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Ismael Laguna Record

65-9-1
Total Fights75
Wins65
Losses9
Draws1
No-Contests0
Title Wins6
Title Defenses1
Title-Fight KOs2
KO Wins37
KO Losses0
Ismael Laguna Record & Stats
Ismael Laguna's Record
Ismael Laguna's boxing record and career infographic

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      What is Ismael Laguna's boxing record?

      In a professional boxing career spanning 11 years, Ismael Laguna fought 75 times with 65 wins, 9 losses, and 1 draw.

      Laguna retired from professional boxing with a record of 65-9-1, which included six lightweight world-title wins and one successful title defense fight. He had a 49.3% knockouts-to-fights ratio with 37 of his total 75 fights being knockout wins, two of which were in title fights. Laguna never lost via knockout.

      His last fight was a 15-round unanimous decision defeat to Ken Buchanan on September 13, 1971. Laguna was fighting for the lightweight WBA and The Ring titles.

      Some of Laguna's best fights and notable victories include wins over two Hall-of-Famers (Lloyd Marshall and Carlos Ortiz), Mando Ramos, Guts Ishimatsu, Raul Soriano, Percy Hayles, and Frankie Narvaez.

      #DateAgeOpponentResVia
      75Sep 13, 197128Ken BuchananLoss *UD
      74Jun 22, 197127Eddie LinderLossSD
      73Apr 3, 197127Chango CarmonaWinUD
      72Mar 6, 197127Lloyd MarshallWinUD
      71Sep 26, 197027Ken BuchananLoss *SD
      70Jun 6, 197026Guts IshimatsuWin *TKO13
      69Mar 3, 197026Mando RamosWin *TKO9
      68Jan 24, 197026Jose Luis VallejoWinTKO3
      67Jul 14, 196926Genaro SotoWinUD
      66Jul 5, 196926Eugenio EspinozaWinUD
      65May 24, 196925Eugenio EspinozaLossUD
      64Mar 31, 196925Maurice TavantWinPTS
      63Mar 2, 196925Curly AguirreWinTKO4
      62Nov 15, 196825Roman BlancoWinMD
      61Oct 22, 196825Grady PonderWinUD
      60Oct 7, 196825Gabe LaMarcaWinTKO8
      59Aug 20, 196825Lloyd MarshallWinTKO9
      58Jul 17, 196825Victor MelendezWinUD
      57Apr 29, 196824Frankie NarvaezWinUD
      56Apr 15, 196824Bud AndersonWinTKO10
      55Feb 26, 196824Ray AdigunWinPTS
      54Oct 28, 196724Paul ArmsteadWinUD
      53Aug 16, 196724Carlos OrtizLoss *UD
      52Jun 3, 196723Alfredo UrbinaWinUD
      51Apr 1, 196723Vicente RivasWinKO5
      50Mar 10, 196723Frankie NarvaezWinUD
      49Dec 3, 196623Daniel GuaninWinTKO8
      48Oct 1, 196623Percy HaylesWinTKO6
      47Jul 28, 196623Al GrantWinUD
      46Mar 19, 196622Gabriel ElordeLossUD
      45Feb 19, 196622Carlos HernándezWinTKO8
      44Nov 13, 196522Carlos OrtizLoss *UD
      43Jul 17, 196522Nicolino LoccheDrawPTS
      42Jun 19, 196521Raul SorianoWinTKO8
      41Apr 10, 196521Carlos OrtizWin *MD
      40Dec 20, 196421Sebastiao NascimentoWinUD
      39Oct 25, 196421Percy HaylesWinTKO7
      38Aug 2, 196421Vicente Milan DeradoWinUD
      37Jul 6, 196421Kid AnahuacWinTKO8
      36Jun 1, 196420Vicente SaldivarLossUD
      35Mar 9, 196420Angel Robinson GarciaWinPTS
      34Feb 21, 196420Oripes dos SantosWinKO7
      33Jan 26, 196420Pedro MirandaWinTKO4
      32Nov 18, 196320Rafiu KingWinUD
      31Sep 15, 196320Antonio HerreraWinTKO6
      30Aug 25, 196320Eduardo GuerreroWinUD
      29Jul 21, 196320Don JohnsonWinTKO3
      28Jun 7, 196319Antonio HerreraLossPTS
      27May 20, 196319Fili NavaWinKO3
      26Mar 17, 196319Auburn CopelandWinUD
      25Feb 22, 196319Juan RamirezWinUD
      24Jan 20, 196319Bobby GrayWinTKO9
      23Dec 16, 196219Tony HerreraWinKO2
      22Nov 18, 196219Enrique HitchmanWinKO2
      21Oct 28, 196219Beresford FrancisWinTKO5
      20Sep 16, 196219Pedro OrtizWinTKO7
      19Jul 29, 196219Jorge Baby SalazarWinTKO6
      18Jun 24, 196218Carlos CelisWinTKO5
      17Jun 10, 196218Agustin CarmonaWinKO6
      16Jun 3, 196218Jorge UzcateguiWinTKO2
      15Apr 15, 196218Nelson EstradaWinTKO7
      14Mar 2, 196218Castor CastilloWinPTS
      13Jan 14, 196218Eloy SanchezWinKO4
      12Dec 1, 196118Hector HicksWinKO5
      11Oct 15, 196118Euro PartidesWinKO4
      10Aug 27, 196118Enrique HitchmanWinUD
      9Jun 25, 196117Claudio MartínezWinTKO4
      8Jun 4, 196117Killer SolomonWinKO7
      7May 21, 196117Battling EscuderoWinKO2
      6Apr 30, 196117Ernesto CampbellWinUD
      5Apr 16, 196117Jose PachecoWinKO3
      4Mar 26, 196117Carlos RealWinSD
      3Mar 5, 196117Javier ValleWinUD
      2Jan 22, 196117Eduardo FrutosWinUD
      1Aug 21, 196017Antonio MorganWinKO2

      * World-title fight

      Boxing career

      Ismael Laguna (El Tigre Colonense) is a 80-year old retired Panamanian professional boxer. He was born in Colón, Panama on June 28, 1943. He is a former lightweight world champion. Laguna was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 2001. His professional boxing career spanned more than 11 years — from 1960 to 1971.

      Laguna made his professional boxing debut against Antonio Morgan at the age of 17 on August 21, 1960, defeating Morgan via 2nd round KO. He went on to win 26 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 18 wins via stoppage.

      He had his first world title fight at the age of 21 on April 10, 1965 after 40 professional fights, against Carlos Ortiz for the lightweight WBA, WBC, and The Ring titles. He defeated Ortiz via 15 round majority decision to become the lightweight champion of the world.

      Ismael Laguna was a two-time undisputed lightweight world champion, and has won six world titles at lightweight. For all the details about Laguna's world title wins and defenses refer to the "Championships" section below.

      Laguna had a total of nine losses in his professional boxing career.

      His last professional fight was on September 13, 1971 against Scottish boxer Ken Buchanan for Buchanan's lightweight WBA and The Ring titles. Laguna lost the fight via 15 round unanimous decision. It's been 52 years, 7 months, and 21 days since this fight.

      Championships

      Laguna had a total of seven world-title fights, which includes winning six world titles and one successful title defense. He won three of these fights and lost four.

      Title Wins

      Ismael Laguna fought for lightweight world titles in four fights and won two of these fights, winning one of them via way of stoppage. In total, he won six lightweight belts.

      DateOpponentDivisionTitles WonMethod
      Mar 3, 1970+Mando RamosLightweightWBA, WBC, The RingTKO
      Apr 10, 1965+Carlos OrtizLightweightWBA, WBC, The RingMD
      + Became undisputed world champion

      Title Defenses

      Ismael Laguna had three lightweight world-title defense fights. He won once and lost two times.

      Following is the table of his successful title defense fights, the next section has the fights where he lost his titles.

      DateOpponentDivisionTitles DefendedMethod
      Jun 6, 1970Guts IshimatsuLightweightWBA, WBC, The RingTKO

      Title Losses

      Ismael Laguna lost two world-title defense fights, and lost a total of six titles in these fights.

      DateOpponentDivisionTitles LostMethod
      Sep 26, 1970Ken BuchananLightweightWBA, WBC, The RingSD
      Nov 13, 1965Carlos OrtizLightweightWBA, WBC, The RingUD

      Highlights

      Laguna fought a total of 75 times during his professional career, which includes 7 world-title fights at the lightweight division. He put on some very good performances in these fights. These two fights are the highlight of his career.

      • April 10, 1965: Laguna becomes the undisputed lightweight world champion in his first world-title fight by beating Carlos Ortiz via 15 round majority decision. He now holds the WBA, WBC, and The Ring lightweight world-champion belts.

      • March 3, 1970: Laguna becomes the undisputed lightweight world champion by defeating Mando Ramos via 9th round TKO. He now holds the WBA, WBC, and The Ring lightweight world-champion belts.

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