# 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.
He died from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina.

## 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.
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.
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

| 94 fights | 74 wins | 8 losses |
| By knockout | 51 | 6 |
| By decision | 23 | 2 |
| Draws | 12 | 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 | |