Ismael Laguna

Ismael Laguna Meneses (born June 28, 1943, in Colón, Panama) is a former professional boxer. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2001.

Ismael Laguna
Laguna in 2006
Statistics
Real name	Ismael Laguna Meneses
Nickname(s)	El Tigre Colonense
Weight(s)	Lightweight
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Reach	68 in (172.7 cm)
Nationality	Panamanian
Born	(1943-06-28) June 28, 1943 Colón, Panama
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	75
Wins	65
Wins by KO	37
Losses	9
Draws	1
No contests	0

Known as "El Tigre Colonense", Laguna was the World Lightweight Champion in 1965 and later regained the belt in 1970, but he was stripped of his WBC title 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.

See also

• Lineal championship
• List of lightweight boxing champions

Achievements
Preceded by Carlos Ortiz	Lineal Lightweight Champion WBA Lightweight Champion WBC Lightweight Champion 10 Apr 1965–13 Nov 1965	Succeeded by Carlos Ortiz
Preceded by Mando Ramos	Lineal Lightweight Champion WBA Lightweight Champion 1970 Mar 3 – 1970 Sep 26	Succeeded by Ken Buchanan
Preceded by Mando Ramos	WBC Lightweight Champion 1970 Mar 3 – 1970 Sep 15 Stripped	Succeeded by Ken Buchanan

Other honors

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

External links

• International Boxing Hall of Fame Bio
• Boxing record for Ismael Laguna from BoxRec
• Ken Buchanan - Lightweight Champion of the World - Ken Buchanan site with detailed bio, statistics, full fights with Ismael Laguna and more