Brian Castaño
Born (1989-09-12) 12 September 1989
Isidro Casanova, Argentina
Other namesEl Boxi
Statistics
Weight(s)Light middleweight
Height5 ft 7.5 in (171 cm)
Reach68 in (173 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights20
Wins17
Wins by KO12
Losses1
Draws2
Medal record
Representing  Argentina
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Medellin Welterweight

Brian Carlos Castaño (born 12 September 1989) is an Argentine professional boxer. He held the WBO light middleweight title between 2021 and 2022 and previously held the WBA interim light middleweight title from 2016 to 2018, and the WBA (Regular) light middleweight title from 2018 to 2019. As of November 2020, he is ranked as the world's fifth best active light middleweight by The Ring magazine, the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board and third by BoxRec.

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,[1] with wins over Errol Spence Jr. 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 Sergiy Derevyanchenko, who had previously been unbeaten in the competition.[2]

Professional career

Early career

Castaño made his professional debut in 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.[3][4] After recovering, Castaño relocated to the United States.[5] Castaño maintained his winning streak, winning four fights over the course of a year while fighting out of the U.S.

Rise up the ranks

In 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.[6]

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.[7] Two months after the fight, Castaño said that Soro's promoter, Univent, had yet to pay most of his purse.[8]

WBA (Regular) light middleweight champion

Castaño vs. Vitu

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.[9] Castaño would first face Cedric Vitu on 10 March 2018. Castaño showcased his talent, and defeated Vitu via a 12th-round TKO, dominating him from start to finish to retain his WBA (Regular) title.[10]

Castaño vs. Lara

On 2 March 2019, Castaño defended his title against former world champion Erislandy Lara. The fight ended in a split draw, one judge scoring it 115–113 for Castaño, one judge scoring it 115–113 for Lara while the third had it 114–114.[11][12]

On June 25, 2019, the WBA announced that they are stripping Castaño of his belt, because he did not sign the contract for a rematch against Cedric Vitu, his immediate mandatory challenger.[13]

In his next fight, Castaño faced veteran Wale Omotoso. The fight was a one-sided affair in favor of Castaño, up until the end of the fifth round, in which Omotoso declared a shoulder injury was too painful to proceed, awarding Castaño with the victory.[14]

WBO light middleweight champion

Castaño vs. Teixeira

On 13 February 2021, Castaño defeated WBO light middleweight champion Patrick Teixeira via wide unanimous decision with judges' scores of 119–109, 120–108 and 117–111 in his favor.[15]

Castaño vs. Charlo

Castaño faced unified light middleweight champion Jermell Charlo on 17 July 2021 in San Antonio, Texas in a showdown for the undisputed light middleweight championship. A competitive fight between them ended in a split draw, the second of Castaño's career, with scores of 117–111 Charlo, 114–113 Castaño and 114–114 even.[16] The result was controversial, with much attention being brought to judge Nelson Vazquez's 117–111 Charlo card, which was described as "terrible" by Andre Ward.[17] After the fight, an upset Castaño opined, "[Charlo] won the second, tenth and eleventh [rounds], that’s it... I don’t agree with [the result]. I felt I was robbed, and I demand a rematch."[18]

Castaño vs. Charlo II

On November 27, 2021, it was revealed by ESPN that Castaño and Charlo had agreed to face each other in a rematch.[19] The fight was officially announced on February 8, 2022, and was supposed to take place on March 19.[20] Castaño was forced to withdraw on February 17 however, after suffering a slight biceps tear during training camp.[21] A day later, the WBO ordered Castaño to show cause as to why Charlo should't be rescheduled to make an overdue mandatory title defense against Tim Tszyu.[22] The fight was granted sanctioning approval by the WBO on May 3, under the condition that it takes place by May 14.[23] The bout was officially announced for May 14, 2022, and took place at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.[24] He lost by 10th-round knockout after being knocked down twice.[25] He was down on all three of the judges' scorecards at the time of the stoppage, with scores of 84–87, 83–88 and 82–89.[26]

Professional boxing record

20 fights 17 wins 1 loss
By knockout 12 1
By decision 4 0
By disqualification 1 0
Draws 2
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
20 Loss 17–1–2 Jermell Charlo KO 10 (12), 2:33 14 May 2022 Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California, U.S. Lost WBO light middleweight title;
For WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, and The Ring light middleweight titles
19 Draw 17–0–2 Jermell Charlo SD 12 17 Jul 2021 AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. Retained WBO light middleweight title;
For WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, and The Ring light middleweight titles
18 Win 17–0–1 Patrick Teixeira UD 12 13 Feb 2021 Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, U.S. Won WBO light middleweight title
17 Win 16–0–1 Wale Omotoso RTD 5 (10), 3:00 2 Nov 2019 MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, Maryland, U.S. Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental light middleweight title
16 Draw 15–0–1 Erislandy Lara SD 12 2 Mar 2019 Barclays Center, New York City, New York, U.S. Retained WBA (Regular) light middleweight title
15 Win 15–0 Cédric Vitu TKO 12 (12), 2:27 10 Mar 2018 La Seine Musicale, Boulogne-Billancourt, France Retained WBA (Regular) light middleweight title
14 Win 14–0 Michel Soro SD 12 1 Jul 2017 Casino d'Évian, Évian-les-Bains, France Retained WBA interim light middleweight title
13 Win 13–0 Emmanuel de Jesús KO 6 (12), 2:23 26 Nov 2016 Polideportivo Juan Domingo Perón, González Catán, Argentina Won WBA interim light middleweight title
12 Win 12–0 Marcus Upshaw TKO 5 (10), 2:03 12 Jul 2016 Robinson Rancheria Resort & Casino, Nice, California, U.S.
11 Win 11–0 Aaron García UD 8 18 Dec 2015 Palms Casino Resort, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
10 Win 10–0 Jonathan Batista DQ 5 (6), 1:15 29 Aug 2015 Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S. Batista disqualified for low blows
9 Win 9–0 Todd Manuel TKO 1 (6), 2:53 26 Jul 2015 Little Creek Casino Resort, Shelton, Washington, U.S.
8 Win 8–0 Críspulo Javier Andino TKO 2 (10), 0:07 4 Apr 2015 Club Almirante Brown, San Justo, Argentina
7 Win 7–0 César Sastre Silva TKO 4 (8), 0:19 6 Jun 2014 Villa La Ñata Sporting Club, Benavídez, Argentina
6 Win 6–0 Juan Cuellar TKO 2 (6), 2:40 12 Apr 2014 Estadio República de Venezuela, San Carlos de Bolívar, Argentina
5 Win 5–0 Claudinei Lacerda TKO 5 (8), 2:46 12 Oct 2013 Polideportivo Gustavo Toro Rodriguez, San Martín, Argentina
4 Win 4–0 César Vélez TKO 2 (10), 2:27 25 May 2013 Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
3 Win 3–0 Pablo Roldan UD 6 26 Jan 2013 Polideportivo Municipal, Monte Hermoso, Argentina
2 Win 2–0 Jose Carlos Paz TKO 5 (6), 1:40 20 Oct 2012 Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
1 Win 1–0 Alejandro Antonio Dominguez TKO 4 (6), 2:59 22 Sep 2012 Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Brian Castaño: "Quiero marcar historia"". 25 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "Argentina's Best Prospect Brian Castaño is Ready to Make His Mark". 25 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "New Faces: Brian Castaño". 30 June 2017.
  4. ↑ ""Como tardan, me la quieren chorear" denunció Castaño, el campeón de boxeo que tuvo que vencer a su rival y a los jueces - Infocielo". Archived from the original on 2017-11-09. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
  5. ↑ "Especial | Expedición USA: Por qué se van los boxeadores argentinos".
  6. ↑ "Brian Castaño se consagró campeón mundial de boxeo: El video del KO, su indiscutible récord y la influencia del Chino Maidana - LA NACION". La Nación.
  7. ↑ "Brian Castano Retains with Split Decision over Michel Soro".
  8. ↑ "Castano Still Not Paid for Win over Michel Soro, Legal Action Looms".
  9. ↑ "WBA to order Erislandy Lara vs. Brian Castano". 29 October 2017.
  10. ↑ "Brian Castano Drops, Stops Cedric Vitu in WBA Title Clash". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
  11. ↑ "Castano vs Lara - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
  12. ↑ "Photos: Erislandy Lara, Brian Castano Battle To a Split Draw". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
  13. ↑ "Lara vs. Soro Ordered For WBA Belt, Castano Officially Removed". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
  14. ↑ "Brian Castano Stops Wale Omotoso in Five Due To Injury". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
  15. ↑ Idec, Keith. "Brian Castano Outworks Patrick Teixeira Over Twelve, Captures WBO Title". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  16. ↑ Staff, BoxingScene. "Jermell Charlo, Brian Castano Fight To Split Draw in Fight Filled With Drama". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  17. ↑ Christ, Scott (2021-07-18). "Boxing pros react to Charlo-Castano and controversial draw". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  18. ↑ "Brian Castano cries robbery after controversial draw with Jermell Charlo | DAZN News UK". DAZN. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  19. ↑ Coppinger, Mike (27 November 2021). "Sources: Jermell Charlo, Brian Castano agree to Feb. 26 unification rematch in Houston". espn.com. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  20. ↑ Wainwright, Anson (3 February 2022). "Jermell Charlo vs. Brian Castano II Is Official, March 19". ringtv.com. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  21. ↑ Donovan, Jake (16 February 2022). "Brian Castano (Biceps) Injured, Jermell Charlo Rematch Postponed at Least 4 Weeks". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  22. ↑ Donovan, Jake (17 February 2022). "Brian Castano, TGB Promotions Given 24 Hours To "Show Cause" To Avoid WBO-Ordered Mandatory Title Defense". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  23. ↑ Donovan, Jake (3 March 2022). "Charlo-Castano Rematch Granted Sanctioning Approval By WBO, May 14 On Showtime". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  24. ↑ Donovan, Jake (30 March 2022). "Charlo vs. Castano Rematch: Showtime Tripleheader Official". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  25. ↑ Muehlhausen, Steven (15 May 2022). "Jermell Charlo Knocks Out Brian Castano To Become First-ever Undisputed Super Welterweight Champion". dazn.com. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  26. ↑ Boxingscene Staff (15 May 2022). "Charlo vs. Castano Rematch: Official Scorecards". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
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