Teixeira vs Castano

Who won Teixeira vs Castano?

Brian Carlos Castano beat Patrick Teixeira by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, February 13th, 2021, at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

The scorecards were announced as 119-109, 120-108, 117-111 in favor of winner Brian Carlos Castano.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

This contest was for the WBO super welterweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz beating Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov for the IBF World Junior Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Ronny Rios beat Oscar Negrete, and Bektemir Melikuziev defeated Morgan Fitch.

Teixeira vs Castano stats

Back in February 2021, Patrick Teixeira stepped into the ring with a record of 31 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 22 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Brian Carlos Castano made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 16 wins and 1 draw, with 12 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Castano had a slight advantage in power over Teixeira, with a 75% knockout percentage compared to Teixeira's 71%.

Patrick Teixeira was the younger man by 2 years, at 30 years old.

Teixeira had a height advantage of 5 inches over Castano. That also extended to a 9-inch reach advantage.

Patrick Teixeira fought out of the southpaw stance, while Brian Carlos Castano was an orthodox fighter.

Teixeira was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 3 years and 1 month earlier than Castano, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 50 more professional rounds, totaling 180 compared to Castano's 130.

Teixeira vs Castano form

Patrick Teixeira had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Carlos Adames on November 30, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBO Interim World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Nathaniel Gallimore on September 1, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Davi Eliasquevici on April 7, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Jundiaí, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Before that, he had defeated Andrew Hernandez on July 29, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Casino Del Sol, Arizona, United States.

He had been beaten by Curtis Stevens on May 7, 2016, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Castano had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Wale Omotoso on November 2, 2019, by technical knockout in the 5th round at MGM National Harbor, Maryland, United States.

Prior to that, he had drawn with Erislandy Lara on March 2, 2019, by split draw in their WBA World Super Welterweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

Going into that contest, he had won against Cedric Vitu on March 10, 2018, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBA World Super Welterweight championship fight at Paris, France.

Before that, he had defeated Michel Soro on July 1, 2017, by split decision in their WBA Interim World Super Welterweight championship fight at Casino d'Evian, Evian les Bains.

He had beaten Michel Soro on July 1, 2017, by split decision in their WBA Interim World Super Welterweight championship fight at Casino d'Evian, Haute-Savoie.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Brian Carlos Castano had been fighting more than Patrick Teixeira.

Going into this contest, Patrick Teixeira had last fought 1 year, 2 months and 14 days ago, while Brian Carlos Castano's last outing had been 1 year, 3 months and 11 days ago.

Teixeira's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 6 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 11 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

Castano's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 53 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.6 rounds on average.

What time did Teixeira vs Castano start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Fantasy Springs Casino, California, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Teixeira vs Castano?

Teixeira vs Castano was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Teixeira vs Castano?

Patrick Teixeira was a 19/4 (+480) underdog going into the contest, while Brian Carlos Castano made his way into the ring at 17/100 (-590) with oddsmakers.