Ralph Di Castro

Name: Ralph Di Castro
Alias: Jackie Burro
Hometown: Rome, New York, USA
Birthplace: North Tonawanda, New York, USA
Died: 1990-09-28 (Age:72)
Amateur Boxer: Record

According to the September 9, 1969 Rome Daily Sentinel Di Castro had 138 amateur fights from 1933 until he retired September 2, 1939. He allegedly lost 18.

Di Castro won the 1936 Diamond Belt tournament sponsored by Hearst Newspapers at the Hippodrome in New York and was selected for the Pan-American Games held in Havana, Cuba where he lost in the final.

Other amateur accomplishments:

• 1934 126-Pound Adirondack Association AAU Novice title at Albany, NY
• 1935 135-pound Adirondack Association AAU Open title
• 1936 135-pound Adirondack Association AAU Open title
• 1937 Welterweight quarter-finalist in National AAU Championship tournament.
• 1939 Middleweight semi-finalist in National AAU Championship tournament where he was defeated by Ezzard Charles.

As of 1969 Di Castro operated Hotel Di Castro, Sylvan Beach, NY and worked at Revere Copper in Rome, NY.