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 | ![]() | loss | TKO 3 |
78 | Sep 24, 1996 | 38 | ![]() | win | SD 12 |
77 | Mar 24, 1996 | 38 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
76 | Feb 19, 1996 | 38 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
75 | Dec 15, 1995 | 37 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
74 | Nov 16, 1995 | 37 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
73 | Jun 20, 1995 | 37 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
72 | May 24, 1995 | 37 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
71 | Aug 31, 1989 | 31 | ![]() | loss | TKO 5 |
70 | Jan 30, 1989 | 31 | ![]() | loss | SD 10 |
69 | Mar 04, 1986 | 28 | ![]() | win | MD 10 |
68 | Aug 18, 1985 | 27 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
67 | Apr 19, 1985 | 27 | ![]() | loss | TKO 6 |
66 | Sep 18, 1984 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
65 | Jun 14, 1984 | 26 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
64 | Apr 24, 1984 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
63 | Mar 24, 1984 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 10 |
62 | Jan 30, 1984 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
61 | Oct 27, 1983 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
60 | Feb 20, 1983 | 25 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
59 | Sep 14, 1982 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
58 | Jul 29, 1982 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
57 | Apr 08, 1982 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
56 | Feb 19, 1982 | 24 | ![]() | draw | PTS 10 |
55 | Dec 10, 1981 | 23 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
54 | Nov 05, 1981 | 23 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
53 | Sep 25, 1981 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
52 | Jul 20, 1981 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
51 | May 04, 1981 | 23 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
50 | Mar 16, 1981 | 23 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
49 | Nov 11, 1980 | 22 | ![]() | draw | PTS 10 |
48 | Oct 28, 1980 | 22 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
47 | Aug 19, 1980 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
46 | Apr 12, 1980 | 22 | ![]() | loss | UD 15 |
45 | Mar 03, 1980 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
44 | Jan 20, 1980 | 22 | ![]() | loss | TKO 11 |
43 | Dec 10, 1979 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 8 |
42 | Nov 19, 1979 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
41 | Oct 18, 1979 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
40 | Sep 25, 1979 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
39 | Jul 21, 1979 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
38 | Jun 15, 1979 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
37 | Jun 02, 1979 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
36 | Apr 07, 1979 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
35 | Mar 28, 1979 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
34 | Mar 11, 1979 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 7 |
33 | Feb 21, 1979 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
32 | Jan 25, 1979 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
31 | Dec 11, 1978 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
30 | Oct 23, 1978 | 20 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
29 | Sep 09, 1978 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 8 |
28 | Jul 18, 1978 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
27 | Jun 26, 1978 | 20 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
26 | Jun 16, 1978 | 20 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
25 | Oct 15, 1977 | 19 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
24 | Aug 17, 1977 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
23 | Jul 20, 1977 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
22 | Jun 22, 1977 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
21 | Apr 02, 1977 | 19 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
20 | Mar 06, 1977 | 19 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
19 | Nov 10, 1976 | 18 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
18 | Sep 01, 1976 | 18 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
17 | Aug 17, 1976 | 18 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
16 | Aug 06, 1976 | 18 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
15 | May 26, 1976 | 18 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
14 | May 11, 1976 | 18 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
13 | Apr 08, 1976 | 18 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
12 | Jan 07, 1976 | 18 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
11 | Dec 17, 1975 | 17 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
10 | Dec 10, 1975 | 17 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
9 | Nov 22, 1975 | 17 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
8 | Nov 12, 1975 | 17 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
7 | Oct 10, 1975 | 17 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
6 | Sep 24, 1975 | 17 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
5 | Aug 22, 1975 | 17 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
4 | Aug 13, 1975 | 17 | ![]() | win | UD 4 |
3 | Jul 30, 1975 | 17 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
2 | Apr 16, 1975 | 17 | ![]() | win | UD 5 |
1 | Feb 22, 1975 | 17 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |