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Juan La Porte

BORN   November 24 1959; Guaymas, Puerto Rico
HEIGHT 5-5
WEIGHT 123-154 lbs
MANAGER.. Carlos Espada

LaPorte was a capable fighter whose career began in wonderful style at 24-3 but settled into up-down types of performance; He fought past his prime and ended with a 40-17 mark; During his career,he won the WBC Featherweight Championship of the World, the NABF Super Featherweight Championship and the USBA Featherweight Championship

Juan defeated such men as Rocky Lockrdige, Ruben Castillo, Johnny De La Rosa, Jean LaPointe, Lupe Miranda, Marco Antonio Lizarraga, William Ruiz, Nicky Perez, Vinnie Costello and Robert Anderson

1977
Oct 29 Johnny Green               Hamilton, Oh                       KO  1
Nov 11 Jerry Strickland           Cincinnati, Oh                      W  4
Dec 15 Charlie Buggs              Hamilton, Oh                       KO  3

1978
Mar  2 Santos Cruz                New York, NY                        W  4
May 27 Jose Rodriguez             Los Angeles, Ca                     L  6
Jul 26 Ray Viruet                 New York, NY                        W  6
Dec 15 David Capo                 New York, NY                        W  8

1979
Apr 27 Lazaro Fabiano             New York, NY                       KO  1
Jun 14 Jose Figueroa              New York, NY                       KO  5
Aug 16 Wardell Williams           Kansas City, Mo                    TK  2
Aug 22 Andres Torres              New York, NY                       TK  6
Sep 19 Jose Rivera                New York, NY                        W  8

1980
Jan 25 Jean LaPointe              New York, NY                       TK  7
Apr 18 David Capo                 New York, NY                        W 10
Jun 20 Fel Clemente               New York, NY                       TK 10
Sep 13 Mano Morua                 San Antonio, Tx                     W 10
Dec 13 Salvador Sanchez           El Paso, Tx                         L 15
          -WBC Featherweight Championship of the World

1981
Mar  6 Roberto Bido               San Juan, Puerto Rico              TK  9
Apr 10 Fernando Ortiz             New York, NY                       TK  6
Aug 22 Rocky Lockridge            Las Vegas, Nv                      KO  2
          -USBA Featherweight Championship
Dec 11 Edwin Luis Rivera          New York, NY                        W 10

1982
Jan 24 Eusebio Pedroza            Atlantic City, NJ                   L 15
          -WBA Featherweight Championship of the World
May 28 Alberto Collazo            New York, NY                       TK  5
          -USBA Featherweight Championship
Jul 21 Edwin Luis Rivera          New York, NY                        W 10
Sep 15 Mario Miranda              New York, NY                       TK 10
          -WBC Featherweight Championship of the World

1983
Feb 20 Ruben Castillo             San Juan, Puerto Rico               W 12
          -WBC Featherweight Championship of the World
Jun 25 Johnny De La Rosa          San Juan, Puerto Rico               W 12
          -WBC Featherweight Championship of the World
Nov  5 Gerald Hayes               Atlantic City, NJ                   L 10

1984
Mar 31 Wilfredo "Bazooka" Gomez   Hato Rey, Puerto Rico               L 12
          -WBC Featherweight Championship of the World
Nov 14 Dwight Pratchett           New York, NY                        W 10

1985
Feb 23 Barry McGuigan             Belfast, Ireland                    L 10

1986
Apr  3 Vinnie Costello            New York, NY                        W 10
Sep 25 Jimmy Magnifico            New York, NY                       TK  3
Dec 12 Julio Cesar Chavez         New York, NY                        L 12
          -WBC Super Featherweight Championship of the World

1987
Apr 23 Rafael Gandarilla          New York, NY                        W 10
Jun  4 Jocko King                 New York, NY                       TK  2
Jul  5 Lupe Suarez                Las Vegas, Nv                       L 10

1988
Apr 23 Robert Anderson            New York, NY                       TK  8
May 27 Sylvester Kennon           New York, NY                       TK  3
Jul 11 Alejandro Garcia           San Juan, Puerto Rico              KO  1
Aug 13 Nicky Perez                Tucson, Az                         KO 12
          -NABF Super Featherweight Championship
Oct 27 Lupe Miranda               Tucson, Az                          W 12
          -NABF Super Featherweight Championship

1989
Apr 29 John John Molina           San Juan, Puerto Rico               L 12
          -WBO Super Featherweight Championship of the World
Oct 12 Bruno Rabanales            Richfield, Oh                       W 12
          -NABF Super Featherweight Championship

1990
Feb 15 Rogelio Lopez              Tampa, Fl                           W 12
          -NABF Super Featherweight Championship
Jul 17 Felix Gonzales             Butte, Mt                          TL  8
Oct 13 Azumah Nelson              Sydney, NSW, Australia              L 12
          -WBC Super Featherweight Championship of the World

1991
Oct 18 Curtis Strong              Tampa, Fl                           W 10

1992
May  8 Hector Lopez               Las Vegas, Nv                       L 10
Jul 23 Kostya Tszyu               Sydney, NSW, Australia              L 10

1993
Mar 20 Marco Antonio Lizarraga    Miami, Fl                          TK  2
Apr 24 William Ruiz               Miami, Fl                          TK  5
Jul 24 Charles Murray             Atlantic City, NJ                   L 12
          -IBF Light Welterweight Championship of the World

1994
Apr 15 Manuel Rodriguez           San Juan, Puerto Rico              KO  2
Jul 24 Zack Padilla               Los Angeles, Ca                    LT 10
          -WBO Light Welterweight Championship of the World

1998
Mar 27 Teddy Reid                 Westbury, Ct                        L  8

1999
Jun 18 Billy Costello             Fayetteville, NC                    L 10

Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization

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