Record & Stats
Record61-8 (26 KOs)Born
Jun 28, 1945
Died
Apr 1, 2023
Stance
Orthodox
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stoppages
26 (38%)
Title Fights
9-4 (4 KOs)
Divisions
1
Analytics
Major Titles
Wins3Record3-2| WBA | WBC | IBF | WBO | Ring | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LTW135 |
Ken Buchanan boxing record
Ken "Fighting Carpenter" Buchanan's professional boxing record is 61-8 (26 KOs). The complete fight record below covers all 69 bouts, including age, opponent, result, method, round, and date. Buchanan's most recent fight was a loss to George Feeney on Jan 25, 1982.
Buchanan won major world championships at lightweight, with three title captures spanning the WBA, WBC, and The Ring, including two reigns as the undisputed lightweight champion. He went 3-2 in major title fights.
Complete Fight Record
| No | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via | Rd | Title | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | Jan 25, 1982 | 36 | George Feeney | L | PTS | 8 | β | β |
| 68 | Nov 24, 1981 | 36 | Lance Williams | L | PTS | 8 | β | β |
| 67 | Apr 4, 1981 | 35 | Langton Tinago | L | PTS | 10 | β | β |
| 66 | Jan 26, 1981 | 35 | Steve Early | L | PTS | 12 | β | β |
| 65 | Oct 20, 1980 | 35 | Des Gwilliam | W | PTS | 8 | β | β |
| 64 | May 5, 1980 | 34 | Najib Daho | W | KO | 7 | β | β |
| 63 | Dec 6, 1979 | 34 | Charlie Nash | L | UD | 12 | ~ European | Lightweight |
| 62 | Sep 6, 1979 | 34 | Eloi De Souza | W | PTS | 8 | β | β |
| 61 | Jun 28, 1979 | 34 | Benny Benitez | W | PTS | 8 | β | β |
| 60 | Jul 25, 1975 | 30 | Giancarlo Usai | W | TKO | 12 | ! European | Lightweight |
| 59 | Feb 27, 1975 | 29 | Guts Ishimatsu | L | UD | 15 | ~ WBC | Lightweight |
| 58 | Dec 16, 1974 | 29 | Leonard Tavarez | W | TKO | 14 | ! European | Lightweight |
| 57 | Nov 21, 1974 | 29 | Winston Noel | W | TKO | 2 | β | β |
| 56 | May 1, 1974 | 28 | Antonio Puddu | W | TKO | 6 | + European | Lightweight |
| 55 | Apr 4, 1974 | 28 | Joe Tetteh | W | KO | 3 | β | β |
| 54 | Feb 7, 1974 | 28 | Jose Peterson | W | PTS | 10 | β | β |
| 53 | Dec 6, 1973 | 28 | Miguel Araujo | W | KO | 1 | β | β |
| 52 | Oct 11, 1973 | 28 | Frankie Otero | W | TKO | 6 | β | β |
| 51 | Sep 1, 1973 | 28 | Edwin Malave | W | TKO | 7 | β | β |
| 50 | May 29, 1973 | 27 | Frankie Otero | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 49 | Mar 27, 1973 | 27 | Hector Matta | W | PTS | 10 | β | β |
| 48 | Jan 29, 1973 | 27 | Jim Watt | W | PTS | 15 | + British | Lightweight |
| 47 | Dec 4, 1972 | 27 | Chang-Kil Lee | W | TKO | 2 | β | β |
| 46 | Sep 20, 1972 | 27 | Carlos Ortiz | W | RTD | 6 | β | Lightweight |
| 45 | Jun 26, 1972 | 26 | Roberto DurΓ‘n | L | TKO | 13 | β WBAβ The Ring | Lightweight |
| 44 | Apr 29, 1972 | 26 | Andries Steyn | W | RTD | 3 | β | β |
| 43 | Mar 28, 1972 | 26 | Al Ford | W | PTS | 10 | β | β |
| 42 | Sep 13, 1971 | 26 | Ismael Laguna | W | UD | 15 | ! WBA! The Ring | Lightweight |
| 41 | May 11, 1971 | 25 | Carlos Morocho HernΓ‘ndez | W | TKO | 8 | β | β |
| 40 | Feb 12, 1971 | 25 | Ruben Navarro | W | UD | 15 | + Vacant WBC! WBA! The Ring | Lightweight |
| 39 | Dec 7, 1970 | 25 | Donato Paduano | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 38 | Sep 26, 1970 | 25 | Ismael Laguna | W | SD | 15 | + WBA+ The Ring | Lightweight |
| 37 | May 12, 1970 | 24 | Brian Hudson | W | PTS | 10 | ! British | Lightweight |
| 36 | Apr 6, 1970 | 24 | Chris Fernandez | W | PTS | 10 | β | β |
| 35 | Feb 23, 1970 | 24 | Leonard Tavarez | W | PTS | 10 | β | β |
| 34 | Jan 29, 1970 | 24 | Miguel Velasquez | L | PTS | 15 | ~ Vacant European Union | Lightweight |
| 33 | Nov 11, 1969 | 24 | Vincenzo Pitardi | W | TKO | 2 | β | β |
| 32 | Jul 14, 1969 | 24 | Jerry Graci | W | TKO | 1 | β | β |
| 31 | Mar 5, 1969 | 23 | Jose Luis Tocida | W | PTS | 10 | β | β |
| 30 | Feb 17, 1969 | 23 | Mike Cruz | W | TKO | 4 | β | β |
| 29 | Jan 2, 1969 | 23 | Frankie Narvaez | W | PTS | 10 | β | β |
| 28 | Dec 11, 1968 | 23 | Ameur Lamine | W | TKO | 3 | β | β |
| 27 | Oct 23, 1968 | 23 | Angel Robinson Garcia | W | PTS | 10 | β | β |
| 26 | Jun 10, 1968 | 22 | Ivan Whiter | W | PTS | 8 | β | β |
| 25 | Apr 22, 1968 | 22 | Leonard Tavarez | W | PTS | 8 | β | β |
| 24 | Feb 19, 1968 | 22 | Maurice Cullen | W | KO | 11 | + British | Lightweight |
| 23 | Oct 30, 1967 | 22 | Jim McCormack | W | PTS | 12 | β | β |
| 22 | Sep 14, 1967 | 22 | Al Rocca | W | TKO | 7 | β | β |
| 21 | Jul 26, 1967 | 22 | Rene Roque | W | PTS | 8 | β | β |
| 20 | Jun 28, 1967 | 22 | Winston Laud | W | PTS | 8 | β | β |
| 19 | May 11, 1967 | 21 | Franco Brondi | W | TKO | 3 | β | β |
| 18 | Feb 14, 1967 | 21 | Tommy Garrison | W | PTS | 10 | β | β |
| 17 | Jan 23, 1967 | 21 | John McMillan | W | PTS | 10 | β | β |
| 16 | Dec 19, 1966 | 21 | Phil Lundgren | W | PTS | 10 | β | β |
| 15 | Oct 17, 1966 | 21 | Al Keen | W | PTS | 8 | β | β |
| 14 | Oct 17, 1966 | 21 | Antonio Paiva | W | PTS | 10 | β | β |
| 13 | Sep 8, 1966 | 21 | Mickey Laud | W | PTS | 8 | β | β |
| 12 | Aug 8, 1966 | 21 | Ivan Whiter | W | PTS | 8 | β | β |
| 11 | Jul 12, 1966 | 21 | Brian Smyth | W | TKO | 1 | β | β |
| 10 | May 11, 1966 | 20 | Junior Cassidy | W | PTS | 8 | β | β |
| 9 | Apr 19, 1966 | 20 | Chris Elliott | W | PTS | 8 | β | β |
| 8 | Apr 4, 1966 | 20 | Tommy Tiger | W | PTS | 8 | β | β |
| 7 | Mar 7, 1966 | 20 | Manley Brown | W | TKO | 4 | β | β |
| 6 | Jan 24, 1966 | 20 | Tommy Tiger | W | PTS | 8 | β | β |
| 5 | Dec 13, 1965 | 20 | Junior Cassidy | W | PTS | 8 | β | β |
| 4 | Nov 22, 1965 | 20 | Joe Okezie | W | TKO | 3 | β | β |
| 3 | Nov 1, 1965 | 20 | Billy Williams | W | TKO | 3 | β | β |
| 2 | Oct 18, 1965 | 20 | Vic Woodhall | W | TKO | 2 | β | β |
| 1 | Sep 20, 1965 | 20 | Brian Rocky Tonks | W | TKO | 2 | β | β |