Carrington vs Castro

Who won Carrington vs Castro?

Bruce Carrington beat Carlos Castro by knockout in the 9th round on Saturday, January 31st, 2026, at Madison Square Garden, New York.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

This contest was for the WBC featherweight championship of the world.

Carrington was defending his his WBC World Featherweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Carlos Castro in January 2026. He had held this belt for 16 days.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Teofimo Lopez losing to Shakur Stevenson for the WBO World Junior Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard Keyshawn Davis defeated Jamaine Ortiz, Jarrell Miller was victorious over Kingsley Ibeh, and Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams beat Wendy Toussaint.

Carrington vs Castro stats

Bruce Carrington stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 16 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Carlos Castro made his way to the ring with a record of 30 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws.

Bruce Carrington was the younger man by 3 years, at 28 years old.

Carrington had a height advantage of 1 inch over Castro. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Bruce Carrington and Carlos Castro fought out of an orthodox stance.

Carrington was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 17 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 9 years and 3 months later than Castro, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 98 fewer professional rounds, totaling 103 compared to Castro's 201.

Carlos Castro was ranked number 2 by the WBC in the 126lb division.

Carrington vs Castro form

Carrington remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Mateus Heita on July 26, 2025, by unanimous decision in their WBC Interim World Featherweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Jose Enrique Durantes Vivas on March 29, 2025, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at Fontainebleau Las Vegas, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Dana Coolwell on November 15, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at AT&T Stadium, Arlington.

Before that, he had won against Sulaiman Segawa on September 27, 2024, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.

He had beaten Bryan De Gracia on June 8, 2024, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.

Carlos Castro had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Stephen Fulton on September 14, 2024, by split decision in their 10 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Brandon Figueroa on July 9, 2022, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Alamodome, Texas.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Luis Nery on February 5, 2022, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Michelob Ultra Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Oscar Escandon on August 21, 2021, by technical knockout in the 10th round at T-Mobile Arena, Nevada.

He had won against Cesar Juarez on July 9, 2020, by technical knockout in the 4th round at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Bruce Carrington had been fighting more than Carlos Castro.

Going into this contest, Bruce Carrington had last fought 6 months and 5 days ago, while Carlos Castro's last outing had been 1 year, 4 months and 17 days ago.

Carrington's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 23 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

Castro's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Carrington vs Castro start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:40 PM EST / 5:40 PM PST at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States, which was around 1:40 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Carrington vs Castro?

Carrington vs Castro was broadcast on DAZN PPV in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Carrington vs Castro?

Bruce Carrington was a 13/100 (-770) favorite going into the contest, while Carlos Castro made his way into the ring at 19/4 (+480) with oddsmakers.