Which world titles has Juan Laporte held?

Juan Laporte has held 1 world title reign: WBC featherweight (1982–1984).

Featherweight · United States

Juan Laporte

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Juan Laporte was a featherweight boxer from United States, born Nov 24, 1959. World titles: WBC featherweight (1982–1984). Juan Laporte last fought Billy Costello on Jun 18, 1999 and lost by SD over 10 rounds.

Also: Хуан Лапорте · חואן לאפורט · Juan La Porte

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BornNov 24, 1959

Country🇺🇸 United States

StanceOrthodox

Reach172.5 cm

DebutDec 13, 1980

Career1980–1999

Rounds boxed131

Born inGuayama, Puerto Rico

TitlesWBC featherweight · 1982–1984

Boxerbook rating1456 ± 254 · inactive since Jun 1999Why here ›

Confirmed bouts0 of 12

Career record

Record

No record compiled yet

Last result

Billy Costello 🇺🇸

SD 10/10 · Crown Coliseum, Fayetteville, 🇺🇸

1999-06-18 ›
✓ one source

The record

Known bouts: 12, 1980–1999

Record not yet compiled — only bouts reported from opponents' records are shown

Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 12, Wikipedia (ru) · 1, Wikipedia (ja) · 1

Billy Costello 🇺🇸

SD 10/10 · Crown Coliseum, Fayetteville, 🇺🇸

Laporte — · Costello 39-2-0

1999-06-18 ›
✓ one source

Zack Padilla 🇺🇸

For WBO light welterweight title

RTD 9/12 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸

Laporte — · Padilla 21-1-1

1994-07-24 ›
✓ one source

Charles Murray 🇺🇸

For IBF light welterweight title

UD 12/12 · Showboat Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, 🇺🇸

Laporte — · Murray 29-1-0

1993-07-24 ›
✓ one source

Kostya Tszyu 🇦🇺

UD 10/10 · Convention and Exhibition Centre, Sydney, 🇦🇺

Laporte — · Tszyu 3-0-0

1992-07-23 ›
✓ one source

Azumah Nelson 🇬🇭

For WBC super-featherweight title

UD 12/12 · Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney, 🇦🇺

Laporte — · Nelson 31-2-0

1990-10-13 ›
✓ one source

John John Molina 🇺🇸

For inaugural WBO super featherweight title

UD 12/12 · Coliseo Roberte Clemente, San Juan, 🇵🇷

Laporte — · Molina 18-2-0

1989-04-29 ›
✓ one source

Julio César Chávez 🇲🇽

For WBC super featherweight title

UD 12/12 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸

Laporte — · Chávez 53-0-0

1986-12-12 ›
✓ one source

Barry McGuigan 🇬🇧

PTS 10/10 · King's Hall, Belfast, 🇬🇧

Laporte — · McGuigan 24-1-0

1985-02-23 ›
✓ one source

Wilfredo Gómez 🇵🇷

For WBC featherweight title

UD 12/12 · Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, 🇵🇷

Laporte — · Gómez 40-1-1

1984-03-31 ›
✓ one source

Eusebio Pedroza 🇵🇦

For WBA featherweight title

UD 15/15 · Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸

Laporte — · Pedroza 32-3-0

1982-01-24 ›
✓ one source

Rocky Lockridge 🇺🇸

Won USA New Jersey State featherweight title

KO 2/12 · Showboat Hotel & Casino, Sports Pavilion, 🇺🇸

Laporte — · Lockridge 20-1-0

1981-08-22 ›
✓ one source

Salvador Sánchez 🇲🇽

For WBC and The Ring featherweight titles

UD 15/15 · County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas, 🇺🇸

Laporte — · Sánchez 37-1-1

1980-12-13 ›
✓ one source

Amateur career

Amateur record 29–6 (Wikipedia)

Ratings now

Not in any current ranking.

World titles

WBCFeatherweight

1982-09-15 – 1984-03-31

Facts

Who did Juan Laporte fight last?: Juan Laporte last fought Billy Costello on Jun 18, 1999 and lost by SD over 10 rounds.
Which world titles has Juan Laporte held?: Juan Laporte has held 1 world title reign: WBC featherweight (1982–1984).

Sources

Boxerbook ID 698 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/698. Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.

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