Chucho Castillo


Jesús Castillo Aguilera was a Mexican professional boxer. Better known as Chucho Castillo, he was the Undisputed, WBA and WBC bantamweight world champion in 1970.
Castillo and Rubén Olivares sustained one of the most important rivalries in the history of Mexican boxing. Castillo was described by the boxing book The Ring: Boxing In The 20th Century as quiet and sullen, while Olivares was more of an outgoing partygoer, according to the book. The personality contrast made fans very interested in their matches.

Early career

Castillo was born in Nuevo Valle de Moreno, a small town in the municipality of León, Guanajuato, Mexico. He made his professional debut on 26 April 1962 against Carlos Navarrete, suffering his first loss by a decision after six rounds. His next bout was his first win, outpointing Arnulfo Daza in eight rounds. Castillo built a record of 24 wins and 7 losses, with 11 knockout wins, before facing José Medel for the Mexican Bantamweight title on 29 April 1967. He won the title on points after the twelve rounds, retaining it twice and also winning an additional seven non-title bouts before his first world title challenge. Among the fighters he beat during that streak were Jesus Pimentel and Memo Tellez, who had beaten Castillo twice before.

Lineal, WBC & WBA Bantamweight Championship

Castillo made his first world title attempt against Australia's Lionel Rose, the first Aboriginal Australian ever to win a world title. The fight was held on 6 December 1968 at the Forum in Inglewood, where Rose won a very unpopular fifteen-round decision in front of a decidedly pro-Castillo crowd, causing a riot. Castillo had eight bouts in 1969, going 5-1-2 during that period. He beat future world champion Rafael Herrera to defend his Mexican title, had a ten-round draw in Tokyo with Ushiwakamaru Harada, drew with Medel, and split two decisions with Raul Cruz.

Castillo vs. Olivares

In 1970, Castillo was given a second world title chance when he and Olivares clashed to begin their three fight rivalry, with all three fights taking place at the Forum in Inglewood. On 18 April, Olivares retained the crown by outpointing over Castillo. However, a rematch between the two fighters took place on 16 October. Castillo cut Olivares in round one, and when it was determined that Olivares could not continue in Round 14, Castillo was declared winner by a technical knockout, winning the world bantamweight championship. After one non-title win, Castillo met Olivares for a third time on 3 April 1971, when Olivares recovered the crown by outpointing Castillo despite suffering an early knockdown.

Later in career

Castillo went on fighting until 1975, but his record from the third Olivares fight until his retirement was a rather ordinary one of 5 wins and 7 losses. He lost to former or future world champions Enrique Pinder, Bobby Chacon, and Danny "Little Red" Lopez. After losing to Ernesto Herrera on 12 December 1975, he retired.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
66Loss47–17–2Ernesto HerreraPTS10 1975-12-12Laredo, Texas, U.S.
65Loss47–16–2Danny LopezTKO2 1975-04-24Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
64Win47–15–2Rafael OrtegaUD10 1974-09-14Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico
63Loss46–15–2Vicente BlancoPTS10 1974-06-22Estadio Metropolitano, León, Nicaragua
62Win46–14–2Victor RodrigoPTS10 1974-05-14Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
61Loss45–14–2Bobby ChaconTKO10 1973-04-28Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
60Loss45–13–2José Luis SotoPTS10 1973-03-02Culiacán, Mexico
59Loss45–12–2Enrique PinderMD10 1972-11-14Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
58Win45–11–2Earl LargeUD10 1972-06-06Plaza de Toros, Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
57Win44–11–2Jose LopezKO1 1972-01-01Mexico
56Loss43–11–2Rafael HerreraSD12 1971-08-23Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.For NABF bantamweight title
55Win43–10–2Earl LargeMD10 1971-08-04Plaza de Toros, Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
54Loss42–10–2Rubén OlivaresUD15 1971-04-02Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.Lost WBA, WBC & The Ring bantamweight titles
53Win42–9–2Felipe UrsuaTKO6 1971-02-28Monterrey, Mexico
52Win41–9–2Rubén OlivaresTKO14 1970-10-16Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.Won WBA, WBC & The Ring bantamweight titles
51Win40–9–2Rogelio LaraUD12 1970-08-14Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.Won NABF bantamweight title
50Loss39–9–2Rubén OlivaresUD15 1970-04-18Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.For WBA, WBC & The Ring bantamweight titles
49Win39–8–2Raul CruzUD10 1969-12-12Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
48Loss38–8–2Raul CruzMD12 1969-10-17Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
47Draw38–7–2José MedelPTS12 1969-09-30Plaza de Toros, Ciudad Juárez, MexicoRetained Mexican bantamweight title
46Win38–7–1Alberto JangalayTKO5 1969-07-26Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico
45Win37–7–1Ernie CruzKO5 1969-06-29Plaza de Toros México, Mexico City, Mexico
44Win36–7–1Seiichi WatanukiKO4 1969-06-10Plaza de Toros, Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
43Draw35–7–1Ushiwakamaru HaradaMD10 1969-04-16Japan
42Win35–7Rafael HerreraTKO3 1969-02-15Plaza de Toros Monumental, Monterrey, MexicoRetained Mexican bantamweight title
41Loss34–7Lionel RoseSD15 1968-12-06Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.For WBA, WBC & The Ring bantamweight titles
40Win34–6Evan ArmstrongTKO2 1968-08-28Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
39Win33–6Jesús PimentelUD12 1968-06-14Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
38Win32–6Guillermo TellezTKO11 1968-05-14Plaza de Toros, Ciudad Juárez, MexicoRetained Mexican bantamweight title
37Win31–6Yoshio NakaneUD12 1968-03-31Plaza de Toros, Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
36Win30–6Jose ValdezPTS10 1968-03-06León, Mexico
35Win29–6Miguel CastroTKO6 1967-11-26Plaza de Toros, Ciudad Juárez, MexicoRetained Mexican bantamweight title
34Win28–6Bernardo CaraballoRTD7 1967-10-14Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico
33Win27–6Pornchai Poprai ngamKO5 1967-08-14Tijuana, Mexico
32Win26–6José MedelUD12 1967-04-29Arena México, Mexico City, MexicoWon Mexican bantamweight title
31Win25–6Miguel CastroPTS10 1966-12-17Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico
30Win24–6Waldomiro PintoKO3 1966-11-13Plaza de Toros, Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
29Win23–6Jerry StokesKO2 1966-08-27Mexico City, Mexico
28Win22–6Edmundo EsparzaTKO3 1966-07-27Plaza de Toros, Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
27Loss21–6Guillermo TellezTKO6 1966-06-06Mexico City, Mexico
26Win21–5Jesús HernándezTKO7 1966-05-22Mexico City, Mexico
25Loss20–5Miguel CastroTKO5 1966-03-19Mexico City, Mexico
24Win20–4Lenny BricePTS10 1965-11-20Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico
23Loss19–4Guillermo TellezTKO5 1965-09-25Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico
22Win19–3Jesús HernándezTKO6 1965-08-07Mexico City, Mexico
21Win18–3Edmundo EsparzaTKO2 1965-06-15Plaza de Toros, Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
20Win17–3Daniel ValdezPTS10 1965-03-24Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico
19Win16–3Goyo SanchezKO1 1965-03-03Mexico City, Mexico
18Win15–3Salvador ReyesPTS4 1964-11-25Arena Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
17Loss14–3Jose GonzalezTD7 1964-11-11Mexico City, Mexico
16Loss14–2Zorrito CastanonTKO10 1964-10-17Oaxaca, Mexico
15Win14–1Adalberto MartinezTKO8 1964-09-30Mexico City, Mexico
14Win13–1Genaro GaytanPTS10 1964-07-08Mexico City, Mexico
13Win12–1Emiliano OlveraPTS10 1964-06-13Mexico City, Mexico
12Win11–1Jose GonzalezTKO8 1964-05-23Mexico City, Mexico
11Win10–1Samuel CastilloPTS8 1964-03-18Mexico City, Mexico
10Win9–1Chucho CardenasDQ3 1964-01-01Acapulco, Mexico
9Win8–1Juan Carlos VillanuevaPTS8 1963-11-21Mexico
8Win7–1Felipe SilvaPTS6 1963-10-20Mexico City, Mexico
7Win6–1Catarino LopezPTS6 1963-09-14Mexico City, Mexico
6Win5–1Samuel CastilloTKO9 1963-09-02Oaxaca, Mexico
5Win4–1Eduardo TorresPTS6 1963-06-15Mexico City, Mexico
4Win3–1Pichon ContrerasKO10 1963-03-02Oaxaca, Mexico
3Win2–1Zurdo SuarezPTS10 1962-10-20Oaxaca, Mexico
2Win1–1Arnulfo DazaPTS8 1962-08-11Oaxaca, Mexico
1Loss0–1Carlos NavarretePTS6 1962-04-25Mexico City, Mexico

Titles in boxing

Major world titles

''The Ring'' magazine titles

The Ring bantamweight champion

Regional/International titles

Undisputed titles

Death

Castillo died at the age of 68 in Mexico City due to complications from a surgery.