Jesus Castillo Aguilera was a Mexican professional boxer.
14 Facts About Chucho Castillo
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Better known as Chucho Castillo, he was the Undisputed, WBA and WBC bantamweight world champion in 1970.
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Chucho Castillo was described by the boxing book The Ring: Boxing In The 20th Century as quiet and sullen, while Olivares was more of an outgoing partygoer, according to the book.
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Chucho Castillo was born in Nuevo Valle de Moreno, a small town in the municipality of Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico.
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Chucho Castillo made his professional debut on 26 April 1962 against Carlos Navarrete, suffering his first loss by a decision after six rounds.
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Chucho Castillo built a record of 24 wins and 7 losses, with 11 knockout wins, before facing Jose Medel for the Mexican Bantamweight title on 29 April 1967.
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Chucho Castillo won the title on points after the twelve rounds, retaining it twice and winning an additional seven non-title bouts before his first world title challenge.
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Chucho Castillo made his first world title attempt against Australia's Lionel Rose, the first Aborigine ever to win a world title.
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Chucho Castillo beat future world champion Rafael Herrera to defend his Mexican title, had a ten-round draw in Tokyo with Ushiwakamaru Harada, drew with Medel, and split two decisions with Raul Cruz.
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In 1970, Chucho Castillo was given a second world title chance when he and Olivares clashed to begin their three fight rivalry, with all three fights taking place at the Forum in Inglewood.
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Chucho Castillo cut Olivares in round one, and when it was determined that Olivares could not continue in Round 14, Chucho Castillo was declared winner by a technical knockout, winning the world bantamweight championship.
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Chucho Castillo went on fighting until 1975, but his record from the third Olivares fight until his retirement was a rather ordinary one of 5 wins and 7 losses.
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Chucho Castillo lost to former or future world champions Enrique Pinder, Bobby Chacon, and Danny "Little Red" Lopez.
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Chucho Castillo passed away at the age of 68 in Mexico City due to complications from a surgery.