Santos Laciar

Santos Laciar
Born	Santos Benigno Lacar (1959-01-31) January 31, 1959 Huinca Renancó, Córdoba, Argentina
Other names	Falucho
Statistics
Weight(s)	Flyweight Super flyweight
Height	5 ft 1 in (155 cm)
Reach	62+1⁄2 in (159 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	101
Wins	79
Wins by KO	31
Losses	10
Draws	11

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

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, 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. 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.

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

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)	Hugo Soto	UD	10	1990–12–21	Catamarca, Argentina
100	Win	79–9–11 (1)	Ruben Condori	PTS	10	1990–09–15	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena, Argentina
99	Win	78–9–11 (1)	Juan Carlos Cortes	UD	10	1990–04–27	Laguna Larga, Argentina
98	Loss	77–9–11 (1)	Gilberto Román	UD	12	1989–09–12	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.	For WBC and Lineal Super flyweight titles.
97	Win	77–8–11 (1)	Hugo Gomez	PTS	10	1989–04–06	Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina
96	Win	76–8–11 (1)	Jesús Moreno	KO	3 (10)	1989–02–18	Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina
95	NC	75–8–11 (1)	Raúl Ojeda	NC	1 (10)	1989–01–07	Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina
94	Loss	75–8–11	Juan Carazo	SD	12	1988–10–08	Caguas, Puerto Rico	WBC Super flyweight title eliminator.
93	Win	75–7–11	Alejandrino Castaño	KO	5 (10)	1988–06–24	Justiniano Posse, Argentina
92	Win	74–7–11	Ricardo Escobar Baez	PTS	10	1988–06–10	Viedma, Argentina
91	Win	73–7–11	Luis Alberto Ocampo	RTD	6 (10)	1988–05–07	Buenos Aires, Argentina
90	Win	72–7–11	Ricardo Escobar Baez	PTS	10	1988–04–15	Pico Truncado, Argentina
89	Win	71–7–11	José Narvaez	PTS	10	1988–04–02	San Luis, Argentina
88	Win	70–7–11	Bernardo Mendoza	KO	3 (10)	1988–03–05	Buenos Aires, Argentina
87	Win	69–7–11	Juan Alberto Ivalo	KO	6 (10)	1988–02–17	Mar del Plata, Argentina
86	Win	68–7–11	José Narvaez	PTS	10	1987–12–10	Buenos Aires, Argentina
85	Loss	67–7–11	Sugar Baby Rojas	UD	12	1987–08–08	Tamiami Fairgrounds Auditorium, Miami, Florida, U.S.	Lost WBC and Lineal Super flyweight titles.
84	Win	67–6–11	Gilberto Román	TKO	11 (12) 1:10	1987–05–16	Salle René-Tys, Reims, France	Won WBC and Lineal Super flyweight titles.
83	Win	66–6–11	Alejandro Vazquez	KO	2 (10)	1987–04–14	Trelew, Argentina
82	Win	65–6–11	Isaias Carvacho	KO	4 (10)	1987–03–21	Esquel, Argentina
81	Win	64–6–11	José Narvaez	PTS	10	1987–03–05	La Rioja, Argentina
80	Win	63–6–11	Hector Patri	PTS	10	1987–01–30	Mar del Plata, Argentina
79	Win	62–6–11	Oscar Bolivar	PTS	10	1986–11–08	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
78	Win	61–6–11	José Narvaez	PTS	10	1986–10–24	Concepcion, Argentina
77	Draw	60–6–11	Gilberto Román	PTS	12	1986–08–30	Pabellon Verde, Cordoba, Argentina	For WBC Super Flyweight title.
76	Win	60–6–10	Alberto Pacheco	KO	8 (10)	1986–07–17	Santa Fe, Argentina
75	Win	59–6–10	Jaime Miranda	PTS	10	1986–06–08	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
74	Win	58–6–10	Antoine Montero	UD	15	1985–05–06	Palais des Sports, Grenoble, France	Retained WBA Flyweight title.
73	Win	57–6–10	Hilario Zapata	UD	15	1984–12–08	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina	Retained WBA Flyweight title.
72	Win	56–6–10	Prudencio Cardona	KO	10 (15)	1984–09–15	Pabellon Verde, Cordoba, Argentina	Retained WBA Flyweight title.
71	Win	55–6–10	Juan Herrera	SD	15	1984–01–28	Palazzo Dello Sport, Marsala, Italy	Retained WBA Flyweight title.
70	Win	54–6–10	Juan Carlos Cortes	PTS	10	1983–12–16	Cordoba, Argentina
69	Win	53–6–10	Shin Hi-sup	TKO	1 (15) 1:19	1983–07–17	Halla Gym, Jeju, South Korea	Retained WBA Flyweight title.
68	Win	52–6–10	Shuichi Hozumi	TKO	2 (15) 2:52	1983–05–05	Sangyokan Gym, Shizuoka, Japan	Retained WBA Flyweight title.
67	Win	51–6–10	Ramón Nery	TKO	9 (15) 1:25	1983–03–04	Estadio Chateau Carreras, Cordoba, Argentina	Retained WBA Flyweight title.
66	Win	50–6–10	Rodolfo Rodriguez	PTS	10	1982–12–18	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
65	Win	49–6–10	Steve Muchoki	TKO	13 (15)	1982–11–05	K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark	Retained WBA Flyweight title.
64	Win	48–6–10	Ramón Albers	TKO	5 (10)	1982–10–09	Monteros, Argentina
63	Win	47–6–10	Betulio González	SD	15	1982–08–14	Hotel del Lago Casino, Maracaibo, Venezuela	Retained WBA Flyweight title.
62	Win	46–6–10	José Gomez	PTS	10	1982–07–22	Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina
61	Win	45–6–10	Mario Paniagua	PTS	10	1982–07–08	Cordoba, Argentina
60	Win	44–6–10	Domingo Aragón	PTS	10	1982–06–11	Huinca Renanco, Argentina
59	Win	43–6–10	Juan Herrera	TKO	13 (15) 2:35	1982–05–01	Carte Clara Baseball Park, Merida, Mexico	Won WBA Flyweight title.
58	Draw	42–6–10	Rodolfo Rodriguez	PTS	10	1981–11–07	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
57	Win	42–6–9	Miguel Angel Lazarte	PTS	10	1981–09–18	San Miguel, Argentina
56	Draw	41–6–9	Ruben Condori	PTS	10	1981–09–18	Cordoba, Argentina
55	Win	41–6–8	Domingo Aragón	PTS	10	1981–09–04	Morteros, Argentina
54	Draw	40–6–8	Rodolfo Rodriguez	PTS	10	1981–08–22	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
53	Loss	40–6–7	Luis Ibarra	UD	15	1981–06–06	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina	Lost WBA Flyweight title.
52	Win	40–5–7	Miguel Angel Lazarte	PTS	10	1981–05–08	Cordoba, Argentina
51	Win	39–5–7	Peter Mathebula	TKO	7 (15) 2:02	1981–03–28	Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	Won WBA Flyweight title.
50	Win	38–5–7	José De La Cruz López	PTS	10	1981–01–30	Mar del Plata, Argentina
49	Loss	37–5–7	Charlie Magri	PTS	12	1980–12–08	Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, England, U.K.
48	Win	37–4–7	Jaime Miranda	PTS	12	1980–11–22	Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina	Won South American Flyweight title.
47	Win	36–4–7	Federico Condori	PTS	10	1980–11–06	Huinca Renanco, Argentina
46	Draw	35–4–7	Jaime Miranda	TD	8 (12)	1980–08–27	Santiago, Chile	For South American Flyweight title.
45	Win	35–4–6	Miguel Angel Velez	RTD	6 (10)	1980–07–22	Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina
44	Win	34–4–6	Adrian Roman	KO	3 (10)	1980–06–06	Villa Maria, Argentina
43	Win	33–4–6	Juan José Brizuela	PTS	10	1980–05–09	Cordoba, Argentina
42	Win	32–4–6	Domingo Aragón	PTS	10	1980–04–18	Cordoba, Argentina
41	Draw	31–4–6	Ruben Condori	PTS	10	1980–03–28	Cordoba, Argentina
40	Win	31–4–5	Miguel Angel Lazarte	PTS	12	1980–02–27	Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina	Won vacant Argentine Flyweight title.
39	Win	30–4–5	Federico Condori	PTS	10	1979–12–07	Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina
38	Loss	29–4–5	Gustavo Ballas	PTS	10	1979–11–03	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
37	Win	29–3–5	Hector Velazquez	PTS	10	1979–10–12	Cordoba, Argentina
36	Win	28–3–5	Luis Gomez	PTS	10	1979–09–06	Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina
35	Draw	27–3–5	Miguel Angel Lazarte	PTS	10	1979–08–22	Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina
34	Win	27–3–4	Juan Espíndola	PTS	10	1979–06–22	Cordoba, Argentina
33	Loss	26–3–4	Raúl Perez	PTS	10	1979–05–25	Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina
32	Win	26–2–4	José Flores	TKO	7 (10)	1979–04–26	Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina
31	Win	25–2–4	Gilberto Lopez	PTS	10	1979–04–11	Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina
30	Loss	24–2–4	Raúl Perez	PTS	10	1979–03–16	Huinca Renanco, Argentina
29	Win	24–1–4	Juan Carlos Rios	PTS	10	1979–02–09	Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina
28	Win	23–1–4	José Ibiris	PTS	10	1979–01–26	Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina
27	Win	22–1–4	Raúl Perez	PTS	10	1978–12–14	Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina	Not to be confused with Raúl Pérez
26	Loss	21–1–4	Ramon Soria	PTS	10	1978–12–01	Ciudad Mendoza, Argentina
25	Win	21–0–4	Felipe Rojas	KO	5 (10)	1978–11–09	Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina
24	Win	20–0–4	Angel Lois Fernandez	PTS	10	1978–10–21	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
23	Draw	19–0–4	Luis Gerez	PTS	10	1978–10–06	Villa Maria, Argentina
22	Win	19–0–3	José Lopez	TKO	4 (10)	1978–09–20	Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina
21	Win	18–0–3	José Izquierdo	PTS	10	1978–09–06	Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina
20	Win	17–0–3	Hector Barreto	PTS	10	1978–07–08	Huinca Renanco, Argentina
19	Win	16–0–3	Reynaldo Romero	PTS	10	1978–06–02	Realico, Argentina
18	Win	15–0–3	Carlos Aguero	PTS	10	1978–05–19	Huinca Renanco, Argentina
17	Draw	14–0–3	Ramon Soria	PTS	10	1978–04–14	Huinca Renanco, Argentina
16	Win	14–0–2	José Ibiris	PTS	10	1978–02–10	Huinca Renanco, Argentina
15	Win	13–0–2	Luis Gerez	PTS	10	1978–01–13	Huinca Renanco, Argentina
14	Win	12–0–2	Enrique Navarro	TKO	6 (10)	1977–12–17	Realico, Argentina
13	Win	11–0–2	José Izquierdo	PTS	10	1977–11–04	Huinca Renanco, Argentina
12	Win	10–0–2	Carlos Reyes Sosa	RTD	6 (10)	1977–10–22	Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina
11	Win	9–0–2	Manuel Quinteros	RTD	8 (10)	1977–09–30	Huinca Renanco, Argentina
10	Win	8–0–2	Carlos Reyes Sosa	PTS	12	1977–09–09	Villa Maria, Argentina
9	Draw	7–0–2	José Ibiris	PTS	10	1977–07–08	Huinca Renanco, Argentina
8	Win	7–0–1	José Zárate	KO	1 (10)	1977–06–18	Huinca Renanco, Argentina
7	Win	6–0–1	José Izquierdo	PTS	10	1977–05–07	Realico, Argentina
6	Win	5–0–1	Alberto Martin	PTS	10	1977–04–22	Huinca Renanco, Argentina
5	Draw	4–0–1	Alejandro Olguin	PTS	10	1977–03–26	Huinca Renanco, Argentina
4	Win	4–0	José Flores	KO	4 (6)	1977–02–25	Huinca Renanco, Argentina
3	Win	3–0	Amado Chavez	TKO	5 (6)	1977–02–05	Realico, Argentina
2	Win	2–0	Angel Pereyra	TKO	4 (6)	1977–01–15	Huinca Renanco, Argentina
1	Win	1–0	Carlos Maliene	KO	4 (6)	1976–12–03	Huinca Renanco, Argentina

See also

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

External links

• Boxing record for Santos Laciar from BoxRec (registration required)
• Santos Laciar - CBZ Profile