Javier Castillejo Record
| Total Fights | 72 |
|---|---|
| Wins | 62 |
| Losses | 8 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No-Contests | 1 |
| Title Wins | 2 |
|---|---|
| Title Defenses | 5 |
| Title-Fight KOs | 5 |
| KO Wins | 43 |
| KO Losses | 2 |
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What is Javier Castillejo's boxing record?
In a professional boxing career spanning 20 years and eight months, Javier Castillejo fought 72 times with 62 wins, 8 losses, and 1 draw.
Castillejo retired from professional boxing with a record of 62-8-1, which included two world-title wins and five successful title defense fights at the super-welterweight weight division. He had a 60.6% knockouts-to-fights ratio with 43 of his total 72 fights being knockout wins, five of which were in title fights. Castillejo suffered two knockout losses, both of which were in non-title fights.
His last fight was a 10-round majority decision draw against Pablo Navascues on April 4, 2009.
Some of Castillejo's best fights and notable victories include wins over Javier Martinez Rodriguez, Felix Sturm, Humberto Aranda, Paolo Roberto, Juan Rondon, Mohamed Boualleg, and Michael Rask.
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | Apr 4, 2009 | 41 | Pablo Navascues | Draw | MD |
| 71 | Apr 12, 2008 | 40 | Sebastian Sylvester | Loss | KO12 |
| 70 | Nov 13, 2007 | 39 | Mariano Natalio Carrera | Win | KO6 |
| 69 | Apr 28, 2007 | 39 | Felix Sturm | Loss * | UD |
| 68 | Dec 2, 2006 | 38 | Mariano Natalio Carrera | NC | TKO11 |
| 67 | Jul 15, 2006 | 38 | Felix Sturm | Win * | TKO10 |
| 66 | Feb 3, 2006 | 37 | Luis Carmona | Win | TKO2 |
| 65 | Nov 4, 2005 | 37 | Presente Brito | Win | PTS |
| 64 | Aug 20, 2005 | 37 | Fernando Vargas | Loss | UD |
| 63 | Jun 11, 2004 | 36 | Enrique Campos | Win | TKO5 |
| 62 | Apr 16, 2004 | 36 | Genaro Rios | Win | TKO3 |
| 61 | Sep 12, 2003 | 35 | Ignacio Solar | Win | TKO2 |
| 60 | May 9, 2003 | 35 | Diego Castillo | Win | TKO1 |
| 59 | Jul 12, 2002 | 34 | Roman Karmazin | Win | UD |
| 58 | Apr 26, 2002 | 34 | Pierre Moreno | Win | TKO7 |
| 57 | Jan 11, 2002 | 33 | Xavier Moya | Win | TKO5 |
| 56 | Jun 23, 2001 | 33 | Oscar De La Hoya | Loss * | UD |
| 55 | Oct 21, 2000 | 32 | Javier Martinez Rodriguez | Win * | TKO4 |
| 54 | Jul 21, 2000 | 32 | Tony Marshall | Win * | UD |
| 53 | Apr 14, 2000 | 32 | Juan Rondon | Win | TKO3 |
| 52 | Mar 17, 2000 | 31 | Mohamed Boualleg | Win | KO8 |
| 51 | Dec 17, 1999 | 31 | Michael Rask | Win * | TKO7 |
| 50 | Sep 10, 1999 | 31 | Paolo Roberto | Win * | TKO7 |
| 49 | May 14, 1999 | 31 | Humberto Aranda | Win * | TKO4 |
| 48 | Jan 29, 1999 | 30 | Keith Mullings | Win * | MD |
| 47 | Oct 16, 1998 | 30 | Cristinel Acatrinei | Win | TKO2 |
| 46 | Jul 2, 1998 | 30 | Ahmet Dottuev | Win | TKO12 |
| 45 | Mar 18, 1997 | 28 | Fernando Jose Riera | Win | PTS |
| 44 | Jul 12, 1996 | 28 | Juan Ramon Medina | Win | TKO8 |
| 43 | May 16, 1996 | 28 | Tibor Horvath | Win | TKO4 |
| 42 | Mar 7, 1996 | 27 | Stefan Driscu | Win | TKO2 |
| 41 | Jan 6, 1996 | 27 | Laurent Boudouani | Loss | UD |
| 40 | Jul 14, 1995 | 27 | Carlos Rocha Tomar | Win | DQ |
| 39 | Jan 3, 1995 | 26 | Laurent Boudouani | Loss | TKO9 |
| 38 | Jul 23, 1994 | 26 | Ludovic Proto | Win | TKO8 |
| 37 | May 29, 1994 | 26 | Patrick Vungbo | Win | PTS |
| 36 | Mar 25, 1994 | 26 | Valentino Manca | Win | TKO3 |
| 35 | Feb 19, 1994 | 25 | Santo Colombo | Win | TKO3 |
| 34 | Jan 11, 1994 | 25 | Bernard Razzano | Win | RTD6 |
| 33 | Oct 29, 1993 | 25 | Hugo Daniel Sclarandi | Win | KO5 |
| 32 | Jun 25, 1993 | 25 | Javier Rivera | Win | TKO4 |
| 31 | Apr 24, 1993 | 25 | Julio César Vásquez | Loss * | UD |
| 30 | Mar 26, 1993 | 25 | Jesus Carlos Velez | Win | PTS |
| 29 | Dec 12, 1992 | 24 | Enrique Areco | Win | UD |
| 28 | Oct 13, 1992 | 24 | Antonio Campbell | Win | KO3 |
| 27 | Jul 17, 1992 | 24 | Vasile Citea | Win | PTS |
| 26 | Jun 19, 1992 | 24 | Jorge Sclarandi | Win | UD |
| 25 | May 15, 1992 | 24 | Saoul Mamby | Win | PTS |
| 24 | Apr 10, 1992 | 24 | Harry Arroyo | Win | TKO3 |
| 23 | Mar 14, 1992 | 23 | Edison Martinez | Win | KO3 |
| 22 | Feb 8, 1992 | 23 | Lindon Scarlett | Win | PTS |
| 21 | Jan 17, 1992 | 23 | Gejza Stipak | Win | RTD4 |
| 20 | Dec 6, 1991 | 23 | Patrick Vungbo | Win | TKO5 |
| 19 | Jul 5, 1991 | 23 | Domingo Sanchez | Win | TKO4 |
| 18 | May 18, 1991 | 23 | Juan Rosario | Win | TKO6 |
| 17 | Dec 21, 1990 | 22 | Eric Dindaine | Win | PTS |
| 16 | Oct 19, 1990 | 22 | Alfonso Redondo | Win | TKO4 |
| 15 | Aug 17, 1990 | 22 | Jose Salinas | Win | KO1 |
| 14 | Jul 14, 1990 | 22 | Claudio Salgado | Win | TKO1 |
| 13 | May 31, 1990 | 22 | Mateo Valdez | Win | TKO2 |
| 12 | May 5, 1990 | 22 | Felix Rodriguez | Win | TKO5 |
| 11 | Feb 16, 1990 | 21 | Carlos Tavarez | Win | TKO2 |
| 10 | Dec 30, 1989 | 21 | Louie Antuna | Win | PTS |
| 9 | Nov 16, 1989 | 21 | Jimmy Bartes | Win | TKO2 |
| 8 | Aug 19, 1989 | 21 | Del Bryan | Loss | PTS |
| 7 | Jul 29, 1989 | 21 | Victor Carvalho | Win | PTS |
| 6 | Jun 14, 1989 | 21 | Juan Antonio Lopez | Win | PTS |
| 5 | Feb 23, 1989 | 20 | Modesto Villardell | Win | TKO1 |
| 4 | Nov 19, 1988 | 20 | Santiago Vasquez | Win | PTS |
| 3 | Nov 4, 1988 | 20 | Juan Perez | Win | TKO1 |
| 2 | Sep 2, 1988 | 20 | Angel Diez | Win | TKO4 |
| 1 | Jul 22, 1988 | 20 | Angel Diez | Win | PTS |
* World-title fight
Boxing career
Javier Castillejo (El Lince de Parla) is a 56-year old retired Spanish professional boxer. He was born in Parla, Madrid, Spain on March 22, 1968. He is a former two-weight-class world champion. His professional boxing career spanned more than 20 years — from 1988 to 2009.
Castillejo made his professional boxing debut against Angel Diez at the age of 20 on July 22, 1988, defeating Diez via 6 round PTS. He went on to win 6 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 3 wins via stoppage.
He had his first world title fight at the age of 25 on April 24, 1993 after 30 professional fights, against Julio César Vásquez for the WBA title. He lost to Vásquez via 12 round unanimous decision.
Castillejo has won two world titles at two weight classes. For all the details about Castillejo's world title wins and defenses refer to the "Championships" section below.
Castillejo had a total of eight losses in his professional boxing career.
His last professional fight was a non-title bout against Pablo Navascues on April 4, 2009. The fight ended in a 10 round majority decision draw. It's been 15 years and 20 days since this fight.
Championships
Castillejo had a total of 10 world-title fights, which includes winning two world titles and five successful title defenses. He won seven of these fights and lost three.
Title Wins
Javier Castillejo fought for world titles in three fights and won two of these fights, winning one of them via way of stoppage. In total, he won two belts across two weight classes.
| Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Won | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 2006 | Felix Sturm | Middleweight | WBA (Regular) | TKO |
| Jan 29, 1999 | Keith Mullings | Super-welterweight | WBC | MD |
Title Defenses
Javier Castillejo had seven world-title defense fights across two weight classes — super-welterweight (x6) and middleweight. He won five of them and lost two times.
Following is the table of his successful title defense fights, the next section has the fights where he lost his titles.
| Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Defended | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2000 | Javier Martinez Rodriguez | Super-welterweight | WBC | TKO |
| Jul 21, 2000 | Tony Marshall | Super-welterweight | WBC | UD |
| Dec 17, 1999 | Michael Rask | Super-welterweight | WBC | TKO |
| Sep 10, 1999 | Paolo Roberto | Super-welterweight | WBC | TKO |
| May 14, 1999 | Humberto Aranda | Super-welterweight | WBC | TKO |
Title Losses
Javier Castillejo lost two world-title defense fights, and lost a total of two titles in these fights.
| Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Lost | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2007 | Felix Sturm | Middleweight | WBA | UD |
| Jun 23, 2001 | Oscar De La Hoya | Super-welterweight | WBC | UD |
Highlights
Castillejo fought a total of 72 times during his professional career, which includes 10 world-title fights at two weight divisions. These six fights are the highlight of his career.
April 24, 1993: In his first world-title fight, Javier Castillejo loses to Julio César Vásquez via 12 round unanimous decision. He was fighting for the WBA super-welterweight title.
January 29, 1999: Castillejo wins the WBC super-welterweight title from Keith Mullings, by beating Mullings via 12 round majority decision.
May 14, 1999: Castillejo successfully defends the WBC super-welterweight title against Humberto Aranda, winning the fight via 4th round TKO.
October 21, 2000: Castillejo successfully defends the WBC super-welterweight title against Javier Martinez Rodriguez, winning the fight via 4th round TKO.
July 12, 2002: Javier Castillejo beats Roman Karmazin via 12th round unanimous decision.
July 15, 2006: Castillejo wins the WBA (Regular) middleweight title from Felix Sturm, by beating Sturm via 10th round TKO.
FAQs
How many KOs does Javier Castillejo have on his record?
Castillejo knocked out 43 of his 72 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 60.6%. Of his total 62 wins, 43 of them were via KO (69.4%).
What was Javier Castillejo's first world title win?
Castillejo's first world-title win was the WBC belt at super-welterweight. He defeated Keith Mullings via 12 round majority decision to win the title.
How many world titles did Javier Castillejo win?
Castillejo won two world titles at two weight classes.
How many title defenses did Javier Castillejo make?
Castillejo had a total of seven title defense fights. He was successful five times and lost two times.