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
NationalityArgentine
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

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]

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

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.[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

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 Nicaragua Eddie Gazo KO 9 (10) 1980–09–20 Argentina Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
93 Win 73–8–12 Argentina Alfredo Cicopiedi TKO 8 (10) 1980–08–22 Argentina Bahia Blanca, Argentina
92 Win 72–8–12 Argentina Alfredo Cicopiedi TKO 7 (10) 1980–07–04 Argentina San Nicolas, Argentina
91 Win 71–8–12 Argentina Alfredo Cicopiedi PTS 10 1980–06–20 Argentina Mar del Plata, Argentina
90 Win 70–8–12 United States Al Styles, Jr. PTS 10 1980–05–03 Argentina Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
89 Win 69–8–12 Argentina Raul Paez TKO 5 (10) 1980–04–18 Argentina San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina
88 Win 68–8–12 Panama Sixto Gomez KO 2 (10) 1:00 1980–02–15 Argentina Mar del Plata, Argentina
87 Draw 67–8–12 Argentina Julio Cesar Arancibia PTS 10 1980–01–11 Argentina Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina
86 Win 67–8–11 Argentina Hugo Trujillo TKO 7 (10) 1979–12–21 Argentina San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina
85 Loss 66–8–11 Argentina Alfredo Cabral TKO 8 (10) 1979–06–09 Argentina Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
84 Win 66–7–11 Argentina Juan Alberto Mora RTD 7 (10) 1979–05–17 Argentina Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina
83 Win 65–7–11 Argentina Manuel Gonzalez PTS 10 1979–01–19 Argentina Mar del Plata, Argentina
82 Draw 64–7–11 Argentina Camilo Gaitan PTS 10 1978–05–13 Argentina Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
81 Win 64–7–10 Argentina Roque Roldan TKO 4 (10) 1978–04–20 Argentina Posadas, Argentina
80 Win 63–7–10 Argentina Alberto Almiron PTS 10 1978–04–07 Argentina Santa Rosa, Argentina
79 Loss 62–7–10 Uganda Ayub Kalule TKO 3 (10) 1977–11–03 Denmark Arena Randers, Randers, Denmark
78 Loss 62–6–10 Nicaragua Eddie Gazo UD 15 1977–03–05 Nicaragua Estadio Nacional de Beisbol, Managua, Nicaragua Lost WBA and The Ring light middleweight titles
77 Win 62–5–10 Spain José Manuel Duran SD 15 1976–10–08 Spain Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Spain Won WBA and The Ring light middleweight titles
76 Draw 61–5–10 Argentina Octavio Escauriza PTS 10 1976–08–20 Argentina Rosario, Argentina
75 Win 61–5–9 Argentina Juan Carlos Artaza PTS 10 1976–07–15 Argentina San Juan, Argentina
74 Win 60–5–9 United States Radames Cabrera PTS 10 1976–02–23 France Paris, France
73 Win 59–5–9 France Jules Bellaiche KO 6 (10) 1976–02–09 France Palais des Sports, Paris, France
72 Win 58–5–9 United States James Marshall KO 4 (10) 1975–12–08 France Paris, France
71 Loss 57–5–9 Puerto Rico Sandy Torres TKO 4 (10) 1975–10–03 Italy Milan, Italy
70 Win 57–4–9 Spain Mimoun Mohatar KO 9 (10) 1975–09–19 Italy Milan, Italy
69 Win 56–4–9 Argentina Rodolfo Rosales PTS 10 1975–05–03 Argentina Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
68 Win 55–4–9 Argentina Norberto Cabrera TKO 5 (10) 1975–04–11 Argentina Salta, Argentina
67 Win 54–4–9 United States Melvin Dennis KO 2 (10) 1975–01–17 Argentina Balcarce, Argentina
66 Win 53–4–9 United States Manuel Fierro KO 8 (10) 1974–12–13 Argentina Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
65 Win 52–4–9 Chile Manuel Tapia TKO 6 (10) 1974–10–18 Argentina San Carlos Minas, Argentina
64 Win 51–4–9 United States Roy McMillan PTS 10 1974–06–07 Italy Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Italy
63 Win 50–4–9 Argentina Carlos Salinas KO 2 (10) 1974–05–25 Monaco Stade Louis II, Fontvieille, Monaco
62 Win 49–4–9 Argentina Ramón La Cruz PTS 12 1973–12–08 Argentina Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina Retained Argentine Light middleweight title.
61 Win 48–4–9 Peru Carlos Estrada KO 2 (10) 1973–11–15 Argentina Bahia Blanca, Argentina
60 Win47–4–9Argentina Hector Galvan TKO 3 (10) 1973–10–31 Argentina San Miguel, Argentina
59 Draw 46–4–9 Argentina Ramón La Cruz PTS 10 1973–08–04 Argentina Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
58 Win 46–4–8 Trinidad and Tobago Carlos Marks PTS 10 1973–06–09 Argentina Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
57 Win 45–4–8 United States Doc Holliday PTS 10 1973–04–07 Argentina Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
56 Win 44–4–8 Argentina Roberto Carabajal KO 1 (10) 1973–03–23 Argentina La Rioja, Argentina
55 Win 43–4–8 Argentina Ruben Martinez RTD 5 (10) 1973–02–01 Argentina Salta, Argentina
54 Win 42–4–8 Trinidad and Tobago Matt Donovan KO 2 (10) 1972–12–09 Argentina Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
53 Win 41–4–8 Mexico Raúl Soriano TKO 2 (10) 1972–11–25 Argentina Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
52 Win 40–4–8 Argentina Héctor Palleres KO 1 (12) 1972–11–04 Argentina Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina Won Argentine Light middleweight title.
51 Win 39–4–8 Argentina Raúl Pereyra TKO 3 (10) 1972–09–23 Argentina Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
50 Win 38–4–8 Argentina Miguel Chequer PTS 10 1972–08–11 Argentina La Plata, Argentina
49 Win 37–4–8 Argentina Ramón Pereyra TKO 3 (10) 1972–06–07 Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina
48 Win 36–4–8 Argentina Miguel Chequer PTS 10 1972–05–19 Argentina La Plata, Argentina
47 Win 35–4–8 Brazil Edmundo Leite TKO 5 (10) 1972–02–25 Brazil Ginásio do Palmeiras, Sao Paulo, Brazil
46 Win 34–4–8 Argentina Ramón Pereyra TKO 9 (10) 1972–02–08 Argentina La Rioja, Argentina
45 Win 33–4–8 Argentina Ruben Martinez KO 6 (10) 1971–12–22 Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina
44 Win 32–4–8 Argentina Alberto Massi TKO 5 (10) 1971–12–03 Argentina Santa Rosa, Argentina
43 Win 31–4–8 Argentina Hector Galvan TKO 4 (10) 1971–11–10 Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina
42 Win 30–4–8 Argentina Antenor Santillan TKO 6 (10) 1971–09–17 Argentina La Rioja, Argentina
41 Win 29–4–8 Argentina Roberto Carabajal TKO 8 (10) 1971–07–08 Argentina La Rioja, Argentina
40 Win 28–4–8 Argentina Domingo Guerrero TKO 8 (10) 1971–06–11 Argentina La Rioja, Argentina
39 Win 27–4–8 Argentina Ivan Rojas TKO 4 (10) 1971–05–07 Argentina La Rioja, Argentina
38 Loss 26–4–8 Peru Carlos Estrada TKO 5 (10) 1969–10–31 Argentina Santa Rosa, Argentina
37 Win 26–3–8 Argentina Enrique Orona TKO 9 (10) 1969–09–26 Argentina Santa Rosa, Argentina
36 Win 25–3–8 Argentina Raúl Pereyra KO 2 (10) 1969–09–12 Argentina Rio Cuarto, Argentina
35 Win 24–3–8 Argentina Osvaldo Marino PTS 10 1969–05–23 Argentina Santa Rosa, Argentina
34 Win 23–3–8 Uruguay Luis Pereyra KO 1 (10) 1:00 1968–10–21 Argentina Bomberos Voluntarios, Bariloche, Argentina
33 Win 22–3–8 Mexico Manuel Hernandez KO 8 (10) 1968–08–07 Argentina San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina
32 Win 21–3–8 Uruguay Ruben Orrico PTS 10 1968–07–06 Argentina San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina
31 Win 20–3–8 Argentina Carlos Raimundo TKO 8 (10) 1968–06–15 Argentina San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina
30 Win 19–3–8 Brazil Moises Barbosa TKO 3 (10) 1967–12–29 Argentina Club Independiente, La Rioja, Argentina
29 Draw 18–3–8 Argentina Ramón Pereyra PTS 10 1967–11–29 Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina
28 Draw 18–3–7 Argentina Leonardo Peralta PTS 10 1967–11–10 Argentina La Rioja, Argentina
27 Win 18–3–6 Argentina Armando Marchissio UD 10 1967–09–22 Argentina La Rioja, Argentina
26 Win 17–3–6 Argentina Ramón Silva KO 3 (10) 2:30 1967–09–08 Argentina La Rioja, Argentina
25 Draw 16–3–6 Argentina Ramón Pereyra PTS 10 1967–08–23 Argentina Rio Cuarto, Argentina
24 Draw 16–3–5 Argentina Ramón Pereyra PTS 10 1967–07–14 Argentina Rio Cuarto, Argentina
23 Win 16–3–4 Argentina Juan Carlos Velardez TKO 10 1967–05–26 Argentina La Rioja, Argentina
22 Win 15–3–4 Argentina Luis Andrada PTS 10 1967–05–12 Argentina La Rioja, Argentina
21 Win 14–3–4 Argentina Juan Carlos Quiroga TKO 3 (10) 1967–04–21 Argentina La Rioja, Argentina
20 Win 13–3–4 Argentina Luis Colman KO 8 (10) 1967–04–06 Argentina La Rioja, Argentina
19 Loss 12–3–4 Argentina Tito Del Barco PTS 10 1967–03–17 Argentina Santa Rosa, Argentina
18 Win 12–2–4 Argentina Matias Colque TKO 3 (10) 1967–01–06 Argentina General Pico, Argentina
17 Win 11–2–4 Argentina Luis Barrios TKO 4 (10) 1966–12–07 Argentina Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
16 Loss 10–2–4 Argentina José Paredes TKO 5 (10) 1966–10–28 Argentina Rio Cuarto, Argentina
15 Win 10–1–4 Argentina Kid Roldan PTS 10 1966–10–16 Argentina Club Atletico Central Argentino, Rio Cuarto, Argentina
14 Loss 9–1–4 Argentina Hermogenes Quintela KO 10 1966–09–09 Argentina Alejo Ledesma, Argentina
13 Win 9–0–4 Argentina Ramon Acosta PTS 10 1966–08–26 Argentina San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
12 Draw 8–0–4 Argentina Luis Andrada PTS 10 1966–07–29 Argentina San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
11 Win 8–0–3 Argentina Angel Osuna PTS 10 1966–05–06 Argentina Santa Rosa, Argentina
10 Draw 7–0–3 Argentina Alfredo Paz PTS 10 1966–03–03 Argentina Santa Rosa, Argentina
9 Win 7–0–2 Argentina Hector Paiva TKO 5 (8) 1966–02–18 Argentina Santa Rosa, Argentina
8 Draw 6–0–2 Argentina Walter Romero PTS 8 1966–01–19 Argentina San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
7 Win 6–0–1 Uruguay Amaro Millar PTS 8 1965–12–10 Argentina Club Defensores de Villa Lujan, San Miguel, Argentina
6 Draw 5–0–1 Argentina José Tula PTS 10 1965–11–04 Argentina Concepcion, Argentina
5 Win 5–0 Argentina Victor Plaza KO 2 (8) 1965–10–27 Argentina La Rioja, Argentina
4 Win 4–0 Argentina Osvaldo Varela TKO 5 (8) 1965–10–22 Argentina Concepcion, Argentina
3 Win 3–0 Argentina Juan José Leiva KO 1 (8) 1965–10–08 Argentina San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
2 Win 2–0 Argentina Abelardo Rosales PTS 8 1965–06–18 Argentina San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
1 Win 1–0 Argentina Domingo Gerez KO 2 (6) 1965–05–28 Argentina San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina

See also

References

  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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