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Jorge Castro

Personal information
Nicknames	Locomotora ("Locomotor") El Roña
Born	Jorge Fernando Castro (1967-08-18)August 18, 1967 (age 58) Caleta Olivia,Santa Cruz, Argentina
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	Light middleweight Middleweight Light heavyweight Cruiserweight
Boxing career
Reach	69 in (175 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	144
Wins	130
Win by KO	90
Losses	11
Draws	3

Jorge Fernando Castro (born August 18, 1967) is anArgentine formerprofessional boxer who competed from 1987 to 2007. He held theWorld Boxing Association (WBA)middleweight title from 1994 to 1995. He is best known for his second defense of the title againstJohn David Jackson in 1994.

Castro, who in 1985 was set to become a professional boxer but suffered a bicycle accident that left him injured so badly that doctors told him he'd never be able to fight as a professional, recuperated from the accident and turned professional, defying the doctor's predictions, in 1987.

In December 1991, at Palais Omnisports, Bercy, France, Castro lost toTerry Norris by a wide unanimous decision in a challenge for theWBCsuper welterweight title. It was reported that prior to the bout, Castro had done roadwork for the first time in his life.

In June 1992, at theCivic Center inPensacola, Florida, United States, Castro lost a wide decision over ten rounds to future pound for pound kingRoy Jones Jr.

Castro became a world champion in 1994 by defeatingReggie Johnson in Buenos Aires by split decision to win the vacantWBA middleweight title. After defeatingAlex Ramos by aknockout in two rounds to retain the belt, he travelled toMonterrey, Mexico, to defend against the former undefeated holder of the WBA titleJohn David Jackson in December 1994.

What began merely as an undercard world title fight in apay-per-view program featuringFélix Trinidad vsOba Carr andJulio César Chávez vsTony Lopez, soon became a fight that is part of boxing's lore. Castro was trailing badly on all three scorecards, with one eye closed and the other one only halfway opened, bleeding and taking combination after combination against the ropes. Seemingly on the verge of being stopped, Castro landed a left hook to Jackson's chin and Jackson hit the floor. Jackson got up, but he suffered two more knockdowns and Castro completed what could be said that was one of the greatest turnarounds ever in a boxing fight, retaining the title by a knockout in the ninth round.

At the press conference after the fight, Castro called his winning punchLa mano de Dios, (The hand of God), in reference to theHand of God goal byDiego Maradona during a win byArgentina national football team at the1986 FIFA World Cup, which, like the fight, had taken place inMexico. Therefore, that moment became known as boxing's version ofThe hand of God. The fight, and its ending, were talked about for months on many boxing magazines and books.

Castro defended his title another two times, including a rematch win over Reggie Johnson, and then he lost the title toShinji Takehara by a decision in twelve. He split two 10-round decisions withRoberto Durán, winning the first in Argentina, but losing the rematch inPanama, and then he gave Jackson a rematch, this time winning by a decision in ten.

Castro has lost two more world championship fights: in December 2000, he went to Germany and lost by a knockout in 10 toWBCcruiserweight championJuan Carlos Gómez, and in February 2002, he went toPhoenix and challengedIBF cruiserweight championVassiliy Jirov, aKazakhstan native who lives in Phoenix, losing by a decision in twelve. Despite his failures in these attempts to become a world champion again, he did not announce a retirement until 2013.^[1]

On June 18, 2005, Jorge Castro suffered a car accident in Buenos Aires, with a collapsedlung and some brokenribs. The accident and its consequences were similar to the one suffered by archrival Duran in Buenos Aires a few years before. Castro required hospitalization and emergency surgery, and was in stable condition after the surgery. He recuperated from his injuries.

On April 22, 2006, Castro fought Jose Luis Herrera, losing by a fourth-round knockout. He had his "revenge" against the same opponent on January 27, 2007, when Castro won by technical K.O. in the second round.

Currently, he has a record of 130 wins, 11 losses and 3 draws, with 89 knockout wins, which ranks him among the most prolific knockout winners in boxing history according to the records ofRing Magazine.

On May 13, 2007,Locomotora Castro joined thereality TV showGran Hermano Famosos (Big Brother), along with 13 other celebrities fromArgentina. The show was aired onTelefe Channel. Castro was the 8th eliminated, after staying in the house 58 days. He was a contestant inBailando 2011, but he and his partner, Sofía Macaggi, were the 2nd couple eliminated.^{[citation needed]}

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