Ismael Laguna

Panamanian boxer

Ismael Laguna

Laguna in 2006

Born|

Ismael Laguna Meneses

(1943-06-28) June 28, 1943 (age 82)

Colón, 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 Colón, Panama) is a former professional boxer and two-time Undisputed Lightweight Champion. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2001.

## Professional career

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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

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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  | 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 |

## Titles in boxing

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### Major world titles

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* WBA lightweight champion (135 lbs) (2×)
* WBC lightweight champion (135 lbs) (2×)

### The Ring magazine titles

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* The Ring lightweight champion (135 lbs) (2×)

### Undisputed titles

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* Undisputed lightweight champion (2×)

## Other honors

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* Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (2001).
* Inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame (1999).

## See also

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* Lineal championship
* List of world lightweight boxing champions

## References

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

## External links

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* Boxing record for Ismael Laguna from BoxRec (registration required)

Sporting positions

World boxing titles
Preceded by

Carlos Ortiz

|  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

Mando Ramos

|  WBA lightweight champion
March 3, 1970 – September 26, 1970  | Succeeded by

Ken Buchanan

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
*[No.]: Number