Santos Laciar

Santos Laciar
Statistics
Real name	Santos Benigno Laciar
Nickname(s)	Falucho
Rated at	Flyweight Super flyweight
Height	5 ft 1 in (155 cm)
Nationality	Argentina
Born	(1959-01-31) January 31, 1959 Huinca Renancó, Córdoba, Argentina
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	101
Wins	79
Wins by KO	30
Losses	10
Draws	11
No contests	1

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

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 José 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 Neri (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, and two months later, the Mexican world Junior Bantamweight champion, the late Gilberto Roman, travelled to Argentina to defend his WBC world 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, 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.

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.

His final record was 79 wins, 10 losses, 10 draws and 2 fights ended in no-contests, with 30 wins coming by knockout.

Professional boxing record

79 Wins (30 knockouts), 10 Losses, 11 Draws, 1 No Contest
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Round Time	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	79–10–11 1 NC	Hugo Soto	UD	10	1990–12–21	Catamarca, Catamarca
Win	79–9–11 1 NC	Ruben Condori	PTS	10	1990–09–15	Sáenz Peña, Chaco
Win	78–9–11 1 NC	Juan Carlos Cortes	UD	10	1990–04–27	Laguna Larga, Córdoba
Loss	77–9–11 1 NC	Gilberto Román	UD	12	1989–09–12	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California	For WBC Super flyweight title.
Win	77–8–11 1 NC	Hugo Gomez	PTS	10	1989–04–06	Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba
Win	76–8–11 1 NC	Jesús Moreno	KO	3 (10)	1989–02–18	Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba
No Contest	75–8–11 1 NC	Raúl Ojeda	NC	1 (10)	1989–01–07	Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba
Loss	75–8–11	Juan Carazo	SD	12	1988–10–08	Caguas	WBC Super flyweight title eliminator.
Win	75–7–11	Alejandrino Castaño	KO	5 (10)	1988–06–24	Justiniano Posse, Córdoba
Win	74–7–11	Ricardo Escobar Baez	PTS	10	1988–06–10	Viedma, Río Negro
Win	73–7–11	Luis Alberto Ocampo	RTD	6 (10)	1988–05–07	Buenos Aires
Win	72–7–11	Ricardo Escobar Baez	PTS	10	1988–04–15	Pico Truncado, Santa Cruz
Win	71–7–11	José Narvaez	PTS	10	1988–04–02	San Luis, Córdoba
Win	70–7–11	Bernardo Mendoza	KO	3 (10)	1988–03–05	Buenos Aires
Win	69–7–11	Juan Alberto Ivalo	KO	6 (10)	1988–02–17	Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires
Win	68–7–11	José Narvaez	PTS	10	1987–12–10	Buenos Aires
Loss	67–7–11	Sugar Baby Rojas	UD	12	1987–08–08	Tamiani Fairgrounds Auditorium, Miami, Florida	Lost WBC Super flyweight title.
Win	67–6–11	Gilberto Román	TKO	11 (12) 1:10	1987–05–16	Stade René Thys, Reims, Champagne-Ardenne	Won WBC Super flyweight title.
Win	66–6–11	Alejandro Vazquez	KO	2 (10)	1987–04–14	Trelew, Chubut
Win	65–6–11	Isaias Carvacho	KO	4 (10)	1987–03–21	Esquel, Chubut
Win	64–6–11	José Narvaez	PTS	10	1987–03–05	La Rioja, La Rioja
Win	63–6–11	Hector Patri	PTS	10	1987–01–30	Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires
Win	62–6–11	Oscar Bolivar	PTS	10	1986–11–08	Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win	61–6–11	José Narvaez	PTS	10	1986–10–24	Concepción, Tucumán
Draw	60–6–11	Gilberto Román	PTS	12	1986–08–30	Pabellón Verde, Córdoba, Córdoba	Ret. WBA Flyweight title.
Win	60–6–10	Alberto Pacheco	KO	8 (10)	1986–07–17	Santa Fe, Santa Fe
Win	59–6–10	Jaime Miranda	PTS	10	1986–06–08	Buenos Aires
Win	58–6–10	Antoine Montero	UD	15	1985–05–06	Palais des Sports, Grenoble, Rhône-Alpes	Ret. WBA Flyweight title.
Win	57–6–10	Hilario Zapata	UD	15	1984–12–08	Luna Park, Buenos Aires	Ret. WBA Flyweight title.
Win	56–6–10	Prudencio Cardona	KO	10 (15)	1984–09–15	Córdoba, Córdoba	Ret. WBA Flyweight title.
Win	55–6–10	Juan Herrera	SD	15	1984–01–28	Marsala, Sicily	Ret. WBA Flyweight title.
Win	54–6–10	Juan Carlos Cortes	PTS	10	1983–12–16	Córdoba, Córdoba
Win	53–6–10	Shin Hi-Sup	TKO	1 (15) 1:19	1983–07–17	Halla Gym, Jeju City, Jeju	Ret. WBA Flyweight title.
Win	52–6–10	Shuichi Hozumi	TKO	2 (15) 2:52	1983–05–05	Sangyokan Gym, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka	Ret. WBA Flyweight title.
Win	51–6–10	Ramón Nery	TKO	9 (15) 1:25	1983–03–04	Estadio Chateau Carreras, Córdoba, Córdoba	Ret. WBA Flyweight title.
Win	50–6–10	Rodolfo Rodriguez	PTS	10	1982–12–18	Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win	49–6–10	Steve Muchoki	TKO	13 (15)	1982–11–05	K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Capital Region	Ret. WBA Flyweight title.
Win	48–6–10	Ramón Albers	TKO	5 (10)	1982–10–09	Monteros, Tucumán
Win	47–6–10	Betulio González	SD	15	1982–08–14	Hotel del Lago Casino, Maracaibo, Zulia	Ret. WBA Flyweight title.
Win	46–6–10	José Gomez	PTS	10	1982–07–22	Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba
Win	45–6–10	Mario Paniagua	PTS	10	1982–07–08	Córdoba, Córdoba
Win	44–6–10	Domingo Aragón	PTS	10	1982–06–11	Huinca Renancó, Córdoba
Win	43–6–10	Juan Herrera	TKO	13 (15) 2:35	1982–05–01	Estadio Carta Clara, Mérida, Yucatán	Won WBA Flyweight title.
Draw	42–6–10	Rodolfo Rodriguez	PTS	10	1981–11–07	Buenos Aires
Win	42–6–9	Miguel Angel Lazarte	PTS	10	1981–09–18	San Miguel, Tucumán
Draw	41–6–9	Ruben Condori	PTS	10	1981–09–18	Córdoba, Córdoba
Win	41–6–8	Domingo Aragón	PTS	10	1981–09–04	Monteros, Tucumán
Draw	40–6–8	Rodolfo Rodriguez	PTS	10	1981–08–22	Buenos Aires
Loss	40–6–7	Luis Ibarra	UD	15	1981–06–06	Luna Park, Buenos Aires	Lost WBA Flyweight title.
Win	40–5–7	Miguel Angel Lazarte	PTS	10	1981–05–08	Córdoba, Córdoba
Win	39–5–7	Peter Mathebula	TKO	7 (15) 2:02	1981–03–28	Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng	Won WBA Flyweight title.
Win	38–5–7	José De La Cruz López	PTS	10	1981–01–30	Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires
Loss	37–5–7	Charlie Magri	PTS	12	1980–12–08	Royal Albert Hall, London, Greater London
Win	37–4–7	Jaime Miranda	PTS	12	1980–11–22	Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba	Won South American Flyweight title.
Win	36–4–7	Federico Condori	PTS	10	1980–11–06	Huinca Renancó, Córdoba
Draw	35–4–7	Jaime Miranda	TD	8 (12)	1980–08–27	Santiago, Metropolitan Region	For South American Flyweight title.
Win	35–4–6	Miguel Angel Velez	RTD	6 (10)	1980–07–22	Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba
Win	34–4–6	Adrian Roman	KO	3 (10)	1980–06–06	Villa María, Córdoba
Win	33–4–6	Juan José Brizuela	PTS	10	1980–05–09	Córdoba, Córdoba
Win	32–4–6	Domingo Aragón	PTS	10	1980–04–18	Córdoba, Córdoba
Draw	31–4–6	Ruben Condori	PTS	10	1980–03–28	Córdoba, Córdoba
Win	31–4–5	Miguel Angel Lazarte	PTS	12	1980–02–27	Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba	Won vacant Argentine Flyweight title.
Win	30–4–5	Federico Condori	PTS	10	1979–12–07	Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba
Loss	29–4–5	Gustavo Ballas	PTS	10	1979–11–03	Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win	29–3–5	Hector Velazquez	PTS	10	1979–10–12	Córdoba, Córdoba
Win	28–3–5	Luis Gomez	PTS	10	1979–09–06	Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba
Draw	27–3–5	Miguel Angel Lazarte	PTS	10	1979–08–22	Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba
Win	27–3–4	Juan Espíndola	PTS	10	1979–06–22	Córdoba, Córdoba
Loss	26–3–4	Raúl Perez	PTS	10	1979–05–25	Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba
Win	26–2–4	José Flores	TKO	7 (10)	1979–04–26	Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba
Win	25–2–4	Gilberto Lopez	PTS	10	1979–04–11	Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba
Loss	24–2–4	Raúl Perez	PTS	10	1979–03–16	Huinca Renancó, Córdoba
Win	24–1–4	Juan Carlos Rios	PTS	10	1979–02–09	Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba
Win	23–1–4	José Ibiris	PTS	10	1979–01–26	Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba
Win	22–1–4	Raúl Perez	PTS	10	1978–12–14	Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba
Loss	21–1–4	Ramon Soria	PTS	10	1978–12–01	Mendoza, Mendoza
Win	21–0–4	Felipe Rojas	KO	5 (10)	1978–11–09	Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba
Win	20–0–4	Angel Lois Fernandez	PTS	10	1978–10–21	Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Draw	19–0–4	Luis Gerez	PTS	10	1978–10–06	Villa María, Córdoba
Win	19–0–3	José Lopez	TKO	4 (10)	1978–09–20	Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba
Win	18–0–3	José Izquierdo	PTS	10	1978–09–06	Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba
Win	17–0–3	Hector Barreto	PTS	10	1978–07–08	Huinca Renancó, Córdoba
Win	16–0–3	Reynaldo Romero	PTS	10	1978–06–02	Realicó, La Pampa
Win	15–0–3	Carlos Aguero	PTS	10	1978–05–19	Huinca Renancó, Córdoba
Draw	14–0–3	Ramon Soria	PTS	10	1978–04–14	Huinca Renancó, Córdoba
Win	14–0–2	José Ibiris	PTS	10	1978–02–10	Huinca Renancó, Córdoba
Win	13–0–2	Luis Gerez	PTS	10	1978–01–13	Huinca Renancó, Córdoba
Win	12–0–2	Enrique Navarro	TKO	6 (10)	1977–12–17	Realicó, La Pampa
Win	11–0–2	José Izquierdo	PTS	10	1977–11–04	Huinca Renancó, Córdoba
Win	10–0–2	Carlos Reyes Sosa	RTD	6 (10)	1977–10–22	Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba
Win	9–0–2	Manuel Quinteros	RTD	8 (10)	1977–09–30	Huinca Renancó, Córdoba
Win	8–0–2	Carlos Reyes Sosa	PTS	12	1977–09–09	Villa María, Córdoba
Draw	7–0–2	José Ibiris	PTS	10	1977–07–08	Huinca Renancó, Córdoba
Win	7–0–1	José Zárate	KO	1 (10)	1977–06–18	Huinca Renancó, Córdoba
Win	6–0–1	José Izquierdo	PTS	10	1977–05–07	Realicó, La Pampa
Win	5–0–1	Alberto Martin	PTS	10	1977–04–22	Huinca Renancó, Córdoba
Draw	4–0–1	Alejandro Olguin	PTS	10	1977–03–26	Huinca Renancó, Córdoba
Win	4–0	José Flores	KO	4 (6)	1977–02–25	Huinca Renancó, Córdoba
Win	3–0	Amado Chavez	TKO	5 (6)	1977–02–05	Realicó, La Pampa
Win	2–0	Angel Pereyra	TKO	4 (6)	1977–01–15	Huinca Renancó, Córdoba
Win	1–0	Carlos Maliene	KO	4 (6)	1976–12–03	Huinca Renancó, Córdoba

References

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Marcelo Alexandre	Olimpia de Oro 1982 – 1984	Succeeded by Hugo Porta
Sporting positions
Preceded by Peter Mathebula	WBA Flyweight Champion 28 March 1981 – 6 June 1981	Succeeded by Luis Ibarra
Preceded by Juan Herrera	WBA Flyweight Champion 1 May 1982 – 1985 Vacates	Succeeded by Hilario Zapata
Preceded by Gilberto Roman	WBC Super Flyweight Champion 16 May 1987 – 8 August 1987	Succeeded by Sugar Baby Rojas