Victor Hugo Castro

Víctor Castro
Personal information
Full name Víctor Hugo Castro
Nickname(s) "El Negrito"
Nationality  Argentina
Born July 21, 1975
Suardi, Santa Fe
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Sport Boxing
Rated at Light Welterweight

Victor Castro (b.July 21, 1975 in Suardi, Santa Fe) is a boxer from Argentina, who won the gold medal in the Light Welterweight ( 63.5 kg) at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada.

Castro defeated Kelson Pinto in the final. He represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

Nicknamed El Negrito, he made his professional debut in 2001, but has shown little power so far and has accumulated four losses.

Professional boxing record

31 Wins (13 knockouts), 7 Loss, 1 Draws
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd.,Time Date Location Notes
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win31-7-1Argentina Carlos Alberto Ibarra TKO 3 (4) 2011-02-05 Argentina Parque Municipal, Villa Carlos Paz, Cordoba, Argentina
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win30-7-1Argentina Cesar Leonardo Telechea UD 6 (6) 2010-10-15 Argentina Polideportivo Unidad Turística, Cordoba, Argentina
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win29-7-1Argentina Mateo Damian Veron PTS 6 (6) 2010-08-14 Argentina Club Libertad, Sunchales, Santa Fe, Argentina
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss28-7-1Russia Ruslan Provodnikov KO 2 (12) 2009-11-28 Russia CSKA VVS Arena, Samara, Russia For vacant WBO Inter-Continental light welterweight title
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss28-6-1Canada Antonin Decarie UD 12 (12) 2009-06-06 Canada Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada For WBO NABO welterweight title
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss28-5-1United Kingdom Junior Witter KO 3 (10) 2008-11-08 United Kingdom York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom

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