Bantamweight · Colombia
Miguel "Happy" Lora 37-4-0 17 KO · 1979–2006
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Miguel "Happy" Lora was a bantamweight boxer from Colombia, born Apr 12, 1961. Record 37-4-0 with 17 knockouts over 1979–2006. World titles: WBC bantamweight (1985–1988). Miguel "Happy" Lora last fought Milton Núñez on Dec 15, 2006 and lost by KO in round 4 of 4.
Also: Happy Lora · Miguel Happy Lora · Miguel Lora +1 more Miguel Lora Escudero
Born Apr 12, 1961
Country 🇨🇴 Colombia
Stance Orthodox
Reach 160 cm
Nickname Happy
Debut Jul 27, 1979
Career 1979–2006
Rounds boxed 309
KO share 46%
Born in Montería, Colombia
Titles WBC bantamweight · 1985–1988
Boxerbook rating 1818 ± 238 · inactive since Dec 2006Why here › Confirmed bouts 9 of 41
Career record Record
37-4-0, 17 KOs · 1979–2006
Last result L
KO 4/4 · Centro Recreacional Las Vegas, Barranquilla, 🇨🇴
The record 41 bouts, 1979–2006, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
L
KO 4/4 · Centro Recreacional Las Vegas, Barranquilla, 🇨🇴
Lora 37-3-0 · Núñez 1-1-0
L
For WBO bantamweight title UD 12/12 · Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Lora 37-2-0 · Valle —
W
UD 10/10 · Coliseo El Salitre, Bogotá, 🇨🇴
Lora 36-2-0 · Polanco 30-3-1
W
Ricky Romero
KO 3/10 · Convention Center, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Lora 35-2-0 · Romero —
W
PTS 10/10 · Bogotá, 🇨🇴
Lora 34-2-0 · Bernal 44-13-3
W
PTS 10/10 · Coliseo El Campin], Bogotá, 🇨🇴
Lora 33-2-0 · Bohol 25-6-3
L
For vacant WBO bantamweight title KO 2/12 · The Palace, Auburn Hills, 🇺🇸
Lora 33-1-0 · Canizales 47-7-1
W
PTS 10/10 · Montería, 🇨🇴
Lora 32-1-0 · Mendoza —
W
Emilio Aponte
TKO 3/10 · Montería, 🇨🇴
Lora 31-1-0 · Aponte —
L
Lost WBC bantamweight title UD 12/12 · Las Vegas Hilton, Winchester, 🇺🇸
Lora 31-0-0 · Pérez 41-1-1
W
Retained WBC bantamweight title UD 12/12 · Great Western Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸
Lora 30-0-0 · Dávila —
W
Lucio Omar Lopez
Retained WBC bantamweight title UD 12/12 · Plaza de Toros, Cartagena, 🇨🇴
Lora 29-0-0 · Lopez —
W
Retained WBC bantamweight title UD 12/12 · Convention Center, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Lora 28-0-0 · Minus —
W
Retained WBC bantamweight title KO 4/12 · Marine Stadium, Key Biscayne, 🇺🇸
Lora 27-0-0 · Avelar 40-12-1
W
Retained WBC bantamweight title UD 12/12 · Estadio Metropolitano, Barranquilla, 🇨🇴
Lora 26-0-0 · Dávila —
W
Enrique Sánchez
Retained WBC bantamweight title TKO 6/12 · Convention Center, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Lora 25-0-0 · Sánchez —
W
For WBC bantamweight title UD 12/12 · Convention Center, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Lora 24-0-0 · Vázquez 21-1-1
W
Won WBC bantamweight title UD 12/12 · Tamiami Fairgrounds Auditorium, Miami, 🇺🇸
Lora 23-0-0 · Zaragoza 28-2-0
W
Diego Avila
TKO 8/10 · Tamiami Fairgrounds Auditorium, Miami, 🇺🇸
Lora 22-0-0 · Avila —
W
TKO 2/10 · Tamiami Fairgrounds Auditorium, Miami, 🇺🇸
Lora 21-0-0 · Nery —
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Jose Chacon
PTS 10/10 · Estadio 18 de Junio, Montería, 🇨🇴
Lora 20-0-0 · Chacon —
W
Juan Torres
PTS 10/10 · Jai Alai Fronton, Miami, 🇺🇸
Lora 19-0-0 · Torres —
W
Edwin Rangel
PTS 10/10 · Plaza de Toros, Cartagena, 🇨🇴
Lora 18-0-0 · Rangel —
W
Juan Díaz
TKO 5/10 · Montería, 🇨🇴
Lora 17-0-0 · Díaz —
W
Pedro Romero
Retained WBC Continental Americas bantamweight title PTS 12/12 · Cereté, 🇨🇴
Lora 16-0-0 · Romero —
W
Jose Salazar
KO 3 · Sincelejo, 🇨🇴
Lora 15-0-0 · Salazar —
W
Won vacant WBC Continental Americas bantamweight title PTS 12/12 · Montería, 🇨🇴
Lora 14-0-0 · Palacios 14-0-0
W
Miguel Perez
Won Colombian super-flyweight title PTS 12/12 · Montería, 🇨🇴
Lora 13-0-0 · Perez —
W
Charles Maussa
KO 7 · Montería, 🇨🇴
Lora 12-0-0 · Maussa —
W
Edelmiro Cassiani
KO 7 · Montería, 🇨🇴
Lora 11-0-0 · Cassiani —
W
Luis Tapias
TKO 3 · Montería, 🇨🇴
Lora 10-0-0 · Tapias —
W
Carlos Osorio
PTS 10/10 · Montería, 🇨🇴
Lora 9-0-0 · Osorio —
W
Arnold Sarmiento
TKO 3 · Montería, 🇨🇴
Lora 8-0-0 · Sarmiento —
W
Juan Alvarez
PTS 10/10 · Montería, 🇨🇴
Lora 7-0-0 · Alvarez —
W
Orlando Tejedor
KO 1/10 · Coliseo El Campin, Bogotá, 🇨🇴
Lora 6-0-0 · Tejedor —
W
Julio Soto Solano
Won WBC FECARBOX super-flyweight title PTS 12/12 · Montería, 🇨🇴
Lora 5-0-0 · Solano —
W
Justo Jorge
TKO 3 · Montería, 🇨🇴
Lora 4-0-0 · Jorge —
W
Arnold Sarmiento
KO 3 · Montería, 🇨🇴
Lora 3-0-0 · Sarmiento —
W
Tomas Maza
KO 1 · Coliseo de la Circunvalacion, Montería, 🇨🇴
Lora 2-0-0 · Maza —
W
Alfredo Gomez
KO 1 · Coliseo de la Circunvalacion, Montería, 🇨🇴
Lora 1-0-0 · Gomez —
W
Wilfredo Ruiz
PTS 6/6 · Montería, 🇨🇴
Lora 0-0-0 · Ruiz —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles
Facts
What is Miguel "Happy" Lora's record? Miguel "Happy" Lora's professional record is 37-4-0 with 17 knockouts.
Who did Miguel "Happy" Lora fight last? Miguel "Happy" Lora last fought Milton Núñez on Dec 15, 2006 and lost by KO in round 4 of 4.
Which world titles has Miguel "Happy" Lora held? Miguel "Happy" Lora has held 1 world title reign: WBC bantamweight (1985–1988). Sources Boxerbook ID 11340 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/11340 . 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.
