Ismael Laguna

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Ismael Laguna
Laguna in 2006
Born
Ismael Laguna Meneses

(1943-06-28) June 28, 1943 (age 80)
Colón, Panama
NationalityPanamanian
Other namesEl Tigre Colonense
Statistics
Weight(s)Lightweight
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Reach68 in (173 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights75
Wins65
Wins by KO37
Losses9
Draws1

Ismael Laguna Meneses (born June 28, 1943, in Colón, Panama) is a former professional boxer. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2001.

Professional career

Known as "El Tigre Colonense", Laguna was the World Lightweight Champion in 1965[1] and later regained the belt in 1970, but he was stripped of his WBC title[2] prior to losing the WBA Title to Ken Buchanan.

Laguna also lost 15 round decisions in two other bids to regain his lightweight title, in 1967 against Carlos Ortiz, and in 1971 to Ken Buchanan. He retired after the loss to Buchanan in 1971.

Laguna was inducted into the International boxing hall of fame in 2001.

Professional boxing record

75 fights 65 wins 9 losses
By knockout 37 0
By decision 28 9
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
75 Loss 65–9–1 Ken Buchanan UD 15 Sep 13, 1971 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. For WBA and The Ring lightweight titles
74 Loss 65–8–1 Eddie Linder SD 10 Jun 22, 1971 Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.
73 Win 65–7–1 Chango Carmona UD 10 Apr 3, 1971 Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama
72 Win 64–7–1 Lloyd Marshall UD 10 Mar 6, 1971 Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama
71 Loss 63–7–1 Ken Buchanan SD 15 Sep 26, 1970 Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico Lost WBA and The Ring lightweight titles
For vacant NYSAC lightweight title
70 Win 63–6–1 Guts Ishimatsu TKO 13 (15) Jun 6, 1970 Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring lightweight titles
69 Win 62–6–1 Mando Ramos TKO 9 (15) Mar 3, 1970 Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S. Won WBA, WBC, and The Ring lightweight titles
68 Win 61–6–1 Jose Luis Vallejo TKO 3 (10) Jan 24, 1970 Arena de Colon, Colon City, Panama
67 Win 60–6–1 Genaro Soto UD 10 Jul 14, 1969 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
66 Win 59–6–1 Eugenio Espinoza UD 10 Jul 5, 1969 Estadio Juan D. Arosemena, Panama City, Panama
65 Loss 58–6–1 Eugenio Espinoza UD 10 May 24, 1969 Plaza de Toros, Quito, Ecuador
64 Win 58–5–1 Maurice Tavant PTS 10 Mar 31, 1969 Palais des Sports, Lyon, Rhône, France
63 Win 57–5–1 Curly Aguirre TKO 4 (10) Mar 2, 1969 Estadio Juan D. Arosemena, Panama City, Panama
62 Win 56–5–1 Roman Blanco MD 10 Nov 15, 1968 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
61 Win 55–5–1 Grady Ponder UD 10 Oct 22, 1968 Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.
60 Win 54–5–1 Gabe LaMarca TKO 8 (10) Oct 7, 1968 Catholic Youth Center, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
59 Win 53–5–1 Lloyd Marshall TKO 9 (10) Aug 20, 1968 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
58 Win 52–5–1 Victor Melendez UD 10 Jul 17, 1968 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
57 Win 51–5–1 Frankie Narvaez UD 10 Apr 29, 1968 Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico
56 Win 50–5–1 Bud Anderson TKO 10 (10) Apr 15, 1968 Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
55 Win 49–5–1 Ray Adigun PTS 10 Feb 26, 1968 Paris, France
54 Win 48–5–1 Paul Armstead UD 10 Oct 28, 1967 Estadio Juan D. Arosemena, Panama City, Panama
53 Loss 47–5–1 Carlos Ortiz UD 15 Aug 16, 1967 Shea Stadium, Queens, New York City, New York, U.S. For WBA, WBC, and The Ring lightweight titles
52 Win 47–4–1 Alfredo Urbina UD 10 Jun 3, 1967 Estadio Juan D. Arosemena, Panama City, Panama
51 Win 46–4–1 Vicente Rivas KO 5 (10) Apr 1, 1967 Estadio Juan D. Arosemena, Panama City, Panama
50 Win 45–4–1 Frankie Narvaez UD 12 Mar 10, 1967 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
49 Win 44–4–1 Daniel Guanin TKO 8 (10) Dec 3, 1966 Estadio Juan D. Arosemena, Panama City, Panama
48 Win 43–4–1 Percy Hayles TKO 6 (10) Oct 1, 1966 National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica
47 Win 42–4–1 Al Grant UD 10 Jul 28, 1966 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
46 Loss 41–4–1 Gabriel Elorde UD 10 Mar 19, 1966 Araneta Coliseum, Barangay Cubao, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
45 Win 41–3–1 Carlos Hernández TKO 8 (10) Feb 19, 1966 Estadio Juan D. Arosemena, Panama City, Panama
44 Loss 40–3–1 Carlos Ortiz UD 15 Nov 13, 1965 Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico Lost WBA, WBC, and The Ring lightweight titles
43 Draw 40–2–1 Nicolino Locche PTS 10 Jul 17, 1965 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
42 Win 40–2 Raul Soriano TKO 8 (10) Jun 19, 1965 Estadio Olimpico, Panama City, Panama
41 Win 39–2 Carlos Ortiz MD 15 Apr 10, 1965 Estadio Olimpico, Panama City, Panama Won WBA, WBC, and The Ring lightweight titles
40 Win 38–2 Sebastiao Nascimento UD 10 Dec 20, 1964 Estadio Olimpico, Panama City, Panama
39 Win 37–2 Percy Hayles TKO 7 (10) Oct 25, 1964 Estadio Olimpico, Panama City, Panama
38 Win 36–2 Vicente Milan Derado UD 10 Aug 2, 1964 Estadio Olimpico, Panama City, Panama
37 Win 35–2 Kid Anahuac TKO 8 (10) Jul 6, 1964 Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
36 Loss 34–2 Vicente Saldivar UD 10 Jun 1, 1964 Plaza de Toros, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
35 Win 34–1 Angel Robinson Garcia PTS 10 Mar 9, 1964 Palais des Sports, Paris, France
34 Win 33–1 Oripes dos Santos KO 7 (10) Feb 21, 1964 Ginásio Estadual do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil
33 Win 32–1 Pedro Miranda TKO 4 (10) Jan 26, 1964 Arena de Colon, Colon City, Panama
32 Win 31–1 Rafiu King UD 10 Nov 18, 1963 Palais des Sports, Paris, France
31 Win 30–1 Antonio Herrera TKO 6 (10) Sep 15, 1963 Estadio Nacional, Panama City, Panama
30 Win 29–1 Eduardo Guerrero UD 10 Aug 25, 1963 Estadio Nacional, Panama City, Panama
29 Win 28–1 Don Johnson TKO 3 (10) Jul 21, 1963 Estadio Nacional, Panama City, Panama
28 Loss 27–1 Antonio Herrera PTS 10 Jun 7, 1963 Plaza de Toros Santamaria, Bogota, Colombia
27 Win 27–0 Fili Nava KO 3 (10) May 20, 1963 Estadio Nacional, Panama City, Panama
26 Win 26–0 Auburn Copeland UD 10 Mar 17, 1963 Plaza de Toros La Macarena, Panama City, Panama
25 Win 25–0 Juan Ramirez UD 10 Feb 22, 1963 Estadio Nacional, Panama City, Panama
24 Win 24–0 Bobby Gray TKO 9 (10) Jan 20, 1963 Arena de Colon, Colon City, Panama
23 Win 23–0 Tony Herrera KO 2 (10) Dec 16, 1962 Gimnasio Nacional, Panama City, Panama
22 Win 22–0 Enrique Hitchman KO 2 (10) Nov 18, 1962 Gimnasio Nacional, Panama City, Panama
21 Win 21–0 Beresford Francis TKO 5 (10) Oct 28, 1962 Arena de Colon, Colon City, Panama
20 Win 20–0 Pedro Ortiz TKO 7 (10) Sep 16, 1962 Gimnasio Nacional, Panama City, Panama
19 Win 19–0 Jorge Baby Salazar TKO 6 (10) Jul 29, 1962 Arena de Colon, Colon City, Panama
18 Win 18–0 Carlos Celis TKO 5 (10) Jun 24, 1962 Arena de Colon, Colon City, Panama
17 Win 17–0 Agustin Carmona KO 6 (10) Jun 10, 1962 Gimnasio Nacional, Panama City, Panama
16 Win 16–0 Jorge Uzcategui TKO 2 (10) Jun 3, 1962 Arena de Colon, Colon City, Panama
15 Win 15–0 Nelson Estrada TKO 7 (10) Apr 15, 1962 Arena de Colon, Colon City, Panama
14 Win 14–0 Castor Castillo PTS 10 Mar 2, 1962 Maracaibo, Venezuela
13 Win 13–0 Eloy Sanchez KO 4 (10) Jan 14, 1962 Arena de Colon, Colon City, Panama
12 Win 12–0 Hector Hicks KO 5 (10) Dec 1, 1961 Arena de Colon, Colon City, Panama
11 Win 11–0 Euro Partides KO 4 (10) Oct 15, 1961 Gimnasio Nacional, Panama City, Panama
10 Win 10–0 Enrique Hitchman UD 10 Aug 27, 1961 Gimnasio Nacional, Panama City, Panama
9 Win 9–0 Claudio Martínez TKO 4 (10) Jun 25, 1961 Arena de Colon, Colon City, Panama
8 Win 8–0 Killer Solomon KO 7 (10) Jun 4, 1961 Arena de Colon, Colon City, Panama
7 Win 7–0 Battling Escudero KO 2 (6) May 21, 1961 Arena de Colon, Colon City, Panama
6 Win 6–0 Ernesto Campbell UD 6 Apr 30, 1961 Gimnasio Nacional, Panama City, Panama
5 Win 5–0 Jose Pacheco KO 3 (4) Apr 16, 1961 Gimnasio Nacional, Panama City, Panama
4 Win 4–0 Carlos Real SD 6 Mar 26, 1961 Gimnasio Nacional, Panama City, Panama
3 Win 3–0 Javier Valle UD 4 Mar 5, 1961 Gimnasio Nacional, Panama City, Panama
2 Win 2–0 Eduardo Frutos UD 4 Jan 22, 1961 Arena de Colon, Colon City, Panama
1 Win 1–0 Antonio Morgan KO 2 (4) Aug 21, 1960 Gimnasio Nacional, Panama City, Panama

Other honors

See also

References

  1. ^ "THE SHARK RAN INTO A TIGER". Sports Illustrated Vault. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
  2. ^ "Lightweights Get Ultimatum". The New York Times. 2 October 1970. Retrieved 2022-05-24.

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Sporting positions
World boxing titles
Preceded by WBA lightweight champion
April 10, 1965 – November 13, 1965
Succeeded by
Carlos Ortiz
WBC lightweight champion
April 10, 1965 – November 13, 1965
The Ring lightweight champion
April 10, 1965 – November 13, 1965
Undisputed lightweight champion
April 10, 1965 – November 13, 1965
Preceded by WBA lightweight champion
March 3, 1970 – September 26, 1970
Succeeded by
WBC lightweight champion
March 3, 1970 – September 15, 1970
Stripped
Vacant
Title next held by
Ken Buchanan
The Ring lightweight champion
March 3, 1970 – September 26, 1970
Succeeded by
Ken Buchanan
Undisputed lightweight champion
March 3, 1970 – September 15, 1970
Titles fragmented
Vacant
Title next held by
Ken Buchanan