Brian Castaño

Brian Carlos Castaño (born 12 September 1989) is an Argentine professional boxer. He 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, sthe Transnational Boxing Rankings Board and third by BoxRec.

Brian Castaño
Statistics
Nickname(s)Ray Sugar / El Boxi
Weight(s)Light middleweight
Height5 ft 7 12 in (171 cm) [1]
Reach67 in (170 cm)
NationalityArgentine
Born (1989-09-12) 12 September 1989
Isidro Casanova, Argentina
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights17
Wins16
Wins by KO12
Losses0
Draws1

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,[2] with wins over Errol Spence 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.[3]

Professional career

Castaño made his professional debut on 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.[4][5] After recovering, Castaño relocated to the United States.[6] Castaño maintained his winning streak, winning four fights over the course of a year while fighting out of the U.S.

On 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.[7]

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.[8] Two months after the fight, Castaño said that Soro's promoter, Univent, had yet to pay most of his purse.[9]

On 10 March, 2018 Castano faced Cedric Vitu. Castano showcased his talent, and defeated Vitu via a 12th-round TKO, dominating him from start to finish.[10]

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.[11]

On 2 March, 2019, Castano defended his WBA regular super welterweight title for the first time, against former world champion Erislandy Lara. The fight edned in a split-decision draw, one judge scoring it 115-113 for Castano, one judge scoring it 115-113 for Lara while the third had it 114-114. The crowd was displeased with the result, as many felt Lara had deserved to get the nod and win the title from Castano.[12][13]

On June 25th, 2019, the WBA announced that they are stripping Castano of his belt, because he did not sign the contract for a rematch against Cedric Vitu, his immediate mandatory challenger.[14]

In his next fight, Castano faced veteran Wale Omotoso. The fight was a one-sided affair in favor of Castano, up until the end of the fifth round, in which Omotoso decalred a shoulder injury was too painful to proceed, awarding Castano with the victory.[15]

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary
17 fights 16 wins 0 losses
By knockout 12 0
By decision 3 0
By disqualification 1 0
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
18 N/A N/A Patrick Teixeira N/A – (12) 13 Feb 2021 Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, U.S. For 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) 4 Apr 2015 Club Almirante Brown, San Justo, Argentina
7 Win 7–0 César Sastre Silva TKO 4 (8) 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

  • List of light-middleweight boxing champions

References

Achievements
Vacant
Title last held by
Jack Culcay-Keth
WBA light middleweight champion
Interim title

26 November 2016 - 22 October 2017
Promoted
Vacant
Preceded by
Demetrius Andrade
Vacated
WBA light middleweight champion
Regular title

22 October 2017 - 20 June 2019
Vacated
Vacant
Title next held by
Erislandy Lara
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