On September 13, 1971, Ken Buchanan (40-1, 14 KOs), the lightweight WBA and The Ring champion, defends his titles against former world champion Ismael Laguna (65-8-1, 37 KOs).
Ken Buchanan is coming in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 34% KO rate; his last fight was a 8th round TKO victory over Carlos Morocho Hernández, 4 months and 2 days ago. Ismael Laguna is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 50% KO rate, with his last fight being a split decision loss to Eddie Linder, 2 months and 22 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Ken Buchanan at 99-1 winning odds. Ismael Laguna really doesn't have much to present against Buchanan.
Ken Buchanan defeated Ismael Laguna via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his WBA and The Ring lightweight titles. Buchanan improves his record to 41-1, while Laguna adds a loss to his record at 65-9-1.