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Santos Laciar
Born
Santos Benigno Lacar

(1959-01-31) January 31, 1959 (age 65)
Other namesFalucho
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 1 in (155 cm)
Reach62+12 in (159 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights101
Wins79
Wins by KO31
Losses10
Draws11

Santos Benigno Laciar (born January 31, 1959), known familiarly as Santos Laciar and nicknamed Falucho, is an Argentine who was boxing's world flyweight and super flyweight champion.

Biography

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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,[1][2] 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.[3]

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.[4]

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

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

Professional boxing record

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101 fights 79 wins 10 losses
By knockout 31 0
By decision 48 10
Draws 11
No contests 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
101 Loss 79–10–11 (1) Argentina Hugo Soto UD 10 1990–12–21 Argentina Catamarca, Argentina
100 Win 79–9–11 (1) Argentina Ruben Condori PTS 10 1990–09–15 Argentina Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena, Argentina
99 Win 78–9–11 (1) Argentina Juan Carlos Cortes UD 10 1990–04–27 Argentina Laguna Larga, Argentina
98 Loss 77–9–11 (1) Mexico Gilberto Román UD 12 1989–09–12 United States Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. For WBC and Lineal Super flyweight titles.
97 Win 77–8–11 (1) Argentina Hugo Gomez PTS 10 1989–04–06 Argentina Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina
96 Win 76–8–11 (1) Argentina Jesús Moreno KO 3 (10) 1989–02–18 Argentina Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina
95 NC 75–8–11 (1) Argentina Raúl Ojeda NC 1 (10) 1989–01–07 Argentina Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina
94 Loss 75–8–11 Puerto Rico Juan Carazo SD 12 1988–10–08 Puerto Rico Caguas, Puerto Rico WBC Super flyweight title eliminator.
93 Win 75–7–11 Argentina Alejandrino Castaño KO 5 (10) 1988–06–24 Argentina Justiniano Posse, Argentina
92 Win 74–7–11 Paraguay Ricardo Escobar Baez PTS 10 1988–06–10 Argentina Viedma, Argentina
91 Win 73–7–11 Argentina Luis Alberto Ocampo RTD 6 (10) 1988–05–07 Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina
90 Win 72–7–11 Paraguay Ricardo Escobar Baez PTS 10 1988–04–15 Argentina Pico Truncado, Argentina
89 Win 71–7–11 Argentina José Narvaez PTS 10 1988–04–02 Argentina San Luis, Argentina
88 Win 70–7–11 Chile Bernardo Mendoza KO 3 (10) 1988–03–05 Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina
87 Win 69–7–11 Argentina Juan Alberto Ivalo KO 6 (10) 1988–02–17 Argentina Mar del Plata, Argentina
86 Win 68–7–11 Argentina José Narvaez PTS 10 1987–12–10 Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina
85 Loss 67–7–11 Colombia Sugar Baby Rojas UD 12 1987–08–08 United States Tamiami Fairgrounds Auditorium, Miami, Florida, U.S. Lost WBC and Lineal Super flyweight titles.
84 Win 67–6–11 Mexico Gilberto Román TKO 11 (12) 1:10 1987–05–16 France Salle René-Tys, Reims, France Won WBC and Lineal Super flyweight titles.
83 Win 66–6–11 Argentina Alejandro Vazquez KO 2 (10) 1987–04–14 Argentina Trelew, Argentina
82 Win 65–6–11 Chile Isaias Carvacho KO 4 (10) 1987–03–21 Argentina Esquel, Argentina
81 Win 64–6–11 Argentina José Narvaez PTS 10 1987–03–05 Argentina La Rioja, Argentina
80 Win 63–6–11 Argentina Hector Patri PTS 10 1987–01–30 Argentina Mar del Plata, Argentina
79 Win 62–6–11 Colombia Oscar Bolivar PTS 10 1986–11–08 Argentina Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
78 Win 61–6–11 Argentina José Narvaez PTS 10 1986–10–24 Argentina Concepcion, Argentina
77 Draw 60–6–11 Mexico Gilberto Román PTS 12 1986–08–30 Argentina Pabellon Verde, Cordoba, Argentina Retained WBA Flyweight title.
76 Win 60–6–10 Argentina Alberto Pacheco KO 8 (10) 1986–07–17 Argentina Santa Fe, Argentina
75 Win 59–6–10 Chile Jaime Miranda PTS 10 1986–06–08 Argentina Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
74 Win 58–6–10 France Antoine Montero UD 15 1985–05–06 France Palais des Sports, Grenoble, France Retained WBA Flyweight title.
73 Win 57–6–10 Panama Hilario Zapata UD 15 1984–12–08 Argentina Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina Retained WBA Flyweight title.
72 Win 56–6–10 Colombia Prudencio Cardona KO 10 (15) 1984–09–15 Argentina Pabellon Verde, Cordoba, Argentina Retained WBA Flyweight title.
71 Win 55–6–10 Mexico Juan Herrera SD 15 1984–01–28 Italy Palazzo Dello Sport, Marsala, Italy Retained WBA Flyweight title.
70 Win 54–6–10 Argentina Juan Carlos Cortes PTS 10 1983–12–16 Argentina Cordoba, Argentina
69 Win 53–6–10 South Korea Shin Hi-sup TKO 1 (15) 1:19 1983–07–17 South Korea Halla Gym, Jeju, South Korea Retained WBA Flyweight title.
68 Win 52–6–10 Japan Shuichi Hozumi TKO 2 (15) 2:52 1983–05–05 Japan Sangyokan Gym, Shizuoka, Japan Retained WBA Flyweight title.
67 Win 51–6–10 Dominican Republic Ramón Nery TKO 9 (15) 1:25 1983–03–04 Argentina Estadio Chateau Carreras, Cordoba, Argentina Retained WBA Flyweight title.
66 Win 50–6–10 Argentina Rodolfo Rodriguez PTS 10 1982–12–18 Argentina Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
65 Win 49–6–10 Kenya Steve Muchoki TKO 13 (15) 1982–11–05 Denmark K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark Retained WBA Flyweight title.
64 Win 48–6–10 Argentina Ramón Albers TKO 5 (10) 1982–10–09 Argentina Monteros, Argentina
63 Win 47–6–10 Venezuela Betulio González SD 15 1982–08–14 Venezuela Hotel del Lago Casino, Maracaibo, Venezuela Retained WBA Flyweight title.
62 Win 46–6–10 Argentina José Gomez PTS 10 1982–07–22 Argentina Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina
61 Win 45–6–10 Argentina Mario Paniagua PTS 10 1982–07–08 Argentina Cordoba, Argentina
60 Win 44–6–10 Argentina Domingo Aragón PTS 10 1982–06–11 Argentina Huinca Renanco, Argentina
59 Win 43–6–10 Mexico Juan Herrera TKO 13 (15) 2:35 1982–05–01 Mexico Carte Clara Baseball Park, Merida, Mexico Won WBA Flyweight title.
58 Draw 42–6–10 Argentina Rodolfo Rodriguez PTS 10 1981–11–07 Argentina Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
57 Win 42–6–9 Argentina Miguel Angel Lazarte PTS 10 1981–09–18 Argentina San Miguel, Argentina
56 Draw 41–6–9 Argentina Ruben Condori PTS 10 1981–09–18 Argentina Cordoba, Argentina
55 Win 41–6–8 Argentina Domingo Aragón PTS 10 1981–09–04 Argentina Morteros, Argentina
54 Draw 40–6–8 Argentina Rodolfo Rodriguez PTS 10 1981–08–22 Argentina Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
53 Loss 40–6–7 Panama Luis Ibarra UD 15 1981–06–06 Argentina Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina Lost WBA Flyweight title.
52 Win 40–5–7 Argentina Miguel Angel Lazarte PTS 10 1981–05–08 Argentina Cordoba, Argentina
51 Win 39–5–7 South Africa Peter Mathebula TKO 7 (15) 2:02 1981–03–28 South Africa Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa Won WBA Flyweight title.
50 Win 38–5–7 Panama José De La Cruz López PTS 10 1981–01–30 Argentina Mar del Plata, Argentina
49 Loss 37–5–7 United Kingdom Charlie Magri PTS 12 1980–12–08 United Kingdom Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, England, U.K.
48 Win 37–4–7 Chile Jaime Miranda PTS 12 1980–11–22 Argentina Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina Won South American Flyweight title.
47 Win 36–4–7 Argentina Federico Condori PTS 10 1980–11–06 Argentina Huinca Renanco, Argentina
46 Draw 35–4–7 Chile Jaime Miranda TD 8 (12) 1980–08–27 Chile Santiago de Chile, Chile For South American Flyweight title.
45 Win 35–4–6 Argentina Miguel Angel Velez RTD 6 (10) 1980–07–22 Argentina Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina
44 Win 34–4–6 Argentina Adrian Roman KO 3 (10) 1980–06–06 Argentina Villa Maria, Argentina
43 Win 33–4–6 Argentina Juan José Brizuela PTS 10 1980–05–09 Argentina Cordoba, Argentina
42 Win 32–4–6 Argentina Domingo Aragón PTS 10 1980–04–18 Argentina Cordoba, Argentina
41 Draw 31–4–6 Argentina Ruben Condori PTS 10 1980–03–28 Argentina Cordoba, Argentina
40 Win 31–4–5 Argentina Miguel Angel Lazarte PTS 12 1980–02–27 Argentina Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina Won vacant Argentine Flyweight title.
39 Win 30–4–5 Argentina Federico Condori PTS 10 1979–12–07 Argentina Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina
38 Loss 29–4–5 Argentina Gustavo Ballas PTS 10 1979–11–03 Argentina Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
37 Win 29–3–5 Chile Hector Velazquez PTS 10 1979–10–12 Argentina Cordoba, Argentina
36 Win 28–3–5 Argentina Luis Gomez PTS 10 1979–09–06 Argentina Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina
35 Draw 27–3–5 Argentina Miguel Angel Lazarte PTS 10 1979–08–22 Argentina Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina
34 Win 27–3–4 Argentina Juan Espíndola PTS 10 1979–06–22 Argentina Cordoba, Argentina
33 Loss 26–3–4 Argentina Raúl Perez PTS 10 1979–05–25 Argentina Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina
32 Win 26–2–4 Argentina José Flores TKO 7 (10) 1979–04–26 Argentina Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina
31 Win 25–2–4 Uruguay Gilberto Lopez PTS 10 1979–04–11 Argentina Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina
30 Loss 24–2–4 Argentina Raúl Perez PTS 10 1979–03–16 Argentina Huinca Renanco, Argentina
29 Win 24–1–4 Argentina Juan Carlos Rios PTS 10 1979–02–09 Argentina Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina
28 Win 23–1–4 Argentina José Ibiris PTS 10 1979–01–26 Argentina Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina
27 Win 22–1–4 Argentina Raúl Perez PTS 10 1978–12–14 Argentina Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina Not to be confused with Raúl Pérez
26 Loss 21–1–4 Argentina Ramon Soria PTS 10 1978–12–01 Argentina Ciudad Mendoza, Argentina
25 Win 21–0–4 Argentina Felipe Rojas KO 5 (10) 1978–11–09 Argentina Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina
24 Win 20–0–4 Spain Angel Lois Fernandez PTS 10 1978–10–21 Argentina Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
23 Draw 19–0–4 Argentina Luis Gerez PTS 10 1978–10–06 Argentina Villa Maria, Argentina
22 Win 19–0–3 Argentina José Lopez TKO 4 (10) 1978–09–20 Argentina Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina
21 Win 18–0–3 Argentina José Izquierdo PTS 10 1978–09–06 Argentina Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina
20 Win 17–0–3 Argentina Hector Barreto PTS 10 1978–07–08 Argentina Huinca Renanco, Argentina
19 Win 16–0–3 Argentina Reynaldo Romero PTS 10 1978–06–02 Argentina Realico, Argentina
18 Win 15–0–3 Argentina Carlos Aguero PTS 10 1978–05–19 Argentina Huinca Renanco, Argentina
17 Draw 14–0–3 Argentina Ramon Soria PTS 10 1978–04–14 Argentina Huinca Renanco, Argentina
16 Win 14–0–2 Argentina José Ibiris PTS 10 1978–02–10 Argentina Huinca Renanco, Argentina
15 Win 13–0–2 Argentina Luis Gerez PTS 10 1978–01–13 Argentina Huinca Renanco, Argentina
14 Win 12–0–2 Argentina Enrique Navarro TKO 6 (10) 1977–12–17 Argentina Realico, Argentina
13 Win 11–0–2 Argentina José Izquierdo PTS 10 1977–11–04 Argentina Huinca Renanco, Argentina
12 Win 10–0–2 Argentina Carlos Reyes Sosa RTD 6 (10) 1977–10–22 Argentina Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina
11 Win 9–0–2 Argentina Manuel Quinteros RTD 8 (10) 1977–09–30 Argentina Huinca Renanco, Argentina
10 Win 8–0–2 Argentina Carlos Reyes Sosa PTS 12 1977–09–09 Argentina Villa Maria, Argentina
9 Draw 7–0–2 Argentina José Ibiris PTS 10 1977–07–08 Argentina Huinca Renanco, Argentina
8 Win 7–0–1 Argentina José Zárate KO 1 (10) 1977–06–18 Argentina Huinca Renanco, Argentina
7 Win 6–0–1 Argentina José Izquierdo PTS 10 1977–05–07 Argentina Realico, Argentina
6 Win 5–0–1 Argentina Alberto Martin PTS 10 1977–04–22 Argentina Huinca Renanco, Argentina
5 Draw 4–0–1 Argentina Alejandro Olguin PTS 10 1977–03–26 Argentina Huinca Renanco, Argentina
4 Win 4–0 Argentina José Flores KO 4 (6) 1977–02–25 Argentina Huinca Renanco, Argentina
3 Win 3–0 Argentina Amado Chavez TKO 5 (6) 1977–02–05 Argentina Realico, Argentina
2 Win 2–0 Argentina Angel Pereyra TKO 4 (6) 1977–01–15 Argentina Huinca Renanco, Argentina
1 Win 1–0 Argentina Carlos Maliene KO 4 (6) 1976–12–03 Argentina Huinca Renanco, Argentina

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Santos Laciar of Argentina captured the World Boxing Council..." United Press International. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  2. ^ "Santos Laciar - Lineal Jr. Bantamweight Champion". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.
  3. ^ "Roman Retains His WBC Super-Flyweight Title". Los Angeles Times. 13 September 1989. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
  4. ^ "BoxRec: Santos Laciar".
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Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Luis Tapias
South American flyweight champion
November 22, 1980 – 1980
Vacated
Vacant
Title next held by
Ruben Condori
World boxing titles
Preceded by WBA flyweight champion
March 28, 1981 - June 6, 1981
Succeeded by
Preceded by WBA flyweight champion
May 1, 1982 - 1985
Vacated
Vacant
Title next held by
Hilario Zapata
Preceded by WBC super flyweight champion
May 16, 1987 – August 8, 1987
Succeeded by
Awards
Previous:
Marcelo Alexandre
Olimpia de Oro
1982 – 1984
Next:
Hugo Porta
Previous:
Carlos Monzón
Konex de Platino
1990
Next:
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