Martin Castillo

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Name: Martin Castillo
Alias: El Gallo
Birth Name: Jose´ Marti´n Castillo Garcia
Hometown: Los Angeles, California, USA
Birthplace: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 168cm
Reach: 170cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

• Manager: Frank Espinoza
• Trainer: Manuel Robles

Olympic Games Results

1996 Represented Mexico as a Flyweight at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games.

• Lost to Zoltan Lunka (Germany) 7-13

Other Amateur Highlights

Claimed Amateur Record: 160-20

• 1993 Central American & Caribbean Games participant at Flyweight, in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
  • Defeated Misael Gutierrez (Colombia) 4-1
  • Lost to John Nolasco (Dominican Republic) 4-9
• 1994 Pan American Boxing Championships Bronze medalist at Flyweight, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • Defeated Marcos Porto (Brazil) 34-7
  • Lost to Hemel Roldan (Colombia) 14-15
• 1995 Pan American Games participant at Flyweight, in Mar del Plata, Argentina.
  • Lost to Joan Guzman (Dominican Republic) 4-21
• 1996 1st North American Olympic Qualifier participant at Flyweight, in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico.
  • Lost to Joan Guzman (Dominican Republic) 12-17
• 1996 2nd North American Olympic Qualifier Gold medalist at Flyweight, in Halifax, Canada.
  • Defeated Omar Adorno (Puerto Rico) 17-11
• 1997 Central American & Caribbean Boxing Championships Gold medalist at Flyweight, in Tijuana, Mexico.
  • Defeated Juan M Santos (Dominican Republic) 10-2
  • Defeated Yosvany Aguilera (Cuba) 14-12
• 1997 Pan American Boxing Championships Bronze medalist at Flyweight, in Medellin, Colombia.
  • Defeated Juan M Santos (Dominican Republic) 25-12
  • Lost to Manuel Mantilla (Cuba) 6-11
• 1997 World Championships participant at Flyweight, in Budapest, Hungary.
  • Lost to Bulat Jumadilov (Kazakhstan) KO 3 (body shot)

Preceded by: Alexander Munoz

WBA Super Flyweight Champion 2004 Dec 3 – 2006 Jul 22

Succeeded by: Nobuo Nashiro