Ismael Laguna Meneses (June 28, 1943 – September 8, 2026) was a Panamanian professional boxer and two-time Undisputed Lightweight Champion. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2001.

Professional career 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.

He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2001.

Death Laguna died on September 8, 2026, at the age of 83.Ismael Laguna | La gloria del boxeo panameño falleció a los 83 años de edad He died on the same day as Panamanian boxing coach María Toto.

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRoundDateLocationNotes75Loss Ken BuchananUD15Sep 13, 1971 74Loss65–8–1 Eddie LinderSD10Jun 22, 1971 73Win65–7–1 Chango CarmonaUD10Apr 3, 1971 72Win64–7–1 Lloyd MarshallUD10Mar 6, 1971 71Loss63–7–1 Ken BuchananSD15Sep 26, 1970 70Win63–6–1 Guts IshimatsuTKO13 (15)Jun 6, 1970 69Win62–6–1 Mando RamosTKO9 (15)Mar 3, 1970 68Win61–6–1 Jose Luis VallejoTKO3 (10)Jan 24, 1970 67Win60–6–1 Genaro SotoUD10Jul 14, 1969 66Win59–6–1 Eugenio EspinozaUD10Jul 5, 1969 65Loss58–6–1 Eugenio EspinozaUD10May 24, 1969 64Win58–5–1 Maurice TavantPTS10Mar 31, 1969 63Win57–5–1 Curly AguirreTKO4 (10)Mar 2, 1969 62Win56–5–1 Roman BlancoMD10Nov 15, 1968 61Win55–5–1 Grady PonderUD10Oct 22, 1968 60Win54–5–1 Gabe LaMarcaTKO8 (10)Oct 7, 1968 59Win53–5–1 Lloyd MarshallTKO9 (10)Aug 20, 1968 58Win52–5–1 Victor MelendezUD10Jul 17, 1968 57Win51–5–1 Frankie NarvaezUD10Apr 29, 1968 56Win50–5–1 Bud AndersonTKO10 (10)Apr 15, 1968 55Win49–5–1 Ray AdigunPTS10Feb 26, 1968 54Win48–5–1 Paul ArmsteadUD10Oct 28, 1967 53Loss47–5–1 Carlos OrtizUD15Aug 16, 1967 52Win47–4–1 Alfredo UrbinaUD10Jun 3, 1967 51Win46–4–1 Vicente RivasKO5 (10)Apr 1, 1967 50Win45–4–1 Frankie NarvaezUD12Mar 10, 1967 49Win44–4–1 Daniel GuaninTKO8 (10)Dec 3, 1966 48Win43–4–1 Percy HaylesTKO6 (10)Oct 1, 1966 47Win42–4–1 Al GrantUD10Jul 28, 1966 46Loss41–4–1 Gabriel ElordeUD10Mar 19, 1966 45Win41–3–1 Carlos HernándezTKO8 (10)Feb 19, 1966 44Loss40–3–1 Carlos OrtizUD15Nov 13, 1965 43Draw40–2–1 Nicolino LocchePTS10Jul 17, 1965 42Win40–2 Raul SorianoTKO8 (10)Jun 19, 1965 41Win39–2 Carlos OrtizMD15Apr 10, 1965 40Win38–2 Sebastiao NascimentoUD10Dec 20, 1964 39Win37–2 Percy HaylesTKO7 (10)Oct 25, 1964 38Win36–2 Vicente Milan DeradoUD10Aug 2, 1964 37Win35–2 Kid AnahuacTKO8 (10)Jul 6, 1964 36Loss34–2 Vicente SaldivarUD10Jun 1, 1964 35Win34–1 Angel Robinson GarciaPTS10Mar 9, 1964 34Win33–1 Oripes dos SantosKO7 (10)Feb 21, 1964 33Win32–1 Pedro MirandaTKO4 (10)Jan 26, 1964 32Win31–1 Rafiu KingUD10Nov 18, 1963 31Win30–1 Antonio HerreraTKO6 (10)Sep 15, 1963 30Win29–1 Eduardo GuerreroUD10Aug 25, 1963 29Win28–1 Don JohnsonTKO3 (10)Jul 21, 1963 28Loss27–1 Antonio HerreraPTS10Jun 7, 1963 27Win27–0 Fili NavaKO3 (10)May 20, 1963 26Win26–0 Auburn CopelandUD10Mar 17, 1963 25Win25–0 Juan RamirezUD10Feb 22, 1963 24Win24–0 Bobby GrayTKO9 (10)Jan 20, 1963 23Win23–0 Tony HerreraKO2 (10)Dec 16, 1962 22Win22–0 Enrique HitchmanKO2 (10)Nov 18, 1962 21Win21–0 Beresford FrancisTKO5 (10)Oct 28, 1962 20Win20–0 Pedro OrtizTKO7 (10)Sep 16, 1962 19Win19–0 Jorge Baby SalazarTKO6 (10)Jul 29, 1962 18Win18–0 Carlos CelisTKO5 (10)Jun 24, 1962 17Win17–0 Agustin CarmonaKO6 (10)Jun 10, 1962 16Win16–0 Jorge UzcateguiTKO2 (10)Jun 3, 1962 15Win15–0 Nelson EstradaTKO7 (10)Apr 15, 1962 14Win14–0 Castor CastilloPTS10Mar 2, 1962 13Win13–0 Eloy SanchezKO4 (10)Jan 14, 1962 12Win12–0 Hector HicksKO5 (10)Dec 1, 1961 11Win11–0 Euro PartidesKO4 (10)Oct 15, 1961 10Win10–0 Enrique HitchmanUD10Aug 27, 1961 9Win9–0 Claudio MartínezTKO4 (10)Jun 25, 1961 8Win8–0 Killer SolomonKO7 (10)Jun 4, 1961 7Win7–0 Battling EscuderoKO2 (6)May 21, 1961 6Win6–0 Ernesto CampbellUD6Apr 30, 1961 5Win5–0 Jose PachecoKO3 (4)Apr 16, 1961 4Win4–0 Carlos RealSD6Mar 26, 1961 3Win3–0 Javier ValleUD4Mar 5, 1961 2Win2–0 Eduardo FrutosUD4Jan 22, 1961 1Win1–0 Antonio MorganKO2 (4)Aug 21, 1960

Titles in boxing Major world titles WBA lightweight champion (135 lbs) (2×) WBC lightweight champion (135 lbs) (2×)

The Ring magazine titles The Ring lightweight champion (135 lbs) (2×)

Undisputed titles Undisputed lightweight champion (2×)

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

See also Lineal championship List of world lightweight boxing champions

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