In a career spanning 24 years and six months, José Luis Castillo fought 80 times with 66 wins, 13 losses, and 1 draw. By his last professional fight on November 28, 2014, Castillo's boxing record stood at 66-13-1 (57 KO wins, 8 KO losses).
WBC | TheRing |
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José Luis Castillo (El Temible) is a retired Mexican professional boxer. He was born in Empalme, Sonora, Mexico on December 14, 1973. Castillo made his professional boxing debut at the age of 16, on May 4, 1990. He is a former lightweight world champion. He is 49 years old, and will be turning 50 in six months and five days.
Total Fights | 80 |
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Wins | 66 |
Losses | 13 |
Draws | 1 |
No-Contests | 0 |
KO Wins | 57 |
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Total Title Wins | 3 |
Title Defenses | 4 |
Title-Fight KO Wins | 3 |
Losses via KO | 8 |
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Result | Via |
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80 | Nov 28, 2014 | 40 | Ruslan Provodnikov | Loss | TKO5 |
79 | May 30, 2014 | 40 | José Luis Payan | Win | TKO5 |
78 | Mar 21, 2014 | 40 | Felix Bojorquez | Win | TKO5 |
77 | Feb 1, 2013 | 39 | Antwone Smith | Loss | UD |
76 | Jul 13, 2012 | 38 | Iván Popoca | Win | RTD8 |
75 | Nov 26, 2011 | 37 | Sammy Ventura | Win | TKO2 |
74 | Mar 25, 2011 | 37 | Jorge Páez Jr. | Loss | UD |
73 | Aug 7, 2010 | 36 | Daniel Eduardo Yocupicio | Win | TKO2 |
72 | Jun 18, 2010 | 36 | Roberto Valenzuela | Win | UD |
71 | Mar 13, 2010 | 36 | Alfonso Gómez | Loss | RTD6 |
70 | Sep 12, 2009 | 35 | Carlos Urías | Win | TKO2 |
69 | Aug 22, 2009 | 35 | Christian Solano | Win | TKO3 |
68 | Jul 25, 2009 | 35 | Roberto Valenzuela | Win | KO6 |
67 | Jan 17, 2009 | 35 | James Wayka | Win | TKO2 |
66 | Jul 30, 2008 | 34 | Sebastián Luján | Loss | UD |
65 | Oct 27, 2007 | 33 | Adan Casillas | Win | TKO6 |
64 | Jun 23, 2007 | 33 | Ricky Hatton | Loss * | KO4 |
63 | Jan 20, 2007 | 33 | Herman Ngoudjo | Win | SD |
62 | Feb 4, 2006 | 32 | Rolando Reyes | Win | UD |
61 | Oct 8, 2005 | 31 | Diego Corrales | Win | KO4 |
60 | May 7, 2005 | 31 | Diego Corrales | Loss * | TKO10 |
59 | Mar 5, 2005 | 31 | Julio Díaz | Win * | TKO10 |
58 | Dec 4, 2004 | 30 | Joel Casamayor | Win * | SD |
57 | Jun 5, 2004 | 30 | Juan Lazcano | Win * | UD |
56 | Feb 13, 2004 | 30 | Derrick Parks | Win | TKO2 |
55 | Oct 10, 2003 | 29 | Saul Duran | Win | TKO8 |
54 | Jun 14, 2003 | 29 | Gustavo Corral | Win | KO5 |
53 | Dec 7, 2002 | 28 | Floyd Mayweather Jr. | Loss * | UD |
52 | Aug 3, 2002 | 28 | Verdell Smith | Win | KO3 |
51 | Apr 20, 2002 | 28 | Floyd Mayweather Jr. | Loss * | UD |
50 | Jan 25, 2002 | 28 | Juan Angel Macias | Win | TKO8 |
49 | Aug 24, 2001 | 27 | Fred Ladd | Win | TKO4 |
48 | Jun 16, 2001 | 27 | Seung-Ho Yuh | Win * | KO1 |
47 | Jan 20, 2001 | 27 | César Bazán | Win * | TKO6 |
46 | Sep 15, 2000 | 26 | Stevie Johnston | Draw * | MD |
45 | Jun 17, 2000 | 26 | Stevie Johnston | Win * | MD |
44 | Apr 8, 2000 | 26 | Steve Quinonez | Win | UD |
43 | Oct 16, 1999 | 25 | Jorge Páez | Win | TKO5 |
42 | Aug 14, 1999 | 25 | Sandro Marcos | Win | KO8 |
41 | Jul 10, 1999 | 25 | Cristino Mota | Win | RTD3 |
40 | Jun 4, 1999 | 25 | Pablo Valenzuela | Win | KO4 |
39 | Apr 1, 1999 | 25 | Julian Romero | Win | UD |
38 | Feb 19, 1999 | 25 | Eduardo Montes | Win | KO3 |
37 | Oct 3, 1998 | 24 | Julio Alvarez | Loss | TKO10 |
36 | Apr 17, 1998 | 24 | Julio Sanchez Leon | Win | TKO8 |
35 | Sep 12, 1997 | 23 | Hector Javier Marquez | Win | TKO10 |
34 | Jul 4, 1997 | 23 | Rafael Olvera | Win | KO7 |
33 | Mar 8, 1997 | 23 | Javier Renteria | Win | KO1 |
32 | Jan 1, 1997 | 23 | Jesus Castaneda | Win | KO2 |
31 | Dec 13, 1996 | 22 | Jaime Fernandez | Win | KO1 |
30 | Oct 12, 1996 | 22 | Roberto Valenzuela | Win | KO6 |
29 | Sep 20, 1996 | 22 | Jose Luis Montes | Win | KO7 |
28 | Aug 15, 1996 | 22 | Jesus Arce | Win | KO1 |
27 | May 9, 1996 | 22 | Javier Jauregui | Loss | TKO10 |
26 | Mar 15, 1996 | 22 | Carlos Madrid | Win | KO2 |
25 | Dec 8, 1995 | 21 | Cornelio Lopez | Win | KO4 |
24 | Sep 29, 1995 | 21 | Alfredo Curiel | Win | TKO4 |
23 | Apr 7, 1995 | 21 | Ramon Soto | Win | KO3 |
22 | Nov 9, 1994 | 20 | Javier Jauregui | Loss | TKO10 |
21 | Aug 26, 1994 | 20 | Alfredo Curiel | Win | TKO6 |
20 | Mar 18, 1994 | 20 | Francisco Valdez | Win | KO1 |
19 | Jul 9, 1993 | 19 | César Soto | Loss | TKO2 |
18 | Apr 30, 1993 | 19 | Lucilo Nolasco | Win | TKO2 |
17 | Mar 5, 1993 | 19 | Juan Carlos Salazar | Win | TKO1 |
16 | Dec 11, 1992 | 18 | Ascencion Lugo | Win | TKO3 |
15 | Oct 2, 1992 | 18 | Francisco Valdez | Win | TD |
14 | Sep 4, 1992 | 18 | Jorge Castro | Win | KO2 |
13 | Aug 7, 1992 | 18 | Rigoberto Felix | Win | KO3 |
12 | Jun 20, 1992 | 18 | Ramon Acuna | Win | KO2 |
11 | May 29, 1992 | 18 | Ramon Arreola | Win | KO3 |
10 | Mar 30, 1992 | 18 | Cesar Huizar | Win | KO1 |
9 | Nov 22, 1991 | 17 | Ramiro Dunton | Win | KO5 |
8 | Sep 6, 1991 | 17 | Jose Manjarrez | Win | TKO7 |
7 | Aug 19, 1991 | 17 | Miguel Angel Ramirez | Win | KO4 |
6 | Apr 8, 1991 | 17 | Victor Mendoza | Win | KO4 |
5 | Mar 21, 1991 | 17 | Raul Contreras | Win | TKO4 |
4 | Dec 21, 1990 | 17 | Jesus Escobar | Win | KO1 |
3 | Oct 1, 1990 | 16 | Jose Alvarez | Win | KO2 |
2 | Jun 23, 1990 | 16 | Manolo Ramirez | Win | KO2 |
1 | May 4, 1990 | 16 | Ricardo Contreras | Win | KO2 |
* World-title fight
Castillo was a lightweight world champion. He has held three world titles at the lightweight weight division, one of which was a vacant title win, and the rest two were lineal championship wins.
Weight Division | World Titles Held |
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Lightweight | WBC 2x, The Ring |
José Luis Castillo is 171 cm tall (5' 7.32") with a reach of 175 cm (5' 8.90"). He fights out of the orthodox stance and presents an ape-index of 4 cm (1.57").
Castillo has a 71.3% KO rate. Of his total 57 KO wins, 37 were in the early rounds, 18 in the mid rounds, and two in the later rounds. He has eight first-round KO wins.
José Luis Castillo's professional boxing career spanned more than 24 years — from 1990 to 2014.
Castillo made his professional boxing debut against Ricardo Contreras at the age of 16 on May 4, 1990, defeating Contreras via 2nd round KO. He went on to win 17 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 16 wins via stoppage.
Castillo had his first world title fight at the age of 26 on June 17, 2000 after 44 professional fights, against Stevie Johnston for the lightweight WBC title. He defeated Johnston via 12 round majority decision to become the lightweight champion of the world.
Castillo has won three world titles at lightweight. For all the details about Castillo's world title wins and defenses refer to "José Luis Castillo World Titles".
Some of Castillo's best fights and notable victories include wins over Diego Corrales, Seung-Ho Yuh, Fred Ladd, Julio Díaz, César Bazán, and Juan Angel Macias.
Castillo had a total of 13 losses in his professional boxing career.
His last professional fight was a non-title bout against Russian boxer Ruslan Provodnikov on November 28, 2014. Castillo lost the fight via 5th round TKO. It's been 8 years, 6 months, and 12 days since this fight.
Castillo fought a total of 80 times during his professional career, which includes 11 world-title fights at two weight divisions — super-lightweight and lightweight. These four fights are the highlight of his career.
June 17, 2000: Castillo wins his first world title by defeating Stevie Johnston via 12 round majority decision. He is now the WBC lightweight world champion.
June 16, 2001: Castillo successfully defends the WBC lightweight title against Seung-Ho Yuh, winning the fight via 1st round KO.
December 7, 2002: José Luis Castillo loses to Floyd Mayweather Jr. via 12 round unanimous decision. He was fighting for the WBC and The Ring lightweight titles.
October 8, 2005: José Luis Castillo beats Diego Corrales via 4th round KO.
The following is a fight-by-fight progression of Castillo's boxing career; all the way from his debut, to winning world-titles, to his last fight against Ruslan Provodnikov, and all the other wins and losses of his career.
On November 28, 2014, a 40-year old José Luis Castillo (66-12-1, 57 KO) fought Russian boxer Ruslan Provodnikov, who was 30 years old with a record of 23-3. Provodnikov was on a one-fight losing streak. Castillo was the taller of the two by 3 cms and also had a 7 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Provodnikov had three losses, but had never been stopped.
Castillo lost to Provodnikov via 5th round TKO. His two-fight win streak is halted with this loss. This was the last professional fight of his boxing career.
On May 30, 2014, a 40-year old José Luis Castillo (65-12-1, 56 KO) fought José Luis Payan in his 79th professional fight. He defeated Payan via 5th round TKO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On March 21, 2014, a 40-year old José Luis Castillo (64-12-1, 55 KO) fought Felix Bojorquez in his 78th professional fight. He defeated Bojorquez via 5th round TKO, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On February 1, 2013, a 39-year old José Luis Castillo (64-11-1, 55 KO) fought Antwone Smith in his 77th professional fight. He lost to Smith via 10th round unanimous decision.
On July 13, 2012, a 38-year old José Luis Castillo (63-11-1, 54 KO) fought Iván Popoca in his 76th professional fight. He defeated Popoca via 8th round RTD. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On November 26, 2011, a 37-year old José Luis Castillo (62-11-1, 53 KO) fought Sammy Ventura in his 75th professional fight. He defeated Ventura via 2nd round TKO, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On March 25, 2011, a 37-year old José Luis Castillo (62-10-1, 53 KO) fought Jorge Páez Jr. in his 74th professional fight. He lost to Páez Jr. via 12th round unanimous decision.
On August 7, 2010, a 36-year old José Luis Castillo (61-10-1, 52 KO) fought Daniel Eduardo Yocupicio in his 73rd professional fight. He defeated Yocupicio via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak.
On June 18, 2010, in their 3rd fight, a a 36-year old José Luis Castillo (60-10-1, 52 KO) fought Roberto Valenzuela in his 72nd professional fight. He defeated Valenzuela via 8th round unanimous decision, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On March 13, 2010, a 36-year old José Luis Castillo (60-9-1, 52 KO) fought fellow Mexican boxer Alfonso Gómez, who was 29 years old with a record of 21-4-2. Gómez was on a three-fight win streak with 10 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 4 cms but both had the same reach. Coming into this fight, Gómez had four losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Castillo lost to Gómez via 6th round RTD. His four-fight win streak is halted with this loss.
On September 12, 2009, a 35-year old José Luis Castillo (59-9-1, 51 KO) fought Carlos Urías in his 70th professional fight. He defeated Urías via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a four-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On August 22, 2009, a 35-year old José Luis Castillo (58-9-1, 50 KO) fought Christian Solano in his 69th professional fight. He defeated Solano via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On July 25, 2009, in their 2nd fight, a a 35-year old José Luis Castillo (57-9-1, 49 KO) fought Roberto Valenzuela in his 68th professional fight. He defeated Valenzuela via 6th round KO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On January 17, 2009, a 35-year old José Luis Castillo (56-9-1, 48 KO) fought James Wayka in his 67th professional fight. He defeated Wayka via 2nd round TKO, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On July 30, 2008, a 34-year old José Luis Castillo (56-8-1, 48 KO) fought Sebastián Luján in his 66th professional fight. He lost to Luján via 10th round unanimous decision.
On October 27, 2007, a 33-year old José Luis Castillo (55-8-1, 47 KO) fought Adan Casillas in his 65th professional fight. He defeated Casillas via 6th round TKO, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On June 23, 2007, a 33-year old José Luis Castillo (55-7-1, 47 KO) faced an undefeated British boxer Ricky Hatton, who was 28 years old with a record of 42-0. Castillo was challenging Hatton's Ring Magazine super-lightweight title. Hatton was on a 42-fight win streak with 30 KO wins. Castillo was the taller of the two by 1 cm and also had a 10 cm reach advantage.
Castillo lost to Hatton via 4th round KO. His three-fight win streak is halted with this loss.
On January 20, 2007, a 33-year old José Luis Castillo (54-7-1, 47 KO) fought Herman Ngoudjo in his 63rd professional fight. He defeated Ngoudjo via 12th round split-decision. He is now on a three-fight winning streak.
On February 4, 2006, a 32-year old José Luis Castillo (53-7-1, 47 KO) fought Rolando Reyes in his 62nd professional fight. He defeated Reyes via 12th round unanimous decision. He is now on a two-fight winning streak.
On October 8, 2005, in their 2nd fight, a a 31-year old José Luis Castillo (52-7-1, 46 KO) fought Diego Corrales again, who was now 28 years old with a record of 40-2. Castillo had lost to Corrales in their last fight, and was the taller of the two by 8 cms and also had a 10 cm reach advantage over Castillo. Coming into this fight, Corrales had two losses, both of which were via stoppage.
Castillo defeated Corrales via 4th round KO, making a successful comeback from his last loss.
On May 7, 2005, a 31-year old José Luis Castillo (52-6-1, 46 KO) faced American boxer Diego Corrales for the first time, who was 27 years old with a record of 39-2 in a lightweight title-unification fight. Corrales was on a two-fight win streak with 32 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 8 cms and also had a 10 cm reach advantage over Castillo. Coming into this fight, Corrales had two losses, both of which were via stoppage.
Castillo lost to Corrales via 10th round TKO and lost the WBC and Ring Magazine lightweight titles. His six-fight win streak is halted with this loss.
On March 5, 2005, a 31-year old José Luis Castillo (51-6-1, 45 KO) faced Julio Díaz in a lightweight title-defense fight. He defeated Díaz via 10th round TKO to retain the WBC and Ring Magazine lightweight titles. He is now on a six-fight winning streak.
On December 4, 2004, a 30-year old José Luis Castillo (50-6-1, 45 KO) faced Cuban boxer Joel Casamayor, who was 33 years old with a record of 31-2 in a lightweight title-defense fight. Casamayor was on a one-fight win streak with 19 KO wins. Castillo was the taller of the two by 1 cm but both had the same reach. Coming into this fight, Casamayor had two losses, but had never been stopped.
Castillo defeated Casamayor via 12 round split-decision to retain the WBC and Ring Magazine lightweight titles. He is now on a five-fight winning streak.
On June 5, 2004, a 30-year old José Luis Castillo (49-6-1, 45 KO) faced Juan Lazcano for Lazcano's WBC (vacant) and Ring Magazine lightweight titles. He defeated Lazcano via 12th round unanimous decision to win the vacant WBC and Ring Magazine lightweight titles. He is now on a four-fight winning streak.
On February 13, 2004, a 30-year old José Luis Castillo (48-6-1, 44 KO) fought Derrick Parks in his 56th professional fight. He defeated Parks via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On October 10, 2003, a 29-year old José Luis Castillo (47-6-1, 43 KO) fought Saul Duran in his 55th professional fight. He defeated Duran via 8th round TKO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On June 14, 2003, a 29-year old José Luis Castillo (46-6-1, 42 KO) fought Gustavo Corral in his 54th professional fight. He defeated Corral via 5th round KO, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On December 7, 2002, in their 2nd fight, a 28-year old José Luis Castillo (46-5-1, 42 KO) faced an undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. again, who was now 25 years old with a record of 28-0. Castillo was challenging Mayweather Jr.'s WBC and Ring Magazine lightweight titles. Castillo had lost to Mayweather Jr. in their last fight, and was the taller of the two by 2 cms and also had a 8 cm reach advantage over Castillo.
Castillo lost to Mayweather Jr. via 12 round unanimous decision.
On August 3, 2002, a 28-year old José Luis Castillo (45-5-1, 41 KO) fought Verdell Smith in his 52nd professional fight. He defeated Smith via 3rd round KO, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On April 20, 2002, a 28-year old José Luis Castillo (45-4-1, 41 KO) faced an undefeated American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. for the first time, who was 25 years old with a record of 27-0 in a lightweight title-defense fight. Mayweather Jr. was on a 27-fight win streak with 20 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 2 cms and also had a 8 cm reach advantage over Castillo.
Castillo lost to Mayweather Jr. via 12 round unanimous decision and lost the WBC lightweight title. His four-fight win streak is halted with this loss.
On January 25, 2002, a 28-year old José Luis Castillo (44-4-1, 40 KO) fought Juan Angel Macias in his 50th professional fight. He defeated Macias via 8th round TKO. He is now on a four-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On August 24, 2001, a 27-year old José Luis Castillo (43-4-1, 39 KO) fought Fred Ladd in his 49th professional fight. He defeated Ladd via 4th round TKO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On June 16, 2001, a 27-year old José Luis Castillo (42-4-1, 38 KO) faced Seung-Ho Yuh in a lightweight title-defense fight. He defeated Yuh via 1st round KO to retain the WBC lightweight title. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On January 20, 2001, a 27-year old José Luis Castillo (41-4-1, 37 KO) faced César Bazán in a lightweight title-defense fight. He defeated Bazán via 6th round TKO to retain the WBC lightweight title.
On September 15, 2000, in their 2nd fight, a a 26-year old José Luis Castillo (41-4, 37 KO) faced Stevie Johnston in a lightweight title-defense fight. He had a draw with Johnston via 12th round majority decision to retain the WBC lightweight title.
On June 17, 2000, in his 45th professional fight, a 26-year old José Luis Castillo (40-4, 37 KO) had his first world title fight against Stevie Johnston for Johnston's WBC lightweight belt. He defeated Johnston via 12th round majority decision to win the WBC lightweight title. He is now on a eight-fight winning streak.
On April 8, 2000, a 26-year old José Luis Castillo (39-4, 37 KO) fought Steve Quinonez in his 44th professional fight. He defeated Quinonez via 10th round unanimous decision. He is now on a seven-fight winning streak.
On October 16, 1999, a 25-year old José Luis Castillo (38-4, 36 KO) fought Jorge Páez in his 43rd professional fight. He defeated Páez via 5th round TKO. He is now on a six-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On August 14, 1999, a 25-year old José Luis Castillo (37-4, 35 KO) fought Sandro Marcos in his 42nd professional fight. He defeated Marcos via 8th round KO. He is now on a five-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On July 10, 1999, a 25-year old José Luis Castillo (36-4, 34 KO) fought Cristino Mota in his 41st professional fight. He defeated Mota via 3rd round RTD. He is now on a four-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On June 4, 1999, a 25-year old José Luis Castillo (35-4, 33 KO) fought Pablo Valenzuela in his 40th professional fight. He defeated Valenzuela via 4th round KO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak.
On April 1, 1999, a 25-year old José Luis Castillo (34-4, 33 KO) fought Julian Romero in his 39th professional fight. He defeated Romero via 6th round unanimous decision. He is now on a two-fight winning streak.
On February 19, 1999, a 25-year old José Luis Castillo (33-4, 32 KO) fought Eduardo Montes in his 38th professional fight. He defeated Montes via 3rd round KO, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On October 3, 1998, a 24-year old José Luis Castillo (33-3, 32 KO) fought Julio Alvarez in his 37th professional fight. He lost to Alvarez via 10th round TKO.
On April 17, 1998, a 24-year old José Luis Castillo (32-3, 31 KO) fought Julio Sanchez Leon in his 36th professional fight. He defeated Leon via 8th round TKO. He is now on a nine-fight winning streak, with nine back-to-back KO wins.
On September 12, 1997, a 23-year old José Luis Castillo (31-3, 30 KO) fought Hector Javier Marquez in his 35th professional fight. He defeated Marquez via 10th round TKO. He is now on a eight-fight winning streak, with eight back-to-back KO wins.
On July 4, 1997, a 23-year old José Luis Castillo (30-3, 29 KO) fought Rafael Olvera in his 34th professional fight. He defeated Olvera via 7th round KO. He is now on a seven-fight winning streak, with seven back-to-back KO wins.
On March 8, 1997, a 23-year old José Luis Castillo (29-3, 28 KO) fought Javier Renteria in his 33rd professional fight. He defeated Renteria via 1st round KO. He is now on a six-fight winning streak, with six back-to-back KO wins.
On January 1, 1997, a 23-year old José Luis Castillo (28-3, 27 KO) fought Jesus Castaneda in his 32nd professional fight. He defeated Castaneda via 2nd round KO. He is now on a five-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
On December 13, 1996, a 22-year old José Luis Castillo (27-3, 26 KO) fought Jaime Fernandez in his 31st professional fight. He defeated Fernandez via 1st round KO. He is now on a four-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On October 12, 1996, a 22-year old José Luis Castillo (26-3, 25 KO) fought Roberto Valenzuela in his 30th professional fight. He defeated Valenzuela via 6th round KO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On September 20, 1996, a 22-year old José Luis Castillo (25-3, 24 KO) fought Jose Luis Montes in his 29th professional fight. He defeated Montes via 7th round KO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On August 15, 1996, a 22-year old José Luis Castillo (24-3, 23 KO) fought Jesus Arce in his 28th professional fight. He defeated Arce via 1st round KO, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On May 9, 1996, in their 2nd fight, a a 22-year old José Luis Castillo (24-2, 23 KO) fought Javier Jauregui in his 27th professional fight. He lost to Jauregui via 10th round TKO.
On March 15, 1996, a 22-year old José Luis Castillo (23-2, 22 KO) fought Carlos Madrid in his 26th professional fight. He defeated Madrid via 2nd round KO. He is now on a four-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On December 8, 1995, a 21-year old José Luis Castillo (22-2, 21 KO) fought Cornelio Lopez in his 25th professional fight. He defeated Lopez via 4th round KO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On September 29, 1995, in their 2nd fight, a a 21-year old José Luis Castillo (21-2, 20 KO) fought Alfredo Curiel in his 24th professional fight. He defeated Curiel via 4th round TKO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On April 7, 1995, a 21-year old José Luis Castillo (20-2, 19 KO) fought Ramon Soto in his 23rd professional fight. He defeated Soto via 3rd round KO, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On November 9, 1994, a 20-year old José Luis Castillo (20-1, 19 KO) fought Javier Jauregui in his 22nd professional fight. He lost to Jauregui via 10th round TKO.
On August 26, 1994, a 20-year old José Luis Castillo (19-1, 18 KO) fought Alfredo Curiel in his 21st professional fight. He defeated Curiel via 6th round TKO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On March 18, 1994, in their 2nd fight, a a 20-year old José Luis Castillo (18-1, 17 KO) fought Francisco Valdez in his 20th professional fight. He defeated Valdez via 1st round KO, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On July 9, 1993, a 19-year old José Luis Castillo (18-0, 17 KO) fought César Soto in his 19th professional fight. He lost to Soto via 2nd round TKO.
On April 30, 1993, a 19-year old José Luis Castillo (17-0, 16 KO) fought Lucilo Nolasco in his 18th professional fight. He defeated Nolasco via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a 18-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On March 5, 1993, a 19-year old José Luis Castillo (16-0, 15 KO) fought Juan Carlos Salazar in his 17th professional fight. He defeated Salazar via 1st round TKO. He is now on a 17-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On December 11, 1992, an 18-year old José Luis Castillo (15-0, 14 KO) fought Ascencion Lugo in his 16th professional fight. He defeated Lugo via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a 16-fight winning streak.
On October 2, 1992, an 18-year old José Luis Castillo (14-0, 14 KO) fought Francisco Valdez in his 15th professional fight. He defeated Valdez via 6th round technical-decision. He is now on a 15-fight winning streak.
On September 4, 1992, an 18-year old José Luis Castillo (13-0, 13 KO) fought Jorge Castro in his 14th professional fight. He defeated Castro via 2nd round KO. He is now on a 14-fight winning streak, with 14 back-to-back KO wins.
On August 7, 1992, an 18-year old José Luis Castillo (12-0, 12 KO) fought Rigoberto Felix in his 13th professional fight. He defeated Felix via 3rd round KO. He is now on a 13-fight winning streak, with 13 back-to-back KO wins.
On June 20, 1992, an 18-year old José Luis Castillo (11-0, 11 KO) fought Ramon Acuna in his 12th professional fight. He defeated Acuna via 2nd round KO. He is now on a 12-fight winning streak, with 12 back-to-back KO wins.
On May 29, 1992, an 18-year old José Luis Castillo (10-0, 10 KO) fought Ramon Arreola in his 11th professional fight. He defeated Arreola via 3rd round KO. He is now on a 11-fight winning streak, with 11 back-to-back KO wins.
On March 30, 1992, an 18-year old José Luis Castillo (9-0, 9 KO) fought Cesar Huizar in his 10th professional fight. He defeated Huizar via 1st round KO. He is now on a 10-fight winning streak, with 10 back-to-back KO wins.
On November 22, 1991, a 17-year old José Luis Castillo (8-0, 8 KO) fought Ramiro Dunton in his 9th professional fight. He defeated Dunton via 5th round KO. He is now on a nine-fight winning streak, with nine back-to-back KO wins.
On September 6, 1991, a 17-year old José Luis Castillo (7-0, 7 KO) fought Jose Manjarrez in his 8th professional fight. He defeated Manjarrez via 7th round TKO. He is now on a eight-fight winning streak, with eight back-to-back KO wins.
On August 19, 1991, a 17-year old José Luis Castillo (6-0, 6 KO) fought Miguel Angel Ramirez in his 7th professional fight. He defeated Ramirez via 4th round KO. He is now on a seven-fight winning streak, with seven back-to-back KO wins.
On April 8, 1991, a 17-year old José Luis Castillo (5-0, 5 KO) fought Victor Mendoza in his 6th professional fight. He defeated Mendoza via 4th round KO. He is now on a six-fight winning streak, with six back-to-back KO wins.
On March 21, 1991, a 17-year old José Luis Castillo (4-0, 4 KO) fought Raul Contreras in his 5th professional fight. He defeated Contreras via 4th round TKO. He is now on a five-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
On December 21, 1990, a 17-year old José Luis Castillo (3-0, 3 KO) fought Jesus Escobar in his 4th professional fight. He defeated Escobar via 1st round KO. He is now on a four-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On October 1, 1990, a 16-year old José Luis Castillo (2-0, 2 KO) fought Jose Alvarez in his 3rd professional fight. He defeated Alvarez via 2nd round KO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On June 23, 1990, a 16-year old José Luis Castillo (1-0, 1 KO) fought Manolo Ramirez in his 2nd professional fight. He defeated Ramirez via 2nd round KO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On May 4, 1990, a 16-year old José Luis Castillo successfully debuted against Ricardo Contreras. He defeated Contreras via 2nd round KO.
Castillo knocked out 57 of his 80 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 71.3%. Of his total 66 wins, 57 of them were via KO (86.4%).