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Born June 16, 1951 in El Chorrillo, Panama. Duran turned professional on February 23, 1968 and would win world titles
in four weight divisions and compete in five decades. He was undefeated when he TKO'd Ken Buchanan in 13 rounds for the WBA
lightweight championship on June 26, 1972 at Madison Square Garden. Twelve successful defenses followed, including wins over
Jimmy Robertson, Guts Ishimatsu, Esteban De Jesus, Ray Lampkin, Lou Bizzarro, and Edwin Viruet. Duran next moved up in weight
to battle for the welterweight title and captured the WBC belt with a 15 round unanimous decision over Sugar Ray Leonard in
Montreal on June 20, 1980. Following a win over Pipino Cuevas, Duran captured the WBA junior middleweight title from Davey
Moore (TKO 8) at Madison Square Garden on June 16, 1983. Also in 1983 he engaged Marvelous Marvin Hagler in a hard-fought
15 round bout for the middleweight title (L 15). “Hands of Stone” claimed the WBC middleweight belt with an exciting
12 round split decision over Iran “The Blade” Barkley on February 24, 1989. A superstar the world over, Duran
is known for his ferocious, relentless ring style. Following injuries sustained in a 2001 automobile accident, he retired
from the ring with a 103-16 (70 KOs) record. Duran is still very active in the sport of boxing, now serving as a promoter
with DRL Promotions.
119 Bouts: 103-16-0 70 KOs
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vs Thompson
vs Suzuki
vs Esteban
De Jesus I, II
vs Takayama
vs Lampkin
vs Ortiz
vs Bizarro
vs Rojas
vs Fernandez
vs Edwin Viruet I,
II
vs Ray Leonard I, II, III
vs Marvin Hagler
vs Wilfredo Benitez
vs Moore
vs N. Gonzalez
vs Minchillo
vs Cuevas
vs Zambrano
vs Sima
vs Batten
vs Suero
vs Claudio
vs Thomas Hearns
vs A. Cruz
vs
Laing
vs Pat Lawlor I, II
vs Stackhouse
vs Meneffee
vs Lanas
vs Gimenez
vs Fitzgerald
vs LeBlanc
vs Thorne
vs Montero
vs Iran Barkley
vs Biglen
vs Martinez
vs Thomas
vs Hector Camacho I, II
vs
William Joppy
vs O. Gonzalez
vs Todd
vs Culbert
vs Domenge
vs Vin Pazienza I, II
vs Radford
vs
Castro I, II
vs Goosen
vs Hernandez
vs Ken Buchanan
vs Nsubuga
vs Brooks
vs Palomino
vs Z. Conzalez
vs
Wheatly
vs Marcel
vs Huertas
vs Kobayashi
vs Vasquez
vs Jimmy Heair
vs Medina
vs Smith (Exh)
vs
D. Morgan (Exh)
In This
Corner: Roberto Duran
Roberto Duran: Beyond The Glory
NEED:
Roberto Duran vs Harris
(exhibition fight)
Roberto Duran vs Christie
(exhibition fight)
Sparring Nigel Benn
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