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Ken Buchanan Template:Post-nominals (28 June 1945 – 1 April 2023) was a Scottish professional boxer who competed between 1965 and 1982. He held multiple championships at lightweight; the World Boxing Association (WBA) and Ring magazine titles from 1970 to 1972; and the World Boxing Council (WBC) title in 1971, briefly reigning as undisputed champion until being stripped of the WBC title four months later. At regional level he held the British title twice in 1968 and 1973, and the European title from 1974 to 1975.

Boxing careerEdit

Early careerEdit

Before turning pro, Buchanan was the 1965 ABA featherweight champion. He started boxing professionally on 20 September 1965, beating Brian Tonks by a knockout in the second round in London. He spent much of the early parts of his career fighting undistinguished opponents in England. His Scottish debut came in his 17th fight, when he outpointed John McMillan over 10 rounds on 23 January 1967. Prior to that, he had also beaten Ivan Whiter by a decision in eight rounds.<ref name="ringnews24">Template:Cite news</ref>

Lightweight challengerEdit

Buchanan extended his winning streak to 23 consecutive bouts before challenging Maurice Cullen on 19 February 1968 for the British lightweight title in London. He knocked Cullen out in the 11th round and became a world classified lightweight challenger.<ref name="ringnews24"/><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

He continued his way up the world lightweight rankings by defeating Leonard Tavarez, Angel Robinson Garcia and Whiter (in a rematch) among others, but on 29 January 1970, he found his first stone on the boxing road when he challenged future WBC junior welterweight champion Miguel Velasquez in Madrid, for the European lightweight title. Buchanan lost a 15-round decision to Velazquez, but nevertheless, he continued his ascent towards the number one spot in the rankings by beating Tavarez in a rematch, Chris Fernandez and Brian Hudson, the latter of whom was beaten by a knockout in five in a defence of the British lightweight title.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

World championEdit

In September of that year, Buchanan travelled to Puerto Rico, where he would meet Ismael Laguna, the world lightweight champion from Panama, on 26 September 1970. Many experts believed San Juan's warm weather would affect Buchanan, but he upset those who thought that way and beat Laguna by a 15-round decision to become world's lightweight champion.<ref>"Buchanan Rallies to Outpoint Laguna for Lightweight Title in Puerto Rico". The New York Times, 27 September 1970.</ref>

At that time, the WBA and the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBC), were in the middle of a feud, and Buchanan was not allowed to defend the WBA title fight in Great Britain. He finished 1970 beating Donato Paduano by a 10-round decision in a non-title bout on 7 December 1970.<ref>"Buchanan's Speed Defeats Paduano". The New York Times, 8 December 1970.</ref>

Buchanan defeated Rubén Navarro in Los Angeles on 12 February 1971, defended the WBA championship, and acquired the vacant WBC championship.<ref name="a">"W.B.C. say Fight is for title", Evening Times (Glasgow), 11 February 1971.</ref><ref name="b">"WBC approve Buchanan bout", The Glasgow Herald, 12 February 1971.</ref><ref name="e">World Boxing Council Ratings (March 1971)
Template:In lang "Clasificaciones de Marzo Según el Consejo Mundial de Boxeo", UPI, El Informador (Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico), 11 March 1971.

WBC Ratings on March 1971
Lightweight (Spanish: Livianos)
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Champion: Ken Buchanan (Great Britain)
1. Pedro Carrasco (Spain)
2. Mando Ramos (United States)
3. Miguel Velasquez (Spain)
4. René Barrientos (Philippines)
5. Rubén Navarro (United States)
6. Gerard Ferrat (Mexico)
7. Carlos Hernandez (Venezuela)
8. Erubey "Chango" Carmona (Mexico)
9. Shinichi Kadota (Japan)
10. Al Ford (Canada)

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And thus he became the undisputed world lightweight champion.<ref name="c">Gutteridge, Reg. "King Ken, World Champion after a shock knock-down", Evening Times (Glasgow), 13 February 1971.</ref><ref name="d">"World Champion home to-night", The Glasgow Herald, 15 February 1971.</ref>

After that, Buchanan was allowed to defend the world championship fight in Great Britain. Buchanan defeated former world junior welterweight champion Carlos Morocho Hernández by knockout in round eight of a non-title bout, in Wembley on 11 May 1971.<ref>"Classic show by Buchanan", The Glasgow Herald, 12 May 1971.</ref><ref>"Great Buchanan has the fans cheering", Evening Times (Glasgow), 12 May 1971.</ref>

Stripping of titleEdit

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} He was stripped of the WBC title for failing to defend against Pedro Carrasco on 25 June 1971.<ref>"Buchanan's (WBC) title withdrawn", The Glasgow Herald, 26 June 1971.</ref>

Despite this setback, he remained the WBA world lightweight champion. Then, he flew to New York City to meet Laguna again, this time defending his world title. Buchanan retained the title with another decision over Laguna on 13 September 1971.<ref>"Buchanan Retains Title By Outpointing Laguna", The New York Times, 14 September 1971.</ref>

His next fights were a couple of non-title affairs, one in London and one in South Africa. The South African fight against Andries Steyn in Johannesburg was a mismatch with his opponent's corner throwing in the towel in the third round on 29 April 1972.<ref>"Ken to settle in S Africa?", Evening Times (Glasgow), 1 May 1972.</ref>

His next defence came on 26 June 1972, against Panama's greatest, the then undefeated Roberto Durán at the Madison Square Garden (MSG) in New York, in a bout which had a highly controversial ending. Durán was ahead on all three cards at the end of the 13th round, when both fighters exchanged punches after the bell. Buchanan went down, writhing in pain from a low blow, that Buchanan's trainer, Gil Clancy, said was caused by a knee to the groin. Referee Johnny LoBianco awarded the fight to Durán, insisting that the blow that took down Buchanan was "in the abdomen, not any lower" and that he felt that Buchanan would be unable to continue fighting.<ref>Goldstein, Richard. "Johnny LoBianco, 85, Referee In Controversial Duran Bout", The New York Times, 21 July 2001. Accessed 1 October 2009.</ref>

The New York Times columnist Red Smith wrote that LoBianco had to award the victory to Durán, even if the punch was a low blow, as "anything short of pulling a knife is regarded indulgently" in American boxing.<ref>Smith, Red. "And New Champion", The New York Times, 28 June 1972; accessed 1 October 2009.</ref>

Durán's refusal to honour the contract to face BuchananEdit

In his next fight, Buchanan beat former three-time world champion Carlos Ortiz by a knockout in six, also at Madison Square Garden on 20 September 1972.<ref>"Oritz Retires After Buchanan Stops Him in 6 Rounds", The New York Times, 21 September 1972.</ref>

Buchanan finished 1972 with a win over Chang Kil Lee on 4 December 1972.<ref>"Buchanan and Seeley Give 2 Koreans Ring Lessons", The New York Times, 5 December 1972.</ref>

On 28 June 1972, Roberto Durán signed to defend it against Buchanan on 20 October 1972. However, Durán broke that agreement when the Panamanian Government insisted he make his first defence in Panama. He did, knocking out Jimmy Robertson on 20 January 1973.<ref name="f">"People in Sports: Duran Barred", The New York Times, 5 April 1973.</ref>

Durán also had signed a second contract with the MSG on 25 October 1972, to defend against Buchanan on or before 30 June 1973.<ref name="f"/>

Once again Durán broke the agreement, and subsequently had his licence suspended by the New York State Athletic Commission on 4 April 1973. The commission also warned Durán that his title recognition would be withdrawn.<ref name="f"/>

The New York State Athletic Commission had been attempting for two years (1972–1974) to get Durán to honour an agreement to fight Buchanan. But Durán refused to honour the contract.<ref name="f"/><ref>Smith, Red. "Red Smith", The New York Times, 27 April 1973.</ref><ref>"People in Sports: Beliveau Turns Down W.H.A.’ s Million", The New York Times, 11 July 1973.</ref><ref>"Dooley Says Duran Bout May Be Off", The New York Times, 13 August 1974.</ref><ref>"Ultimatum Endangers Duran Bout", The New York Times, 14 August 1974.</ref><ref name="g">"Verbal Jabs End Duran Bout", The New York Times, 15 August 1974.</ref>

Later careerEdit

In 1973, Buchanan started out by beating future world lightweight champion Jim Watt by a decision after 15 rounds, to regain the British lightweight title. Soon, he embarked on another international tour that included more fights in the United States, several fights in Denmark, and one fight in Canada. He won each of those fights, leading towards a challenge of European lightweight champion Antonio Puddu in Italy, and Buchanan added the European lightweight championship belt to his shelf by defeating Puddu by a decision in 15 rounds.<ref name="ringnews24"/>

He retained the title by beating Tavarez for the third time, this time by a knockout in 14 at Paris, and then he travelled to Japan to fight for the world title again. This time, however, he was defeated by a decision in 15 rounds by the WBC's world champion, Guts Ishimatsu.<ref name="ringnews24"/>

Buchanan re-grouped once again, and won in a defence of the European lightweight title against Giancarlo Usai by a knockout in 12. But he retired from 1976 to 1978, leaving the European lightweight title vacant.<ref name="ringnews24"/><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

When he returned to professional boxing in 1978, he won two straight bouts, but everything else started going backwards for him. Challenging Charlie Nash in Copenhagen, he lost by a decision in twelve. In 1980, he won two bouts in a row, but after that, he lost five bouts in a row, finally retiring for good after losing to George Feeney by a decision in eight on 25 January 1982. In 2000, he was elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame.<ref name="ringnews24"/><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2002 he was inducted into the Scottish Sport Hall of Fame.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

DeathEdit

Buchanan died on 1 April 2023, at the age of 77. He had been suffering from dementia.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Professional boxing recordEdit

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69 Template:No2Loss 61–8 George Feeney PTS 8 25 January 1982 Template:Small
68 Template:No2Loss 61–7 Lance Williams PTS 8 24 November 1981 Template:Small
67 Template:No2Loss 61–6 Langton Tinago PTS 10 4 April 1981 Template:Small
66 Template:No2Loss 61–5 Steve Early PTS 12 26 January 1981 Template:Small
65 Template:Yes2Win 61–4 Des Gwilliam PTS 8 20 October 1980 Template:Small
64 Template:Yes2Win 60–4 Najib Daho KO 7 (10) 5 May 1980 Template:Small
63 Template:No2Loss 59–4 Charlie Nash UD 12 6 December 1979 Template:Small Template:Small
62 Template:Yes2Win 59–3 Eloi De Souza PTS 8 6 September 1979 Template:Small
61 Template:Yes2Win 58–3 Benny Benitez PTS 8 28 June 1979 Template:Small
60 Template:Yes2Win 57–3 Giancarlo Usai TKO 12 (15) 25 July 1975 Template:Small Template:Small
59 Template:No2Loss 56–3 Guts Ishimatsu UD 15 27 February 1975 Template:Small Template:Small
58 Template:Yes2Win 56–2 Leonard Tavarez TKO 14 (15) 16 December 1974 Template:Small Template:Small
57 Template:Yes2Win 55–2 Winston Noel TKO 2 (10) 21 November 1974 Template:Small
56 Template:Yes2Win 54–2 Antonio Puddu TKO 6 (15) 1 May 1974 Template:Small Template:Small
55 Template:Yes2Win 53–2 Joe Tetteh KO 3 (10) 4 April 1974 Template:Small
54 Template:Yes2Win 52–2 Jose Peterson PTS 10 7 February 1974 Template:Small
53 Template:Yes2Win 51–2 Miguel Araujo KO 1 (10) 6 December 1973 Template:Small
52 Template:Yes2Win 50–2 Frankie Otero TKO 6 (10) 11 October 1973 Template:Small
51 Template:Yes2Win 49–2 Edwin Malave TKO 7 (10) 1 September 1973 Template:Small
50 Template:Yes2Win 48–2 Frankie Otero UD 10 29 May 1973 Template:Small
49 Template:Yes2Win 47–2 Hector Matta PTS 10 27 March 1973 Template:Small
48 Template:Yes2Win 46–2 Jim Watt PTS 15 29 January 1973 Template:Small Template:Small
47 Template:Yes2Win 45–2 Chang-Kil Lee TKO 2 (10) 4 December 1972 Template:Small
46 Template:Yes2Win 44–2 Carlos Ortiz RTD 6 (10) 20 September 1972 Template:Small
45 Template:No2Loss 43–2 Roberto Durán TKO 13 (15) 26 June 1972 Template:Small Template:Small
44 Template:Yes2Win 43–1 Andries Steyn RTD 3 (10) 29 April 1972 Template:Small
43 Template:Yes2Win 42–1 Al Ford PTS 10 28 March 1972 Template:Small
42 Template:Yes2Win 41–1 Ismael Laguna UD 15 13 September 1971 Template:Small Template:Small
41 Template:Yes2Win 40–1 Carlos Morocho Hernández TKO 8 (10) 11 May 1971 Template:Small
40 Template:Yes2Win 39–1 Ruben Navarro UD 15 12 February 1971 Template:Small Template:Small
39 Template:Yes2Win 38–1 Donato Paduano UD 10 7 December 1970 Template:Small
38 Template:Yes2Win 37–1 Ismael Laguna SD 15 26 September 1970 Template:Small Template:Small
37 Template:Yes2Win 36–1 Brian Hudson PTS 10 12 May 1970 Template:Small Template:Small
36 Template:Yes2Win 35–1 Chris Fernandez PTS 10 6 April 1970 Template:Small
35 Template:Yes2Win 34–1 Leonard Tavarez PTS 10 23 February 1970 Template:Small
34 Template:No2Loss 33–1 Miguel Velasquez PTS 15 29 January 1970 Template:Small Template:Small
33 Template:Yes2Win 33–0 Vincenzo Pitardi TKO 2 (10) 11 November 1969 Template:Small
32 Template:Yes2Win 32–0 Jerry Graci TKO 1 (10) 14 July 1969 Template:Small
31 Template:Yes2Win 31–0 Jose Luis Tocida PTS 10 5 March 1969 Template:Small
30 Template:Yes2Win 30–0 Mike Cruz TKO 4 (10) 17 February 1969 Template:Small
29 Template:Yes2Win 29–0 Frankie Narvaez PTS 10 2 January 1969 Template:Small
28 Template:Yes2Win 28–0 Ameur Lamine TKO 3 (10) 11 December 1968 Template:Small
27 Template:Yes2Win 27–0 Angel Robinson Garcia PTS 10 23 October 1968 Template:Small
26 Template:Yes2Win 26–0 Ivan Whiter PTS 8 10 June 1968 Template:Small
25 Template:Yes2Win 25–0 Leonard Tavarez PTS 8 22 April 1968 Template:Small
24 Template:Yes2Win 24–0 Maurice Cullen KO 11 (15) 19 February 1968 Template:Small Template:Small
23 Template:Yes2Win 23–0 Jim McCormack PTS 12 30 October 1967 Template:Small
22 Template:Yes2Win 22–0 Al Rocca TKO 7 (8) 14 September 1967 Template:Small
21 Template:Yes2Win 21–0 Rene Roque PTS 8 26 July 1967 Template:Small
20 Template:Yes2Win 20–0 Winston Laud PTS 8 28 June 1967 Template:Small
19 Template:Yes2Win 19–0 Franco Brondi TKO 3 (10) 11 May 1967 Template:Small
18 Template:Yes2Win 18–0 Tommy Garrison PTS 10 14 February 1967 Template:Small
17 Template:Yes2Win 17–0 John McMillan PTS 10 23 January 1967 Template:Small
16 Template:Yes2Win 16–0 Phil Lundgren PTS 10 19 December 1966 Template:Small
15 Template:Yes2Win 15–0 Al Keen PTS 8 17 October 1966 Template:Small
14 Template:Yes2Win 14–0 Antonio Paiva PTS 10 17 October 1966 Template:Small
13 Template:Yes2Win 13–0 Mickey Laud PTS 8 8 September 1966 Template:Small
12 Template:Yes2Win 12–0 Ivan Whiter PTS 8 8 August 1966 Template:Small
11 Template:Yes2Win 11–0 Brian Smyth TKO 1 (8) 12 July 1966 Template:Small
10 Template:Yes2Win 10–0 Junior Cassidy PTS 8 11 May 1966 Template:Small
9 Template:Yes2Win 9–0 Chris Elliott PTS 8 19 April 1966 Template:Small
8 Template:Yes2Win 8–0 Tommy Tiger PTS 8 4 April 1966 Template:Small
7 Template:Yes2Win 7–0 Manley Brown TKO 4 (8) 7 March 1966 Template:Small
6 Template:Yes2Win 6–0 Tommy Tiger PTS 8 24 January 1966 Template:Small
5 Template:Yes2Win 5–0 Junior Cassidy PTS 8 13 December 1965 Template:Small
4 Template:Yes2Win 4–0 Joe Okezie TKO 3 (8) 22 November 1965 Template:Small
3 Template:Yes2Win 3–0 Billy Williams TKO 3 (6) 1 November 1965 Template:Small
2 Template:Yes2Win 2–0 Vic Woodhall TKO 2 (6) 18 October 1965 Template:Small
1 Template:Yes2Win 1–0 Brian Rocky Tonks TKO 2 (6) 20 September 1965 Template:Small

Titles in boxingEdit

Major world titlesEdit

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Regional/International titlesEdit

Undisputed titlesEdit

See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

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