Browne vs Castillo

Who won Browne vs Castillo?

Marcus Browne beat Lenin Castillo by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, August 4th, 2018, at Nassau Coliseum, New York.

The scorecards were announced as 97-92, 98-91, 98-91 in favor of winner Marcus Browne.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Devon Alexander losing to Andre Berto. Also on the undercard Peter Quillin defeated J’Leon Love, Luis Collazo was victorious over Bryant Perrella, and Sergey Lipinets beat Erick Bone.

Browne vs Castillo stats

Back in August 2018, Marcus Browne stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 21 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Lenin Castillo made his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Browne had a slight advantage in power over Castillo, with a 76% knockout percentage compared to Castillo's 72%.

Marcus Browne was the younger man by 2 years, at 28 years old.

Both Marcus Browne and Lenin Castillo fought out of an orthodox stance.

Browne was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 2 months later than Castillo, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 25 more professional rounds, totaling 132 compared to Castillo's 107.

Marcus Browne went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBA, 2 by the WBC, 2 by the WBO, and 10 by the IBF at light heavyweight.

Lenin Castillo was ranked number 14 by the WBO in the 175lb division.

Browne vs Castillo form

Browne had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Francy Ntetu on January 20, 2018, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Sean Monaghan on July 15, 2017, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Sean Monaghan on July 15, 2017, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Nassau Coliseum, New York.

Before that, he had won against Thomas Williams Jr on February 18, 2017, by knockout in the 6th round at U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati.

He had beaten Radivoje Kalajdzic on April 16, 2016, by split decision in their 8 round contest at Barclays Center, New York.

Activity check

Browne's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 19 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

What time did Browne vs Castillo start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST at Nassau Coliseum, New York, United States, which was around 12:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Browne vs Castillo?

Browne vs Castillo was broadcast on FOX in the US.

What were the odds on Browne vs Castillo?

Marcus Browne was a 3/100 (-3300) favorite going into the contest, while Lenin Castillo made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.