Freddy Castillo (born June 15, 1955) is a Mexican retired
professional boxer
Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional bouts are supervised by a regulatory autho ...
who is the former
WBC light flyweight champion,
WBC and
Lineal flyweight champion.
Pro career
Known as "Chato Loco", Castillo turned pro in 1971 and won the WBC light flyweight title with a TKO win over
Luis Estaba
Luis Alberto Estaba (born August 13, 1938) is a former boxer from Venezuela, who was born in Macuro, South American point of entry for Cristopher Columbus. He was nicknamed ''Lumumba'', because of his resemblance to Congolese leader Patrice Lu ...
in 1978. He lost the belt in his first defense later that year to
Netrnoi Sor Vorasingh by split decision. He later moved up in weight and in 1982 won the WBC and lineal flyweight titles with a decision win over
Prudencio Cardona
Prudencio Cardona (December 22, 1951 – August 4, 2019) was a Colombian professional boxer who was world flyweight champion. He represented his native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. He is the older brother of forme ...
.
He lost the titles in his first defense to
Eleoncio Mercedes
Eleoncio Mercedes (September 12, 1957 – December 22, 1985) was a Dominican boxer, who was world champion in the Flyweight division.
He had a record of 14 wins, 12 losses and 2 draws, with 3 wins by knockout.
Amateur career
As an amateu ...
by split decision. He retired in 1986 after losing to
Sot Chitalada
Sot Chitalada ( th, สด จิตรลดา, ), born as Chaovalit Wongcharoean ( th, เชาวลิต วงศ์เจริญ; ; 5 May 1962, in Chonburi, Thailand) was formerly twice WBC and Lineal Flyweight Champion, having defen ...
for the WBC flyweight title in
Kuwait City,
Kuwait
Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the nort ...
. He also lost to
Alfonso Lopez
Professional boxing record
See also
*
List of flyweight boxing champions
This is a list of world flyweight boxing champions, as recognized by the four major sanctioning organizations in boxing:
* The World Boxing Association (WBA), established in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA). The WBA often recognize up ...
*
List of light flyweight boxing champions
*
List of WBC world champions
*
List of Mexican boxing world champions
In Mexico, boxing is considered a major sport, having produced over 200 world champions in professional boxing. Mexico ranks first worldwide between countries with most boxing world champions and is the second country to have world champions accre ...
References
External links
*
Freddy Castillo - CBZ Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Castillo, Freddy
1955 births
Living people
Boxers from Yucatán (state)
Sportspeople from Mérida, Yucatán
World Boxing Council champions
World light-flyweight boxing champions
World boxing champions
Mexican male boxers