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 |
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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 |
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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 |