Javier Castillejo
| Javier Castillejo | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Francisco Javier Castillejo Rodríguez |
| Nickname(s) | "El Lince" |
| Rated at |
Light middleweight Middleweight |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Nationality | Spain |
| Born |
22 March 1968 Parla, Madrid |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 72 |
| Wins | 62 |
| Wins by KO | 48 |
| Losses | 8 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 1 |
Francisco Javier Castillejo (born 22 March 1968) is a Spanish former professional boxer. He is the former Lineal and WBC light middleweight champion and former WBA middleweight champion. He has fought against Oscar De La Hoya, Felix Sturm, Fernando Vargas, Julio César Vásquez, and Mariano Natalio Carrera. Castillejo is considered to be one of the best Spanish boxers in history.
Nicknamed "El Lince de Parla" ("Parla's Lynx", in English), Castillejo is a native of the Parla area of Madrid. He currently resides and trains in Madrid.
Castillejo made his professional debut on 22 July 1988, when he outpointed Ángel Díez over six rounds in Madrid. He had an immediate rematch with Díez, on 2 September of the same year. Their second fight resulted in Castillejo's first knockout win, when he beat Diez in the fourth round. On 4 November, he had his first fight outside Madrid, and his first knockout win in the first round, when he beat Juan Perez in Torrejón.
Castillejo had four more wins, before he was defeated for the first time. On 19 August 1989, he lost an eight-round decision to Del Bryan, in Benidorm. But he followed that loss with a streak of twenty two victories in a row.
Among the most notable wins during that streak were a fourth-round knockout on 19 October 1990, of Alfonzo Redondo, which gave Castillejo the Spanish Welterweight Championship, at Leganés. On 5 July 1991, he retained that national championship, with another fourth-round knockout victory, this time against Domingo Sanchez, in Lugo. On 10 April 1992, Castillejo got his first win when he knocked out former IBF lightweight champion, Puerto Rican Harry Arroyo, in three rounds at Leganes. He followed that victory with another win against former WBC light welterweight champion Saoul Mamby of Jamaica, by an eight-round decision on 15 May, at Bilbao. On 12 December of that year, Castillejo added the WBC's Mundo Hispano light middleweight title, when he defeated Enrique Areco by a twelve-round decision in Oviedo.
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