Ken Buchanan (61-8, 26) was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on June 28, 1945. At the age of 20 years on September 20, 1965, he made his professional boxing debut against Brian Rocky Tonks, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On his 38th career fight at 25 years old, Buchanan became a lightweight world champion on September 26, 1970 after defeating Ismael Laguna via 15-round split decision to win the WBA and The Ring titles.
Buchanan's last fight was a 8-round points decision loss to George Feeney at age 36 on January 25, 1982. He was on a 4-fight losing streak by his last fight.
Some of Ken Buchanan's best fights were against Ismael Laguna and Carlos Ortiz. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Ken Buchanan".
Buchanan has 8 losses on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "Ken Buchanan Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
69 | Jan 25, 1982 36 years, 6 months 61-8 (26) | George Feeney | 8 | PTS | Loss | |
68 | Nov 24, 1981 36 years, 4 months 61-7 (26) | Lance Williams | 8 | PTS | Loss | |
67 | Apr 4, 1981 35 years, 9 months 61-6 (26) | Langton Tinago | 10 | PTS | Loss | |
66 | Jan 26, 1981 35 years, 6 months 61-5 (26) | Steve Early | 12 | PTS | Loss | |
65 | Oct 20, 1980 35 years, 3 months 61-4 (26) | Des Gwilliam | 8 | PTS | Win | |
64 | May 5, 1980 34 years, 10 months 60-4 (26) | Najib Daho | 7 | KO | Win | |
63 | Dec 6, 1979 34 years, 5 months 59-4 (25) | Charlie Nash | LT | 12 | UD | Loss |
62 | Sep 6, 1979 34 years, 2 months 59-3 (25) | Eloi De Souza | 8 | PTS | Win | |
61 | Jun 28, 1979 34 years 58-3 (25) | Benny Benitez | 8 | PTS | Win | |
60 | Jul 25, 1975 30 years 57-3 (25) | Giancarlo Usai | LT | 12 | TKO | Win |
59 | Feb 27, 1975 29 years, 7 months 56-3 (24) | Guts Ishimatsu | LT | 15 | UD | Loss For WBC |
58 | Dec 16, 1974 29 years, 5 months 56-2 (24) | Leonard Tavarez | LT | 14 | TKO | Win |
57 | Nov 21, 1974 29 years, 4 months 55-2 (23) | Winston Noel | 2 | TKO | Win | |
56 | May 1, 1974 28 years, 10 months 54-2 (22) | Antonio Puddu | LT | 6 | TKO | Win |
55 | Apr 4, 1974 28 years, 9 months 53-2 (21) | Joe Tetteh | 3 | KO | Win | |
54 | Feb 7, 1974 28 years, 7 months 52-2 (20) | Jose Peterson | 10 | PTS | Win | |
53 | Dec 6, 1973 28 years, 5 months 51-2 (20) | Miguel Araujo | 1 | KO | Win | |
52 | Oct 11, 1973 28 years, 3 months 50-2 (19) | Frankie Otero | 6 | TKO | Win | |
51 | Sep 1, 1973 28 years, 2 months 49-2 (18) | Edwin Malave | 7 | TKO | Win | |
50 | May 29, 1973 27 years, 11 months 48-2 (17) | Frankie Otero | 10 | UD | Win | |
49 | Mar 27, 1973 27 years, 8 months 47-2 (17) | Hector Matta | 10 | PTS | Win | |
48  | Jan 29, 1973 27 years, 7 months 46-2 (17) | 24 years, 6 months 15-2 (12) | LT | 15 | PTS | Win |
47 | Dec 4, 1972 27 years, 5 months 45-2 (17) | Chang-Kil Lee | 2 | TKO | Win | |
46  | Sep 20, 1972 27 years, 2 months 44-2 (16) | 36 years 61-6-1 (30) | 6 | RTD | Win | |
45  | Jun 26, 1972 26 years, 11 months 43-2 (15) | 21 years 28-0 (24) | LT | 13 | TKO | Loss Lost WBA, The Ring |
44 | Apr 29, 1972 26 years, 10 months 43-1 (15) | Andries Steyn | 3 | RTD | Win | |
43 | Mar 28, 1972 26 years, 9 months 42-1 (14) | Al Ford | 10 | PTS | Win | |
42  | Sep 13, 1971 26 years, 2 months 41-1 (14) | 28 years, 2 months 65-8-1 (37) | LT | 15 | UD | Win Defended WBA, The Ring |
41 | May 11, 1971 25 years, 10 months 40-1 (14) | Carlos Morocho Hernández | 8 | TKO | Win | |
40 | Feb 12, 1971 25 years, 7 months 39-1 (13) | Ruben Navarro | LT | 15 | UD | Win Won WBC Defended WBA, The Ring Vacant |
39 | Dec 7, 1970 25 years, 5 months 38-1 (13) | Donato Paduano | 10 | UD | Win | |
38 | Sep 26, 1970 25 years, 2 months 37-1 (13) | 27 years, 2 months 63-6-1 (37) | LT | 15 | SD | Win Won WBA, The Ring |
37 | May 12, 1970 24 years, 10 months 36-1 (13) | Brian Hudson | LT | 10 | PTS | Win |
36 | Apr 6, 1970 24 years, 9 months 35-1 (13) | Chris Fernandez | 10 | PTS | Win | |
35 | Feb 23, 1970 24 years, 7 months 34-1 (13) | Leonard Tavarez | 10 | PTS | Win | |
34 | Jan 29, 1970 24 years, 7 months 33-1 (13) | Miguel Velasquez | LT | 15 | PTS | Loss |
33 | Nov 11, 1969 24 years, 4 months 33-0 (13) | Vincenzo Pitardi | 2 | TKO | Win | |
32 | Jul 14, 1969 24 years 32-0 (12) | Jerry Graci | 1 | TKO | Win | |
31 | Mar 5, 1969 23 years, 8 months 31-0 (11) | Jose Luis Tocida | 10 | PTS | Win | |
30 | Feb 17, 1969 23 years, 7 months 30-0 (11) | Mike Cruz | 4 | TKO | Win | |
29 | Jan 2, 1969 23 years, 6 months 29-0 (10) | Frankie Narvaez | 10 | PTS | Win | |
28 | Dec 11, 1968 23 years, 5 months 28-0 (10) | Ameur Lamine | 3 | TKO | Win | |
27 | Oct 23, 1968 23 years, 3 months 27-0 (9) | Angel Robinson Garcia | 10 | PTS | Win | |
26 | Jun 10, 1968 22 years, 11 months 26-0 (9) | Ivan Whiter | 8 | PTS | Win | |
25 | Apr 22, 1968 22 years, 9 months 25-0 (9) | Leonard Tavarez | 8 | PTS | Win | |
24 | Feb 19, 1968 22 years, 7 months 24-0 (9) | Maurice Cullen | LT | 11 | KO | Win |
23 | Oct 30, 1967 22 years, 4 months 23-0 (8) | Jim McCormack | 12 | PTS | Win | |
22 | Sep 14, 1967 22 years, 2 months 22-0 (8) | Al Rocca | 7 | TKO | Win | |
21 | Jul 26, 1967 22 years 21-0 (7) | Rene Roque | 8 | PTS | Win | |
20 | Jun 28, 1967 22 years 20-0 (7) | Winston Laud | 8 | PTS | Win | |
19 | May 11, 1967 21 years, 10 months 19-0 (7) | Franco Brondi | 3 | TKO | Win | |
18 | Feb 14, 1967 21 years, 7 months 18-0 (6) | Tommy Garrison | 10 | PTS | Win | |
17 | Jan 23, 1967 21 years, 6 months 17-0 (6) | John McMillan | 10 | PTS | Win | |
16 | Dec 19, 1966 21 years, 5 months 16-0 (6) | Phil Lundgren | 10 | PTS | Win | |
15 | Oct 17, 1966 21 years, 3 months 15-0 (6) | Al Keen | 8 | PTS | Win | |
14 | Oct 17, 1966 21 years, 3 months 14-0 (6) | Antonio Paiva | 10 | PTS | Win | |
13 | Sep 8, 1966 21 years, 2 months 13-0 (6) | Mickey Laud | 8 | PTS | Win | |
12 | Aug 8, 1966 21 years, 1 months 12-0 (6) | Ivan Whiter | 8 | PTS | Win | |
11 | Jul 12, 1966 21 years 11-0 (6) | Brian Smyth | 1 | TKO | Win | |
10 | May 11, 1966 20 years, 10 months 10-0 (5) | Junior Cassidy | 8 | PTS | Win | |
9 | Apr 19, 1966 20 years, 9 months 9-0 (5) | Chris Elliott | 8 | PTS | Win | |
8 | Apr 4, 1966 20 years, 9 months 8-0 (5) | Tommy Tiger | 8 | PTS | Win | |
7 | Mar 7, 1966 20 years, 8 months 7-0 (5) | Manley Brown | 4 | TKO | Win | |
6 | Jan 24, 1966 20 years, 6 months 6-0 (4) | Tommy Tiger | 8 | PTS | Win | |
5 | Dec 13, 1965 20 years, 5 months 5-0 (4) | Junior Cassidy | 8 | PTS | Win | |
4 | Nov 22, 1965 20 years, 4 months 4-0 (4) | Joe Okezie | 3 | TKO | Win | |
3 | Nov 1, 1965 20 years, 4 months 3-0 (3) | Billy Williams | 3 | TKO | Win | |
2 | Oct 18, 1965 20 years, 3 months 2-0 (2) | Vic Woodhall | 2 | TKO | Win | |
1 | Sep 20, 1965 20 years, 2 months 1-0 (1) | Brian Rocky Tonks | 2 | TKO | Win |
