Castiloux, Dave

David Castiloux

The Canadian welterweight champion in the mid-1940s, Castiloux fought professionally in the 1930s and 1940s.

Birth and Death Dates:
unknown

Career Highlights:
Born in Quebec, Castiloux lived in Winslow, Maine, which is where he began his professional boxing career in the early 1930s. In November 1933, he made his professional debut in Augusta, Maine against Young Jack. The four round bout ended in a no decision. Over the next 20 months, Castiloux fought exclusively in Maine and while most of his bouts ended in no decisions, he lost only one of those 32 fights while winning five. In July 1935, Dave returned to Canada and fought Canadian bantamweight championship Frankie Martin in a non-title bout. Castiloux won a ten round decision.

In November 1935, Castiloux fought another Jewish Canadian boxer, Maxie Berger. Over the next few years, these two boxers would fight five times. In this first bout, Castiloux lost an eight round decision. The following month, the two fighters met again and Castiloux gained revenge for his initial loss with an eight round decision over Berger. In September 1937, they fought a third time with the Canadian lightweight title on the line and Berger won the 12 round decision.

After losing to Berger, Castiloux went undefeated in his next 26 fights, 24 of which were victories. His streak ended in January 1940 against Leo Rodak, a top featherweight contender, in a ten round decision at Toronto's Maple Leaf Garden. Dave did not lose again in 1940 and in November, defeated Paul Junior for the New England lightweight title.

Castiloux gave up that title soon after winning it and in April 1941, he fought for the Canadian lightweight title again, this time against Harry Hurst. The bout ended in a draw. The month after fighting Hurst, Castlioux faced world lightweight champion Sammy Angott in a non-title fight and lost a 12 round decision. He then fought Maxie Berger twice more in 1941, winning both bouts in ten round decisions.

The victories over Berger and his showing against Angott proved that Castiloux could fight with anyone in the world. By the end of 1941, he moved up in weight and captured the Canadian welterweight crown with a ten round decision over Sonny Jones. He held the title for the next five years before losing it to Johnny Greco in August 1946. Two months later, Castiloux fought for the Canadian lightweight crown again (for the third time), but again came up empty as he lost a 12 round decision to Danny Webb. Castilous fought a few more times in 1947 and 1948 before retiring.

Origin:
Gaspe (Quebec), Canada

Physical description:
5'6"

Career Statistics:
Professional record:
Wins: 82 wins (34 by knockout)
Losses: 18
Draws: 5

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