Jorge David Castaneda (born October 31, 1996) is an American

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who held the WBC International Silver

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title from October 2021 to June 2022

Professional career

Castaneda made his professional debut on August 14, 2015, scoring a third-round

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(KO) victory against Angel Vargas at

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. After compiling a record of 7–0 (7 KOs), he defeated Ángel Martínez via eighth-round

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(TKO), capturing the vacant WBC Youth Intercontinental

title on February 10, 2017, at the Laredo Energy Arena. Following a TKO victory against Jose Silveria in a non-title fight in July, Castaneda lost the title in his first defense, suffering a sixth-round TKO loss against Randy Moreno Ochoa on February 9, 2018, at the Laredo Energy Arena. Following a TKO victory against Carlos Villareal in July, Castaneda defeated José Antonio Martínez via third-round KO on December 7, capturing the inaugural USA

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title at the

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in Laredo, Texas. Two fights later he moved back down to super featherweight, defeating Pedro Amigon via eight-round

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(UD), capturing the inaugural ABF USA title on April 19, 2019, at the Sames Auto Arena. In his next fight he scored a

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(MD) victory against undefeated prospect Otha Jones III in April 2021, before facing another undefeated prospect, Youssef Khoumari, for the vacant WBC International Silver super featherweight title on October 30 at

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, England. Serving as part of the undercard for Chantelle Cameron vs. Mary McGee, Castaneda defeated Khoumari via ten-round MD, with two judges scoring the bout 97–94 and 96–94 in favour of Castaneda while the third judge scored it a draw at 95–95. Castaneda faced

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for the vacant

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International super featherweight title in Glendale, Arizona, on September 20, 2024. He lost by stoppage in the third round.

Professional boxing record

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