11–29	Buenos Aires
Draw	18–3–7	Leonardo Peralta	PTS	10	1967–11–10	La Rioja, La Rioja
Win	18–3–6	Armando Marchissio	UD	10	1967–09–22	La Rioja, La Rioja
Win	17–3–6	Ramón Silva	KO	3 (10) 2:30	1967–09–08	La Rioja, La Rioja
Draw	16–3–6	Ramón Pereyra	PTS	10	1967–08–23	Río Cuarto, Córdoba
Draw	16–3–5	Ramón Pereyra	PTS	10	1967–07–14	Río Cuarto, Córdoba
Win	16–3–4	Juan Carlos Velardez	TKO	10	1967–05–26	La Rioja, La Rioja
Win	15–3–4	Luis Andrada	PTS	10	1967–05–12	La Rioja, La Rioja
Win	14–3–4	Juan Carlos Quiroga	TKO	3 (10)	1967–04–21	La Rioja, La Rioja
Win	13–3–4	Luis Colman	KO	8 (10)	1967–04–06	La Rioja, La Rioja
Loss	12–3–4	Tito Del Barco	PTS	10	1967–03–17	Santa Rosa, La Pampa
Win	12–2–4	Matias Colque	TKO	3 (10)	1967–01–06	General Pico, La Pampa
Win	11–2–4	Luis Barrios	TKO	4 (10)	1966–12–07	Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Loss	10–2–4	José Paredes	TKO	5 (10)	1966–10–28	Río Cuarto, Córdoba
Win	10–1–4	Kid Roldan	PTS	10	1966–10–16	Río Cuarto, Córdoba
Loss	9–1–4	Hermogenes Quintela	KO	10	1966–09–09	Alejo Ledesma, Córdoba
Win	9–0–4	Ramon Acosta	PTS	10	1966–08–26	San Miguel, Tucumán
Draw	8–0–4	Luis Andrada	PTS	10	1966–07–29	San Miguel, Tucumán
Win	8–0–3	Angel Osuna	PTS	10	1966–05–06	Santa Rosa, Salta
Draw	7–0–3	Alfredo Paz	PTS	10	1966–03–03	Santa Rosa, Salta
Win	7–0–2	Hector Paiva	TKO	5 (8)	1966–02–18	Santa Rosa, Salta
Draw	6–0–2	Walter Romero	PTS	8	1966–01–19	San Miguel, Tucumán
Win	6–0–1	Amaro Millar	PTS	8	1965–12–10	Club Defensores de Villa Luján, San Miguel, Tucumán
Draw	5–0–1	José Tula	PTS	10	1965–11–04	Concepción, Catamarca
Win	5–0	Victor Plaza	KO	2 (8)	1965–10–27	La Rioja, La Rioja
Win	4–0	Osvaldo Varela	TKO	5 (8)	1965–10–22	Concepción, Tucumán
Win	3–0	Juan José Leiva	KO	1 (8)	1965–10–08	San Miguel, Tucumán
Win	2–0	Abelardo Rosales	PTS	8	1965–06–18	San Miguel, Tucumán
Win	1–0	Domingo Gerez	KO	2 (6)	1965–05–28	San Miguel, Tucumán