Juan Laporte
Career, Record, Stats
Juan Laporte is a 65-year-old retired Puerto Rican professional boxer. He is a former featherweight world champion. In a career spanning 21 years, 7 months, and 20 days, Laporte amassed a record of 40-16-1, which includes 22 wins via KO, 1 of which was in a world-title fight.
Juan Laporte's Boxing Career
Juan Laporte was born in Guayama, Puerto Rico on November 24, 1959. He made his professional debut at the age of 17 years on October 29, 1977 against Johnny Green. Laporte defeated Green via 1st round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Laporte got his first shot at a world title at the age of 21 after 16 professional fights. On December 13, 1980 Laporte challenged Salvador Sanchez' WBC featherweight title but lost via 15-round unanimous decision.
He became a world champion on September 15, 1982 at the age of 22 years, after by defeating Mario Miranda, the then-reining WBC featherweight champion, via 10th round RTD. This was his 25th fight as a professional.
Laporte's last fight was a split decision loss to Billy Costello at age 39, on June 18, 1999.
Some of Juan Laporte's best fights have been against Mario Miranda, Rick Lockridge, Ruben Castillo, and Johnny De La Rosa. For a complete list of Laporte's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Juan Laporte".
Laporte has 16 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Juan Laporte Losses".
Juan Laporte's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
57 | Jun 18, 1999 | 39 |  Billy Costello | loss | SD 10 |
56 | Mar 27, 1998 | 38 | Teddy Reid | loss | SD 8 |
55 | Jul 24, 1994 | 34 | Zack Padilla | loss | RTD 9 |
54 | Apr 15, 1994 | 34 | Manuel Rodriguez | win | KO 2 |
53 | Jul 24, 1993 | 33 | Charles Murray | loss | UD 12 |
52 | Apr 24, 1993 | 33 | William Ruiz | win | TKO 5 |
51 | Mar 20, 1993 | 33 | Marco Antonio Lizarraga | win | TKO 2 |
50 | Jul 23, 1992 | 32 | 
Kostya Tszyu 22 3-0 | loss | UD 10 |
49 | May 08, 1992 | 32 | Hector Lopez | loss | UD 10 |
48 | Oct 18, 1991 | 31 | Curtis Strong | win | UD 10 |
47 | Oct 13, 1990 | 30 | 
Azumah Nelson 32 31-2 | loss | UD 12 |
46 | Jul 17, 1990 | 30 | Felix Gonzales | draw | TD 8 |
45 | Feb 15, 1990 | 30 | Rogelio Lopez | win | SD 12 |
44 | Oct 12, 1989 | 29 | Bruno Rabanales | win | UD 12 |
43 | Apr 29, 1989 | 29 | 
John John Molina 24 18-2 | loss | UD 12 |
42 | Oct 27, 1988 | 28 | Lupe Miranda | win | UD 12 |
41 | Aug 13, 1988 | 28 | Nicky Perez | win | TKO 12 |
40 | Jul 11, 1988 | 28 | Alejandro Garcia | win | KO 1 |
39 | May 27, 1988 | 28 | Sylvester Kennon | win | TKO 3 |
38 | Apr 22, 1988 | 28 | Robert Anderson | win | RTD 8 |
37 | Jul 05, 1987 | 27 | Lupe Suarez | loss | UD 10 |
36 | Jun 04, 1987 | 27 | Jocko King | win | TKO 2 |
35 | Apr 23, 1987 | 27 | Rafael Gandarilla | win | UD 10 |
34 | Dec 12, 1986 | 27 | 
Julio Cesar Chavez 24 53-0 | loss | UD 12 |
33 | Sep 25, 1986 | 26 | Jimmy Magnifico | win | TKO 3 |
32 | Apr 03, 1986 | 26 | Vinnie Costello | win | MD 10 |
31 | Feb 23, 1985 | 25 | 
Barry McGuigan 23 24-1 | loss | PTS 10 |
30 | Nov 14, 1984 | 24 | Dwight Pratchett | win | UD 10 |
29 | Mar 31, 1984 | 24 | 
Wilfredo Gomez 27 40-1-1 | loss | UD 12 |
28 | Nov 05, 1983 | 23 | Gerald Hayes | loss | MD 10 |
27 | Jun 25, 1983 | 23 | 
Johnny De La Rosa 20 21-0 | win | SD 12 |
26 | Feb 20, 1983 | 23 | 
Ruben Castillo 25 54-3-2 | win | UD 12 |
25 | Sep 15, 1982 | 22 | 
Mario Miranda 23 19-0 | win | RTD 10 |
24 | Jul 21, 1982 | 22 | Edwin Luis Rivera | win | UD 10 |
23 | May 28, 1982 | 22 | Alberto Collazo | win | TKO 5 |
22 | Jan 24, 1982 | 22 | 
Eusebio Pedroza 25 32-3 | loss | UD 15 |
21 | Dec 11, 1981 | 22 | Edwin Luis Rivera | win | SD 10 |
20 | Aug 22, 1981 | 21 | 
Rocky Lockridge 22 20-1 | win | KO 2 |
19 | Apr 10, 1981 | 21 | Fernando Ortiz | win | TKO 6 |
18 | Mar 06, 1981 | 21 | Roberto Bido | win | TKO 9 |
17 | Dec 13, 1980 | 21 | 
Salvador Sanchez 21 37-1-1 | loss | UD 15 |
16 | Sep 13, 1980 | 20 | Mano Morua | win | UD 10 |
15 | Jun 20, 1980 | 20 | Fel Clemente | win | TKO 10 |
14 | Apr 18, 1980 | 20 | David Capo | win | SD 10 |
13 | Jan 25, 1980 | 20 | Jean Lapointe | win | TKO 7 |
12 | Sep 19, 1979 | 19 | Joe Rivera | win | UD 8 |
11 | Aug 22, 1979 | 19 | Andres Torres | win | TKO 6 |
10 | Aug 16, 1979 | 19 | Wardell Williams | win | TKO 2 |
9 | Jun 14, 1979 | 19 | Jose Figueroa | win | KO 5 |
8 | Apr 27, 1979 | 19 | Lazaro Fabiano | win | TKO 1 |
7 | Dec 15, 1978 | 19 | David Capo | win | MD 8 |
6 | Jul 26, 1978 | 18 | Rey Viruet | win | PTS 6 |
5 | May 27, 1978 | 18 | Jose Rodriguez | loss | PTS 6 |
4 | Mar 02, 1978 | 18 | Santos Cruz | win | PTS 4 |
3 | Dec 15, 1977 | 18 | Charlie Buggs | win | KO 3 |
2 | Nov 11, 1977 | 17 | Jerry Strickland | win | UD 4 |
1 | Oct 29, 1977 | 17 | Johnny Green | win | TKO 1 |