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Lightweight · Modern Era (1990–Present)

José Luis Castillo

Top 100 · #58 · 58.1 points
66
Wins
13
Losses
1
Draws
57
KOs
86%
KO %
Born
1973
Died
—
Nationality
Mexico
Career
1990–2014

Corrales's rival in their legendary 2005 war.

Titles & Honours

Career Timeline

1990–2014
  1. Milestone

    First recorded professional bout

    vs Ricardo Contreras · W KO

  2. Milestone

    25th recorded win

    vs Jesus Arce · KO. Newspaper decisions excluded.

  3. Milestone

    50th recorded win

    vs Juan Lazcano · UD. Newspaper decisions excluded.

  4. Signature fight

    vs Joel Casamayor

    W SD · Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.. Archive selection: one of the first three wins over distinct fighters profiled here, not an expert-selected signature fight.

  5. Signature fight

    vs Diego Corrales

    W KO · Thomas & Mack Center , Paradise, Nevada, U.S.. Archive selection: one of the first three wins over distinct fighters profiled here, not an expert-selected signature fight.

  6. Milestone

    Latest recorded bout

    vs Ruslan Provodnikov · L TKO. Not necessarily the retirement date.

Title wins · dates not yet documented

Derived from the current archive and profile honours. Title-reign years are not exact bout dates; title claims are not independently verified. Signature fights use existing profile selections, or clearly labelled wins over other archived fighters when no selections exist. Year-only dates retain their original precision.

Photo Archive

José Luis Castillo · Licrmm · CC BY-SA 4.0
José Luis Castillo · Licrmm · CC BY-SA 4.0

1 archival photographs under their original licences.

Fight-by-Fight Record

DateResultOpponentMethodRoundVenue
1990-05-04WRicardo ContrerasKO2Auditorio del Estado , Mexicali , Mexico
1990-06-23WManolo RamirezKO2Empalme , Mexico
1990-10-01WJose AlvarezKO2Tijuana , Mexico
1990-12-21WJesus EscobarKO1Gimnasio de la UABC, Mexicali, Mexico
1991-03-21WRaul ContrerasTKO4Auditorio del Estado, Mexicali, Mexico
1991-04-08WVictor MendozaKO4Tijuana, Mexico
1991-08-19WMiguel Angel RamirezKO4Tijuana, Mexico
1991-09-06WJose ManjarrezTKO7Plaza de Toros Calafia, Mexicali, Mexico
1991-11-22WRamiro DuntonKO5Auditorio del Estado, Mexicali, Mexico
1992-03-30WCesar HuizarKO1Tijuana, Mexico
1992-05-29WRamon ArreolaKO3Plaza de Toros Calafia, Mexicali, Mexico
1992-06-20WRamon AcunaKO2Empalme, Mexico
1992-08-07WRigoberto FelixKO3Plaza La Cachanilla, Mexicali, Mexico
1992-09-04WJorge CastroKO2Plaza La Cachanilla, Mexicali, Mexico
1992-10-02WFrancisco ValdezTD6Auditorio del Estado, Mexicali, Mexico
1992-12-11WAscencion LugoTKO3Centro de Usos Múltiples, Hermosillo , Mexico
1993-03-05WJuan Carlos SalazarTKO1Auditorio del Estado, Mexicali, Mexico
1993-04-30WLucilo NolascoTKO2Auditorio del Estado, Mexicali, Mexico
1993-07-09LCésar SotoTKO2Ciudad Juárez , Mexico
1994-03-18WFrancisco ValdezKO1Palenque del Parque Vicente Guerrero, Mexicali, Mexico
1994-08-26WAlfredo CurielTKO6Empalme, Mexico
1994-11-09LJavier JáureguiTKO10Mexico City , Mexico
1995-04-07WRamon SotoKO3Auditorio del Estado, Mexicali, Mexico
1995-09-29WAlfredo CurielTKO4Centro de Espectáculos Aragon's, Mexicali, Mexico
1995-12-08WCornelio LopezKO4Estadio Estrellas Empalmenses, Empalme, Mexico
1996-03-15WCarlos MadridKO2Palenque del Parque Vicente Guerrero, Mexicali, Mexico
1996-05-09LJavier JáureguiTKO10Guadalajara , Mexico
1996-08-15WJesus ArceKO1Centro de Espectáculos Rancho Grande, Mexicali, Mexico
1996-09-20WJose Luis MontesKO7Centro de Espectáculos Rancho Grande, Mexicali, Mexico
1996-10-12WRoberto ValenzuelaKO6Arrowhead Pond , Anaheim, California , U.S.
1996-12-13WJaime FernandezKO1Palenque del Parque Vicente Guerrero, Mexicali, Mexico
1997-01-01WJesus CastanedaKO2Salón Casa Blanca, Mexicali, Mexico
1997-03-08WJavier RenteriaKO1Estadio Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverry , Mexicali, Mexico
1997-07-04WRafael OlveraKO7Gimnasio Municipal Josue Neri Santos, Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
1997-09-12WHector Javier MarquezTKO10Guaymas , Mexico
1998-04-17WJulio Sanchez LeonTKO8Auditorio del Estado, Mexicali, Mexico
1998-10-03LJulio AlvarezTKO10Mexico City, Mexico
1999-02-19WEduardo MontesKO3Palenque del Parque Vicente Guerrero, Mexicali, Mexico
1999-04-01WJulian RomeroUD6Don Haskins Center , El Paso, Texas , U.S.
1999-06-04WPablo ValenzuelaKO4Palenque del Parque Vicente Guerrero, Mexicali, Mexico
1999-07-10WCristino MotaRTD3Plaza de Toros Calafia, Mexicali, Mexico
1999-08-14WSandro MarcosKO8Guaymas, Mexico
1999-10-16WJorge PáezTKO5Plaza de Toros Calafia, Mexicali, Mexico
2000-04-08WSteve QuinonezUD10Blancas Bazaar, Imperial Beach, California , U.S.
2000-06-17WStevie JohnstonMD12The Bicycle Casino , Bell Gardens, California , U.S.
2000-09-15DStevie JohnstonMD12Pepsi Center , Denver, Colorado , U.S.
2001-01-20WCésar BazánTKO6MGM Grand Garden Arena , Paradise, Nevada , U.S.
2001-06-16WSeung-Ho YuhKO1Centro de Usos Múltiples, Hermosillo, Mexico
2001-08-24WFred LaddTKO4Mexicali, Mexico
2002-01-25WJuan Angel MaciasTKO8Avi Resort & Casino , Laughlin, Nevada , U.S.
2002-04-20LFloyd Mayweather Jr.UD12MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
2002-08-03WVerdell SmithKO3Centro de Usos Múltiples, Hermosillo, Mexico
2002-12-07LFloyd Mayweather Jr.UD12Mandalay Bay Events Center , Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
2003-06-14WGustavo CorralKO5Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California, U.S.
2003-10-10WSaul DuranTKO8Jacob Brown Auditorium, Brownsville, Texas , U.S.
2004-02-13WDerrick ParksTKO2Edgewater Hotel and Casino , Laughlin, Nevada, U.S.
2004-06-05WJuan LazcanoUD12MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
2004-12-04WJoel CasamayorSD12Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
2005-03-05WJulio DíazTKO10Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
2005-05-07LDiego CorralesTKO10Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
2005-10-08WDiego CorralesKO4Thomas & Mack Center , Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
2006-02-04WRolando ReyesUD12Don Haskins Center, El Paso, Texas, U.S.
2007-01-20WHerman NgoudjoSD12Paris Las Vegas , Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
2007-06-23LRicky HattonKO4Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
2007-10-27WAdan CasillasTKO6Centro de Espectáculos Promocasa, Mexicali, Mexico
2008-07-30LSebastián LujánUD10Sycuan Resort & Casino, El Cajon, California , U.S.
2009-01-17WJames WaykaTKO2Centro de Espectáculos Promocasa, Mexicali, Mexico
2009-07-25WRoberto ValenzuelaKO6Palenque del Recinto Ferial, Nuevo Vallarta , Mexico
2009-08-22WChristian SolanoTKO3Auditorio Unidad Deportiva, Los Cabos , Mexico
2009-09-12WCarlos UríasTKO2Palenque de Feria, Tepic , Mexico
2010-03-13LAlfonso GómezRTD6Cowboys Stadium , Arlington, Texas , U.S.
2010-06-18WRoberto ValenzuelaUD8Auditorio Municipal, Tijuana, Mexico
2010-08-07WDaniel Eduardo YocupicioTKO2Estadio De Béisbol Héctor Espino , Hermosillo, Mexico
2011-03-25LJorge Páez Jr.UD12Gimnasio de Mexicali, Mexicali, Mexico
2011-11-26WSammy VenturaTKO2Campo Futbol Colosio, Playa del Carmen , Mexico
2012-07-13WIván PopocaRTD8UIC Pavilion , Chicago, Illinois , U.S.
2013-02-01LAntwone SmithUD10UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
2014-03-21WFelix BojorquezTKO5Gimnasio del Estado , Hermosillo, Mexico
2014-05-30WJosé Luis PayanTKO5Gimnasio Carlos Hernández Carrera, Nogales , Mexico
2014-11-28LRuslan ProvodnikovTKO5Luzhniki, Moscow , Russia

Showing 80 of 80 recorded fights · last updated 2026-10-15. Imported record tables are not independently verified and may be incomplete. Early-era logs include newspaper decisions (NWS), which are not counted in the official totals above.

Record notes

Fight record last retrieved: 2026-10-11. Title histories remain subject to archival review.

Historical-era totals differ between record-keeping conventions (newspaper decisions, exhibitions).

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