Miguel Ángel Castellini

Miguel Ángel Castellini (26 January 1947 – 28 October 2020) was an Argentine professional boxer. Castellini, who was active as a professional from 1965 to 1980, is most notable for having held the and WBA and lineal light middleweight titles from 1976 to 1977.[1]

Miguel Ángel Castellini
Castellini (left) alongside Pascual Pérez and Víctor Galíndez in 1976
Statistics
Nickname(s)Cloroformo
Weight(s)Light middleweight
Height5 ft 11.75 in (1.82 m)
NationalityArgentine
Born(1947-01-26)26 January 1947
Santa Rosa, La Pampa, Argentina
Died28 October 2020 (aged 73)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights94
Wins74
Wins by KO51
Losses8
Draws12

Professional career

Castellini began his professional career on 28 May 1965 in San Miguel de Tucumán against Domingo Gerez. Castellini scored a second round knockout over Gerez to record his first win. He remained undefeated over his first thirteen fights before suffering his first loss to Hermogenes Quintela. Quintela knocked Castellini out in the tenth round of their fight on 9 September 1966.

On 4 November 1972 Castellini won his first championship by beating Hector Ricardo Palleres to claim the Argentine light middleweight title. Castellini fought for the first time outside of his native Argentina on 25 May 1974, he travelled to Monaco to beat Carlos Alberto Salinas. During his career Castellini also fought in Italy, Puerto Rico, Denmark, Nicaragua, and Spain.[2]

It was while in Spain that Castellini challenged for the WBA and lineal light middleweight titles, then held by Jose Manuel Duran, in front of a sell out crowd of 12,000. Duran, who was making the first defence of his title, was knocked down in the third round by a left hand to the jaw. Although the champion rose from the canvas, he was outworked by the faster challenger and lost his title via a split decision in a fight where both boxers finished with bloody faces.[3][4]

Castellini's championship reign only lasted one fight as he lost it in his first defence to Eddie Gazo on 5 March 1977. Gazo, fighting in his hometown of Managua, Nicaragua, defeated Castellini via unanimous decision with scores of: 144–149, 144–148, and 143–148. This defeat was avenged, however, in a non-title bout on 20 September 1980. On this occasion Gazo travelled to Argentina to take on Castellini. Castellini won the fight by knockout in the ninth round in what was to be his final professional fight.[2]

Professional boxing record
74 Wins (51 knockouts), 8 Losses (6 knockouts), 12 Draws[5]
Res. Record Opponent Type Round
Time		 Date Location Notes
Win74–8–12 Eddie Gazo KO 9 (10) 1980–09–20 Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win73–8–12 Alfredo Cicopiedi TKO 8 (10) 1980–08–22 Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires
Win72–8–12 Alfredo Cicopiedi TKO 7 (10) 1980–07–04 San Nicolás, Buenos Aires
Win71–8–12 Alfredo Cicopiedi PTS 10 1980–06–20 Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires
Win70–8–12 Al Styles, Jr. PTS 10 1980–05–03 Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win69–8–12 Raul Paez TKO 5 (10) 1980–04–18 San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy
Win68–8–12 Sixto Gomez KO 2 (10)
1:00		 1980–02–15 Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires
Draw67–8–12 Julio Cesar Arancibia PTS 10 1980–01–11 Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba
Win67–8–11 Hugo Trujillo TKO 7 (10) 1979–12–21 San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy
Loss66–8–11 Alfredo Cabral TKO 8 (10) 1979–06–09 Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win66–7–11 Juan Alberto Mora RTD 7 (10) 1979–05–17 Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba
Win65–7–11 Manuel Gonzalez PTS 10 1979–01–19 Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires
Draw64–7–11 Camilo Gaitan PTS 10 1978–05–13 Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win64–7–10 Roque Roldan TKO 4 (10) 1978–04–20 Posadas, Misiones
Win63–7–10 Alberto Almiron PTS 10 1978–04–07 Santa Rosa, La Pampa
Loss62–7–10 Ayub Kalule TKO 3 (10) 1977–11–03 Randers Hallen,
Randers, Central Denmark
Loss62–6–10 Eddie Gazo UD 15 1977–03–05 Estadio Nacional de Beisbol,
Managua		 Lost WBA and The Ring light middleweight titles
Win62–5–10 José Manuel Duran SD 15 1976–10–08 Palacio de Deportes,
Madrid, Madrid		 Won WBA and The Ring light middleweight titles
Draw61–5–10 Octavio Escauriza PTS 10 1976–08–20 Rosario, Santa Fe
Win61–5–9 Juan Carlos Artaza PTS 10 1976–07–15 San Juan
Win60–5–9 Radames Cabrera PTS 10 1976–02–23 Paris
Win59–5–9 Jules Bellaiche KO 6 (10) 1976–02–09 Paris
Win58–5–9 James Marshall KO 4 (10) 1975–12–08 Paris
Loss57–5–9 Sandy Torres TKO 4 (10) 1975–10–03 Milan, Lombardy
Win57–4–9 Mimoun Mohatar KO 9 (10) 1975–09–19 Milan, Lombardy
Win56–4–9 Rodolfo Rosales PTS 10 1975–05–03 Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win55–4–9 Norberto Cabrera TKO 5 (10) 1975–04–11 Salta, Salta
Win54–4–9 Melvin Dennis KO 2 (10) 1975–01–17 Balcarce, Buenos Aires
Win53–4–9 Manuel Fierro KO 8 (10) 1974–12–13 Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win52–4–9 Manuel Tapia TKO 6 (10) 1974–10–18 San Carlos Minas, Córdoba
Win51–4–9 Roy McMillan PTS 10 1974–06–07 Palazzetto dello Sport,
Rome, Lazio
Win50–4–9 Carlos Salinas KO 2 (10) 1974–05–25 Stade Louis II, Monte Carlo
Win49–4–9 Ramón La Cruz PTS 12 1973–12–08 Luna Park, Buenos Aires Ret. Argentine Light middleweight title.
Win48–4–9 Carlos Estrada KO 2 (10) 1973–11–15 Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires
Win47–4–9 Hector Galvan TKO 3 (10) 1973–10–31 San Miguel, Tucumán
Draw46–4–9 Ramón La Cruz PTS 10 1973–08–04 Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win46–4–8 Carlos Marks PTS 10 1973–06–09 Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win45–4–8 Doc Holliday PTS 10 1973–04–07 Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win44–4–8 Roberto Carabajal KO 1 (10) 1973–03–23 La Rioja, La Rioja
Win43–4–8 Ruben Martinez RTD 5 (10) 1973–02–01 Salta, Salta
Win42–4–8 Matt Donovan KO 2 (10) 1972–12–09 Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win41–4–8 Raúl Soriano TKO 2 (10) 1972–11–25 Buenos Aires
Win40–4–8 Héctor Palleres KO 1 (12) 1972–11–04 Luna Park, Buenos Aires Won Argentine Light middleweight title.
Win39–4–8 Raúl Pereyra TKO 3 (10) 1972–09–23 Buenos Aires
Win38–4–8 Miguel Chequer PTS 10 1972–08–11 La Plata, Buenos Aires
Win37–4–8 Ramón Pereyra TKO 3 (10) 1972–06–07 Buenos Aires
Win36–4–8 Miguel Chequer PTS 10 1972–05–19 La Plata, Buenos Aires
Win35–4–8 Edmundo Leite TKO 5 (10) 1972–02–25 São Paulo, São Paulo
Win34–4–8 Ramón Pereyra TKO 9 (10) 1972–02–08 La Rioja, La Rioja
Win33–4–8 Ruben Martinez KO 6 (10) 1971–12–22 Buenos Aires
Win32–4–8 Alberto Massi TKO 5 (10) 1971–12–03 Santa Rosa, Salta
Win31–4–8 Hector Galvan TKO 4 (10) 1971–11–10 Buenos Aires
Win30–4–8 Antenor Santillan TKO 6 (10) 1971–09–17 La Rioja, La Rioja
Win29–4–8 Roberto Carabajal TKO 8 (10) 1971–07–08 La Rioja, La Rioja
Win28–4–8 Domingo Guerrero TKO 8 (10) 1971–06–11 La Rioja, La Rioja
Win27–4–8 Ivan Rojas TKO 4 (10) 1971–05–07 La Rioja, La Rioja
Loss26–4–8 Carlos Estrada TKO 5 (10) 1969–10–31 Santa Rosa, La Pampa
Win26–3–8 Enrique Orona TKO 9 (10) 1969–09–26 Santa Rosa, Salta
Win25–3–8 Raúl Pereyra KO 2 (10) 1969–09–12 Río Cuarto, Córdoba
Win24–3–8 Osvaldo Marino PTS 10 1969–05–23 Santa Rosa, La Pampa
Win23–3–8 Luis Pereyra KO 1 (10)
1:00		 1968–10–21 Bomberos Voluntarios,
San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro
Win22–3–8 Manuel Hernandez KO 8 (10) 1968–08–07 San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro
Win21–3–8 Ruben Orrico PTS 10 1968–07–06 San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro
Win20–3–8 Carlos Raimundo TKO 8 (10) 1968–06–15 San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro
Win19–3–8 Moises Barbosa TKO 3 (10) 1967–12–29 Club Independiente,
La Rioja, La Rioja
Draw18–3–8 Ramón Pereyra PTS 10 1967–11–29 Buenos Aires
Draw18–3–7 Leonardo Peralta PTS 10 1967–11–10 La Rioja, La Rioja
Win18–3–6 Armando Marchissio UD 10 1967–09–22 La Rioja, La Rioja
Win17–3–6 Ramón Silva KO 3 (10)
2:30		 1967–09–08 La Rioja, La Rioja
Draw16–3–6 Ramón Pereyra PTS 10 1967–08–23 Río Cuarto, Córdoba
Draw16–3–5 Ramón Pereyra PTS 10 1967–07–14 Río Cuarto, Córdoba
Win16–3–4 Juan Carlos Velardez TKO 10 1967–05–26 La Rioja, La Rioja
Win15–3–4 Luis Andrada PTS 10 1967–05–12 La Rioja, La Rioja
Win14–3–4 Juan Carlos Quiroga TKO 3 (10) 1967–04–21 La Rioja, La Rioja
Win13–3–4 Luis Colman KO 8 (10) 1967–04–06 La Rioja, La Rioja
Loss12–3–4 Tito Del Barco PTS 10 1967–03–17 Santa Rosa, La Pampa
Win12–2–4 Matias Colque TKO 3 (10) 1967–01–06 General Pico, La Pampa
Win11–2–4 Luis Barrios TKO 4 (10) 1966–12–07 Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Loss10–2–4 José Paredes TKO 5 (10) 1966–10–28 Río Cuarto, Córdoba
Win10–1–4 Kid Roldan PTS 10 1966–10–16 Río Cuarto, Córdoba
Loss9–1–4 Hermogenes Quintela KO 10 1966–09–09 Alejo Ledesma, Córdoba
Win9–0–4 Ramon Acosta PTS 10 1966–08–26 San Miguel, Tucumán
Draw8–0–4 Luis Andrada PTS 10 1966–07–29 San Miguel, Tucumán
Win8–0–3 Angel Osuna PTS 10 1966–05–06 Santa Rosa, Salta
Draw7–0–3 Alfredo Paz PTS 10 1966–03–03 Santa Rosa, Salta
Win7–0–2 Hector Paiva TKO 5 (8) 1966–02–18 Santa Rosa, Salta
Draw6–0–2 Walter Romero PTS 8 1966–01–19 San Miguel, Tucumán
Win6–0–1 Amaro Millar PTS 8 1965–12–10 Club Defensores de Villa Luján,
San Miguel, Tucumán
Draw5–0–1 José Tula PTS 10 1965–11–04 Concepción, Catamarca
Win5–0 Victor Plaza KO 2 (8) 1965–10–27 La Rioja, La Rioja
Win4–0 Osvaldo Varela TKO 5 (8) 1965–10–22 Concepción, Tucumán
Win3–0 Juan José Leiva KO 1 (8) 1965–10–08 San Miguel, Tucumán
Win2–0 Abelardo Rosales PTS 8 1965–06–18 San Miguel, Tucumán
Win1–0 Domingo Gerez KO 2 (6) 1965–05–28 San Miguel, Tucumán

See also

References
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  2. "boxer: Miguel Angel Castellini". Boxrec. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
  3. "Miguel Angel Castellini - Lineal Junior Middleweight Champion". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.
  4. "The Spokesman-Review - Oct 10, 1976, Castellini wins title". Google News. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
  5. "Miguel Angel Castellini Professional boxing record". BoxRec.com.
Achievements
Preceded by
José Manuel Durán		 WBA light middleweight champion
8 October 1976 – 5 March 1977		 Succeeded by
Eddie Gazo
The Ring light middleweight champion
8 October 1976 – 5 March 1977
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