José Luis Castillo
Career, Record, Stats
José Luis Castillo (El Temible) is a 51-year-old retired Mexican professional boxer. He is a former lightweight world champion with 3 world-title wins. In a career spanning 24 years, 6 months, and 24 days, Castillo amassed a record of 66-13-1, which includes 57 wins via KO, 3 of which were in world-title fights.
José Luis Castillo's Boxing Career
José Luis Castillo was born in Empalme, Sonora, Mexico on December 14, 1973. He made his professional debut at the age of 16 years on May 4, 1990 against Ricardo Contreras. Castillo defeated Contreras via 2nd round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Castillo became a world champion at the age of 26 after 44 professional fights. He challenged Stevie Johnston for the WBC lightweight title and defeated the champion via 12-round majority decision, winning his first world title.
He then went on to successfully win the The Ring lightweight world title as well.
Castillo's last fight was a 5th-round TKO loss to Ruslan Provodnikov at age 40, on November 28, 2014.
Some of José Luis Castillo's best fights have been against Diego Corrales (HOFer), Joel Casamayor, and Jorge Páez. For a complete list of Castillo's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of José Luis Castillo".
Castillo has 13 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "José Luis Castillo Losses".
José Luis Castillo's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
80 | Nov 28, 2014 | 40 | 
Ruslan Provodnikov 30 23-3 | loss | TKO 5 |
79 | May 30, 2014 | 40 |  José Luis Payan | win | TKO 5 |
78 | Mar 21, 2014 | 40 | Felix Bojorquez | win | TKO 5 |
77 | Feb 01, 2013 | 39 | Antwone Smith | loss | UD 10 |
76 | Jul 13, 2012 | 38 | Iván Popoca | win | RTD 8 |
75 | Nov 26, 2011 | 37 | Sammy Ventura | win | TKO 2 |
74 | Mar 25, 2011 | 37 | Jorge Páez Jr. | loss | UD 12 |
73 | Aug 07, 2010 | 36 | Daniel Eduardo Yocupicio | win | TKO 2 |
72 | Jun 18, 2010 | 36 | Roberto Valenzuela | win | UD 8 |
71 | Mar 13, 2010 | 36 | 
Alfonso Gómez 29 21-4-2 | loss | RTD 6 |
70 | Sep 12, 2009 | 35 | Carlos Urías | win | TKO 2 |
69 | Aug 22, 2009 | 35 | Christian Solano | win | TKO 3 |
68 | Jul 25, 2009 | 35 | Roberto Valenzuela | win | KO 6 |
67 | Jan 17, 2009 | 35 | James Wayka | win | TKO 2 |
66 | Jul 30, 2008 | 34 | Sebastián Luján | loss | UD 10 |
65 | Oct 27, 2007 | 33 | Adan Casillas | win | TKO 6 |
64 | Jun 23, 2007 | 33 | 
Ricky Hatton 28 42-0 | loss | KO 4 |
63 | Jan 20, 2007 | 33 | Herman Ngoudjo | win | SD 12 |
62 | Feb 04, 2006 | 32 | Rolando Reyes | win | UD 12 |
61 | Oct 08, 2005 | 31 | 
Diego Corrales 28 40-2 | win | KO 4 |
60 | May 07, 2005 | 31 |
Diego Corrales 27 39-2 | loss | TKO 10 |
59 | Mar 05, 2005 | 31 | Julio Díaz | win | TKO 10 |
58 | Dec 04, 2004 | 30 | 
Joel Casamayor 33 31-2 | win | SD 12 |
57 | Jun 05, 2004 | 30 | Juan Lazcano | win | UD 12 |
56 | Feb 13, 2004 | 30 | Derrick Parks | win | TKO 2 |
55 | Oct 10, 2003 | 29 | Saul Duran | win | TKO 8 |
54 | Jun 14, 2003 | 29 | Gustavo Corral | win | KO 5 |
53 | Dec 07, 2002 | 28 | 
Floyd Mayweather Jr. 25 28-0 | loss | UD 12 |
52 | Aug 03, 2002 | 28 | Verdell Smith | win | KO 3 |
51 | Apr 20, 2002 | 28 |
Floyd Mayweather Jr. 25 27-0 | loss | UD 12 |
50 | Jan 25, 2002 | 28 | Juan Angel Macias | win | TKO 8 |
49 | Aug 24, 2001 | 27 | Fred Ladd | win | TKO 4 |
48 | Jun 16, 2001 | 27 | Seung-Ho Yuh | win | KO 1 |
47 | Jan 20, 2001 | 27 | César Bazán | win | TKO 6 |
46 | Sep 15, 2000 | 26 | Stevie Johnston | draw | MD 12 |
45 | Jun 17, 2000 | 26 | Stevie Johnston | win | MD 12 |
44 | Apr 08, 2000 | 26 | Steve Quinonez | win | UD 10 |
43 | Oct 15, 1999 | 25 | 
Jorge Páez 33 62-13-4 | win | TKO 5 |
42 | Aug 14, 1999 | 25 | Sandro Marcos | win | KO 8 |
41 | Jul 10, 1999 | 25 | Cristino Mota | win | RTD 3 |
40 | Jun 04, 1999 | 25 | Pablo Valenzuela | win | KO 4 |
39 | Apr 01, 1999 | 25 | Julian Romero | win | UD 6 |
38 | Feb 19, 1999 | 25 | Eduardo Montes | win | KO 3 |
37 | Oct 03, 1998 | 24 | Julio Alvarez | loss | TKO 10 |
36 | Apr 17, 1998 | 24 | Julio Sanchez Leon | win | TKO 8 |
35 | Sep 12, 1997 | 23 | Hector Javier Marquez | win | TKO 10 |
34 | Jul 04, 1997 | 23 | Rafael Olvera | win | KO 7 |
33 | Mar 08, 1997 | 23 | Javier Renteria | win | KO 1 |
32 | Jan 01, 1997 | 23 | Jesus Castaneda | win | KO 2 |
31 | Dec 13, 1996 | 22 | Jaime Fernandez | win | KO 1 |
30 | Oct 12, 1996 | 22 | Roberto Valenzuela | win | KO 6 |
29 | Sep 20, 1996 | 22 | Jose Luis Montes | win | KO 7 |
28 | Aug 15, 1996 | 22 | Jesus Arce | win | KO 1 |
27 | May 09, 1996 | 22 | Javier Jauregui | loss | TKO 10 |
26 | Mar 15, 1996 | 22 | Carlos Madrid | win | KO 2 |
25 | Dec 08, 1995 | 21 | Cornelio Lopez | win | KO 4 |
24 | Sep 29, 1995 | 21 | Alfredo Curiel | win | TKO 4 |
23 | Apr 07, 1995 | 21 | Ramon Soto | win | KO 3 |
22 | Nov 09, 1994 | 20 | Javier Jauregui | loss | TKO 10 |
21 | Aug 26, 1994 | 20 | Alfredo Curiel | win | TKO 6 |
20 | Mar 18, 1994 | 20 | Francisco Valdez | win | KO 1 |
19 | Jul 09, 1993 | 19 | César Soto | loss | TKO 2 |
18 | Apr 30, 1993 | 19 | Lucilo Nolasco | win | TKO 2 |
17 | Mar 05, 1993 | 19 | Juan Carlos Salazar | win | TKO 1 |
16 | Dec 11, 1992 | 18 | Ascencion Lugo | win | TKO 3 |
15 | Oct 02, 1992 | 18 | Francisco Valdez | win | TD 6 |
14 | Sep 04, 1992 | 18 | Jorge Castro | win | KO 2 |
13 | Aug 07, 1992 | 18 | Rigoberto Felix | win | KO 3 |
12 | Jun 20, 1992 | 18 | Ramon Acuna | win | KO 2 |
11 | May 29, 1992 | 18 | Ramon Arreola | win | KO 3 |
10 | Mar 30, 1992 | 18 | Cesar Huizar | win | KO 1 |
9 | Nov 22, 1991 | 17 | Ramiro Dunton | win | KO 5 |
8 | Sep 06, 1991 | 17 | Jose Manjarrez | win | TKO 7 |
7 | Aug 19, 1991 | 17 | Miguel Angel Ramirez | win | KO 4 |
6 | Apr 08, 1991 | 17 | Victor Mendoza | win | KO 4 |
5 | Mar 21, 1991 | 17 | Raul Contreras | win | TKO 4 |
4 | Dec 21, 1990 | 17 | Jesus Escobar | win | KO 1 |
3 | Oct 01, 1990 | 16 | Jose Alvarez | win | KO 2 |
2 | Jun 23, 1990 | 16 | Manolo Ramirez | win | KO 2 |
1 | May 04, 1990 | 16 | Ricardo Contreras | win | KO 2 |