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 WBA and lineal light middleweight titles from 1976 to 1977.[1]

Miguel Ángel Castellini
Castellini (left) alongside Pascual Pérez and Víctor Galíndez in 1976
Born(1947-01-26)January 26, 1947
DiedOctober 28, 2020(2020-10-28) (aged 73)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Other namesCloroformo
Statistics
Weight(s)Light middleweight
Height5 ft 11+34 in (182 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights94
Wins74
Wins by KO51
Losses8
Draws12

He died from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina.[2]

Professional career

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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.

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.

Professional boxing record

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94 fights 74 wins 8 losses
By knockout 51 6
By decision 23 2
Draws 12
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
94 Win 74–8–12   Eddie Gazo KO 9 (10) 1980–09–20   Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
93 Win 73–8–12   Alfredo Cicopiedi TKO 8 (10) 1980–08–22   Bahia Blanca, Argentina
92 Win 72–8–12   Alfredo Cicopiedi TKO 7 (10) 1980–07–04   San Nicolas, Argentina
91 Win 71–8–12   Alfredo Cicopiedi PTS 10 1980–06–20   Mar del Plata, Argentina
90 Win 70–8–12   Al Styles, Jr. PTS 10 1980–05–03   Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
89 Win 69–8–12   Raul Paez TKO 5 (10) 1980–04–18   San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina
88 Win 68–8–12   Sixto Gomez KO 2 (10) 1:00 1980–02–15   Mar del Plata, Argentina
87 Draw 67–8–12   Julio Cesar Arancibia PTS 10 1980–01–11   Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina
86 Win 67–8–11   Hugo Trujillo TKO 7 (10) 1979–12–21   San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina
85 Loss 66–8–11   Alfredo Cabral TKO 8 (10) 1979–06–09   Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
84 Win 66–7–11   Juan Alberto Mora RTD 7 (10) 1979–05–17   Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina
83 Win 65–7–11   Manuel Gonzalez PTS 10 1979–01–19   Mar del Plata, Argentina
82 Draw 64–7–11   Camilo Gaitan PTS 10 1978–05–13   Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
81 Win 64–7–10   Roque Roldan TKO 4 (10) 1978–04–20   Posadas, Argentina
80 Win 63–7–10   Alberto Almiron PTS 10 1978–04–07   Santa Rosa, Argentina
79 Loss 62–7–10   Ayub Kalule TKO 3 (10) 1977–11–03   Arena Randers, Randers, Denmark
78 Loss 62–6–10   Eddie Gazo UD 15 1977–03–05   Estadio Nacional de Beisbol, Managua, Nicaragua Lost WBA and The Ring light middleweight titles
77 Win 62–5–10   José Manuel Duran SD 15 1976–10–08   Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Spain Won WBA and The Ring light middleweight titles
76 Draw 61–5–10   Octavio Escauriza PTS 10 1976–08–20   Rosario, Argentina
75 Win 61–5–9   Juan Carlos Artaza PTS 10 1976–07–15   San Juan, Argentina
74 Win 60–5–9   Radames Cabrera PTS 10 1976–02–23   Paris, France
73 Win 59–5–9   Jules Bellaiche KO 6 (10) 1976–02–09   Palais des Sports, Paris, France
72 Win 58–5–9   James Marshall KO 4 (10) 1975–12–08   Paris, France
71 Loss 57–5–9   Sandy Torres TKO 4 (10) 1975–10–03   Milan, Italy
70 Win 57–4–9   Mimoun Mohatar KO 9 (10) 1975–09–19   Milan, Italy
69 Win 56–4–9   Rodolfo Rosales PTS 10 1975–05–03   Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
68 Win 55–4–9   Norberto Cabrera TKO 5 (10) 1975–04–11   Salta, Argentina
67 Win 54–4–9   Melvin Dennis KO 2 (10) 1975–01–17   Balcarce, Argentina
66 Win 53–4–9   Manuel Fierro KO 8 (10) 1974–12–13   Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
65 Win 52–4–9   Manuel Tapia TKO 6 (10) 1974–10–18   San Carlos Minas, Argentina
64 Win 51–4–9   Roy McMillan PTS 10 1974–06–07   Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Italy
63 Win 50–4–9   Carlos Salinas KO 2 (10) 1974–05–25   Stade Louis II, Fontvieille, Monaco
62 Win 49–4–9   Ramón La Cruz PTS 12 1973–12–08   Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina Retained Argentine Light middleweight title.
61 Win 48–4–9   Carlos Estrada KO 2 (10) 1973–11–15   Bahia Blanca, Argentina
60 Win 47–4–9   Hector Galvan TKO 3 (10) 1973–10–31   San Miguel, Argentina
59 Draw 46–4–9   Ramón La Cruz PTS 10 1973–08–04   Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
58 Win 46–4–8   Carlos Marks PTS 10 1973–06–09   Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
57 Win 45–4–8   Doc Holliday PTS 10 1973–04–07   Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
56 Win 44–4–8   Roberto Carabajal KO 1 (10) 1973–03–23   La Rioja, Argentina
55 Win 43–4–8   Ruben Martinez RTD 5 (10) 1973–02–01   Salta, Argentina
54 Win 42–4–8   Matt Donovan KO 2 (10) 1972–12–09   Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
53 Win 41–4–8   Raúl Soriano TKO 2 (10) 1972–11–25   Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
52 Win 40–4–8   Héctor Palleres KO 1 (12) 1972–11–04   Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina Won Argentine Light middleweight title.
51 Win 39–4–8   Raúl Pereyra TKO 3 (10) 1972–09–23   Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
50 Win 38–4–8   Miguel Chequer PTS 10 1972–08–11   La Plata, Argentina
49 Win 37–4–8   Ramón Pereyra TKO 3 (10) 1972–06–07   Buenos Aires, Argentina
48 Win 36–4–8   Miguel Chequer PTS 10 1972–05–19   La Plata, Argentina
47 Win 35–4–8   Edmundo Leite TKO 5 (10) 1972–02–25   Ginásio do Palmeiras, Sao Paulo, Brazil
46 Win 34–4–8   Ramón Pereyra TKO 9 (10) 1972–02–08   La Rioja, Argentina
45 Win 33–4–8   Ruben Martinez KO 6 (10) 1971–12–22   Buenos Aires, Argentina
44 Win 32–4–8   Alberto Massi TKO 5 (10) 1971–12–03   Santa Rosa, Argentina
43 Win 31–4–8   Hector Galvan TKO 4 (10) 1971–11–10   Buenos Aires, Argentina
42 Win 30–4–8   Antenor Santillan TKO 6 (10) 1971–09–17   La Rioja, Argentina
41 Win 29–4–8   Roberto Carabajal TKO 8 (10) 1971–07–08   La Rioja, Argentina
40 Win 28–4–8   Domingo Guerrero TKO 8 (10) 1971–06–11   La Rioja, Argentina
39 Win 27–4–8   Ivan Rojas TKO 4 (10) 1971–05–07   La Rioja, Argentina
38 Loss 26–4–8   Carlos Estrada TKO 5 (10) 1969–10–31   Santa Rosa, Argentina
37 Win 26–3–8   Enrique Orona TKO 9 (10) 1969–09–26   Santa Rosa, Argentina
36 Win 25–3–8   Raúl Pereyra KO 2 (10) 1969–09–12   Rio Cuarto, Argentina
35 Win 24–3–8   Osvaldo Marino PTS 10 1969–05–23   Santa Rosa, Argentina
34 Win 23–3–8   Luis Pereyra KO 1 (10) 1:00 1968–10–21   Bomberos Voluntarios, Bariloche, Argentina
33 Win 22–3–8   Manuel Hernandez KO 8 (10) 1968–08–07   San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina
32 Win 21–3–8   Ruben Orrico PTS 10 1968–07–06   San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina
31 Win 20–3–8   Carlos Raimundo TKO 8 (10) 1968–06–15   San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina
30 Win 19–3–8   Moises Barbosa TKO 3 (10) 1967–12–29   Club Independiente, La Rioja, Argentina
29 Draw 18–3–8   Ramón Pereyra PTS 10 1967–11–29   Buenos Aires, Argentina
28 Draw 18–3–7   Leonardo Peralta PTS 10 1967–11–10   La Rioja, Argentina
27 Win 18–3–6   Armando Marchissio UD 10 1967–09–22   La Rioja, Argentina
26 Win 17–3–6   Ramón Silva KO 3 (10) 2:30 1967–09–08   La Rioja, Argentina
25 Draw 16–3–6   Ramón Pereyra PTS 10 1967–08–23   Rio Cuarto, Argentina
24 Draw 16–3–5   Ramón Pereyra PTS 10 1967–07–14   Rio Cuarto, Argentina
23 Win 16–3–4   Juan Carlos Velardez TKO 10 1967–05–26   La Rioja, Argentina
22 Win 15–3–4   Luis Andrada PTS 10 1967–05–12   La Rioja, Argentina
21 Win 14–3–4   Juan Carlos Quiroga TKO 3 (10) 1967–04–21   La Rioja, Argentina
20 Win 13–3–4   Luis Colman KO 8 (10) 1967–04–06   La Rioja, Argentina
19 Loss 12–3–4   Tito Del Barco PTS 10 1967–03–17   Santa Rosa, Argentina
18 Win 12–2–4   Matias Colque TKO 3 (10) 1967–01–06   General Pico, Argentina
17 Win 11–2–4   Luis Barrios TKO 4 (10) 1966–12–07   Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
16 Loss 10–2–4   José Paredes TKO 5 (10) 1966–10–28   Rio Cuarto, Argentina
15 Win 10–1–4   Kid Roldan PTS 10 1966–10–16   Club Atletico Central Argentino, Rio Cuarto, Argentina
14 Loss 9–1–4   Hermogenes Quintela KO 10 1966–09–09   Alejo Ledesma, Argentina
13 Win 9–0–4   Ramon Acosta PTS 10 1966–08–26   San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
12 Draw 8–0–4   Luis Andrada PTS 10 1966–07–29   San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
11 Win 8–0–3   Angel Osuna PTS 10 1966–05–06   Santa Rosa, Argentina
10 Draw 7–0–3   Alfredo Paz PTS 10 1966–03–03   Santa Rosa, Argentina
9 Win 7–0–2   Hector Paiva TKO 5 (8) 1966–02–18   Santa Rosa, Argentina
8 Draw 6–0–2   Walter Romero PTS 8 1966–01–19   San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
7 Win 6–0–1   Amaro Millar PTS 8 1965–12–10   Club Defensores de Villa Lujan, San Miguel, Argentina
6 Draw 5–0–1   José Tula PTS 10 1965–11–04   Concepcion, Argentina
5 Win 5–0   Victor Plaza KO 2 (8) 1965–10–27   La Rioja, Argentina
4 Win 4–0   Osvaldo Varela TKO 5 (8) 1965–10–22   Concepcion, Argentina
3 Win 3–0   Juan José Leiva KO 1 (8) 1965–10–08   San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
2 Win 2–0   Abelardo Rosales PTS 8 1965–06–18   San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
1 Win 1–0   Domingo Gerez KO 2 (6) 1965–05–28   San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "La Nueva".
  2. ^ "FORMER TITLEHOLDER MIGUEL ANGEL CASTELLINI DIES AT 73 IN ARGENTINA". The Ring. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
  3. ^ "Miguel Angel Castellini - Lineal Junior Middleweight Champion". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.
  4. ^ "The Spokesman-Review - Oct 10, 1976, Castellini wins title". Retrieved 26 May 2010.
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Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Preceded by
Hector Ricardo Palleres
Argentine light middleweight champion
4 November 1972 – January 1975
Vacated
Vacant
Title next held by
Esteban Osuna
World boxing titles
Preceded by WBA super welterweight champion
8 October 1976 – 5 March 1977
Succeeded by
The Ring super welterweight champion
8 October 1976 – 5 March 1977