Ruben Castillo (boxer)
| Ruben Castillo | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Ruben Castillo |
| Nickname(s) | Conquistador |
| Weight(s) |
Lightweight Super Featherweight Featherweight |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (174 cm) |
| Reach | 70 in (178 cm) |
| Nationality |
 American
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| Born |
December 19, 1957 Lubbock, Texas |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 81 |
| Wins | 69 |
| Wins by KO | 37 |
| Losses | 10 |
| Draws | 2 |
| No contests | 0 |
Ruben Castillo (born December 19, 1957) is a Mexican-American boxer who fought in the Featherweight division. Castillo went on to fight four World Championship fights against Hall of Famers Salvador Sánchez, Alexis Argüello and Julio César Chávez, as well as with Juan Laporte.
Castillo was born in Lubbock, Texas. He always identified himself as a Chicano and not as a Tejano like some Mexican-Americans from Texas do. He has lived most of his life in California and was also a resident of Tucson, Arizona.
Castillo began boxing professionally on January 24, 1975, with a fourth round knockout of Frank Ahumada in Tucson. After outpointing Ahumada over six rounds in a rematch held in Phoenix, Castillo won three consecutive fights by first round knockout, including his first fight outside Arizona, when he beat Regis Rodriguez on March 31 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and his Las Vegas debut, on April 16 against Juan Aguilar. On September 22, he had his first fight abroad, defeating Yuma Duran on points after six rounds in Tecate, Mexico. Castillo fought 13 times in 1975, winning each time and scoring eight knockouts.
From the beginning of his career, Castillo started to become popular among Chicanos. Part of his popularity was due to his having fought many of his early bouts in places with large Chicano and Mexican populations. On September 17, 1976, Castillo won the Arizona state Featherweight title by outpointing Ahumada after twelve rounds in their third bout, held in Phoenix. Castillo then took part in the controversial U.S. championship tournament. He won his first bout at the tournament by outpointing Kenny Weldon over eight rounds in Marion, Ohio. That fight actually took place inside a jail; professional boxing was sometimes allowed in American jails at the time, Dwight Muhammad Qawi was another well known boxer that had a professional, sanctioned bout inside a jail.
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