© www.boxinghistory.org.uk - all rights reserved This page has been brought to you by www.boxinghistory.org.uk Click on the image above to visit our site Ken Buchanan (Edinburgh) Active: 1965-1973 Weight classes fought in: Recorded fights: 53 contests (won: 51 lost: 2) Fight Record 1965 Sep 20 Brian Tonks (Swindon) WRSF2(6) National Sporting Club, Piccadilly Source: Boxing News 24/09/1965 page 2 Buchanan 9st 0lbs Tonks 9st 1lbs 8ozs Oct 18 Vic Woodhall (Mexborough) WRSF2(8) Wyvern SC, Manchester Source: Boxing News 22/10/1965 page 16 Buchanan 9st 2lbs 8ozs Woodhall 9st 0lbs 8ozs Referee: Alan King Nov 1 Billy Williams (Cannock) WRSF2(6) National Sporting Club, Piccadilly Source: Boxing News 05/11/1965 page 3 Williams boxed for the Midlands Area Bantamweight Title twice in 1963. Buchanan 9st 3lbs Williams 8st 13lbs Nov 22 Joe Okesi (Nigeria) WRSF3(8) National Sporting Club, Piccadilly Source: Boxing News 26/11/1965 page 7 Buchanan 9st 2lbs 8ozs Okesi 9st 8lbs 8ozs Dec 13 Junior Cassidy (Nigeria) WPTS(8) National Sporting Club, Piccadilly Source: Boxing News 17/12/1965 pages 3 and 11 Buchanan 9st 5lbs Cassidy 9st 5lbs 12ozs 1966 Jan 24 Tommy Tiger (Leicester) WPTS(8) National Sporting Club, Piccadilly Source: Boxing News 28/01/1966 page 4 Buchanan 9st 8lbs 8ozs Tiger 9st 12lbs 2ozs Mar 7 Manley Brown (Bournemouth) WRSF4(8) National Sporting Club, Piccadilly Source: Boxing News 11/03/1966 page 3 Buchanan 9st 6lbs 4ozs Brown 9st 10lbs 12ozs Referee: Bill White Apr 4 Tommy Tiger (Leicester) WPTS(8) National Sporting Club, Piccadilly Source: Boxing News 15/04/1966 pages 4 and 5 Buchanan 9st 6lbs Tiger 9st 12lbs 4ozs Apr 19 Chris Elliott (Leicester) WPTS(8) National Sporting Club, Piccadilly Source: Boxing News 22/04/1966 pages 5 and 6 Elliott was Midlands Area Lightweight Champion 1962-64. Buchanan 9st 7lbs Elliott 9st 11lbs May 11 Junior Cassidy (Nigeria) WPTS(8) Wyvern SC, Manchester Source: Boxing News 20/05/1966 page 2 Buchanan 9st 5lbs Cassidy 9st 7lbs Jul 12 Brian Smythe (Belfast) WRSF1 Afan Lido, Aberavon Source: Boxing News 29/07/1966 page 2 Smythe boxed for the Northern Ireland Featherweight Title 1965. Promoter: Cyril Thomas (brother of Eddie) Aug 6 Ivan Whiter (Tooting) WPTS(8) Empress Stadium, Earls' Court Source: Boxing News 12/08/1966 pages 8, 09 and 16 Whiter was Southern Area Lightweight Champion 1966 and Southern Area Welterweight Champion 1967-68. Buchanan 9st 5lbs 8ozs Whiter 9st 11lbs 8ozs Promoter: Jack Solomons and Lawrie Lewis Sep 6 Mickey Laud (St Ives) WPTS(8) Empire Pool, Wembley Source: Boxing News 09/09/1966 pages 8, 09 and 12 Laud boxed a British Junior Welterweight Title Eliminator 1967. Buchanan 9st 4lbs 4ozs Laud 9st 13lbs 12ozs Promoter: Jack Solomons Oct 17 Antonio Pavia (Brazil) WPTS(10) National Sporting Club, Piccadilly Source: Boxing News 21/10/1966 pages 3 and 12 Buchanan 9st 5lbs Pavia 9st 5lbs 3ozs Referee: Benny Caplan Nov 29 Al Keen (Islington) WPTS(8) Town Hall, Leeds Source: Boxing News 09/12/1966 page 4 Buchanan 9st 8lbs 12ozs Keen 9st 12lbs Referee: Roland Dakin Dec 19 Phil Lundgren (Bermondsey) WPTS(10) National Sporting Club, Piccadilly Source: Boxing News 23/12/1966 page 16 Lundgren boxed a British Featherweight Title Eliminator 1964 and was Southern Area Featherweight Champion 1963-64 and Southern Area Lightweight Champion 1966. 1967 Jan 23 John McMillan (Glasgow) WPTS(10) Central Hotel, Glasgow Source: Boxing News 03/02/1967 page 2 (Scottish Area Lightweight Title) McMillan boxed for the Scottish Lightweight Title 1967. Buchanan 9st 6lbs McMillan 9st 9lbs Referee: George Smith Feb 14 Tommy Garrison (USA) WPTS(10) Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Source: Boxing News 17/02/1967 pages 7 and 16 Buchanan 9st 7lbs 12ozs Garrison 9st 11lbs 4ozs Referee: Harry Gibbs Promoter: Mike Barrett May 11 Franco Brondi (Italy) WRSF3(8) Ice Rink, Paisley Source: Boxing News 19/05/1967 pages 2 and 11 Buchanan 9st 8lbs Brondi 9st 9lbs Referee: Tommy Hendrie Promoter: Peter Keenan Jun 28 Winston Laud (St Ives) WPTS(8) National Sporting Club, Piccadilly Source: Boxing News Laud was Southern Area Lightweight Champion 1968. Jul 26 Rene Roque WPTS(10) Aberavon Source: Boxing News Sep 14 Al Rocca (Manchester) WRSF7 World Sporting Club, Mayfair Source: Boxing News Rocca boxed a British Lightweight Title Eliminator 1966. Oct 30 Jim Spike McCormack (Belfast) WPTS(12) National Sporting Club, Piccadilly Source: Boxing News 03/11/1967 page 3 (British Lightweight Title Final Eliminator) McCormack boxed a British Lightweight Title Eliminator 1967 and was Northern Ireland Area Lightweight Champion 1958. Buchanan 9st 8lbs 4ozs McCormack 9st 8lbs 12ozs Referee: Harry Gibbs 1968 Feb 19 Maurice Cullen (Shotton) WKO12(15) Anglo-American Sporting Club, Mayfair Source: Boxing News (British Lightweight Title) Cullen was British Lightweight Champion 1965-68. Buchanan 9st 5lbs 8ozs Cullen 9st 8lbs 14ozs Referee: Roland Dakin Attendance: 1000 Apr 22 Leonard Tavarez (France) WPTS(8) National Sporting Club, Piccadilly Source: Boxing News 26/04/1968 page 2 Buchanan 9st 8lbs 4ozs Tavarez 9st 6lbs Referee: Harry Gibbs Jun 10 Ivan Whiter (Tooting) WPTS(8) National Sporting Club, Piccadilly Source: Boxing News Oct 23 Angel Garcia (Cuba) WPTS(10) World Sporting Club, Mayfair Source: Boxing News Dec 11 Ameur Lamine WRSF3 Hamilton Source: Boxing News 1969 Jan 2 Frankie Narvaez (Puerto Rico) WPTS(10) National Sporting Club, Piccadilly Source: Boxing News 10/01/1969 pages 4 and 5 Buchanan 9st 5lbs Narvaez 9st 9lbs 8ozs Referee: Bill Williams Feb 17 Mike Cruz WRSF4 World Sporting Club, Mayfair Source: Boxing News Mar 5 Jose Luis Torceda (Spain) WPTS(8) Midlands SC, Solihull Source: Boxing News 14/03/1969 page 6 Buchanan 9st 6lbs Torceda 9st 10lbs 4ozs Referee: Chris Maggs Jul 14 Jerry Graci WRSF1 Nottingham Source: Boxing News Nov 11 Vincenzo Pitardi WRSF2 World Sporting Club, Mayfair Source: Boxing News 1970 Jan 29 Miguel Velazquez (Spain) LPTS(15) Madrid Spain Source: Boxing News (European Lightweight Title) Feb 23 Leonard Tavarez (France) WPTS(10) National Sporting Club, Piccadilly Source: Boxing News Buchanan 9st 8lbs 8ozs Tavarez 9st 7lbs Referee: Harry Humphreys Apr 6 Chris Fernandez WPTS(10) Ice Stadium, Nottingham Source: Boxing News May 12 Brian Hudson (Woodford) WKO5 Pool, Wembley Source: Boxing News (British Lightweight Title) Hudson boxed for the British Lightweight Title 1970 and was Southern Area Lightweight Champion 1969-71. Sep 26 Ismael Laguna (Puerto Rico) WPTS(15) Bithorn Stadium, San Juan Puerto Rico Source: Boxing News 02/10/1970 pages 4 and 4 (WBA and New York Lightweight Titles) Buchanan 9st 8lbs Laguna 9st 8lbs 8ozs Referee: Waldemar Schmidt Dec 7 Donato Paduano (USA) WPTS(10) New York City USA Source: Boxing News 11/12/1970 pages 12 and 13 1971 Feb 12 Ruben Navarro WPTS(15) New York City USA Source: Boxing News (World Lightweight Title) May 11 Carlos Hernandez (Venezuela) WRSF8 Empire Pool, Wembley Source: Boxing News Buchanan 9st 9lbs 8ozs Hernandez 9st 11lbs Referee: Sid Nathan Sep 13 Ismael Laguna (Puerto Rico) WPTS(15) New York City USA Source: Boxing News (World Lightweight Title) 1972 Mar 28 Al Ford (Canada) WPTS(10) Wembley Source: Boxing News Match made at 10st 3lbs Referee: Sid Nathan Apr 29 Andries Steyn (South Africa) WRSF3 Johannesburg South Africa Source: Boxing News Jun 26 Roberto Duran (Panama) LRSF13(15) New York City USA Source: Boxing News (World Lightweight Title) Sep 20 Carlos Ortiz (USA) WRTD6 New York City USA Source: Boxing News Dec 4 Chang Kil-Lee WRSF2 New York City USA Source: Boxing News 1973 Jan 29 Jim Watt (Glasgow) WPTS(15) St Andrews SC, Glasgow Source: Boxing News (British Lightweight Title) Watt was British Lightweight Champion 1972-73 and 1975-77 and European Lightweight Title 1977-79 and World Lightweight Champion 1979-81. Buchanan 9st 7lbs 12ozs Watt 9st 8lbs 13ozs Referee: George Smith Mar 27 Hector Matta (Puerto Rico) WPTS(10) Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Source: Boxing News Buchanan 9st 10lbs 8ozs Matta 9st 11lbs 4ozs Referee: Harry Gibbs May 29 Frankie Otero (USA) WPTS(10) Miami Beach USA Source: Boxing News Sep 1 Chu Chu Malave (USA) WRSF7 New York City USA Source: Boxing News Oct 11 Frankie Otero (USA) WRTD5 Toronto Canada Source: Boxing News Dec 6 Miguel Araujo WKO1 Copenhagen Denmark Source: Boxing News © This record was researched and compiled by Miles Templeton and Richard Ireland. It may be published elsewhere provided full acknowledgement and a link to www.boxinghistory.org.uk are included © www.boxinghistory.org.uk - all rights reserved This page has been brought to you by www.boxinghistory.org.uk Click on the image above to visit our site We have a lot more information on this boxer, and for all of the boxers listed on this record. 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