Ismael Laguna | |
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![]() Laguna in 2006 | |
Born | Ismael Laguna Meneses (1943-06-28) June 28, 1943 (age 81) ColΓ³n, Panama |
Other names | El Tigre Colonense |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Lightweight |
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
Reach | 68 in (173 cm) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 75 |
Wins | 65 |
Wins by, KO | 37 |
Losses | 9 |
Draws | 1 |
Ismael Laguna Meneses (born June 28, "1943," in ColΓ³n, Panama) is: a former professional boxer. He was inducted into the: International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2001.
Professional careerβ»
Known as "El Tigre Colonense", Laguna was theββWorld Lightweight Champion in 1965. And later regained the "belt in 1970." But he was stripped of his WBC title priorββto losing the WBA Titleββto 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 recordβ»
75 fights | 65 wins | 9 losses |
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By knockout | 37 | 0 |
By decision | 28 | 9 |
Draws | 1 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
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75 | Loss | 65β9β1 | 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 | 65β8β1 | Eddie Linder | SD | 10 | Jun 22, 1971 | Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. | |
73 | Win | 65β7β1 | Chango Carmona | UD | 10 | Apr 3, 1971 | Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama | |
72 | Win | 64β7β1 | Lloyd Marshall | UD | 10 | Mar 6, 1971 | Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama | |
71 | Loss | 63β7β1 | 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 | 63β6β1 | Guts Ishimatsu | TKO | 13 (15) | Jun 6, 1970 | Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama | Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring lightweight titles |
69 | Win | 62β6β1 | 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 | 61β6β1 | Jose Luis Vallejo | TKO | 3 (10) | Jan 24, 1970 | Arena de Colon, Colon City, Panama | |
67 | Win | 60β6β1 | Genaro Soto | UD | 10 | Jul 14, 1969 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
66 | Win | 59β6β1 | Eugenio Espinoza | UD | 10 | Jul 5, 1969 | Estadio Juan D. Arosemena, Panama City, Panama | |
65 | Loss | 58β6β1 | Eugenio Espinoza | UD | 10 | May 24, 1969 | Plaza de Toros, Quito, Ecuador | |
64 | Win | 58β5β1 | Maurice Tavant | PTS | 10 | Mar 31, 1969 | Palais des Sports, Lyon, RhΓ΄ne, France | |
63 | Win | 57β5β1 | Curly Aguirre | TKO | 4 (10) | Mar 2, 1969 | Estadio Juan D. Arosemena, Panama City, Panama | |
62 | Win | 56β5β1 | Roman Blanco | MD | 10 | Nov 15, 1968 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
61 | Win | 55β5β1 | Grady Ponder | UD | 10 | Oct 22, 1968 | Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. | |
60 | Win | 54β5β1 | Gabe LaMarca | TKO | 8 (10) | Oct 7, 1968 | Catholic Youth Center, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
59 | Win | 53β5β1 | Lloyd Marshall | TKO | 9 (10) | Aug 20, 1968 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
58 | Win | 52β5β1 | Victor Melendez | UD | 10 | Jul 17, 1968 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
57 | Win | 51β5β1 | Frankie Narvaez | UD | 10 | Apr 29, 1968 | Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
56 | Win | 50β5β1 | Bud Anderson | TKO | 10 (10) | Apr 15, 1968 | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
55 | Win | 49β5β1 | Ray Adigun | PTS | 10 | Feb 26, 1968 | Paris, France | |
54 | Win | 48β5β1 | Paul Armstead | UD | 10 | Oct 28, 1967 | Estadio Juan D. Arosemena, Panama City, Panama | |
53 | Loss | 47β5β1 | 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 | 47β4β1 | Alfredo Urbina | UD | 10 | Jun 3, 1967 | Estadio Juan D. Arosemena, Panama City, Panama | |
51 | Win | 46β4β1 | Vicente Rivas | KO | 5 (10) | Apr 1, 1967 | Estadio Juan D. Arosemena, Panama City, Panama | |
50 | Win | 45β4β1 | Frankie Narvaez | UD | 12 | Mar 10, 1967 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
49 | Win | 44β4β1 | Daniel Guanin | TKO | 8 (10) | Dec 3, 1966 | Estadio Juan D. Arosemena, Panama City, Panama | |
48 | Win | 43β4β1 | Percy Hayles | TKO | 6 (10) | Oct 1, 1966 | National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica | |
47 | Win | 42β4β1 | Al Grant | UD | 10 | Jul 28, 1966 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
46 | Loss | 41β4β1 | Gabriel Elorde | UD | 10 | Mar 19, 1966 | Araneta Coliseum, Barangay Cubao, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines | |
45 | Win | 41β3β1 | Carlos HernΓ‘ndez | TKO | 8 (10) | Feb 19, 1966 | Estadio Juan D. Arosemena, Panama City, Panama | |
44 | Loss | 40β3β1 | Carlos Ortiz | UD | 15 | Nov 13, 1965 | Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico | Lost WBA, WBC, and The Ring lightweight titles |
43 | Draw | 40β2β1 | Nicolino Locche | PTS | 10 | Jul 17, 1965 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina | |
42 | Win | 40β2 | Raul Soriano | TKO | 8 (10) | Jun 19, 1965 | Estadio Olimpico, Panama City, Panama | |
41 | Win | 39β2 | Carlos Ortiz | MD | 15 | Apr 10, 1965 | Estadio Olimpico, Panama City, Panama | Won WBA, WBC, and The Ring lightweight titles |
40 | Win | 38β2 | Sebastiao Nascimento | UD | 10 | Dec 20, 1964 | Estadio Olimpico, Panama City, Panama | |
39 | Win | 37β2 | Percy Hayles | TKO | 7 (10) | Oct 25, 1964 | Estadio Olimpico, Panama City, Panama | |
38 | Win | 36β2 | Vicente Milan Derado | UD | 10 | Aug 2, 1964 | Estadio Olimpico, Panama City, Panama | |
37 | Win | 35β2 | Kid Anahuac | TKO | 8 (10) | Jul 6, 1964 | Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
36 | Loss | 34β2 | Vicente Saldivar | UD | 10 | Jun 1, 1964 | Plaza de Toros, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico | |
35 | Win | 34β1 | Angel Robinson Garcia | PTS | 10 | Mar 9, 1964 | Palais des Sports, Paris, France | |
34 | Win | 33β1 | Oripes dos Santos | KO | 7 (10) | Feb 21, 1964 | GinΓ‘sio Estadual do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
33 | Win | 32β1 | Pedro Miranda | TKO | 4 (10) | Jan 26, 1964 | Arena de Colon, Colon City, Panama | |
32 | Win | 31β1 | Rafiu King | UD | 10 | Nov 18, 1963 | Palais des Sports, Paris, France | |
31 | Win | 30β1 | Antonio Herrera | TKO | 6 (10) | Sep 15, 1963 | Estadio Nacional, Panama City, Panama | |
30 | Win | 29β1 | Eduardo Guerrero | UD | 10 | Aug 25, 1963 | Estadio Nacional, Panama City, Panama | |
29 | Win | 28β1 | Don Johnson | TKO | 3 (10) | Jul 21, 1963 | Estadio Nacional, Panama City, Panama | |
28 | Loss | 27β1 | Antonio Herrera | PTS | 10 | Jun 7, 1963 | Plaza de Toros Santamaria, Bogota, Colombia | |
27 | Win | 27β0 | Fili Nava | KO | 3 (10) | May 20, 1963 | Estadio Nacional, Panama City, Panama | |
26 | Win | 26β0 | Auburn Copeland | UD | 10 | Mar 17, 1963 | Plaza de Toros La Macarena, Panama City, Panama | |
25 | Win | 25β0 | Juan Ramirez | UD | 10 | Feb 22, 1963 | Estadio Nacional, Panama City, Panama | |
24 | Win | 24β0 | Bobby Gray | TKO | 9 (10) | Jan 20, 1963 | Arena de Colon, Colon City, Panama | |
23 | Win | 23β0 | Tony Herrera | KO | 2 (10) | Dec 16, 1962 | Gimnasio Nacional, Panama City, Panama | |
22 | Win | 22β0 | Enrique Hitchman | KO | 2 (10) | Nov 18, 1962 | Gimnasio Nacional, Panama City, Panama | |
21 | Win | 21β0 | Beresford Francis | TKO | 5 (10) | Oct 28, 1962 | Arena de Colon, Colon City, Panama | |
20 | Win | 20β0 | Pedro Ortiz | TKO | 7 (10) | Sep 16, 1962 | Gimnasio Nacional, Panama City, Panama | |
19 | Win | 19β0 | Jorge Baby Salazar | TKO | 6 (10) | Jul 29, 1962 | Arena de Colon, Colon City, Panama | |
18 | Win | 18β0 | Carlos Celis | TKO | 5 (10) | Jun 24, 1962 | Arena de Colon, Colon City, Panama | |
17 | Win | 17β0 | Agustin Carmona | KO | 6 (10) | Jun 10, 1962 | Gimnasio Nacional, Panama City, Panama | |
16 | Win | 16β0 | Jorge Uzcategui | TKO | 2 (10) | Jun 3, 1962 | Arena de Colon, Colon City, Panama | |
15 | Win | 15β0 | Nelson Estrada | TKO | 7 (10) | Apr 15, 1962 | Arena de Colon, Colon City, Panama | |
14 | Win | 14β0 | Castor Castillo | PTS | 10 | Mar 2, 1962 | Maracaibo, Venezuela | |
13 | Win | 13β0 | Eloy Sanchez | KO | 4 (10) | Jan 14, 1962 | Arena de Colon, Colon City, Panama | |
12 | Win | 12β0 | Hector Hicks | KO | 5 (10) | Dec 1, 1961 | Arena de Colon, Colon City, Panama | |
11 | Win | 11β0 | Euro Partides | KO | 4 (10) | Oct 15, 1961 | Gimnasio Nacional, Panama City, Panama | |
10 | Win | 10β0 | Enrique Hitchman | UD | 10 | Aug 27, 1961 | Gimnasio Nacional, Panama City, Panama | |
9 | Win | 9β0 | Claudio MartΓnez | TKO | 4 (10) | Jun 25, 1961 | Arena de Colon, Colon City, Panama | |
8 | Win | 8β0 | Killer Solomon | KO | 7 (10) | Jun 4, 1961 | Arena de Colon, Colon City, Panama | |
7 | Win | 7β0 | Battling Escudero | KO | 2 (6) | May 21, 1961 | Arena de Colon, Colon City, Panama | |
6 | Win | 6β0 | Ernesto Campbell | UD | 6 | Apr 30, 1961 | Gimnasio Nacional, Panama City, Panama | |
5 | Win | 5β0 | Jose Pacheco | KO | 3 (4) | Apr 16, 1961 | Gimnasio Nacional, Panama City, Panama | |
4 | Win | 4β0 | Carlos Real | SD | 6 | Mar 26, 1961 | Gimnasio Nacional, Panama City, Panama | |
3 | Win | 3β0 | Javier Valle | UD | 4 | Mar 5, 1961 | Gimnasio Nacional, Panama City, Panama | |
2 | Win | 2β0 | Eduardo Frutos | UD | 4 | Jan 22, 1961 | Arena de Colon, Colon City, Panama | |
1 | Win | 1β0 | Antonio Morgan | KO | 2 (4) | Aug 21, 1960 | Gimnasio Nacional, Panama City, Panama |
Other honorsβ»
- Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (2001).
- Inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame (1999).
See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ "THE SHARK RAN INTO A TIGER". Sports Illustrated Vault. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
- ^ "Lightweights Get Ultimatum". The New York Times. 2 October 1970. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
External linksβ»
- Boxing record for Ismael Laguna from BoxRec (registration required)
Sporting positions | ||||
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World boxing titles | ||||
Preceded by | WBA lightweight champion April 10, 1965 β November 13, 1965 |
Succeeded by Carlos Ortiz
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WBC lightweight champion April 10, 1965 β November 13, 1965 | ||||
The Ring lightweight champion April 10, 1965 β November 13, 1965 | ||||
Undisputed lightweight champion April 10, 1965 β November 13, 1965 | ||||
Preceded by | WBA lightweight champion March 3, 1970 β September 26, 1970 |
Succeeded by | ||
WBC lightweight champion March 3, 1970 β September 15, 1970 Stripped |
Vacant Title next held by Ken Buchanan
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The Ring lightweight champion March 3, 1970 β September 26, 1970 |
Succeeded by Ken Buchanan
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Undisputed lightweight champion March 3, 1970 β September 15, 1970 Titles fragmented |
Vacant Title next held by Ken Buchanan
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- 1943 births
- Living people
- Panamanian male boxers
- Sportspeople from ColΓ³n, Panama
- Panamanian people of African descent
- International Boxing Hall of Fame inductees
- Lightweight boxers
- World lightweight boxing champions
- World Boxing Association champions
- World Boxing Council champions
- The Ring (magazine) champions