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.

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

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)   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 Retained WBA 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 de Chile, 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

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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
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Olimpia de Oro
1982 – 1984
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Hugo Porta
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Konex de Platino
1990
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