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Julio César Chávez vs Ruben Castillo — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇲🇽MEXICO

Julio César Chávez

🇺🇸UNITED STATES

Ruben Castillo

Julio César Chávez (107-6-2) and Ruben Castillo (67-10-2) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Chávez

107

Wins86 KO · 80%

6

Losses

2

Draws115 tracked bouts

Castillo

67

Wins37 KO · 55%

10

Losses

2

Draws3 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Chávez leads 1–0

Julio César Chávez and Ruben Castillo have met 1 time; Chávez leads 1–0.

Julio César Chávez and Ruben Castillo have met 1 time; Chávez leads 1–0.
Met1985Apr 19Series
Julio César ChávezFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Ruben CastilloFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR61Meeting

The Numbers

Chávez 5 · Castillo 1 of 6 measurable rows
ChávezCastillo
Record
107-6-2 (edge)67-10-2
Win %0–100%
93.9% (edge)
86.1%
Wins by knockoutmax 86
86 (edge)
37
KO rate0–100%
80.37% (edge)
55.22%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†not comparable
80%—
Times stopped†max 4
4
2 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 4.5
4.5 (edge)
0.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 115
115
3

† Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · ‡ Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Height+1″
Julio César Chávez: 5′7″
Ruben Castillo: 5′8″ (edge)
Reach+2″
Julio César Chávez: 68″
Ruben Castillo: 70″ (edge)
Agenot comparable
Julio César Chávez: 64
Ruben Castillo: Died aged 68
Stance
Julio César Chávez: Orthodox
Ruben Castillo: Orthodox

Julio César Chávez left, Ruben Castillo right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Julio César Chávez107 wins · from 115 tracked bouts

Julio César Chávez: 107 tracked wins — 86 by KO/TKO (80%), 18 on the cards (17%) and 3 by another method or unrecorded (3%). Counted from 115 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

86 by KO/TKO 80%18 on the cards 17%3 by another method or unrecorded 3%

Ruben Castillo0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

Ruben Castillo: no tracked wins in the 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Castillo yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Julio César Chávez 115, Ruben Castillo 3 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Julio César Chávez last boxed on Sep 17, 2005 — 7,704 days ago. Chávez had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Grover Wiley.WWWWL

Thomas Nov 2001Wise Nov 2003Randall May 2004Robinson May 2005Wiley Sep 20054.5 tracked bouts per year

Ruben Castillo has lost three straight. Castillo last boxed on Apr 19, 1985.LLL

Argüello Jan 1980Sánchez Apr 1980Chávez Apr 19850.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Julio César Chávez and Ruben Castillo ever fought each other?
Yes. Julio César Chávez and Ruben Castillo met once on April 19, 1985, and Julio César Chávez won by TKO in round 6.
The meeting

WApr 19, 1985 · Chávez · TKO R6

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Chávez or Castillo?
Julio César Chávez is 107-6-2 and Ruben Castillo is 67-10-2. Julio César Chávez has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Chávez107–6–293.9%

Castillo67–10–286.1%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Chávez or Castillo?
Julio César Chávez has 86 knockout wins and Ruben Castillo has 37. Julio César Chávez has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Chávez8680.4%

Castillo3755.2%

The Numbers ↓
Do Chávez and Castillo have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Julio César Chávez and Ruben Castillo have faced.
Who is bigger, Chávez or Castillo?
Ruben Castillo is the taller fighter at 173 cm, 2 cm above the other. Ruben Castillo also has the longer reach, by 5 cm.
Height · reach

Chávez171 cm173 cm reach

Castillo173 cm178 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Chávez and Castillo?
This comparison is drawn from 115 bouts tracked for Julio César Chávez and 3 bouts tracked for Ruben Castillo. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Chávez115bouts

Castillo3bouts

How They Win ↓

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