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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal family name is Durán and the second or maternal family name is Samaniego.

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Durán before his 1994 fight with Vinny Pazienza
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Real name	Roberto Carlos Durán Samaniego
Nickname(s)	Manos de Piedra ("Hands of Stone") El Cholo No Mas
Rated at	Super featherweight Lightweight Light welterweight Welterweight Light middleweight Middleweight Super middleweight Light heavyweight
Height	5 ft 7 in
Reach	66 in
Born	(1951-06-16) June 16, 1951 (age 73) Guararé, Panama
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	119
Wins	103
Wins by KO	70
Losses	16

Roberto Carlos Durán Samaniego (born June 16, 1951) is a famous Panamanian former professional boxer. He competed from 1968 to 2001. Durán won world championships in four different weight classes: Lightweight, welterweight, light middleweight, and middleweight. He was also known as the undisputed lightweight champion. He is one of only two boxers to fight professionally over five decades.

Durán was known for his strong, aggressive fighting style. This earned him the nickname "Manos de Piedra" ("Hands of Stone"). He was famous for his powerful punches and great defense. In 2002, The Ring magazine called him the fifth greatest fighter of the past 80 years. Many people think he is the best lightweight boxer ever. Durán officially retired in January 2002 at age 50. This was after a car accident in October 2001. He ended his career with 103 wins and 70 knockouts in 119 fights.

Roberto Durán: The Boxing Legend
Retirement and Legacy
Appearances in Film and Music
- Film
- Music
Professional Boxing Record
See also

Roberto Durán: The Boxing Legend

Early Life and Training

Roberto Durán was born on June 16, 1951, in Guararé, Panama. His mother, Clara Samaniego, was from Guararé. His father, Margarito Durán Sánchez, was from the United States. Roberto grew up in the poor area of El Chorrillo in Panama City. He started boxing training at the Neco de La Guardia gym when he was just eight years old.

Amateur and Professional Start

Durán had a short amateur boxing career. He then became a professional boxer in February 1968. He was only 16 years old at the time.

Lightweight Champion

Durán started his professional career with an amazing winning streak. He won his first 31 fights in a row. He beat famous boxers like Ernesto Marcel and Hiroshi Kobayashi. In June 1972, he fought for his first world title. He defeated Ken Buchanan at Madison Square Garden to win the WBA Lightweight Championship. Durán was not expected to win, but he knocked Buchanan down early. He kept hitting him hard throughout the fight. The referee stopped the fight in the 13th round, giving Durán the win.

After winning the title, Durán had many successful defenses. He fought Esteban De Jesús three times. Durán lost their first fight but won the next two by knockout. In 1978, he beat De Jesús again to also win the WBC Lightweight Championship. This made him the undisputed lightweight champion. Durán later visited De Jesús when he was very sick. Durán showed great kindness and hugged his old rival. Durán gave up his Lightweight Championship in February 1979.

Welterweight and "The Brawl in Montreal"

Leonard and Durán posing with oversized boxing gloves before June 20, 1980, fight

After leaving the lightweight division, Durán aimed for the Welterweight title. He won against boxers like Carlos Palomino. This led to a big fight against the undefeated WBC Welterweight Champion Sugar Ray Leonard. The fight took place in Montreal, Canada, on June 20, 1980. Leonard had won an Olympic gold medal there in 1976.

Durán felt he was not getting paid enough compared to Leonard. He had an amazing record of 71 wins and only 1 loss. Leonard expected a warm welcome in Montreal. Instead, Durán was very popular with the crowd. Durán won the WBC Welterweight title after 15 rounds. It was a close decision, but Durán was the winner. This fight became known as "The Brawl in Montreal."

"No Más" in New Orleans

After beating Leonard, Durán became a huge hero in Panama. Leonard quickly asked for a rematch. The second fight happened in November. Leonard changed his strategy. He used more footwork and moved around a lot. Durán found it hard to trap Leonard against the ropes.

In the eighth round, Durán suddenly stopped fighting. The referee and TV commentators said Durán kept saying "No más" (which means "no more"). Durán and his team later said he actually said, "I do not want to fight with this clown [Leonard]." This moment became very famous in boxing history. Durán briefly retired after this fight but soon decided to return to boxing.

Light Middleweight and Middleweight Titles

Durán took some time off and gained weight. He then tried to win the Light Middleweight title. In January 1982, he lost to Wilfred Benítez. But Durán kept fighting. He beat former world champion José Cuevas by knockout. This earned him another chance at the light middleweight title.

On June 16, 1983, Durán fought Davey Moore for the WBA title. It was Durán's 32nd birthday. Durán dominated the fight and won his third world title in the eighth round. The crowd sang "Happy Birthday" to him as he celebrated.

Durán then challenged Marvelous Marvin Hagler for the World Middleweight Championship in November 1983. Durán fought very well and took Hagler the full 15 rounds. He lost by a close decision. Despite the loss, Durán was praised for his performance.

In June 1984, Durán lost his Light Middleweight title. He then fought Thomas "Hitman" Hearns for the WBC Super Welterweight title. Hearns knocked Durán down twice in the first round. The fight was stopped in the second round. This was the first time Durán had been knocked out. Durán retired again but returned to boxing in 1986.

Durán did not fight for another title until 1989. He then won the WBC Middleweight title from Iran Barkley. This was a huge achievement for the 37-year-old former lightweight champion. It was a tough fight, but Durán won by a split decision. This fight was named the "Fight of the Year" in 1989.

Super Middleweight and Later Career

Durán moved up to super middleweight for a third fight with Sugar Ray Leonard in December 1989. Leonard won the fight by a clear decision. Durán then took a break from boxing until 1991.

He continued to fight into the 1990s. He fought Vinny Pazienza twice for the IBC Super Middleweight Championship. Pazienza won both fights. In 1996, Durán fought Héctor Camacho for the IBC Middleweight Championship. Many fans and commentators thought Durán won, but the judges gave the victory to Camacho.

In 1998, at 47 years old, Durán challenged 28-year-old WBA Middleweight Champion William Joppy. Joppy defeated Durán in just three rounds. Durán announced his retirement for the third time. However, he returned to fighting in 1999.

In June 2000, on his 49th birthday, Durán won the NBA Super Middleweight Championship. He lost this title a year later to Héctor Camacho in a rematch. This was Durán's final fight.

Retirement and Legacy

Durán signs autographs at a Houston sports collectors show in January 2014.

Durán training Shane Mosley for his fight against David Avanesyan, 2016

In October 2001, Durán was in a car crash in Argentina. He needed emergency surgery. After this, he announced his final retirement from boxing at age 50.

Durán's five world title belts were stolen from his home in Panama in 1993. They were later found and returned to him in 2003.

His 70 wins by knockout put him in a special group of boxers. The Ring magazine ranks him among the 100 greatest punchers of all time.

Durán was inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 2006. He was also inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2007.

In June 2020, Durán was diagnosed with Covid-19. He received treatment and was released from the hospital weeks later. Today, he is an ambassador for Panama Blue, a bottled water company. Durán is also a licensed ultralight aircraft pilot.

His daughter, Irichelle Durán, also became a professional boxer.

Appearances in Film and Music

Film

Durán (right) with writer Prvoslav Vujcic (left)

Durán (right) attending the screening of Hands of Stone at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, with director Jonathan Jakubowicz, actor Robert De Niro and De Niro's wife Grace Hightower.

Durán appeared in the 1979 film Rocky II. He played a fast sparring partner for Rocky Balboa. He also had small roles in Harlem Nights.

A documentary called Los puños de una nación ("The Fists of a Nation") tells his life story. Durán also appeared in the documentary The Panama Deception (1992). He talked about his experiences during the United States invasion of Panama.

A movie about his life, Hands of Stone, was released in 2016. Édgar Ramírez played Durán. Robert De Niro played his trainer, Ray Arcel. Usher played Sugar Ray Leonard.

Music

Many musicians have mentioned Durán in their songs. The song "The Eyes of Roberto Durán" by Tom Russell talks about him. Rapper Nas mentioned him in his song It Ain't Hard to Tell. Jazz musician Miles Davis recorded a tribute song called "Duran." The band Reverend Horton Heat and singer Joe Arroyo also mention him.

Durán himself was a Salsa singer. He led an orchestra called "Felicidad," named after his wife. They recorded albums and appeared on TV shows in Latin America.

Professional Boxing Record

Professional record summary
119 fights	103 wins	16 losses
By knockout	70	4
By decision	33	12

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Age	Location	Notes
119	Loss	103–16	Héctor Camacho	UD	12	Jul 14, 2001	50 years, 15 days	Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado, U.S.	Lost NBA super middleweight title
118	Win	103–15	Patrick Goossen	UD	10	Aug 12, 2000	49 years, 57 days	Yakama Legends Casino, Toppenish, Washington, U.S.
117	Win	102–15	Pat Lawlor	UD	12	Jun 16, 2000	49 years, 0 days	Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Juan Díaz, Panama	Won NBA super middleweight title
116	Loss	101–15	Omar Gonzalez	UD	10	Mar 6, 1999	47 years, 263 days	Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
115	Loss	101–14	William Joppy	TKO	3 (12), 2:54	Aug 28, 1998	47 years, 73 days	Las Vegas Hilton, Winchester, Nevada, U.S.	For WBA middleweight title
114	Win	101–13	Felix Jose Hernandez	UD	10	Jan 31, 1998	46 years, 229 days	Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama
113	Win	100–13	David Radford	UD	8	Nov 15, 1997	46 years, 152 days	Carousel Casino, Hammanskraal, South Africa
112	Win	99–13	Jorge Castro	UD	10	Jun 14, 1997	45 years, 363 days	Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama
111	Loss	98–13	Jorge Castro	UD	10	Feb 15, 1997	45 years, 244 days	Mar del Plata, Argentina
110	Win	98–12	Mike Culbert	TKO	6 (10), 2:24	Sep 27, 1996	45 years, 103 days	Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort, Chester, West Virginia, U.S.
109	Win	97–12	Ariel Cruz	KO	1 (10)	Aug 31, 1996	45 years, 76 days	Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama
108	Loss	96–12	Héctor Camacho	UD	12	Jun 22, 1996	45 years, 6 days	Etess Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.	For vacant IBC middleweight title
107	Win	96–11	Ray Domenge	UD	10	Feb 20, 1996	44 years, 249 days	Mahi Shrine Auditorium, Miami, Florida, U.S.
106	Win	95–11	Wilbur Garst	TKO	4 (10), 2:14	Dec 21, 1995	44 years, 188 days	War Memorial Auditorium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
105	Win	94–11	Roni Martinez	TKO	7 (10), 2:59	Jun 10, 1995	43 years, 359 days	Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
104	Loss	93–11	Vinny Pazienza	UD	12	Jan 14, 1995	43 years, 212 days	Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.	For IBC super middleweight title
103	Win	93–10	Heath Todd	TKO	6 (10), 3:00	Oct 18, 1994	43 years, 124 days	Casino Magic, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, U.S.
102	Loss	92–10	Vinny Pazienza	UD	12	Jun 25, 1994	43 years, 9 days	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	For vacant IBC super middleweight title
101	Win	92–9	Terry Thomas	TKO	4 (10), 1:02	Mar 29, 1994	42 years, 286 days	Casino Magic, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, U.S.
100	Win	91–9	Carlos Montero	UD	10	Feb 22, 1994	42 years, 251 days	Marseille, France
99	Win	90–9	Tony Menefee	TKO	8 (10)	Dec 14, 1993	42 years, 181 days	Casino Magic, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, U.S.
98	Win	89–9	Sean Fitzgerald	KO	6 (10), 1:43	Aug 17, 1993	42 years, 62 days	Casino Magic, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, U.S.
97	Win	88–9	Jacques LeBlanc	UD	10	Jun 29, 1993	42 years, 13 days	Casino Magic, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, U.S.
96	Win	87–9	Ken Hulsey	KO	2 (10), 2:45	Dec 17, 1992	41 years, 184 days	CSU Convocation Center, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
95	Win	86–9	Tony Biglen	UD	10	Sep 30, 1992	41 years, 106 days	Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, U.S.
94	Loss	85–9	Pat Lawlor	TKO	6 (10), 1:50	Mar 18, 1991	39 years, 275 days	The Mirage, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
93	Loss	85–8	Sugar Ray Leonard	UD	12	Dec 7, 1989	38 years, 174 days	The Mirage, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	For WBC super middleweight title
92	Win	85–7	Iran Barkley	SD	12	Feb 24, 1989	37 years, 253 days	Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.	Won WBC middleweight title
91	Win	84–7	Jeff Lanas	SD	10	Oct 1, 1988	37 years, 107 days	International Amphitheatre, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
90	Win	83–7	Paul Thorn	RTD	6 (10), 3:00	Apr 14, 1988	36 years, 303 days	Tropicana, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
89	Win	82–7	Ricky Stackhouse	UD	10	Feb 5, 1988	36 years, 234 days	Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
88	Win	81–7	Juan Carlos Giménez	UD	10	Sep 12, 1987	36 years, 88 days	James L. Knight Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.
87	Win	80–7	Victor Claudio	UD	10	May 16, 1987	35 years, 334 days	Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.
86	Loss	79–7	Robbie Sims	SD	10	Jun 23, 1986	35 years, 7 days	Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
85	Win	79–6	Jorge Suero	KO	2 (10), 1:45	Apr 18, 1986	34 years, 306 days	Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama
84	Win	78–6	Manuel Zambrano	KO	2 (10), 2:57	Jan 31, 1986	34 years, 229 days	Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama
83	Loss	77–6	Thomas Hearns	KO	2 (12), 1:05	Jun 15, 1984	32 years, 365 days	Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	For WBC super welterweight title
82	Loss	77–5	Marvin Hagler	UD	15	Nov 10, 1983	32 years, 147 days	Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	For WBA, WBC, IBF, and The Ring middleweight titles
81	Win	77–4	Davey Moore	TKO	8 (15), 2:02	Jun 16, 1983	32 years, 0 days	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.	Won WBA super welterweight title
80	Win	76–4	José Cuevas	TKO	4 (12), 2:26	Jan 29, 1983	31 years, 227 days	Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
79	Win	75–4	Jimmy Batten	UD	10	Nov 12, 1982	31 years, 149 days	Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida, U.S.
78	Loss	74–4	Kirkland Laing	SD	10	Sep 4, 1982	31 years, 80 days	Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
77	Loss	74–3	Wilfred Benítez	UD	15	Jan 30, 1982	30 years, 228 days	Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	For WBC super welterweight title
76	Win	74–2	Luigi Minchillo	UD	10	Sep 26, 1981	30 years, 102 days	Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
75	Win	73–2	Nino Gonzalez	UD	10	Aug 9, 1981	30 years, 54 days	Public Auditorium, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
74	Loss	72–2	Sugar Ray Leonard	TKO	8 (15), 2:44	Nov 25, 1980	29 years, 162 days	Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.	Lost WBC and The Ring welterweight titles
73	Win	72–1	Sugar Ray Leonard	UD	15	Jun 20, 1980	29 years, 4 days	Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Won WBC and The Ring welterweight titles
72	Win	71–1	Wellington Wheatley	TKO	6 (10)	Feb 24, 1980	28 years, 253 days	Tropicana Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
71	Win	70–1	Joseph Nsubuga	RTD	4 (10), 3:00	Jan 13, 1980	28 years, 211 days	Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
70	Win	69–1	Zeferino Gonzalez	UD	10	Sep 28, 1979	28 years, 104 days	Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
69	Win	68–1	Carlos Palomino	UD	10	Jun 22, 1979	28 years, 6 days	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
68	Win	67–1	Jimmy Heair	UD	10	Apr 8, 1979	28 years, 53 days	Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
67	Win	66–1	Monroe Brooks	KO	8 (12), 1:59	Dec 8, 1978	27 years, 175 days	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
66	Win	65–1	Ezequiel Obando	KO	2 (10), 1:09	Sep 1, 1978	27 years, 77 days	Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama
65	Win	64–1	Adolfo Viruet	UD	10	Apr 27, 1978	26 years, 315 days	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
64	Win	63–1	Esteban de Jesús	TKO	12 (15), 2:32	Jan 21, 1978	26 years, 219 days	Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Retained WBA and The Ring lightweight titles; Won WBC lightweight title
63	Win	62–1	Edwin Viruet	UD	15	Sep 17, 1977	26 years, 93 days	Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.	Retained WBA and The Ring lightweight titles
62	Win	61–1	Bernardo Diaz	KO	1 (10), 1:29	Aug 6, 1977	26 years, 51 days	Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama
61	Win	60–1	Javier Muniz	UD	10	May 16, 1977	25 years, 334 days	Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland, U.S.
60	Win	59–1	Vilomar Fernandez	KO	13 (15), 2:10	Jan 29, 1977	25 years, 227 days	Fontainbleau, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.	Retained WBA and The Ring lightweight titles
59	Win	58–1	Alvaro Rojas	KO	1 (15), 2:17	Oct 15, 1976	25 years, 121 days	Sportatorium, Pembroke Pines, Florida, U.S.	Retained WBA and The Ring lightweight titles
58	Win	57–1	Emiliano Villa	TKO	7 (10), 2:00	Jul 31, 1976	25 years, 45 days	Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama
57	Win	56–1	Lou Bizzarro	KO	14 (15), 2:15	May 23, 1976	24 years, 342 days	County Field House, Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S.	Retained WBA and The Ring lightweight titles
56	Win	55–1	Saoul Mamby	UD	10	May 4, 1976	24 years, 323 days	Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.
55	Win	54–1	Leoncio Ortiz	KO	15 (15), 2:39	Dec 20, 1975	24 years, 187 days	Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico	Retained WBA and The Ring lightweight titles
54	Win	53–1	Edwin Viruet	UD	10	Sep 30, 1975	24 years, 106 days	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Hempstead, New York, U.S.
53	Win	52–1	Alirio Acuna	KO	3 (10)	Sep 13, 1975	24 years, 89 days	Gimnasio Jose D. Crespo, Chitré, Panama
52	Win	51–1	Pepe El Toro	KO	1 (10), 2:00	Aug 2, 1975	24 years, 47 days	Roberto Clemente Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua
51	Win	50–1	Jose Peterson	TKO	1 (10), 1:02	Jun 3, 1975	23 years, 352 days	Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.
50	Win	49–1	Ray Lampkin	KO	14 (15), 0:39	Mar 2, 1975	23 years, 259 days	Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama	Retained WBA and The Ring lightweight titles
49	Win	48–1	Andres Salgado	KO	1 (10), 1:00	Feb 15, 1975	23 years, 244 days	Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama
48	Win	47–1	Masataka Takayama	KO	1 (15), 1:40	Dec 21, 1974	23 years, 188 days	Plaza de Toros El Zapote, San José, Costa Rica	Retained WBA and The Ring lightweight titles
47	Win	46–1	Adalberto Vanegas	KO	1 (10)	Nov 16, 1974	23 years, 153 days	Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama
46	Win	45–1	Jose Vasquez	KO	2 (10)	Oct 31, 1974	23 years, 137 days	Gimnasio Eddie Cortez, San José, Costa Rica
45	Win	44–1	Hector Matta	UD	10	Sep 2, 1974	23 years, 78 days	Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico
44	Win	43–1	Flash Gallego	TKO	7 (10), 2:35	Jul 6, 1974	23 years, 20 days	Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama
43	Win	42–1	Esteban de Jesús	KO	11 (15), 1:11	Mar 16, 1974	22 years, 273 days	Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama	Retained WBA and The Ring lightweight titles
42	Win	41–1	Armando Mendoza	TKO	3 (10), 1:50	Feb 16, 1974	22 years, 245 days	Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama
41	Win	40–1	Leonard Tavarez	TKO	4 (10)	Jan 21, 1974	22 years, 219 days	Palais des Sports, Paris, France
40	Win	39–1	Tony Garcia	KO	3 (10)	Dec 1, 1973	22 years, 168 days	Gimnasio Escuela Normal, Santiago de Veraguas, Panama
39	Win	38–1	Guts Ishimatsu	TKO	10 (15), 2:10	Sep 8, 1973	22 years, 84 days	Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama	Retained WBA and The Ring lightweight titles
38	Win	37–1	Doc McClendon	UD	10	Aug 4, 1973	22 years, 49 days	Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico
37	Win	36–1	Hector Thompson	TKO	8 (15), 2:15	Jun 2, 1973	21 years, 351 days	Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama	Retained WBA and The Ring lightweight titles
36	Win	35–1	Gerardo Ferrat	TKO	2 (10), 2:45	Apr 14, 1973	21 years, 302 days	Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama
35	Win	34–1	Javier Ayala	UD	10	Mar 17, 1973	21 years, 274 days	Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
34	Win	33–1	Juan Medina	TKO	7 (10), 1:22	Feb 22, 1973	21 years, 251 days	Grand Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
33	Win	32–1	Jimmy Robertson	KO	5 (15)	Jan 20, 1973	21 years, 218 days	Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama	Retained WBA and The Ring lightweight titles
32	Loss	31–1	Esteban de Jesús	UD	10	Nov 17, 1972	21 years, 154 days	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
31	Win	31–0	Lupe Ramirez	KO	1 (10), 3:03	Oct 28, 1972	21 years, 134 days	Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama
30	Win	30–0	Greg Potter	KO	1 (10), 1:58	Sep 2, 1972	21 years, 78 days	Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama
29	Win	29–0	Ken Buchanan	TKO	13 (15)	Jun 26, 1972	21 years, 10 days	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.	Won WBA and The Ring lightweight titles
28	Win	28–0	Francisco Munoz	TKO	1 (10), 2:34	Mar 10, 1972	20 years, 268 days	Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama
27	Win	27–0	Angel Robinson Garcia	UD	10	Jan 15, 1972	20 years, 213 days	Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama
26	Win	26–0	Hiroshi Kobayashi	KO	7 (10), 0:30	Oct 16, 1971	20 years, 122 days	Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama
25	Win	25–0	Benny Huertas	TKO	1 (10), 1:06	Sep 13, 1971	20 years, 89 days	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
24	Win	24–0	Fermin Soto	TKO	3 (10)	Jul 18, 1971	20 years, 32 days	Monterrey, Mexico
23	Win	23–0	Lloyd Marshall	TKO	6 (10), 1:37	May 29, 1971	19 years, 347 days	Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama
22	Win	22–0	Jose Acosta	KO	1 (10), 1:55	Mar 21, 1971	19 years, 278 days	Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama
21	Win	21–0	Jose Angel Herrera	KO	6 (10)	Jan 10, 1971	19 years, 208 days	Toreo, Monterrey, Mexico
20	Win	20–0	Ignacio Castaneda	TKO	3 (10)	Oct 18, 1970	19 years, 124 days	Gimnasio Nuevo Panamá, Panama City, Panama
19	Win	19–0	Marvin Castaneda	KO	1 (10), 1:30	Sep 5, 1970	19 years, 81 days	Gimnasio Municipal, Puerto Armuelles, Panama
18	Win	18–0	Clemente Mucino	KO	6 (10), 2:18	Jul 18, 1970	19 years, 32 days	Arena de Colón, Colón, Panama
17	Win	17–0	Ernesto Marcel	TKO	10 (10)	May 16, 1970	18 years, 334 days	Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama
16	Win	16–0	Felipe Torres	UD	10	Mar 28, 1970	18 years, 285 days	Mexico City, Mexico
15	Win	15–0	Luis Patino	KO	8 (10)	Nov 23, 1969	18 years, 160 days	Gimnasio Neco de la Guardia, Panama City, Panama
14	Win	14–0	Serafin Garcia	TKO	5 (8)	Sep 21, 1969	18 years, 97 days	Gimnasio Neco de la Guardia, Panama City, Panama
13	Win	13–0	Adolfo Osses	TKO	7 (8)	Jun 22, 1969	18 years, 6 days	Gimnasio Neco de la Guardia, Panama City, Panama
12	Win	12–0	Jacinto Garcia	TKO	4 (8)	May 18, 1969	17 years, 336 days	Gimnasio Neco de la Guardia, Panama City, Panama
11	Win	11–0	Eduardo Frutos	UD	6	Feb 1, 1969	17 years, 230 days	Estadio Nacional, Panama City, Panama
10	Win	10–0	Alberto Brand	TKO	4 (6), 2:50	Jan 19, 1969	17 years, 217 days	Gimnasio Neco de la Guardia, Panama City, Panama
9	Win	9–0	Carlos Howard	TKO	1 (6)	Dec 7, 1968	17 years, 174 days	Gimnasio Neco de la Guardia, Panama City, Panama
8	Win	8–0	Juan Gondola	KO	2 (6)	Nov 16, 1968	17 years, 153 days	Arena de Colón, Colón, Panama
7	Win	7–0	Cesar De Leon	KO	1 (6), 1:20	Sep 22, 1968	17 years, 98 days	Gimnasio Neco de la Guardia, Panama City, Panama
6	Win	6–0	Leroy Carghill	KO	1 (6)	Aug 25, 1968	17 years, 70 days	Gimnasio Neco de la Guardia, Panama City, Panama
5	Win	5–0	Enrique Jacobo	KO	1 (6)	Aug 10, 1968	17 years, 55 days	Panama City, Panama
4	Win	4–0	Eduardo Morales	KO	1 (4), 3:00	Jun 30, 1968	17 years, 14 days	Gimnasio Neco de la Guardia, Panama City, Panama
3	Win	3–0	Manuel Jimenez	KO	1 (4)	Jun 15, 1968	16 years, 365 days	Arena de Colón, Colón, Panama
2	Win	2–0	Juan Gondola	KO	1 (4)	May 14, 1968	16 years, 333 days	Colón, Panama
1	Win	1–0	Carlos Mendoza	UD	4	Feb 23, 1968	16 years, 252 days	Arena de Colón, Colón, Panama