Lightweight · United States
Ismael Laguna 65-9-1 37 KO · 1960–1971
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Ismael Laguna was a lightweight boxer from United States, born Jun 28, 1943. Record 65-9-1 with 37 knockouts over 1960–1971. World titles: WBA lightweight (1970), WBC lightweight (1970), WBA lightweight (1965), WBC lightweight (1965). Ismael Laguna last fought Ken Buchanan on Sep 13, 1971 and lost by UD over 15 rounds.
Also: إسماعيل لاغونا · イスマエル・ラグナ · Ismael Laguna Meneses
Born Jun 28, 1943
Died Sep 8, 2026
Country 🇺🇸 United States, 🇵🇦 Panama
Stance Orthodox
Height 175 cm
Reach 172.5 cm
Nickname El Tigre Colonense
Debut Aug 21, 1960
Career 1960–1971
Rounds boxed 598
KO share 57%
Born in Colón, Panama
Titles WBA, WBC lightweight · 1965–1970
Boxerbook rating 1826 ± 284 · inactive since Sep 1971Why here › Confirmed bouts 13 of 75
Career record Record
65-9-1, 37 KOs · 1960–1971
Last result L
For WBA and The Ring lightweight titles UD 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
The record 75 bouts, 1960–1971, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 75, Wikipedia (ja) · 1
L
For WBA and The Ring lightweight titles UD 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Laguna 65-8-1 · Buchanan 40-1-0
L
Eddie Linder
SD 10/10 · Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Laguna 65-7-1 · Linder —
W
UD 10/10 · Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, 🇵🇦
Laguna 64-7-1 · Carmona 43-8-2
W
Lloyd Marshall
UD 10/10 · Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, 🇵🇦
Laguna 63-7-1 · Marshall —
L
Lost WBA and The Ring lightweight titles SD 15/15 · Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Laguna 63-6-1 · Buchanan 36-1-0
W
Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring lightweight titles TKO 13/15 · Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, 🇵🇦
Laguna 62-6-1 · Ishimatsu 16-5-4
W
Won WBA, WBC, and The Ring lightweight titles TKO 9/15 · Sports Arena, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Laguna 61-6-1 · Ramos 28-3-0
W
Jose Luis Vallejo
TKO 3/10 · Arena de Colón, Colón City, 🇵🇦
Laguna 60-6-1 · Vallejo —
W
Genaro Soto
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Laguna 59-6-1 · Soto —
W
UD 10/10 · Estadio Juan D. Arosemena, Panama City, 🇵🇦
Laguna 58-6-1 · Espinoza —
L
UD 10/10 · Plaza de Toros, Quito, 🇪🇨
Laguna 58-5-1 · Espinoza —
W
PTS 10/10 · Palais des Sports, Lyon, 🇫🇷
Laguna 57-5-1 · Tavant —
W
Curly Aguirre
TKO 4/10 · Estadio Juan D. Arosemena, Panama City, 🇵🇦
Laguna 56-5-1 · Aguirre —
W
Roman Blanco
MD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Laguna 55-5-1 · Blanco —
W
Grady Ponder
UD 10/10 · Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Laguna 54-5-1 · Ponder —
W
Gabe LaMarca
TKO 8/10 · Catholic Youth Center, Scranton, 🇺🇸
Laguna 53-5-1 · LaMarca —
W
TKO 9/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Laguna 52-5-1 · Marshall 71-25-4
W
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Laguna 51-5-1 · Meléndez —
W
UD 10/10 · Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Laguna 50-5-1 · Narvaez —
W
Bud Anderson
TKO 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Laguna 49-5-1 · Anderson —
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Ray Adigun
PTS 10/10 · Paris, 🇫🇷
Laguna 48-5-1 · Adigun —
W
Paul Armstead
UD 10/10 · Estadio Juan D. Arosemena, Panama City, 🇵🇦
Laguna 47-5-1 · Armstead —
L
For WBA, WBC, and The Ring lightweight titles UD 15/15 · Shea Stadium, Queens, 🇺🇸
Laguna 47-4-1 · Ortíz 50-5-1
W
Alfredo Urbina
UD 10/10 · Estadio Juan D. Arosemena, Panama City, 🇵🇦
Laguna 46-4-1 · Urbina —
W
Vicente Rivas
KO 5/10 · Estadio Juan D. Arosemena, Panama City, 🇵🇦
Laguna 45-4-1 · Rivas —
W
UD 12/12 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Laguna 44-4-1 · Narvaez —
W
Daniel Guanin
TKO 8/10 · Estadio Juan D. Arosemena, Panama City, 🇵🇦
Laguna 43-4-1 · Guanin —
W
TKO 6/10 · National Stadium, Kingston, 🇯🇲
Laguna 42-4-1 · Hayles —
W
Al Grant
UD 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Laguna 41-4-1 · Grant —
L
UD 10/10 · Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, 🇵🇭
Laguna 41-3-1 · Elorde 79-19-2
W
TKO 8/10 · Estadio Juan D. Arosemena, Panama City, 🇵🇦
Laguna 40-3-1 · Hernández 40-4-3
L
Lost WBA, WBC, and The Ring lightweight titles UD 15/15 · Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Laguna 40-2-1 · Ortíz 45-5-0
D
PTS 10/10 · Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, 🇦🇷
Laguna 40-2-0 · Locche 57-2-11
W
Raul Soriano
TKO 8/10 · Estadio Olimpico, Panama City, 🇵🇦
Laguna 39-2-0 · Soriano —
W
Won WBA, WBC, and The Ring lightweight titles MD 15/15 · Estadio Olimpico, Panama City, 🇵🇦
Laguna 38-2-0 · Ortíz 45-4-0
W
Sebastiao Nascimento
UD 10/10 · Estadio Olimpico, Panama City, 🇵🇦
Laguna 37-2-0 · Nascimento —
W
TKO 7/10 · Estadio Olimpico, Panama City, 🇵🇦
Laguna 36-2-0 · Hayles —
W
Vicente Milan Derado
UD 10/10 · Estadio Olimpico, Panama City, 🇵🇦
Laguna 35-2-0 · Derado —
W
Kid Anahuac
TKO 8/10 · Sports Arena, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Laguna 34-2-0 · Anahuac —
L
UD 10/10 · Plaza de Toros, Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Laguna 34-1-0 · Saldivar 24-1-0
W
PTS 10/10 · Palais des Sports, Paris, 🇫🇷
Laguna 33-1-0 · Garcia 66-22-5
W
Oripes dos Santos
KO 7/10 · Ginásio Estadual do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, 🇧🇷
Laguna 32-1-0 · Santos —
W
Pedro Miranda
TKO 4/10 · Arena de Colón, Colón City, 🇵🇦
Laguna 31-1-0 · Miranda —
W
Rafiu King
UD 10/10 · Palais des Sports, Paris, 🇫🇷
Laguna 30-1-0 · King —
W
Antonio Herrera
TKO 6/10 · Estadio Nacional, Panama City, 🇵🇦
Laguna 29-1-0 · Herrera —
W
Eduardo Guerrero
UD 10/10 · Estadio Nacional, Panama City, 🇵🇦
Laguna 28-1-0 · Guerrero —
W
Don Johnson
TKO 3/10 · Estadio Nacional, Panama City, 🇵🇦
Laguna 27-1-0 · Johnson —
L
Antonio Herrera
PTS 10/10 · Plaza de Toros Santamaria, Bogota, 🇨🇴
Laguna 27-0-0 · Herrera —
W
Fili Nava
KO 3/10 · Estadio Nacional, Panama City, 🇵🇦
Laguna 26-0-0 · Nava —
W
Auburn Copeland
UD 10/10 · Plaza de Toros La Macarena, Panama City, 🇵🇦
Laguna 25-0-0 · Copeland —
W
Juan Ramirez
UD 10/10 · Estadio Nacional, Panama City, 🇵🇦
Laguna 24-0-0 · Ramirez —
W
TKO 9/10 · Arena de Colón, Colón City, 🇵🇦
Laguna 23-0-0 · Gray —
W
Tony Herrera
KO 2/10 · Gimnasio Nacional, Panama City, 🇵🇦
Laguna 22-0-0 · Herrera —
W
Enrique Hitchman
KO 2/10 · Gimnasio Nacional, Panama City, 🇵🇦
Laguna 21-0-0 · Hitchman —
W
Beresford Francis
TKO 5/10 · Arena de Colón, Colón City, 🇵🇦
Laguna 20-0-0 · Francis —
W
Pedro Ortiz
TKO 7/10 · Gimnasio Nacional, Panama City, 🇵🇦
Laguna 19-0-0 · Ortiz —
W
Jorge Baby Salazar
TKO 6/10 · Arena de Colón, Colón City, 🇵🇦
Laguna 18-0-0 · Salazar —
W
Carlos Celis
TKO 5/10 · Arena de Colón, Colón City, 🇵🇦
Laguna 17-0-0 · Celis —
W
Agustin Carmona
KO 6/10 · Gimnasio Nacional, Panama City, 🇵🇦
Laguna 16-0-0 · Carmona —
W
Jorge Uzcategui
TKO 2/10 · Arena de Colón, Colón City, 🇵🇦
Laguna 15-0-0 · Uzcategui —
W
Nelson Estrada
TKO 7/10 · Arena de Colón, Colón City, 🇵🇦
Laguna 14-0-0 · Estrada —
W
Castor Castillo
PTS 10/10 · Maracaibo, 🇻🇪
Laguna 13-0-0 · Castillo —
W
Eloy Sanchez
KO 4/10 · Arena de Colón, Colón City, 🇵🇦
Laguna 12-0-0 · Sanchez —
W
Hector Hicks
KO 5/10 · Arena de Colón, Colón City, 🇵🇦
Laguna 11-0-0 · Hicks —
W
Euro Partides
KO 4/10 · Gimnasio Nacional, Panama City, 🇵🇦
Laguna 10-0-0 · Partides —
W
Enrique Hitchman
UD 10/10 · Gimnasio Nacional, Panama City, 🇵🇦
Laguna 9-0-0 · Hitchman —
W
Claudio Martínez
TKO 4/10 · Arena de Colón, Colón City, 🇵🇦
Laguna 8-0-0 · Martínez —
W
Killer Solomon
KO 7/10 · Arena de Colón, Colón City, 🇵🇦
Laguna 7-0-0 · Solomon —
W
Battling Escudero
KO 2/6 · Arena de Colón, Colón City, 🇵🇦
Laguna 6-0-0 · Escudero —
W
Ernesto Campbell
UD 6/6 · Gimnasio Nacional, Panama City, 🇵🇦
Laguna 5-0-0 · Campbell —
W
Jose Pacheco
KO 3/4 · Gimnasio Nacional, Panama City, 🇵🇦
Laguna 4-0-0 · Pacheco —
W
Carlos Real
SD 6/6 · Gimnasio Nacional, Panama City, 🇵🇦
Laguna 3-0-0 · Real —
W
Javier Valle
UD 4/4 · Gimnasio Nacional, Panama City, 🇵🇦
Laguna 2-0-0 · Valle —
W
Eduardo Frutos
UD 4/4 · Arena de Colón, Colón City, 🇵🇦
Laguna 1-0-0 · Frutos —
W
Antonio Morgan
KO 2/4 · Gimnasio Nacional, Panama City, 🇵🇦
Laguna 0-0-0 · Morgan —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles
Facts
What is Ismael Laguna's record? Ismael Laguna's professional record is 65-9-1 with 37 knockouts.
Who did Ismael Laguna fight last? Ismael Laguna last fought Ken Buchanan on Sep 13, 1971 and lost by UD over 15 rounds.
Which world titles has Ismael Laguna held? Ismael Laguna has held 4 world title reigns: WBA lightweight (1970), WBC lightweight (1970), WBA lightweight (1965), WBC lightweight (1965). Sources Boxerbook ID 9139 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/9139 . 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.
