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Martin Castillo

3518 KOs

43 KOs

0Draws

Last six: W-W-L-W-W-L

Career

division

Super Bantamweight

status

inactive

bouts

39

rounds

233

KO %

51.4%

KO wins

18

KO losses

3

career

1998–2010

debut

1998-07-27

last fight

2010-07-31

Profile

birth name

Jose

alias

El Gallo

manager

trainer

sex

M

stance

orthodox

height

5′ 6″ / 168cm

reach

67″ / 170cm

nationality

United States

origin

Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

city / state / zip

Los Angeles, California

dob

1977-01-13

age

49

Latest news

Retired boxer reflects on career

2011-12-08 · The Downey Patriot

by Ed Ahrens, Contributor DOWNEY ? Martin "El Gallito" Castillo, a Downey resident for the past five years, recently retired with a professional boxing record of 35-4 with 18 knockouts in the super flyweight 115-pound weight division…

Kennewick boxing coach, mentor saves kids from the streets

2011-11-20 · TheNewsTribune.com

Today, Martin, 31, of Kennewick, works with co-owner David Castillo, 19, of Kennewick, as a boxing coach and mentor at Born Again Soldiers Fighting Academy in Pasco. The club began in 2007 when Martin and another church member started teaching…

“Gallito” Castillo goes under the knife, seeks revenge

2006-10-24 · TheSweetScience.com

Martin “Gallito” Castillo, who was on many of the boxing media’s pound-for-pound lists, had just lost his WBA Super Flyweight crown to Japanese challenger Nobuo Nashiro.…

Nashiro crowned WBA super flyweight champ

2006-07-23 · Gulf Times,Qatar

Japanese challenger Nobuo Nashiro beat Mexico’s Martin Castillo by technical knockout to become the new World Boxing Association super flyweight champion yesterday.…

Champ Castillo survives rematch with game Munoz

2006-01-22 · ESPN

Martin Castillo, bleeding and hurt, managed to hang onto his junior bantamweight title, winning a split decision against former champion Alexander Munoz on Saturday night at the Thomas & Mack Center.…

Fight history

date

w-l-d

last 6

result

54 6 1

L-KO

El Palenque de la Feria, Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico

1 of 10 · 120 / 120 lbs · 2:56

Judges: Ignacio Mota | Roque Ramirez | Miguel Angel Moran

Referee: Jesus Salcedo

24 13 1

W-DQ

Nido Sports Center, Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico

6 of 8 · 2:26

Alfredo Montano

9 9 0

W-KO

Nido Sport Center, Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico

1 of 8 · 124 / 124 lbs · 2:51

Judges: Victor Bamoa Flores | Guillermo Miranda | Victor Sandoval

Referee: Benito Quinones

Fernando Montiel

36 2 1

L-KO

MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

WBO World super flyweight title

4 of 12 · 115 / 115 lbs · 1:56

Judges: Bobby Grasso 30-26 | Jerry Roth 30-26 | Chuck Giampa 30-26

Referee: Joe Cortez

13 2 0

W-UD

Cicero Stadium, Cicero, Illinois, USA

10 of 10 · 118 / 118 lbs

Judges: Mauro Di Fiore | John McCarthy | Jerry Jakubco

Referee: Gerald Scott judges: Mauro Di Fiore, John McCarthy, Jerry Jakubco

36 30 1

W-UD

Isleta Casino & Resort, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

10 of 10 · 117 / 117 lbs

Referee: Russell Mora

7 33 1

W-KO

Palenque del Hipodromo, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico

5 of 10 · 119 / 122 lbs · 2:36

Referee: Juan Manuel Rincon

7 0 0

L-TKO

Arena, Higashiosaka, Osaka, Japan

WBA World super flyweight title

10 of 12 · 115 / 115 lbs · 1:02

Referee: Guillermo Perez Pineda

Alexander Munoz

28 1 0

W-SD

Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

WBA World super flyweight title

12 of 12 · 115 / 115 lbs

Judges: Glenn Feldman 112-115 | Richard Houck 111-116 | Dalby Shirley 115-112

Referee: Richard Steele

Hideyasu Ishihara

16 3 1

W-UD

Aichi Prefectural Gym, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan

WBA World super flyweight title

12 of 12 · 115 / 115 lbs

Referee: Stanley Christodoulou

35 1 0

W-UD

MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

WBA World super flyweight title

12 of 12 · 115 / 115 lbs

Referee: Robert Byrd

Alexander Munoz

25 0 0

W-UD

Entertainment Center, Laredo, Texas, USA

WBA World super flyweight title

12 of 12 · 115 / 115 lbs

Judges: Ray Hawkins 109-117 | Dr Ruben M Garcia 109-117 | Oren Shellenberger 110-116

Referee: Laurence Cole

Hideyasu Ishihara

15 2 1

W-TKO

Memorial Center, Gifu, Gifu, Japan

interim WBA World super flyweight title

11 of 12 · 115 / 115 lbs · 2:41

Referee: Pinit Prayadsab

22 3 1

W-UD

Expo Center, Kansas City, Missouri, USA

WBA Super Flyweight Title

12 of 12 · 115 / 115 lbs

Judges: Jerry Griffin | Levi Martinez | Dr Ruben M Garcia

Referee: Armando Garcia

Alberto Ontiveros

20 6 5

W-TKO

Ector County Coliseum, Odessa, Texas, United States

4 of 10 · 117 / 117 lbs · 1:24

Judges: Ray Hawkins | John Parra | Arturo Velasquez

Valerio Sanchez

15 11 2

W-UD

Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California, United States

8 of 8 · 118 / 117 lbs

4 2 0

W-TKO

Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California, United States

8 of 10 · 118 / 118 lbs

22 3 1

L-TD

Sovereign Center, Reading, Pennsylvania, USA

IBF World super flyweight title

6 of 12 · 115 / 115 lbs · 3:00

Judges: George Hill 58-56 | Ron Greenley 58-56 | Pierre Benoist 58-56

Referee: Blair Talmadge

Pedro Morquecho

26 7 0

W-KO

Soboba Casino, San Jacinto, California, United States

3 of 10 · 118 / 121 lbs · 3:09

30 8 3

W-TD

Soboba Casino, San Jacinto, California, United States

WBO NABO Super Flyweight Title

6 of 12 · 114 / 115 lbs · 3:00

Evangelio Perez

27 7 1

W-TKO

Celebrity Theater, Phoenix, Arizona, United States

3 of 10 · 115 / 115 lbs · 1:54

Francisco Tejedor

45 9 1

W-KO

Greyhound Park, Phoenix, Arizona, United States

1 of 10 · 116 / 116 lbs · 1:22

12 0 0

W-TKO

Greyhound Park, Phoenix, Arizona, United States

8 of 10 · 115 / 114 lbs

25 5 1

W-UD

El Gran Mercado, Phoenix, Arizona, United States

10 of 10 · 115 / 115 lbs

25 20 1

W-UD

Casino West, Yerington, Nevada, United States

10 of 10 · 115 / 114 lbs

14 17 2

W-TKO

Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California, United States

1 of 6 · 116 / 116 lbs · 1:21

Referee: Jon Schorle

Miguel Granados

19 9 1

W-KO

Huntington Park Casino, Huntington Park, California, United States

8 of 8 · 115 / 115 lbs

Porfirio Torres

2 11 0

W-TKO

Steven's Steakhouse, Commerce, California, United States

2 of 6 · 115 / 115 lbs

13 15 2

W-KO

Pechanga Entertainment Center, Temecula, California, United States

2 · 116 / 120 lbs

0 8 0

W-KO

Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California, United States

2 of 4 · 115 / 116 lbs · 2:07

4 13 0

W-TKO

Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

3 of 4 · 115 / 116 lbs · 3:00

Referee: Jay Nady

Salvador Casillas

4 15 0

W-UD

Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California, United States

6 of 6 · 115 / 115 lbs

Alejandro Moreno

7 2 1

W-SD

Equestrian Center, El Paso, Texas, USA

4 of 4 · 116 / 116 lbs

Judges: Levi Martinez | Mark Ortega | Jesse Reyes

0 5 0

W-TKO

Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California, United States

3 of 4 · 116 / 116 lbs · 3:00

0 1 0

W-KO

Country Club, Reseda, California, United States

3 · 117 lbs

3 1 0

W-KO

Country Club, Reseda, California, United States

2 · 115 / 116 lbs

4 11 0

W-UD

Scottish Rite Center, San Diego, California, United States

4 of 4 · 116 / 114 lbs

2 1 1

W-UD

Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, USA

4 of 4 · 116 / 115 lbs

Referee: Jose Cobian

Ricardo Contreras

0 5 1

W-UD

Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, United States

4 of 4 · 116 / 117 lbs