Santos Laciar

Santos Benigno Laciar (born 31 January 1959), is an Argentian former professional boxer who competed from 1976 to 1990. He is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the World Boxing Association (WBA) flyweight title twice between 1981 and 1985, and the World Boxing Council (WBC) super-flyweight title in 1987.

Biography

Laciar was born in Huinca Renancó, in the province of Córdoba, Argentina.

Laciar began his career in his hometown, on December 3 of 1976, knocking out Carlos Maliene in four rounds. After three more wins, all by knockout, he was faced with Alejandro Holguin, who held him to a ten-round draw, becoming the first boxer to face Laciar and not come out on the losing end. After three more wins, he drew once again, this time against Jose Ibiris, but in his next fight, he was able to take the Córdoba State Flyweight title away from Carlos Reyes Sosa in Villa María with a 12-round decision. He finished 1977 with four more wins, including a knockout in six in a rematch with Reyes Sosa.

In 1978 he had 13 fights, for an average of slightly more than one fight per month. Among his fights that year: a rematch with Ibiris, which ended in a ten-round decision win for Laciar, two fights versus contender Ramon Soria, which ended in a draw and in Laciar's first defeat, a 10-round decision loss, a fight with Luis Gerez, who drew with Laciar, and Laciar's Buenos Aires debut, a 10-round decision win over Angel Luis Fernandez.

1979 was another busy year for Laciar, boxing 13 times again during that year. He won 9 of those bouts. Among his fights in '79, a loss to future world Junior bantamweight champion Gustavo Ballas, who beat him in 10 on points, a rubber match with Ibris, resulting in another Laciar 10-round decision win, two decision losses to Raúl Pérez, and a 10-round decision win against top contender Federico Condori.

But early in 1980 Laciar started what would turn out to be a great decade for him. He was matched with Miguel Lanzarte on February 26 of that year for the vacant Argentinian flyweight title and won the bout by a decision in 12. After a draw in ten against Condori's brother Ruben, he won four straight bouts, and on August 30, he challenged for the South American flyweight title. In what was his first fight outside Argentina, he and South American champion Jaime Miranda battled to an 8-round no contest (a no contest is declared when circumstances beyond boxing cause the fight to be stopped) in Santiago, Chile. After one more win over Federico Condori, Miranda returned the favor by travelling to Laciar's country and this time, Laciar won the South American title with a 12-round decision win. Laciar finished the year by travelling to England, where he lost a 10-round decision to future world champion Charlie Magri.

In 1981, one day before his birthday, he beat Jose de la Cruz in Mar del Plata. He was already ranked number one by the WBA, and in March he flew to South Africa, where he beat Peter Mathebula on the 28th day of that month, by a knockout in seven rounds to become the world's flyweight champion. After the retirement of Carlos Monzón in 1977 and Victor Galindez in 1978, (Galindez died in 1980 in an auto race accident), Argentina was in need of a world champion boxer, and Laciar became a national hero instantly.

A rematch with Lanzarte, resulting in a 10-round non title decision win, followed, and then he fought at the Luna Park, where he lost his title to Luis Ibarra.

Ibarra lost his title in his first defense to Juan Herrera, and after 5 more bouts, Laciar challenged Herrera in the champion's hometown of Tampico, Mexico. Laciar recovered the crown by a knockout in 13 rounds, and this time, he wouldn't lose it again. He defended it for three years, after which he left it vacant. He defeated former world champion Betulio González in Maracaibo, Venezuela by a decision in 15, Steve Muchoki in Copenhagen, Denmark by a knockout in 13, Ramon Nery (a deaf-mute boxer) by a knockout in 9 at Córdoba, Shuichi Hozumi by a knockout in 2 in Japan, Hee Sup Chin, by a knockout in one in South Korea, Juan Herrera, in a rematch at Marsala, Italy, by a decision in 15, former world champion Prudencio Cardona by a knockout in 10 in Córdoba, former two-time world Junior Flyweight champion Hilario Zapata by a decision in 15 at Buenos Aires, and Antoine Monteiro, beaten by a knockout in 11 at Paris, France. After his fight with Monteiro, he decided to leave the world Flyweight championship vacant. His fame also surpassed the Argentinian borders and he became famous all over Latin America, The Ring's Spanish edition featuring him on the cover many times, as well as on posters and articles. He was also on the cover of Guantes magazine multiple times during his second period as champion.

On June 8, 1986, he and Jaime Miranda had a rubber match, Laciar winning a ten-round decision. Two months later, world Junior Bantamweight champion, Mexican Gilberto Roman, travelled to Argentina to defend his WBC and Lineal crown versus Laciar, the fight ending in a 12-round draw. Six more wins followed, including one against Hector Patri, and then on May 16 of 1987, he and Roman met again. This time the WBC chose a neutral place for the fight, but Laciar won the fight by a knockout in 11 at Reims, France,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> becoming a world champion for the third time. However, in his first title defense, Laciar was on the losing end of a decision against Colombian Sugar Baby Rojas in Miami.

Laciar kept on boxing and reeled off eight more straight wins, but on October 8, 1988, he was outpointed by Juan Carazo in Caguas, Puerto Rico, by a decision in 12 rounds. Two more wins and another no contest followed, and, after Carazo lost in his title try against Roman by decision, it was Laciar's turn to face the Mexican again. This time, they boxed in the Los Angeles suburb of Inglewood, California, and Roman came out victorious by a 12-round decision.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Roman would die in a car crash the next year, and all chances of a fourth bout between the two, which was a possibility that was being talked about, were dashed with Roman's death.

Laciar fought three more bouts, all in 1990, after which he decided to retire. A world-traveling boxer, Laciar had fights in twelve countries, not counting fights held at his native Argentina. The countries he visited as a professional boxer to fight at were, in the following order, Chile, the United Kingdom (specifically, England), South Africa, Mexico, Venezuela, Denmark, Japan, South Korea, Italy, France, the United States and Puerto Rico.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

His final record was 79 wins, 10 losses, 11 draws and 1 fight ended in a no-contest, with 31 wins coming by knockout.

After retirement

Laciar became an occasional boxing commentator for TyC Sports's Saturday night boxing show, Boxeo de Primera.

Professional boxing record

Template:Abbr	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
101	Template:No2Loss	79–10–11 Template:Small	Hugo Soto	UD	10	21 Dec 1990	Template:Small
100	Template:Yes2Win	79–9–11 Template:Small	Ruben Condori	PTS	10	15 Sep 1990	Template:Small
99	Template:Yes2Win	78–9–11 Template:Small	Juan Carlos Cortes	UD	10	27 Apr 1990	Template:Small
98	Template:No2Loss	77–9–11 Template:Small	Gilberto Román	UD	12	12 Sep 1989	Template:Small	Template:Small
97	Template:Yes2Win	77–8–11 Template:Small	Hugo Gomez	PTS	10	6 Apr 1989	Template:Small
96	Template:Yes2Win	76–8–11 Template:Small	Jesús Moreno	KO	3 (10)	18 Feb 1989	Template:Small
95	NC	75–8–11 Template:Small	Raúl Ojeda	NC	1 (10)	7 Jan 1989	Template:Small
94	Template:No2Loss	75–8–11	Juan Carazo	SD	12	8 Oct 1988	Template:Small	Template:Small
93	Template:Yes2Win	75–7–11	Alejandrino Castaño	KO	5 (10)	24 Jun 1988	Template:Small
92	Template:Yes2Win	74–7–11	Ricardo Escobar Baez	PTS	10	10 Jun 1988	Template:Small
91	Template:Yes2Win	73–7–11	Luis Alberto Ocampo	RTD	6 (10)	7 May 1988	Template:Small
90	Template:Yes2Win	72–7–11	Ricardo Escobar Baez	PTS	10	15 Apr 1988	Template:Small
89	Template:Yes2Win	71–7–11	José Narvaez	PTS	10	2 Apr 1988	Template:Small
88	Template:Yes2Win	70–7–11	Bernardo Mendoza	KO	3 (10)	5 Mar 1988	Template:Small
87	Template:Yes2Win	69–7–11	Juan Alberto Ivalo	KO	6 (10)	17 Feb 1988	Template:Small
86	Template:Yes2Win	68–7–11	José Narvaez	PTS	10	10 Dec 1987	Template:Small
85	Template:No2Loss	67–7–11	Sugar Baby Rojas	UD	12	8 Aug 1987	Template:Small	Template:Small
84	Template:Yes2Win	67–6–11	Gilberto Román	TKO	11 (12), Template:Small	16 May 1987	Template:Small	Template:Small
83	Template:Yes2Win	66–6–11	Alejandro Vazquez	KO	2 (10)	14 Apr 1987	Template:Small
82	Template:Yes2Win	65–6–11	Isaias Carvacho	KO	4 (10)	21 Mar 1987	Template:Small
81	Template:Yes2Win	64–6–11	José Narvaez	PTS	10	5 Mar 1987	Template:Small
80	Template:Yes2Win	63–6–11	Hector Patri	PTS	10	30 Jan 1987	Template:Small
79	Template:Yes2Win	62–6–11	Oscar Bolivar	PTS	10	8 Nov 1986	Template:Small
78	Template:Yes2Win	61–6–11	José Narvaez	PTS	10	24 Oct 1986	Template:Small
77	Template:DrawDraw	60–6–11	Gilberto Román	PTS	12	30 Aug 1986	Template:Small	Template:Small
76	Template:Yes2Win	60–6–10	Alberto Pacheco	KO	8 (10)	17 Jul 1986	Template:Small
75	Template:Yes2Win	59–6–10	Jaime Miranda	PTS	10	8 Jun 1986	Template:Small
74	Template:Yes2Win	58–6–10	Antoine Montero	UD	15	6 May 1985	Template:Small	Template:Small
73	Template:Yes2Win	57–6–10	Hilario Zapata	UD	15	8 Dec 1984	Template:Small	Template:Small
72	Template:Yes2Win	56–6–10	Prudencio Cardona	KO	10 (15)	15 Sep 1984	Template:Small	Template:Small
71	Template:Yes2Win	55–6–10	Juan Herrera	SD	15	28 Jan 1984	Template:Small	Template:Small
70	Template:Yes2Win	54–6–10	Juan Carlos Cortes	PTS	10	16 Dec 198	Template:Small
69	Template:Yes2Win	53–6–10	Shin Hi-sup	TKO	1 (15), Template:Small	17 Jul 1983	Template:Small	Template:Small
68	Template:Yes2Win	52–6–10	Shuichi Hozumi	TKO	2 (15), Template:Small	5 May 1983	Template:Small	Template:Small
67	Template:Yes2Win	51–6–10	Ramón Nery	TKO	9 (15), Template:Small	4 Mar 1983	Template:Small	Template:Small
66	Template:Yes2Win	50–6–10	Rodolfo Rodriguez	PTS	10	18 Dec 1982	Template:Small
65	Template:Yes2Win	49–6–10	Steve Muchoki	TKO	13 (15)	5 Nov 1982	Template:Small	Template:Small
64	Template:Yes2Win	48–6–10	Ramón Albers	TKO	5 (10)	9 Oct 1982	Template:Small
63	Template:Yes2Win	47–6–10	Betulio González	SD	15	14 Aug 1982	Template:Small	Template:Small
62	Template:Yes2Win	46–6–10	José Gomez	PTS	10	22 Jul 1982	Template:Small
61	Template:Yes2Win	45–6–10	Mario Paniagua	PTS	10	8 Jul 1982	Template:Small
60	Template:Yes2Win	44–6–10	Domingo Aragón	PTS	10	11 Jun 1982	Template:Small
59	Template:Yes2Win	43–6–10	Juan Herrera	TKO	13 (15), Template:Small	1 May 1982	Template:Small	Template:Small
58	Template:DrawDraw	42–6–10	Rodolfo Rodriguez	PTS	10	7 Nov 1981	Template:Small
57	Template:Yes2Win	42–6–9	Miguel Angel Lazarte	PTS	10	18 Sep 1981	Template:Small
56	Template:DrawDraw	41–6–9	Ruben Condori	PTS	10	18 Sep 1981	Template:Small
55	Template:Yes2Win	41–6–8	Domingo Aragón	PTS	10	4 Sep 1981	Template:Small
54	Template:DrawDraw	40–6–8	Rodolfo Rodriguez	PTS	10	22 Aug 1981	Template:Small
53	Template:No2Loss	40–6–7	Luis Ibarra	UD	15	6 Jun 1981	Template:Small	Template:Small
52	Template:Yes2Win	40–5–7	Miguel Angel Lazarte	PTS	10	8 May 1981	Template:Small
51	Template:Yes2Win	39–5–7	Peter Mathebula	TKO	7 (15), Template:Small	28 Mar 1981	Template:Small	Template:Small
50	Template:Yes2Win	38–5–7	José De La Cruz López	PTS	10	30 Jan 1981	Template:Small
49	Template:No2Loss	37–5–7	Charlie Magri	PTS	12	8 Dec 1980	Template:Small
48	Template:Yes2Win	37–4–7	Jaime Miranda	PTS	12	22 Nov 1980	Template:Small	Template:Small
47	Template:Yes2Win	36–4–7	Federico Condori	PTS	10	6 Nov 1980	Template:Small
46	Template:DrawDraw	35–4–7	Jaime Miranda	TD	8 (12)	27 Aug 1980	Template:Small	Template:Small
45	Template:Yes2Win	35–4–6	Miguel Angel Velez	RTD	6 (10)	22 Jul 1980	Template:Small
44	Template:Yes2Win	34–4–6	Adrian Roman	KO	3 (10)	6 Jun 1980	Template:Small
43	Template:Yes2Win	33–4–6	Juan José Brizuela	PTS	10	9 May 1980	Template:Small
42	Template:Yes2Win	32–4–6	Domingo Aragón	PTS	10	18 Apr 1980	Template:Small
41	Template:DrawDraw	31–4–6	Ruben Condori	PTS	10	28 Mar 1980	Template:Small
40	Template:Yes2Win	31–4–5	Miguel Angel Lazarte	PTS	12	27 Feb 1980	Template:Small	Template:Small
39	Template:Yes2Win	30–4–5	Federico Condori	PTS	10	7 Dec 1979	Template:Small
38	Template:No2Loss	29–4–5	Gustavo Ballas	PTS	10	3 Nov 1979	Template:Small
37	Template:Yes2Win	29–3–5	Hector Velazquez	PTS	10	12 Oct 1979	Template:Small
36	Template:Yes2Win	28–3–5	Luis Gomez	PTS	10	6 Sep 1979	Template:Small
35	Template:DrawDraw	27–3–5	Miguel Angel Lazarte	PTS	10	22 Aug 1979	Template:Small
34	Template:Yes2Win	27–3–4	Juan Espíndola	PTS	10	22 Jun 1979	Template:Small
33	Template:No2Loss	26–3–4	Raúl Perez	PTS	10	25 May 1979	Template:Small
32	Template:Yes2Win	26–2–4	José Flores	TKO	7 (10)	26 Apr 1979	Template:Small
31	Template:Yes2Win	25–2–4	Gilberto Lopez	PTS	10	11 Apr 1979	Template:Small
30	Template:No2Loss	24–2–4	Raúl Perez	PTS	10	16 Mar 1979	Template:Small
29	Template:Yes2Win	24–1–4	Juan Carlos Rios	PTS	10	9 Feb 1979	Template:Small
28	Template:Yes2Win	23–1–4	José Ibiris	PTS	10	26 Jan 1979	Template:Small
27	Template:Yes2Win	22–1–4	Raúl Perez	PTS	10	14 Dec 1978	Template:Small	Template:Small
26	Template:No2Loss	21–1–4	Ramon Soria	PTS	10	1 Dec 1978	Template:Small
25	Template:Yes2Win	21–0–4	Felipe Rojas	KO	5 (10)	9 Nov 1978	Template:Small
24	Template:Yes2Win	20–0–4	Angel Lois Fernandez	PTS	10	21 Oct 1978	Template:Small
23	Template:DrawDraw	19–0–4	Luis Gerez	PTS	10	6 Oct 1978	Template:Small
22	Template:Yes2Win	19–0–3	José Lopez	TKO	4 (10)	20 Sep 1978	Template:Small
21	Template:Yes2Win	18–0–3	José Izquierdo	PTS	10	6 Sep 1978	Template:Small
20	Template:Yes2Win	17–0–3	Hector Barreto	PTS	10	8 Jul 1978	Template:Small
19	Template:Yes2Win	16–0–3	Reynaldo Romero	PTS	10	2 Jun 1978	Template:Small
18	Template:Yes2Win	15–0–3	Carlos Aguero	PTS	10	19 May 1978	Template:Small
17	Template:DrawDraw	14–0–3	Ramon Soria	PTS	10	14 Apr 1978	Template:Small
16	Template:Yes2Win	14–0–2	José Ibiris	PTS	10	10 Feb 1978	Template:Small
15	Template:Yes2Win	13–0–2	Luis Gerez	PTS	10	13 Jan 1978	} Template:Small
14	Template:Yes2Win	12–0–2	Enrique Navarro	TKO	6 (10)	17 Dec 1977	Template:Small
13	Template:Yes2Win	11–0–2	José Izquierdo	PTS	10	4 Nov 1977	Template:Small
12	Template:Yes2Win	10–0–2	Carlos Reyes Sosa	RTD	6 (10)	22 Oct 1977	Template:Small
11	Template:Yes2Win	9–0–2	Manuel Quinteros	RTD	8 (10)	30 Sep 1977	Template:Small
10	Template:Yes2Win	8–0–2	Carlos Reyes Sosa	PTS	12	9 Sep 1977	Template:Small
9	Template:DrawDraw	7–0–2	José Ibiris	PTS	10	8 Jul 1977	Template:Small
8	Template:Yes2Win	7–0–1	José Zárate	KO	1 (10)	18 Jun 1977	Template:Small
7	Template:Yes2Win	6–0–1	José Izquierdo	PTS	10	7 May 1977	Template:Small
6	Template:Yes2Win	5–0–1	Alberto Martin	PTS	10	22 Apr 1977	Template:Small
5	Template:DrawDraw	4–0–1	Alejandro Olguin	PTS	10	26 Mar 1977	Template:Small
4	Template:Yes2Win	4–0	José Flores	KO	4 (6)	25 Feb 1977	Template:Small
3	Template:Yes2Win	3–0	Amado Chavez	TKO	5 (6)	5 Feb 1977	Template:Small
2	Template:Yes2Win	2–0	Angel Pereyra	TKO	4 (6)	15 Jan 1977	Template:Small
1	Template:Yes2Win	1–0	Carlos Maliene	KO	4 (6)	3 Dec 1976	Template:Small

See also

• List of world flyweight boxing champions
• List of world super-flyweight boxing champions

External links

• Template:Boxrec
• Santos Laciar - CBZ Profile

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