Brian Castaño
Brian Carlos Castaño (born 12 September 1989) is an Argentine professional boxer. He held the WBA interim super welterweight title from 2016 to 2018, and the WBA (Regular) super welterweight title from 2018 to 2019. As of September 2019, he is ranked as the world’s fifth best active light middleweight by The Ring magazine, sixth by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board and seventh by BoxRec.
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| Real name | Brian Carlos Castaño | ||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Ray Sugar / El Boxi | ||||||||||
| Weight(s) | Light middleweight | ||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7½ in (171 cm) [1] | ||||||||||
| Reach | 67 in (170 cm) | ||||||||||
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| Born | 12 September 1989 Isidro Casanova, Argentina | ||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||||||
| Total fights | 17 | ||||||||||
| Wins | 16 | ||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 12 | ||||||||||
| Losses | 0 | ||||||||||
| Draws | 1 | ||||||||||
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Early life and amateur career
Castaño started boxing at 11, trained by his father Carlos, who was also a professional boxer. Castaño won a South American Games gold medal and tallied a 181-5-5 record as an amateur,[2] with wins over Errol Spence and Esquiva Falcão. Castaño participated in the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships, winning his first two bout before losing to Jack Culcay-Keth. He also represented Argentina in the World Series of Boxing. Castaño accumulated a 3-0 record in the World Series, including a famous win over Serhiy Derevianchenko, who had previously been unbeaten in the competition.[3]
Professional career
Castaño made his professional debut on September 2012, months after his win over Derevianchenko. He beat Alejandro Antonio Dominguez with a round 4 technical knockout at Luna Park. Castaño won his first 8 fights, 7 by way of knockout, before being sidelined due to an arrhytmia which caused several medical complications.[4][5] After recovering, Castaño relocated to the United States.[6] Castaño maintained his winning streak, winning four fights over the course of a year while fighting out of the U.S.
On November 2016, Castaño fought Emmanuel de Jesús for the WBA interim super welterweight title. After knocking De Jesús down on round 1 with a flurry of punches, Castaño went down at the beginning of round 2, following a cross from De Jesús. Castaño survived the round and as the fight went on, De Jesús started slowing down. Castaño eventually won the fight with a body shot towards the end of round 6.[7]
Castaño stepped up against former world title challenger and long-time contender, Michel Soro. Castaño won a close fight by split decision (115-113, 115-113, 112-116). The judges seemed to prefer Castaño's activity and consistency over Soro's calculated pressure, who admitted he had started slow in a post-fight interview.[8] Two months after the fight, Castaño said that Soro's promoter, Univent, had yet to pay most of his purse.[9]
After Demetrius Andrade vacated his WBA (Regular) title, the WBA elevated Castaño to regular champion. Shortly thereafter, the WBA ordered a fight between Castaño and WBA (Super) champion, Erislandy Lara.[10]
Professional boxing record
| 17 fights | 16 wins | 0 losses |
| By knockout | 12 | 0 |
| By decision | 3 | 0 |
| By disqualification | 1 | 0 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 17 | Win | 16–0–1 |  |
RTD | 5 (10), 3:00 | Nov 2, 2019 |  |
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| 16 | Draw | 15–0–1 |  |
SD | 12 | 2 Mar 2019 | |
Retained WBA (regular) super welterweight title |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 |  |
TKO | 12 (12) | 10 Mar 2018 | |
Retained WBA (regular) super welterweight title |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | |
SD | 12 | 1 Jul 2017 | |
Retained WBA interim super welterweight title |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 |  |
KO | 6 (12), 2:23 | 26 Nov 2016 | |
Won WBA interim super welterweight title |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | |
TKO | 5 (10), 2:03 | 12 Jul 2016 | |
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| 11 | Win | 11–0 |  |
UD | 8 | 18 Dec 2015 | |
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| 10 | Win | 10–0 |  |
DQ | 5 (6), 1:15 | 29 Aug 2015 | |
Batista disqualified for low blows |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | |
TKO | 1 (6), 2:53 | 26 Jul 2015 | |
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| 8 | Win | 8–0 | |
TKO | 2 (10) | 4 Apr 2015 | |
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| 7 | Win | 7–0 | |
TKO | 4 (8) | 6 Jun 2014 | |
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| 6 | Win | 6–0 | |
TKO | 2 (6), 2:40 | 12 Apr 2014 | |
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| 5 | Win | 5–0 |  |
TKO | 5 (8), 2:46 | 12 Oct 2013 | |
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| 4 | Win | 4–0 | |
TKO | 2 (10), 2:27 | 25 May 2013 | |
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| 3 | Win | 3–0 | |
UD | 6 | 26 Jan 2013 | |
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| 2 | Win | 2–0 | |
TKO | 5 (6), 1:40 | 20 Oct 2012 | |
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 | |
TKO | 4 (6), 2:59 | 22 Sep 2012 | |
See also
- List of light-middleweight boxing champions
References
- http://boxrec.com/en/boxer/625137
- https://www.vavel.com/ar/mas-deportes-argentina/239297.html
- http://www.thesweetscience.com/feature-articles/29877-brian-castano-ready-make-mark
- https://www.ringtv.com/503984-new-faces-brian-castano/
- http://infocielo.com/nota/81454/como_tardan_me_la_quieren_chorear_denuncio_castano_el_campeon_de_boxeo_que_tuvo_que_vencer_a_su_rival_y_a_los_jueces/
- https://www.diariopopular.com.ar/boxeo/especial-expedicion-usa-que-se-van-los-boxeadores-argentinos-n232588
- http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1960141-el-argentino-brian-castano-se-consagro-campeon-mundial-de-boxeo-el-video-del-ko-su-indiscutible-record-y-la-influencia-del-chino-maidana
- http://www.boxingscene.com/brian-castano-split-decision-over-michel-soro-results--118094
- http://www.boxingscene.com/castano-still-not-paid-win-over-michel-soro-legal-action-looms--120737
- https://www.badlefthook.com/2017/10/29/16568872/wba-to-order-erislandy-lara-vs-brian-castano
External links
| Achievements | ||
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| Vacant Title last held by Jack Culcay-Keth |
WBA light middleweight champion Interim title 26 November 2016 - 22 October 2017 Promoted |
Vacant |
| Preceded by Demetrius Andrade Vacated |
WBA light middleweight champion Regular title 22 October 2017 - 20 June 2019 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Erislandy Lara |