Carlos Alejandro Castro Manriquez (born March 6, 1994) is an American professional boxer. He fought for the WBC featherweight title in 2026.
Early life Born in Ciudad Obregón, Castro was brought to the United States as a young child and settled in Phoenix, Arizona. His father introduced him to boxing around the age of seven.
Professional career Castro made his professional debut on June 16, 2016, scoring a four-round unanimous decision (UD) victory against Tony Green at the Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona.
After compiling a record of 19–0 (8 KOs), he returned to the Celebrity Theatre to face Alexis Santiago for the vacant WBC–USNBC super bantamweight title on February 24, 2018. After Castro landed a series of combinations in the tenth and final round, Santiago's corner threw in the towel at 1 minute 50 seconds into the round, handing Castro a technical knockout (TKO) victory and his first professional championship.
In June of that year, it was announced that Castro had signed a multi-year contract with Bob Arum's Top Rank promotional company. Following a UD victory against Diuhl Olguin in a non-title fight in August, Castro defeated Genesis Servania via UD on February 10, 2019, capturing the vacant WBC Continental Americas super bantamweight title at the Save Mart Arena in Fresno, California. The judges' scorecards read 100–90, 99–91 and 98–92.
After three more victories, two of which were title defenses, Castro moved up to the featherweight division. His first bout at the weight was a fourth-round stoppage victory against Cesar Juarez in July 2020. Castro's next fight came against former two-weight interim world champion Óscar Escandón on August 21, 2021 at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada. In a bout that served as part of the undercard for Manny Pacquiao vs. Yordenis Ugás, Castro scored knockdowns in rounds seven and ten, the latter of which promoted the referee to call a halt to the contest at 1 minute 8 seconds into the round, awarding Castro the vacant WBC Continental Americas featherweight title victory via tenth-round knockout (KO).
Castro faced Bruce Carrington for the vacant WBC featherweight title on January 31, 2026, at Madison Square Garden in New York. He lost by knockout in the ninth round.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes34Loss30–4Bruce CarringtonKO9 (12), Jan 31, 2026 33Loss30–3Stephen FultonSD10Sep 14, 2024 32Win30–2Belmar PreciadoUD10Apr 27, 2024 31Win29–2Angel LunaTKO1 (8), Oct 7, 2023 30Win28–2Alan Isaias Luques CastilloTKO9 (10), May 6, 2023 29Loss27–2Brandon FigueroaTKO6 (12), Jul 9, 2022 28Loss27–1Luis Nery10Feb 5, 202227Win27–0Óscar EscandónKO10 (10), Aug 21, 202126Win26–0Cesar JuarezRTD4 (10), Jul 9, 202025Win25–0Jesus Ruiz10Feb 21, 202024Win24–0Daniel LozanoTKO1 (8), Oct 12, 201923Win23–0Mario DíazUD10May 11, 201922Win22–0Genesis ServaniaUD10Feb 10, 201921Win21–0Diuhl OlguinUD8Aug 25, 201820Win20–0Alexis SantiagoTKO10 (10), Feb 24, 201819Win19–0Basilio NievesTKO4 (8), 14 Oct 201718Win18–0Juan PalaciosUD8Apr 22, 201717Win17–0Germán MerazUD8Oct 29, 201616Win16–0Jorge Diaz1 (8), Sep 3, 201615Win15–0Eduardo Rafael ReyesTKO3 (8), Feb 20, 201614Win14–0Sergio NajeraTKO3 (6), Dec 12, 201513Win13–0Jose SilveriaUD6Sep 26, 201512Win12–0Juan Carlos GuillenUD6Aug 15, 201511Win11–0Cesar GarciaTKO4 (6), Jul 25, 201510Win10–0Angel MonrrealTKO4 (6), May 23, 20159Win9–0Victor Serrano IslasUD6May 15, 20158Win8–0Raymond ChaconUD6Apr 25, 20157Win7–0John HerreraUD4Nov 15, 20146Win6–0Jamie Gutierrez3 (4), Sep 20, 20145Win5–0Miguelito MartiTKO1 (4), Sep 21, 20134Win4–0Jazzma HogueUD4Mar 9, 20133Win3–0Eric McNorris1 (4), Nov 30, 20122Win2–0Angel GonzalezUD4Oct 6, 20121Win1–0Tony Green4Jun 16, 2012
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