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The undefeated Carlos Castro will probably have the biggest opportunity of his career against Oscar Escandon. The duo will enter a massive showdown with each other on the Manny Pacquiao vs Yordenis Ugas undercard. Moreover, their fight will be for the vacant WBC Continental Americas featherweight title.

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Both of these fighters are extremely eager to make the most out of this opportunity and eventually come out with a fiery show for the fans. Also, this fight has the ability to expose both the fighters to the bigger picture for the featherweight title in the future.

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But before that, we take a look at this exuberant matchup and shed some light on their out-of-the-box stats.

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Carlos Castro vs Oscar Escandon – Everything you need to know

Age, height, and weight

Castro, 27, standing at 5’7”, hasn’t limited his boxing stint to just a single weight class. That said, throughout his stint, he has shifted to many weight classes. And every time he’s done that, he’s successfully made weight. As Carlos Castro is currently competing at featherweight, he will weigh in at 126 lbs.

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On the other hand, his opponent, Escandon, is a true veteran in the sport. The 37-year-old stands at 5′ 1½″ and his weight ranges from 120 to 130 pounds, depending on the weight class he’s fighting at.

Reach and record

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Castro has an immaculate track record of 26-0. The Mexican-born fighter has made good use of his 70″ reach to trouble his opponents.

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Talking about Escandon’s track record, he hasn’t seen a gratifying run in the sport until now, but still, he has a noteworthy resume with 26 wins and 5 losses. Also, the Colombian’s reach is 66″.

Net worth

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Net worth information for both the fighters isn’t available.

Social media followers 

Both the boxers keep a limited profile on social media, that’s principally why they don’t have a large number of followers.

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Carlos Castro Instagram followers – 3624 followers.

Carlos Castro Twitter followers – 75 followers

‘El Guerrero’ Oscar Escandon Instagram followers – 2881 followers

Oscar Escandon Twitter followers – 231 followers.

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Prathamesh Singh Chauhan

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Prathamesh Singh Chauhan is a Boxing Author at EssentiallySports. He is a graduate from the International Institute of Sports Management who combines his love for sports, particularly combat sports, and his flair for writing and analysis to help him in his day-to-day work. He has prior professional experience with sporting organizations such as Star Sports, Khelo India, and NBA. Chauhan explores and analyses a sport he has been following ever since Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte engaged in a duel in 2015. He adores old-school punchers like Manny Pacquiao, as well as modern-day greats such as 'The Gypsy King'. In his downtime, he engages in rigorous workouts to cater to his love for fitness.

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