Carrington vs Castro

When is Carrington vs Castro?

Bruce Carrington is set to fight Carlos Castro on Saturday, January 31st, 2026, at Madison Square Garden, New York.

The fight is scheduled for 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which means the weight limit will be 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

This contest is for the vacant WBC featherweight championship of the world.

Carrington will be defending his WBC Interim World Featherweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Mateus Heita in July 2025. He had held this belt for 4 months and 22 days.

This fight will appear on the undercard of Teofimo Lopez's and Shakur Stevenson's clash for the WBO World Junior Welterweight championship.

Carrington vs Castro stats

Bruce Carrington steps into the ring with an undefeated record of 16 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Carlos Castro will make his way to the ring with a record of 30 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 14 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Carrington has a slight advantage in power over Castro, with a 56% knockout percentage compared to Castro's 47%.

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

Carrington has a height advantage of 1 inch over Castro. This also extends to a 2-inch reach advantage.

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

Carrington is 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 has fought 98 fewer professional rounds, totaling 94 compared to Castro's 192.

Bruce Carrington goes into the fight ranked number 6 by The Ring at featherweight.

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

Carrington vs Castro form

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

In his last fight, he 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 has stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he 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 recent activity, Bruce Carrington has been fighting more than Carlos Castro.

Bruce Carrington last fought 6 months and 5 days ago, while Carlos Castro's last outing was 1 year, 4 months and 17 days ago.

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

Castro's last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 22 days, meaning he has 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 have lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time does Carrington vs Castro start?

The fighters are expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States, which is around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who is showing Carrington vs Castro?

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

How do you stream Carrington vs Castro?

In the US you can stream Carrington vs Castro on the DAZN app and platform in the US. You’ll need to subscribe to DAZN before being able to purchase the card on their platform. However, they are currently offering a 7-day free trial to new customers. They currently offers boxing fans two packages: Ultimate – includes all pay-per-view events at no extra cost (a minimum of 12 PPVs per year).
Standard – includes access to 185+ fights annually, with PPV events available as optional add-ons. You can download the app for PC, Apple, Android, Fire TV, Roku, Smart TV, and many others.

The whole event costs $59.99, 1 month ultimate (12 month contract) of DAZN PPV is $44.99 and 1 year ultimate costs $449.99.

In the UK you can stream the Carrington vs Castro PPV in the UK via the DAZN app and platform. You’ll need to subscribe to DAZN before being able to purchase the card on their platform. However, they are currently offering a 7-day free trial to new customers. They currently offers boxing fans two packages: Ultimate – includes all pay-per-view events at no extra cost (a minimum of 12 PPVs per year).
Standard – includes access to 185+ fights annually, with PPV events available as optional add-ons. You can download the app for PC, Apple, Android, Fire TV, Roku, Smart TV, and many others.

The whole event costs £24.99, 1 month ultimate (12 month contract) of DAZN PPV is £22.99 and 1 year ultimate costs £229.99.

What are the odds on Carrington vs Castro?

Sorry, we couldn’t find any odds for Carrington vs Castro yet. If odds are not available initially after the fight is announced, bookmakers usually release them closer to the day of the fight.