Juan Laporte (40-16-1, 22) was born in Guayama, Puerto Rico on November 24, 1959. At the age of 17 years on October 29, 1977, he made his professional boxing debut against Johnny Green, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On his 17th career fight at 21 years old, Juan Laporte got a shot at the WBC featherweight titles against Salvador Sanchez on December 13, 1980 but lost the fight via 15-round unanimous decision.
He became a featherweight world champion (WBC) on September 15, 1982 at the age of 22 years old, on his 25th career fight, after defeating Mario Miranda via 10th-round retirement.
Laporte's last fight was a 10-round split decision loss to Billy Costello at age 39 on June 18, 1999. He retired on a 3-fight losing streak.
Some of Juan Laporte's best fights have been against Ruben Castillo, Johnny De La Rosa, Rocky Lockridge, Mario Miranda, Julio Cesar Chavez, Wilfredo Gomez and Azumah Nelson.
Laporte has 16 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
57 | Jun 18, 1999 39 years, 6 months 40-16-1 (22) | Billy Costello | 10 | SD | LOSS | |
56 | Mar 27, 1998 38 years, 4 months 40-15-1 (22) | Teddy Reid | 8 | SD | LOSS | |
55 | Jul 24, 1994 34 years, 8 months 40-14-1 (22) | Zack Padilla | SLT | 9 | RTD | LOSS For WBO |
54 | Apr 15, 1994 34 years, 4 months 40-13-1 (22) | Manuel Rodriguez | 2 | KO | WIN | |
53 | Jul 24, 1993 33 years, 8 months 39-13-1 (21) | Charles Murray | SLT | 12 | UD | LOSS For IBF |
52 | Apr 24, 1993 33 years, 5 months 39-12-1 (21) | William Ruiz | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
51 | Mar 20, 1993 33 years, 3 months 38-12-1 (20) | Marco Antonio Lizarraga | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
50  | Jul 23, 1992 32 years, 7 months 37-12-1 (19) | 22 years, 10 months 3-0 (3) | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
49 | May 8, 1992 32 years, 5 months 37-11-1 (19) | Hector Lopez | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
48 | Oct 18, 1991 31 years, 10 months 37-10-1 (19) | Curtis Strong | 10 | UD | WIN | |
47  | Oct 13, 1990 30 years, 10 months 36-10-1 (19) | 32 years, 2 months 31-2 (23) | SFT | 12 | UD | LOSS For WBC |
46 | Jul 17, 1990 30 years, 7 months 36-9-1 (19) | Felix Gonzales | 8 | TD | DRAW | |
45 | Feb 15, 1990 30 years, 2 months 36-9 (19) | Rogelio Lopez | SFT | 12 | SD | WIN |
44 | Oct 12, 1989 29 years, 10 months 35-9 (19) | Bruno Rabanales | SFT | 12 | UD | WIN |
43  | Apr 29, 1989 29 years, 5 months 34-9 (19) | 24 years, 1 months 18-2 (12) | SFT | 12 | UD | LOSS For WBO Vacant |
42 | Oct 27, 1988 28 years, 11 months 34-8 (19) | Lupe Miranda | SFT | 12 | UD | WIN |
41 | Aug 13, 1988 28 years, 8 months 33-8 (19) | Nicky Perez | SFT | 12 | TKO | WIN |
40 | Jul 11, 1988 28 years, 7 months 32-8 (18) | Alejandro Garcia | 1 | KO | WIN | |
39 | May 27, 1988 28 years, 6 months 31-8 (17) | Sylvester Kennon | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
38 | Apr 22, 1988 28 years, 4 months 30-8 (16) | Robert Anderson | 8 | RTD | WIN | |
37 | Jul 5, 1987 27 years, 7 months 29-8 (15) | Lupe Suarez | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
36 | Jun 4, 1987 27 years, 6 months 29-7 (15) | Jocko King | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
35 | Apr 23, 1987 27 years, 4 months 28-7 (14) | Rafael Gandarilla | 10 | UD | WIN | |
34  | Dec 12, 1986 27 years 27-7 (14) | 24 years, 5 months 53-0 (44) | SFT | 12 | UD | LOSS For WBC |
33 | Sep 25, 1986 26 years, 10 months 27-6 (14) | Jimmy Magnifico | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
32 | Apr 3, 1986 26 years, 4 months 26-6 (13) | Vinnie Costello | 10 | MD | WIN | |
31  | Feb 23, 1985 25 years, 2 months 25-6 (13) | 23 years, 11 months 24-1 (22) | 10 | PTS | LOSS | |
30 | Nov 14, 1984 24 years, 11 months 25-5 (13) | Dwight Pratchett | 10 | UD | WIN | |
29  | Mar 31, 1984 24 years, 4 months 24-5 (13) | 27 years, 5 months 40-1-1 (40) | FT | 12 | UD | LOSS For WBC |
28 | Nov 5, 1983 23 years, 11 months 24-4 (13) | Gerald Hayes | 10 | MD | LOSS | |
27  | Jun 25, 1983 23 years, 7 months 24-3 (13) | 20 years, 6 months 21-0 (16) | FT | 12 | SD | WIN Defended WBC |
26  | Feb 20, 1983 23 years, 2 months 23-3 (13) | 25 years, 2 months 54-3-2 (28) | FT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBC |
25  | Sep 15, 1982 22 years, 9 months 22-3 (13) | 23 years, 4 months 19-0 (13) | FT | 10 | RTD | WIN Won WBC Vacant |
24 | Jul 21, 1982 22 years, 7 months 21-3 (12) | Edwin Luis Rivera | 10 | UD | WIN | |
23 | May 28, 1982 22 years, 6 months 20-3 (12) | Alberto Collazo | FT | 5 | TKO | WIN |
22  | Jan 24, 1982 22 years, 2 months 19-3 (11) | 25 years, 10 months 32-3 (23) | FT | 15 | UD | LOSS For WBA |
21 | Dec 11, 1981 22 years 19-2 (11) | Edwin Luis Rivera | 10 | SD | WIN | |
20  | Aug 22, 1981 21 years, 8 months 18-2 (11) | 22 years, 7 months 20-1 (17) | FT | 2 | KO | WIN |
19 | Apr 10, 1981 21 years, 4 months 17-2 (10) | Fernando Ortiz | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
18 | Mar 6, 1981 21 years, 3 months 16-2 (9) | Roberto Bido | 9 | TKO | WIN | |
17  | Dec 13, 1980 21 years 15-2 (8) | 21 years, 10 months 37-1-1 (29) | FT | 15 | UD | LOSS For WBC |
16 | Sep 13, 1980 20 years, 9 months 15-1 (8) | Mano Morua | 10 | UD | WIN | |
15 | Jun 20, 1980 20 years, 6 months 14-1 (8) | Fel Clemente | 10 | TKO | WIN | |
14 | Apr 18, 1980 20 years, 4 months 13-1 (7) | David Capo | 10 | SD | WIN | |
13 | Jan 25, 1980 20 years, 2 months 12-1 (7) | Jean Lapointe | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
12 | Sep 19, 1979 19 years, 9 months 11-1 (6) | Joe Rivera | 8 | UD | WIN | |
11 | Aug 22, 1979 19 years, 8 months 10-1 (6) | Andres Torres | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
10 | Aug 16, 1979 19 years, 8 months 9-1 (5) | Wardell Williams | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
9 | Jun 14, 1979 19 years, 6 months 8-1 (4) | Jose Figueroa | 5 | KO | WIN | |
8 | Apr 27, 1979 19 years, 5 months 7-1 (3) | Lazaro Fabiano | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
7 | Dec 15, 1978 19 years 6-1 (2) | David Capo | 8 | MD | WIN | |
6 | Jul 26, 1978 18 years, 8 months 5-1 (2) | Rey Viruet | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
5 | May 27, 1978 18 years, 6 months 4-1 (2) | Jose Rodriguez | 6 | PTS | LOSS | |
4 | Mar 2, 1978 18 years, 3 months 4-0 (2) | Santos Cruz | 4 | PTS | WIN | |
3 | Dec 15, 1977 18 years 3-0 (2) | Charlie Buggs | 3 | KO | WIN | |
2 | Nov 11, 1977 17 years, 11 months 2-0 (1) | Jerry Strickland | 4 | UD | WIN | |
1 | Oct 29, 1977 17 years, 11 months 1-0 (1) | Johnny Green | 1 | TKO | WIN |
