Ruben Castillo was born in Lubbock, Texas, USA on December 19, 1957. He made his professional debut at the age of 17 years on February 22, 1975 against Frank Castro. Castillo defeated Castro via 4th round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Castillo got his first shot at a world title at the age of 22 after 43 professional fights. On January 20, 1980 Castillo challenged Alexis Arguello's WBC super-featherweight title but lost via 11th round TKO.
Castillo's last fight was a 3rd-round TKO loss to Rudy Zavala at age 39, on March 20, 1997.
Some of Ruben Castillo's best fights have been against Kelvin Lampkin, Ray Thomas, Warren Matthews, Alberto Torres, and Regis Rodriguez. For a complete list of Castillo's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Ruben Castillo".
Castillo has 10 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Ruben Castillo Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
79 | Mar 20, 1997 | 39 | Rudy Zavala | loss | TKO 3 |
78 | Sep 24, 1996 | 38 | Manny Castillo | win | SD 12 |
77 | Mar 24, 1996 | 38 | Antonio Ojeda | win | PTS 10 |
76 | Feb 19, 1996 | 38 | Fabian Hector Tejeda | loss | UD 10 |
75 | Dec 15, 1995 | 37 | Jorge Palomares | win | KO 3 |
74 | Nov 16, 1995 | 37 | Francisco Cuesta | win | SD 10 |
73 | Jun 20, 1995 | 37 | Ismael Diaz | win | UD 10 |
72 | May 24, 1995 | 37 | Javier Hector Valadez | win | KO 2 |
71 | Aug 31, 1989 | 31 | Edgar Castro | loss | TKO 5 |
70 | Jan 30, 1989 | 31 | Santos Moreno | loss | SD 10 |
69 | Mar 04, 1986 | 28 | Martin Morado | win | MD 10 |
68 | Aug 18, 1985 | 27 | Francisco Tomas da Cruz | loss | UD 10 |
67 | Apr 19, 1985 | 27 | Julio Cesar Chavez 22 45-0 | loss | TKO 6 |
66 | Sep 18, 1984 | 26 | Jorge Morales | win | TKO 2 |
65 | Jun 14, 1984 | 26 | Oscar Bejines | win | UD 10 |
64 | Apr 24, 1984 | 26 | Robert Anderson | win | TKO 6 |
63 | Mar 24, 1984 | 26 | Andres Felix | win | TKO 10 |
62 | Jan 30, 1984 | 26 | Tony Cisneros | win | TKO 5 |
61 | Oct 27, 1983 | 25 | Miguel Hernandez | win | TKO 3 |
60 | Feb 20, 1983 | 25 | Juan Laporte 23 22-3 | loss | UD 12 |
59 | Sep 14, 1982 | 24 | Francisco Rodriguez | win | KO 3 |
58 | Jul 29, 1982 | 24 | Lupe Martinez | win | KO 2 |
57 | Apr 08, 1982 | 24 | Manuel Vazquez | win | TKO 2 |
56 | Feb 19, 1982 | 24 | Austreberto Perez | draw | PTS 10 |
55 | Dec 10, 1981 | 23 | Antonio Paredes | win | UD 10 |
54 | Nov 05, 1981 | 23 | Rocky Garcia | win | UD 10 |
53 | Sep 25, 1981 | 23 | Antonio Becerra | win | KO 3 |
52 | Jul 20, 1981 | 23 | Kelvin Lampkin | win | TKO 2 |
51 | May 04, 1981 | 23 | Kelvin Lampkin | loss | PTS 10 |
50 | Mar 16, 1981 | 23 | Jaime Nava | win | PTS 10 |
49 | Nov 11, 1980 | 22 | James Martinez | draw | PTS 10 |
48 | Oct 28, 1980 | 22 | Jose Torres | win | PTS 10 |
47 | Aug 19, 1980 | 22 | Roberto Garcia | win | KO 6 |
46 | Apr 12, 1980 | 22 | Salvador Sanchez 21 34-1-1 | loss | UD 15 |
45 | Mar 03, 1980 | 22 | Edwin Alarcon | win | KO 6 |
44 | Jan 20, 1980 | 22 | Alexis Arguello 27 60-5 | loss | TKO 11 |
43 | Dec 10, 1979 | 21 | Juan Escobar | win | KO 8 |
42 | Nov 19, 1979 | 21 | Fred Rolando Pastor | win | KO 4 |
41 | Oct 18, 1979 | 21 | Fel Clemente | win | UD 10 |
40 | Sep 25, 1979 | 21 | Roberto Torres | win | KO 3 |
39 | Jul 21, 1979 | 21 | Hector Carrasquilla | win | TKO 3 |
38 | Jun 15, 1979 | 21 | James Martinez | win | UD 12 |
37 | Jun 02, 1979 | 21 | Frank Ahumada | win | UD 10 |
36 | Apr 07, 1979 | 21 | Roberto Quintanilla | win | KO 2 |
35 | Mar 28, 1979 | 21 | Tony Sanchez | win | KO 3 |
34 | Mar 11, 1979 | 21 | Warren Matthews | win | KO 7 |
33 | Feb 21, 1979 | 21 | Edel Borunda | win | UD 10 |
32 | Jan 25, 1979 | 21 | Roberto Perez | win | KO 3 |
31 | Dec 11, 1978 | 20 | Alejandro Orejel | win | KO 2 |
30 | Oct 23, 1978 | 20 | Juan Bautista | win | UD 10 |
29 | Sep 09, 1978 | 20 | Julio Leal | win | KO 8 |
28 | Jul 18, 1978 | 20 | Ramon Contreras | win | KO 5 |
27 | Jun 26, 1978 | 20 | Jesus Hernandez | win | PTS 10 |
26 | Jun 16, 1978 | 20 | Jesus Reyes | win | UD 10 |
25 | Oct 15, 1977 | 19 | Miguel Meza | win | UD 10 |
24 | Aug 17, 1977 | 19 | Alberto Torres | win | TKO 1 |
23 | Jul 20, 1977 | 19 | Jose Rodriguez | win | TKO 7 |
22 | Jun 22, 1977 | 19 | Alfredo Carranza | win | KO 4 |
21 | Apr 02, 1977 | 19 | Walter Seeley | win | UD 10 |
20 | Mar 06, 1977 | 19 | Kenny Weldon | win | UD 8 |
19 | Nov 10, 1976 | 18 | Cookie Valencia | win | TKO 4 |
18 | Sep 01, 1976 | 18 | Artemio Jeronimo | win | UD 10 |
17 | Aug 17, 1976 | 18 | Frank Ahumada | win | UD 12 |
16 | Aug 06, 1976 | 18 | Ramon Contreras | win | TKO 6 |
15 | May 26, 1976 | 18 | Miguel Meza | win | UD 10 |
14 | May 11, 1976 | 18 | Adrian Luna | win | TKO 2 |
13 | Apr 08, 1976 | 18 | Johnny Jensen | win | UD 10 |
12 | Jan 07, 1976 | 18 | Simon Fortanelle | win | UD 10 |
11 | Dec 17, 1975 | 17 | Miguel Meza | win | UD 6 |
10 | Dec 10, 1975 | 17 | Danny Stenado | win | TKO 2 |
9 | Nov 22, 1975 | 17 | Tony Alvarado | win | UD 6 |
8 | Nov 12, 1975 | 17 | Regis Rodriguez | win | TKO 1 |
7 | Oct 10, 1975 | 17 | Ray Thomas | win | UD 6 |
6 | Sep 24, 1975 | 17 | Ray Thomas | win | UD 6 |
5 | Aug 22, 1975 | 17 | Yuma Duran | win | PTS 6 |
4 | Aug 13, 1975 | 17 | Ruben Aguilar | win | UD 4 |
3 | Jul 30, 1975 | 17 | Manny Castro | win | KO 1 |
2 | Apr 16, 1975 | 17 | Frank Ahumada | win | UD 5 |
1 | Feb 22, 1975 | 17 | Frank Castro | win | TKO 4 |