Eliseo Castillo boxer

Eliseo Castillo boxer
bouts
24
won
20
lost
3
draw
1
Status
inactive
Division
heavyweight
Debut
1996-02-24
Height
6′ 2″/188cm
Reach
-
Age
-
Born
1975-04-29
Death
-
Nationality
Cuba

Eliseo Castillo (born April 29, 1975 in Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban former professional boxer who competed from 1996 to 2009, holding the NABO cruiserweight title in 2006. He is the younger brother of Heavyweight boxer Elieser Castillo.From the ages of 12 through 16, he trained to box through the Cuban state government's amateur boxing program. (This is the same program that produced such boxing legends as Teofilo Stevenson, Félix Savón, Joel Casamayor, and Juan Carlos Gomez.) Despite winning the vast majority of his approximately 90 amateur bouts in Cuba, the young fighter could not manage to capture an international title.At the age of 17, Eliseo Castillo escaped from Cuba on a raft with his brothers Elieser (a very well known fellow Heavyweight boxer) and Eliades and two other friends. The group spent five days at sea before they drifted ashore in Panama. Soon thereafter, they were returned to Guantanamo Bay. After 18 months of processing the group was allowed to emigrate to the United States. He then moved to Miami, Florida.At the age of 20, he began his professional career as a boxer. His first bout was against Anthony Mack (who was also making his professional debut that evening) on February 24, 1996. Castillo won the bout via first round knockout. He fought off-and-on into the new millennium, at one time even taking 3 years off from the sport.Though his career has been spotty, he still managed to remain undefeated up until April 2005. The only blemish on his record up until that point was a draw to Terry Pitts (who later changed his name to Sajad Abdul Aziz) on November 13, 1998 at the famed Mahi Shrine Temple Auditorium in Miami. Aziz was able to score knockdowns in both the 4th and 5th rounds, but Castillo fought back and secured a majority draw. These fights were at cruiserweight.His biggest victory came on July 3, 2004 against former Heavyweight champion Michael Moorer at the American Airlines Arena in Miami. He beat the former champion by a unanimous decision in their 10-round bout. This brought him some level of attention from the boxing press and garnered for him a fight with Wladimir Klitschko the following year.

Date Opponent Last Opponents' Results Place Result
2009-03-22 Denis Lebedev WWWWWW Mashinostroitel, Balashikha LOST
Technical knockout
2006-07-26 Johnathon Banks WWWWWW Hammerstein Ballroom, New York LOST
KO
2006-03-24 Willie Herring WWLWDL Miccosukee Indian Gaming Resort, Miami WIN
Unanimous decision
2006-02-25 Chris Lewallen WWWWLL Farmer's Market, Oklahoma City WIN
Technical knockout
2005-04-23 Wladimir Klitschko WLWWLW Arena Westfalenhalle, Dortmund LOST
Technical knockout
2004-07-03 Michael Moorer WWLWWW American Airlines Arena, Miami WIN
Unanimous decision
2004-05-01 Drexie James WLWLLL Jai Alai Fronton, Miami WIN
KO
2004-03-26 Curtis Taylor LLLWWW Miccosukee Indian Gaming Resort, Miami WIN
KO
2004-01-16 Onebo Maxime WLLLLL Convention Center, Minneapolis WIN
Unanimous decision
2002-10-13 Ronnie Smith LLLWLL Silver Star Casino, Choctaw WIN
Unanimous decision
2002-06-22 Bill Medei WWLLLL WIN
Technical knockout
1999-08-07 Agustin Corpus DWLDWW Miami WIN
Technical knockout
1998-11-13 Sajad Abdul Aziz WDLLWW Mahi Temple Shrine Auditorium, Miami DRAW
Points
1998-06-07 Tyrone Armstead WWWLLL Miccosukee Indian Gaming Resort, Miami WIN
Technical knockout
1998-05-02 Ed Mosley LLWLWW Miccosukee Indian Gaming Resort, Miami WIN
Technical knockout
1997-12-20 Jerry Brown LWLWLL Club Grand Slam, Miami WIN
Technical knockout
1997-08-22 Oscar Silva LLL Seville Beach Hotel, Miami Beach WIN
KO
1997-01-24 Berry Butler LWLLLW Convention Center, Atlantic City WIN
Unanimous decision
1997-01-03 Jesus Carlos Velez LLLLLL Milander Auditorium, Hialeah WIN
Technical knockout
1996-09-27 George Holder L Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City WIN
Technical knockout
1996-08-10 Alphonzo Davis debut Aladdin Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas WIN
KO
1996-07-29 Aurelio dos Santos WWW Cafe Casablanca, Hallandale WIN
KO
1996-05-25 Luis Yampier LLLLLL Seville Beach Hotel, Miami Beach WIN
Technical knockout
1996-02-24 Anthony Mack debut Seville Beach Hotel, Miami Beach WIN
Technical knockout