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Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs José Luis Castillo

A fight that actually happened — and everything both records say about it.

Meetings on record

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Floyd Mayweather Jr. and José Luis Castillo met once (2002). Floyd Mayweather Jr. won in 2002 by decision.

SOURCE·Floyd Mayweather Jr. and José Luis Castillo — English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)·both records name the other·REVIEWED AUG 2026

How this head-to-head is established

  1. This pairing exists only because at least one of the two articles' own results tables names the other fighter. No matchup on this site is speculative and none is a hypothetical.
  2. Every figure in the comparison below comes from that fighter's own page and carries the same source line. A dash means the source states nothing, not that the value is zero.
  3. Common opponents are found by matching linked bout lists, which is only possible because every fight list here is linked to every other. A shared opponent is not a transitive result and this page does not treat it as one.
  4. Nothing on this page predicts an outcome. It is a comparison of what is on record.

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Side by side

What both records stateAUG 2026
Floyd Mayweather Jr.José Luis Castillo
72″ (182.9 cm)Reach69″ (175.3 cm)
68″ (172.7 cm)Height67″ (170.2 cm)
+5.91%Reach advantage+3%
50–0Record66–13
54%Finish rate86%
51Longest unbeaten run16
56Recorded bouts79
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox

A comparison of what is on record. Nothing here predicts a result.

Common opponents

Both fought these 2. This is the comparison the siloed databases cannot make, because it needs every fight list linked to every other.

OpponentFloyd Mayweather Jr.José Luis Castillo
Ricky Hatton W L
Diego Corrales W W

Both records, drawn

The same ledger line on each: wins stamped above the rule, losses below, the mark's shape carrying how it ended.

Floyd Mayweather Jr.

1990200020102020win v Reggie Sanders, 1996win v Roberto Apodaca, 1996win v Angelo Nuñez, 1997, kowin v Felipe Garcia, 1997win v Louie Leija, 1997, kowin v Jesus Roberto Chavez, 1997, kowin v Larry O'Shields, 1997, decisionwin v Tony Duran, 1997, kowin v Bobby Giepert, 1997, kowin v Kino Rodriguez, 1997, kowin v Edgar Ayala, 1997, kowin v Jerry Cooper, 1997, kowin v Angel Manfredy, 1998, kowin v Genaro Hernández, 1998win v Tony Pep, 1998, decisionwin v Gustavo Cuello, 1998, decisionwin v Miguel Melo, 1998, kowin v Sam Girard, 1998, kowin v Hector Arroyo, 1998, kowin v Carlos Gerena, 1999, kowin v Justin Juuko, 1999, kowin v Carlos Rios, 1999, decisionwin v Emanuel Augustus, 2000, kowin v Gregorio Vargas, 2000, decisionwin v Jesús Chávez, 2001, kowin v Carlos Hernández, 2001, decisionwin v Diego Corrales, 2001, kowin v José Luis Castillo, 2002, decisionwin v Phillip N'dou, 2003, kowin v Victoriano Sosa, 2003, decisionwin v DeMarcus Corley, 2004, decisionwin v Sharmba Mitchell, 2005, kowin v Arturo Gatti, 2005, kowin v Henry Bruseles, 2005, kowin v Carlos Baldomir, 2006, decisionwin v Zab Judah, 2006, decisionwin v Ricky Hatton, 2007, kowin v Oscar De La Hoya, 2007win v Juan Manuel Márquez, 2009, decisionwin v Shane Mosley, 2010, decisionwin v Victor Ortiz, 2011, kowin v Miguel Cotto, 2012, decisionwin v Canelo Álvarez, 2013win v Robert Guerrero, 2013, decisionwin v Marcos Maidana, 2014, decisionwin v Andre Berto, 2015, decisionwin v Manny Pacquiao, 2015, decisionwin v Conor McGregor, 2017, kowin v Tenshin Nasukawa, 2018result not stated v Logan Paul, 2021win v Deji Olatunji, 2022, kowin v Mikuru Asakura, 2022, koresult not stated v Don Moore, 2022result not stated v John Gotti III, 2023result not stated v Aaron Chalmers, 2023result not stated v John Gotti III, 2024
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 1996–2024
2000 2010 2020 win vs Reggie Sanders (1996)win vs Roberto Apodaca (1996)win vs Angelo Nuñez (1997)win vs Felipe Garcia (1997)win vs Louie Leija (1997)win vs Jesus Roberto Chavez (1997)win vs Larry O'Shields (1997)win vs Tony Duran (1997)win vs Bobby Giepert (1997)win vs Kino Rodriguez (1997)win vs Edgar Ayala (1997)win vs Jerry Cooper (1997)win vs Angel Manfredy (1998)win vs Genaro Hernández (1998)win vs Tony Pep (1998)win vs Gustavo Cuello (1998)win vs Miguel Melo (1998)win vs Sam Girard (1998)win vs Hector Arroyo (1998)win vs Carlos Gerena (1999)win vs Justin Juuko (1999)win vs Carlos Rios (1999)win vs Emanuel Augustus (2000)win vs Gregorio Vargas (2000)win vs Jesús Chávez (2001)win vs Carlos Hernández (2001)win vs Diego Corrales (2001)win vs José Luis Castillo (2002)win vs Phillip N'dou (2003)win vs Victoriano Sosa (2003)win vs DeMarcus Corley (2004)win vs Sharmba Mitchell (2005)win vs Arturo Gatti (2005)win vs Henry Bruseles (2005)win vs Carlos Baldomir (2006)win vs Zab Judah (2006)win vs Ricky Hatton (2007)win vs Oscar De La Hoya (2007)win vs Juan Manuel Márquez (2009)win vs Shane Mosley (2010)win vs Victor Ortiz (2011)win vs Miguel Cotto (2012)win vs Canelo Álvarez (2013)win vs Robert Guerrero (2013)win vs Marcos Maidana (2014)win vs Andre Berto (2015)win vs Manny Pacquiao (2015)win vs Conor McGregor (2017)win vs Tenshin Nasukawa (2018)? vs Logan Paul (2021)win vs Deji Olatunji (2022)win vs Mikuru Asakura (2022)? vs Don Moore (2022)? vs John Gotti III (2023)? vs Aaron Chalmers (2023)? vs John Gotti III (2024)
winlossdraw / NC1996–2024

José Luis Castillo

199020002010UNFILEDwin v Jesus Escobar, 1990, kowin v Jose Alvarez, 1990, kowin v Manolo Ramirez, 1990, kowin v Ricardo Contreras, 1990win v Ramiro Dunton, 1991, kowin v Jose Manjarrez, 1991, kowin v Miguel Angel Ramirez, 1991, kowin v Victor Mendoza, 1991, kowin v Raul Contreras, 1991win v Ascencion Lugo, 1992, kowin v Francisco Valdez, 1992win v Jorge Castro, 1992, kowin v Rigoberto Felix, 1992, kowin v Ramon Acuna, 1992, kowin v Ramon Arreola, 1992, kowin v Cesar Huizar, 1992, koloss v César Soto, 1993, kowin v Lucilo Nolasco, 1993, kowin v Juan Carlos Salazar, 1993, koloss v Javier Jáuregui, 1994, kowin v Alfredo Curiel, 1994, kowin v Francisco Valdez, 1994, kowin v Cornelio Lopez, 1995, kowin v Alfredo Curiel, 1995, kowin v Ramon Soto, 1995, kowin v Jaime Fernandez, 1996, kowin v Roberto Valenzuela, 1996, kowin v Jose Luis Montes, 1996, kowin v Jesus Arce, 1996, koloss v Javier Jáuregui, 1996, kowin v Carlos Madrid, 1996, kowin v Hector Javier Marquez, 1997, kowin v Rafael Olvera, 1997, kowin v Javier Renteria, 1997, kowin v Jesus Castaneda, 1997, koloss v Julio Alvarez, 1998, kowin v Julio Sanchez Leon, 1998, kowin v Jorge Páez, 1999, kowin v Sandro Marcos, 1999, kowin v Cristino Mota, 1999win v Pablo Valenzuela, 1999, kowin v Julian Romero, 1999win v Eduardo Montes, 1999, kodraw v Stevie Johnston, 2000, drawwin v Steve Quinonez, 2000, decisionwin v Fred Ladd, 2001, kowin v Seung-Ho Yuh, 2001, kowin v César Bazán, 2001, koloss v Floyd Mayweather Jr., 2002, decisionwin v Verdell Smith, 2002, kowin v Juan Angel Macias, 2002, kowin v Saul Duran, 2003, kowin v Gustavo Corral, 2003, kowin v Joel Casamayor, 2004win v Juan Lazcano, 2004, decisionwin v Derrick Parks, 2004, kowin v Diego Corrales, 2005, kowin v Julio Díaz, 2005, kowin v Rolando Reyes, 2006, decisionwin v Adan Casillas, 2007, koloss v Ricky Hatton, 2007, kowin v Herman Ngoudjo, 2007, decisionloss v Sebastián Luján, 2008, decisionwin v Carlos Urías, 2009, kowin v Christian Solano, 2009, kowin v Roberto Valenzuela, 2009, kowin v James Wayka, 2009, kowin v Daniel Eduardo Yocupicio, 2010, kowin v Roberto Valenzuela, 2010, decisionloss v Alfonso Gómez, 2010, kowin v Sammy Ventura, 2011, koloss v Jorge Páez Jr., 2011, decisionwin v Iván Popoca, 2012, koloss v Antwone Smith, 2013, decisionloss v Ruslan Provodnikov, 2014, kowin v José Luis Payan, 2014, kowin v Felix Bojorquez, 2014, koloss v [[Diego Corr, no date on recordresult not stated v Opponent, no date on record
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 1990–2014 · 2 UNDATED
1990 2000 2010 win vs Jesus Escobar (1990)win vs Jose Alvarez (1990)win vs Manolo Ramirez (1990)win vs Ricardo Contreras (1990)win vs Ramiro Dunton (1991)win vs Jose Manjarrez (1991)win vs Miguel Angel Ramirez (1991)win vs Victor Mendoza (1991)win vs Raul Contreras (1991)win vs Ascencion Lugo (1992)win vs Francisco Valdez (1992)win vs Jorge Castro (1992)win vs Rigoberto Felix (1992)win vs Ramon Acuna (1992)win vs Ramon Arreola (1992)win vs Cesar Huizar (1992)loss vs César Soto (1993)win vs Lucilo Nolasco (1993)win vs Juan Carlos Salazar (1993)loss vs Javier Jáuregui (1994)win vs Alfredo Curiel (1994)win vs Francisco Valdez (1994)win vs Cornelio Lopez (1995)win vs Alfredo Curiel (1995)win vs Ramon Soto (1995)win vs Jaime Fernandez (1996)win vs Roberto Valenzuela (1996)win vs Jose Luis Montes (1996)win vs Jesus Arce (1996)loss vs Javier Jáuregui (1996)win vs Carlos Madrid (1996)win vs Hector Javier Marquez (1997)win vs Rafael Olvera (1997)win vs Javier Renteria (1997)win vs Jesus Castaneda (1997)loss vs Julio Alvarez (1998)win vs Julio Sanchez Leon (1998)win vs Jorge Páez (1999)win vs Sandro Marcos (1999)win vs Cristino Mota (1999)win vs Pablo Valenzuela (1999)win vs Julian Romero (1999)win vs Eduardo Montes (1999)draw vs Stevie Johnston (2000)win vs Steve Quinonez (2000)win vs Fred Ladd (2001)win vs Seung-Ho Yuh (2001)win vs César Bazán (2001)loss vs Floyd Mayweather Jr. (2002)win vs Verdell Smith (2002)win vs Juan Angel Macias (2002)win vs Saul Duran (2003)win vs Gustavo Corral (2003)win vs Joel Casamayor (2004)win vs Juan Lazcano (2004)win vs Derrick Parks (2004)win vs Diego Corrales (2005)win vs Julio Díaz (2005)win vs Rolando Reyes (2006)win vs Adan Casillas (2007)loss vs Ricky Hatton (2007)win vs Herman Ngoudjo (2007)loss vs Sebastián Luján (2008)win vs Carlos Urías (2009)win vs Christian Solano (2009)win vs Roberto Valenzuela (2009)win vs James Wayka (2009)win vs Daniel Eduardo Yocupicio (2010)win vs Roberto Valenzuela (2010)loss vs Alfonso Gómez (2010)win vs Sammy Ventura (2011)loss vs Jorge Páez Jr. (2011)win vs Iván Popoca (2012)loss vs Antwone Smith (2013)loss vs Ruslan Provodnikov (2014)win vs José Luis Payan (2014)win vs Felix Bojorquez (2014)
winlossdraw / NC1990–2014
Cross-references
Floyd Mayweather Jr.

The full ledger: 56 bouts, the reach placed in its cohort, and what the record does not say.

50–0 José Luis Castillo

The same, from the other corner — 79 bouts and the cohort Castillo is ranked inside.

66–13 Every confirmed matchup

The other 899 pairings whose own records confirm the fight happened — not a list of fights anyone imagined.

900 BOUTS
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