Jorge Castro (boxer)

Jorge Castro
Born
Jorge Fernando Castro

(1967-08-18) August 18, 1967 (age 57)
Nationality Argentina
Other namesLocomotora/El Roña
Statistics
Weight(s)Middleweight
Super welterweight
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Reach69 in (175 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights144
Wins130
Wins by KO90
Losses11
Draws3

Jorge Fernando "Locomotora" Castro (Spanish: locomotive) (born August 18, 1967) is an Argentine former professional boxer and former WBA middleweight champion of the world, who is best known for his second defense of the title against John David Jackson in 1994.

Early years

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Castro, who in 1985 was set to become a professional boxer but suffered a bicycle accident that left him injured so badly that doctors told him he'd never be able to fight as a professional, recuperated from the accident and turned professional, defying the doctor's predictions, in 1987.

Professional career

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In December 1991, at Palais Omnisports, Bercy, France, Castro lost to Terry Norris by a wide unanimous decision in a challenge for the WBC super welterweight title. It was reported that prior to the bout, Castro had done roadwork for the first time in his life.

In June 1992, at the Civic Center in Pensacola, Florida, United States, Castro lost a wide decision over ten rounds to future pound for pound king Roy Jones Jr.

Castro became a world champion in 1994 by defeating Reggie Johnson in Buenos Aires by split decision to win the vacant WBA middleweight title. After defeating Alex Ramos by a knockout in two rounds to retain the belt, he travelled to Monterrey, Mexico, to defend against the former undefeated holder of the WBA title John David Jackson in December 1994.

What began merely as an undercard world title fight in a pay-per-view program featuring Félix Trinidad vs Oba Carr and Julio César Chávez vs Tony Lopez, soon became a fight that is part of boxing's lore. Castro was trailing badly on all three scorecards, with one eye closed and the other one only halfway opened, bleeding and taking combination after combination against the ropes. Seemingly on the verge of being stopped, Castro landed a left hook to Jackson's chin and Jackson hit the floor. Jackson got up, but he suffered two more knockdowns and Castro completed what could be said that was one of the greatest turnarounds ever in a boxing fight, retaining the title by a knockout in the ninth round.

At the press conference after the fight, Castro called his winning punch La mano de Dios, (The hand of God), in reference to the Hand of God goal by Diego Maradona during a win by Argentina national football team at the 1986 FIFA World Cup, which, like the fight, had taken place in Mexico. Therefore, that moment became known as boxing's version of The hand of God. The fight, and its ending, were talked about for months on many boxing magazines and books.

Castro defended his title another two times, including a rematch win over Reggie Johnson, and then he lost the title to Shinji Takehara by a decision in twelve. He split two 10-round decisions with Roberto Durán, winning the first in Argentina, but losing the rematch in Panama, and then he gave Jackson a rematch, this time winning by a decision in ten.

Castro has lost two more world championship fights: in December 2000, he went to Germany and lost by a knockout in 10 to WBC cruiserweight champion Juan Carlos Gómez, and in February 2002, he went to Phoenix and challenged IBF cruiserweight champion Vassiliy Jirov, a Kazakhstan native who lives in Phoenix, losing by a decision in twelve. Despite his failures in these attempts to become a world champion again, he did not announce a retirement until 2013.[1]

On June 18, 2005, Jorge Castro suffered a car accident in Buenos Aires, with a collapsed lung and some broken ribs. The accident and its consequences were similar to the one suffered by archrival Duran in Buenos Aires a few years before. Castro required hospitalization and emergency surgery, and was in stable condition after the surgery. He recuperated from his injuries.

On April 22, 2006, Castro fought Jose Luis Herrera, losing by a fourth-round knockout. He had his "revenge" against the same opponent on January 27, 2007, when Castro won by technical K.O. in the second round.

Currently, he has a record of 130 wins, 11 losses and 3 draws, with 89 knockout wins, which ranks him among the most prolific knockout winners in boxing history according to the records of Ring Magazine.

Professional boxing record

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144 fights 130 wins 11 losses
By knockout 90 2
By decision 40 9
Draws 3
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
144 Win 130–11–3 Jose Luis Herrera TKO 2 (10), 2:28 27 Jan 2007 Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
143 Loss 129–11–3 Jose Luis Herrera TKO 4 (10), 0:37 22 Apr 2006 Buenos Aires, Argentina
142 Win 129–10–3 Derrick Harmon TKO 7 (12), 2:35 26 May 2005 Buenos Aires, Argentina Retained WBA Fedelatin light heavyweight title
141 Win 128–10–3 Peter Venancio UD 10 28 Jan 2005 Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina Won WBA Fedelatin light heavyweight title
140 Win 127–10–3 Miguel Aguirre UD 12 10 Jul 2004 Merlo, Buenos Aires, Argentina Retained South American cruiserweight title
139 Win 126–10–3 Aaron Orlando Soria RTD 7 (10), 0:01 1 May 2004 Ituzaingó, Buenos Aires, Argentina
138 Win 125–10–3 Arturo Rivera TKO 2 (10) 21 Feb 2004 Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
137 Win 124–10–3 Miguel Aguirre DQ 5 (12) 20 Dec 2003 Buenos Aires, Argentina Won South American cruiserweight title
136 Win 123–10–3 Ecuador Livin Castillo KO 4 (10) 25 Oct 2003 Argentina Corrientes, Argentina
135 Loss 122–10–3 Sebastiaan Rothmann UD 12 12 Jul 2003 Brakpan, Gauteng, South Africa For IBO cruiserweight title
134 Loss 122–9–3 Paul Briggs UD 10 13 Apr 2003 Carrara, Queensland, Australia
133 Win 122–8–3 Miguel Angel Robledo KO 9 (10) 13 Dec 2002 Argentina Caleta Olivia, Santa Cruz, Argentina
132 Win 121–8–3 United States Etianne Whitaker UD 10 15 Nov 2002 Cordoba, Argentina
131 Win 120–8–3 Sergio Martin Beaz RTD 7 (10), 3:00 24 Aug 2002 Buenos Aires, Argentina
130 Loss 119–8–3 Kazakhstan Vassiliy Jirov UD 12 1 Feb 2002 Phoenix, Arizona, United States For IBF cruiserweight title
129 Win 119–7–3 Imamu Mayfield RTD 9 (10), 3:00 20 Oct 2001 Buenos Aires, Argentina
128 Win 118–7–3 Peter Venancio KO 8 (10), 1:55 25 Aug 2001 Buenos Aires, Argentina
127 Win 117–7–3 Peter Venancio UD 10 7 Apr 2001 Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires, Argentina
126 Win 116–7–3 Roberto Coelho TKO 6 (10) 10 Feb 2001 Argentina Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina
125 Loss 115–7–3 Juan Carlos Gómez TKO 10 (12), 1:56 16 Dec 2000 Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany For WBC cruiserweight title
124 Win 115–6–3 Fabian Alberto Chancalay KO 7 (10) 28 Oct 2000 San Justo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
123 Win 114–6–3 Marco Antonio Duarte TKO 4 (10) 18 Aug 2000 San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro, Argentina
122 Win 113–6–3 Bruno Ruben Godoy RTD 5 (10), 3:00 8 Jul 2000 Neuquén, Argentina
121 Win 112–6–3 Oscar Angel Gomez KO 7 (10) 13 May 2000 Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina
120 Win 111–6–3 Juan Carlos Giménez Ferreyra UD 10 11 Sep 1999 Olavarría, Buenos Aires, Argentina
119 Win 110–6–3 Brazil Marco Antonio Duarte UD 10 23 Jul 1999 Ciudad Evita, Buenos Aires, Argentina
118 Win 109–6–3 Miguel Angel Robledo KO 5 (10) 15 May 1999 Berazategui, Buenos Aires, Argentina
117 Draw 108–6–3 Miguel Angel Robledo PTS 10 6 Mar 1999 Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
116 Win 108–6–2 Miguel Angel Robledo UD 10 10 Oct 1998 Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
115 Win 107–6–2 Sandro Abel Vazquez KO 4 (12) 5 Sep 1998 Santa Fe, Argentina Retained WBA Fedelatin super middleweight title
114 Win 106–6–2 Armando Grueso KO 2 (10) 25 Apr 1998 Buenos Aires, Argentina
113 Win 105–6–2 John David Jackson UD 10 20 Feb 1998 Argentina Cipoletti, Río Negro, Argentina Retained WBA Fedelatin super middleweight title
112 Win 104–6–2 Rogério Lobo KO 3 (12) 23 Jan 1998 San Bernardo, Buenos Aires, Argentina Won WBA Fedelatin super middleweight title
111 Win 103–6–2 Adolfo Caballero KO 1 (10) 29 Nov 1997 Ituzaingó, Buenos Aires, Argentina
110 Win 102–6–2 Nicasio Moray Martinez TKO 4 (10) 18 Oct 1997 Cipoletti, Río Negro, Argentina
109 Loss 101–6–2 Roberto Durán UD 10 14 Jun 1997 Panama City, Panama
108 Win 101–5–2 Roberto Durán UD 10 15 Feb 1997 Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
107 Win 100–5–2 Nicasio Moray Martinez KO 4 (10) 6 Jul 1996 Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina
106 Win 99–5–2 Sergio Medina TKO 1 (10) 12 Apr 1996 Cupecoy Bay, Sint Maarten, Netherlands Antilles
105 Loss 98–5–2 Shinji Takehara UD 12 19 Dec 1995 Tokyo, Japan Lost WBA middleweight title
104 Win 98–4–2 Reggie Johnson SD 12 13 Oct 1995 Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina Retained WBA middleweight title
103 Win 97–4–2 Anthony Andrews TKO 12 (12), 2:14 27 May 1995 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States Retained WBA middleweight title
102 Win 96–4–2 John David Jackson TKO 9 (12), 2:43 10 Dec 1994 Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico Retained WBA middleweight title
101 Win 95–4–2 United States Alex Ramos KO 2 (12), 1:13 5 Nov 1994 Caleta Olivia, Santa Cruz, Argentina Retained WBA middleweight title
100 Win 94–4–2 Reggie Johnson SD 12 12 Aug 1994 San Miguel, Tucumán, Argentina Won vacant WBA middleweight title
99 Win 93–4–2 Royan Hammond KO 4 (10) 17 Jul 1994 Buenos Aires, Argentina
98 Win 92–4–2 Francisco Bernabe Bobadilla PTS 10 8 Jul 1994 Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina
97 Win 91–4–2 Francisco Bernabe Bobadilla PTS 10 20 May 1994 Concordia, Entre Ríos, Argentina
96 Win 90–4–2 Wilberforce Kiggundu TKO 7 (10) 14 May 1994 Buenos Aires, Argentina
95 Win 89–4–2 Francisco Bernabe Bobadilla PTS 10 11 Apr 1994 Orán, Salta, Argentina
94 Win 88–4–2 Juan Italo Meza TKO 4 (10) 11 Mar 1994 Rosario de la Frontera, Salta, Argentina
93 Win 87–4–2 Francisco de Assis KO 9 (10) 12 Feb 1994 Buenos Aires, Argentina
92 Win 86–4–2 Francisco de Assis TKO 6 (10) 8 Jan 1994 Los Antiguos, Santa Cruz, Argentina
91 Win 85–4–2 Brinatty Maquilon TKO 7 (10) 10 Dec 1993 San Miguel, Tucumán, Argentina
90 Win 84–4–2 Jorge Alberto Morello TKO 5 (10) 1 Oct 1993 Buenos Aires, Argentina
89 Win 83–4–2 Hector Abel Lescano KO 9 (10) 16 Jul 1993 Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina
88 Win 82–4–2 Brinatty Maquilon PTS 10 26 Jun 1993 Buenos Aires, Argentina
87 Win 81–4–2 Jose Laercio Bezerra de Lima KO 2 (10) 18 Jun 1993 Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina
85 Win 80–4–2 Lorenzo Luis Garcia PTS 10 3 Apr 1993 Temperley, Buenos Aires, Argentina
85 Win 79–4–2 Abdenago Jofre KO 2 (10) 19 Mar 1993 Trelew, Chubut, Argentina
84 Win 78–4–2 Jacobo Garcia TKO 5 (10) 22 Feb 1993 Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
83 Win 77–4–2 Juan Italo Meza PTS 10 12 Feb 1993 Trelew, Chubut, Argentina
82 Win 76–4–2 Hector Hugo Vilte KO 5 (10) 18 Dec 1992 Salta, Argentina
81 Win 75–4–2 Lorenzo Luis Garcia PTS 10 5 Dec 1992 La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
80 Win 74–4–2 Hector Abel Lescano PTS 10 20 Nov 1992 Bella Vista, Buenos Aires, Argentina
79 Win 73–4–2 Sergio Eduardo Ronconi KO 3 (10) 12 Nov 1992 Pico Truncado, Santa Cruz, Argentina
78 Win 72–4–2 Sandro Abel Vazquez TKO 5 (10) 19 Sep 1992 Buenos Aires, Argentina
77 Win 71–4–2 Danny Vargas KO 1 (10) 14 Aug 1992 Buenos Aires, Argentina
76 Loss 70–4–2 Roy Jones Jr. UD 10 30 Jun 1992 Pensacola, Florida, United States
75 Win 70–3–2 Eduardo Domingo Contreras KO 8 (10) 13 Jun 1992 Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina
74 Win 69–3–2 Anibal Miranda PTS 10 9 May 1992 Buenos Aires, Argentina
73 Win 68–3–2 Ernesto Rafael Sena KO 6 (12) 11 Apr 1992 Buenos Aires, Argentina Retained Argentine light middleweight title
72 Loss 67–3–2 Terry Norris UD 12 13 Dec 1991 Bercy, France For WBC light middleweight title
71 Win 67–2–2 Joe Hernandez TKO 1 (8) 24 Oct 1991 Paris, France
70 Win 66–2–2 Julio Abel Gonzalez PTS 10 13 Sep 1991 Posadas, Misiones, Argentina
69 Win 65–2–2 Edmundo Antonio Diaz TKO 5 (10) 6 Sep 1991 Caleta Olivia, Santa Cruz, Argentina
68 Win 64–2–2 Juan Italo Meza PTS 10 17 Aug 1991 Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina
67 Win 63–2–2 Mario Sanchez KO 1 (10) 27 Jul 1991 Buenos Aires, Argentina
66 Win 62–2–2 Antonio Madureira KO 2 (10) 29 Jun 1991 Buenos Aires, Argentina
65 Win 61–2–2 Hernan Raul Perez Ramos TKO 6 (12) 7 Jun 1991 Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina Retained South American light middleweight title
64 Win 60–2–2 Ikleff Ahmed Hadjalla PTS 8 4 May 1991 Paris, France
63 Win 59–2–2 Mario Alberto Gaston Chavez TKO 8 (12) 13 Apr 1991 Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina Retained Argentine light middleweight title
62 Win 58–2–2 Miguel Angel Arroyo KO 1 (12) 30 Mar 1991 Salta, Argentina Retained South American light middleweight title
61 Win 57–2–2 Judas Clottey SD 8 7 Mar 1991 Madrid, Spain
60 Win 56–2–2 Bruno Ruben Godoy TKO 5 (10) 22 Feb 1991 Tartagal, Salta, Argentina
59 Win 55–2–2 Sergio Eduardo Ronconi TKO 6 (10) 15 Feb 1991 Tartagal, Salta, Argentina
58 Win 54–2–2 Ramon Rogue Garro TKO 3 (10) 14 Jan 1991 Buenos Aires, Argentina
57 Win 53–2–2 Felipe Nino Molinar KO 4 (10) 21 Dec 1990 Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina
56 Win 52–2–2 Hugo Raul Marinangeli TKO 12 (12) 14 Oct 1990 Santa Rosa, Salta, Argentina Won South American light middleweight title
55 Loss 51–2–2 Hector Hugo Vilte PTS 10 5 Oct 1990 Salta, Argentina
54 Win 51–1–2 Francisco Bernabe Bobadilla PTS 10 21 Sep 1990 Salta, Argentina
53 Win 50–1–2 David Ellis Venegas KO 1 (10) 7 Sep 1990 Salta, Argentina
52 Win 49–1–2 Julio Abel Gonzalez PTS 10 25 Aug 1990 San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy Province, Argentina
51 Win 48–1–2 Ricardo Hector Silva KO 3 (10) 22 Jun 1990 San Miguel, Tucumán, Argentina
50 Win 47–1–2 Pedro Ramon Chavero KO 2 (10) 15 Jun 1990 Pergamino, Buenos Aires, Argentina
49 Win 46–1–2 Juan Italo Meza UD 10 24 May 1990 Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina
48 Win 45–1–2 Jorge Argentino Tejada PTS 10 4 Apr 1990 Chacabuco, Buenos Aires, Argentina
47 Win 44–1–2 Hector Abel Lescano TKO 6 (10) 3 Mar 1990 Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
46 Win 43–1–2 Cesar Roberto Guerrero KO 6 (10) 8 Feb 1990 General Las Heras, Santa Cruz, Argentina
45 Win 42–1–2 Daniel Omar Dominguez TKO 2 (10) 23 Dec 1989 Buenos Aires, Argentina
44 Win 41–1–2 Miguel Angel Arroyo RTD 9 (10) 2 Dec 1989 Buenos Aires, Argentina
43 Win 40–1–2 Juan Carlos Ortíz KO 9 (10) 17 Nov 1989 Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina
41 Win 39–1–2 Jose Maria Julian Raies KO 2 (10) 3 Nov 1989 Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina
40 Win 38–1–2 Jack Torrance TKO 5 (10) 27 Jul 1989 New York City, United States
39 Loss 37–1–2 Lorenzo Luis Garcia PTS 10 10 Jun 1989 Buenos Aires, Argentina
38 Win 37–0–2 Jorge Alberto Morello PTS 10 19 May 1989 Trelew, Chubut, Argentina
37 Win 36–0–2 Hugo Raul Marinangeli KO 4 (12) 14 Apr 1989 Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina Won Argentine light middleweight title
37 Win 35–0–2 Ernesto Rafael Sena PTS 10 20 Mar 1989 Mendoza, Argentina
36 Win 34–0–2 Jorge Oscar Martinez KO 4 (10) 10 Mar 1989 La Rioja, Argentina
35 Win 33–0–2 Lorenzo Luis Garcia PTS 10 27 Feb 1989 Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
34 Win 32–0–2 Jose Eugenio Toloza TKO 4 (10) 4 Feb 1989 Villa Carlos Paz, Cordoba, Argentina
33 Win 31–0–2 Roberto Osvaldo Diaz KO 1 (10) 23 Jan 1989 Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
32 Win 30–0–2 Mario Edgardo Matthysse TKO 7 (10) 23 Dec 1988 Trelew, Chubut, Argentina
31 Win 29–0–2 Juan Carlos Ortíz TKO 2 (10) 10 Dec 1988 Buenos Aires, Argentina
30 Win 28–0–2 Jean-Pierre Iniama TKO 4 (8) 22 Nov 1988 San Pellegrino, Abruzzo, Italy
29 Win 27–0–2 Alphonso Bailey KO 5 (8) 8 Nov 1988 Monte Carlo, Monaco
28 Win 26–0–2 Ramon Angel Alegre KO 4 (10) 22 Oct 1988 Buenos Aires, Argentina
27 Win 25–0–2 Ramon Gaspar Abeldano KO 1 (10) 8 Oct 1988 Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina
26 Win 24–0–2 Fernando Dos Santos Ernesto KO 2 (10) 24 Sep 1988 Buenos Aires, Argentina
25 Win 23–0–2 Antonio Rene Juarez PTS 10 10 Sep 1988 Caleta Olivia, Santa Cruz, Argentina
24 Win 22–0–2 Ramon Gaspar Abeldano UD 10 30 Jul 1988 Buenos Aires, Argentina
23 Win 21–0–2 Robinson Rodrigo Zamora KO 2 (10) 17 Jul 1988 Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina
22 Win 20–0–2 Carlos Fauriciano Pastran RTD 2 (10) 2 Jul 1988 Buenos Aires, Argentina
21 Win 19–0–2 Argentina Carlos Cesar Prieto KO 7 (8) 17 Jun 1988 Argentina Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina
20 Win 18–0–2 Argentina Carlos Victor Velazquez KO 6 (10) 28 May 1988 Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina
19 Win 17–0–2 Argentina Ramon Florencio Ramos KO 1 (10) 13 May 1988 Argentina Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina
18 Win 16–0–2 Argentina Domingo Simon Sosa TKO 1 (10) 9 Apr 1988 Argentina Caleta Olivia, Santa Cruz, Argentina
17 Win 15–0–2 Argentina Hugo Alfredo Luero TKO 7 (10) 19 Mar 1988 Argentina Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina
16 Win 14–0–2 Argentina Cesar Oscar Perez KO 1 (10) 4 Mar 1988 Argentina Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina
15 Win 13–0–2 Argentina Pedro Ruiz KO 3 (8) 19 Feb 1988 Argentina Catamarca, Argentina
14 Win 12–0–2 Argentina Hugo Alfredo Luero DQ 8 (10) 15 Jan 1988 Caleta Olivia, Santa Cruz, Argentina
13 Win 11–0–2 Argentina Sergio Eduardo Ronconi PTS 10 23 Dec 1987 Argentina Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina
12 Win 10–0–2 Argentina Jose Alberto Alvarado KO 3 (8) 11 Dec 1987 Argentina Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina
11 Win 9–0–2 Panama Jorge Pino PTS 10 13 Nov 1987 Argentina Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina
10 Win 8–0–2 Sergio Norberto Combis PTS 10 9 Oct 1987 Argentina Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina
9 Win 7–0–2 Argentina Antonio Rene Juarez PTS 10 24 Sep 1987 Argentina Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina
7 Win 6–0–2 Argentina Luis Armando Sanchez TKO 2 (8) 12 Sep 1987 Argentina Caleta Olivia, Santa Cruz, Argentina
7 Draw 5–0–2 Argentina Jorge Alberto Morello PTS 10 4 Aug 1987 Argentina Caleta Olivia, Santa Cruz, Argentina
6 Win 5–0–1 Argentina Carlos Omar Almada RTD 3 (8) 3 Jul 1987 Argentina Caleta Olivia, Santa Cruz, Argentina
5 Win 4–0–1 Sergio Saez KO 1 (6) 5 Jun 1987 Argentina Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina
4 Win 3–0–1 Chile Jose Alberto Alvarado KO 2 (8) 7 May 1987 Argentina Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina
3 Win 2–0–1 Honduras Roberto Martinez PTS 6 10 Apr 1987 Argentina Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina
2 Draw 1–0–1 Jorge Alberto Morello PTS 6 14 Mar 1987 Argentina Caleta Olivia, Santa Cruz, Argentina
1 Win 1–0 Patricio German Caracci KO 1 (6) 14 Feb 1987 Argentina Caleta Olivia, Santa Cruz, Argentina

Trivia

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  • He is known to be a good autograph signer.
  • In Argentina, he is also known as el Roña (Spanish for 'the dirt').
  • On May 13, 2007, Locomotora Castro joined the reality TV show Gran Hermano Famosos (Big Brother), along with 13 other celebrities from Argentina. The show was aired on Telefe Channel. Castro was the 8th eliminated, after staying in the house 58 days.
  • He was a contestant in Bailando 2011, but he and her partner, Sofía Macaggi, were the 2nd couple eliminated.

References

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  1. ^ ""Locomotora" Castro se retira del boxeo, pero no pelearía ante "Mano de Piedra" Durán | y más".
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Achievements
Preceded by WBA Middleweight Champion
12 August 1994 – 19 December 1995
Succeeded by
Awards
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