Luis Ibarra Castillo (born February 23, 1953) is a former Panamanian boxer who won the World Boxing Association flyweight championship. He was born in Colón, Panama.
Pro career Nicknamed "El Naja", Ibarra turned professional in 1975 and won the WBA flyweight title in 1979 when he won a decision over Betulio González. He lost the belt in his first defense when he was knocked out by Tae-Shik Kim in the 2nd round in 1980. He recaptured the WBA flyweight title with a decision win over Santos Laciar in 1981. He again lost the belt in his first defense to Juan Herrera by TKO. He retired the following year, and had a brief and unsuccessful comeback in 1989.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes31Loss26–5Benedicto MurilloTKO6 (10)1990-03-1030Win26–4Roy ThompsonUD10 (10)1989-11-1129Loss25–4Pedro RomeroUD10 (10)1989-08-0528Win25–3Ernesto SanchezMD10 (10)1982-03-2027Loss24–3Juan HerreraTKO11 (15)1981-09-2626Win24–2Santos LaciarUD15 (15)1981-06-0625Win23–2Andrés GonzálezKO1 (10)1981-04-0424Win22–2Donald LagunaKO6 (10)1981-01-1723Win21–2Modesto GaytanTKO1 (10)1980-11-0122Win20–2Amado UrsuaUD10 (10)1980-05-3121Loss19–2Kim Tae-shikKO2 (15)1980-02-1720Win19–1Betulio GonzálezUD15 (15)1979-11-1719Win18–1Maximo RodriguezDQ6 (10)1979-08-0418Win17–1Tomas MazaTKO2 (10)1979-05-0517Win16–1Prudencio CardonaUD10 (10)1979-02-1716Loss15–1Prudencio CardonaPTS10 (10)1978-06-3015Win15–0Felix MadrigalPTS10 (10)1978-01-2614Win14–0Henry DiazUD10 (10)1977-12-1713Win13–0Rafael PedrozaUD10 (10)1977-10-0112Win12–0Felix MadrigalTKO6 (10)1977-07-1611Win11–0Mauricio BuitragoSD10 (10)1977-04-0110Win10–0Jaime RicardoUD10 (10)1977-01-289Win9–0Enrique TorresUD12 (12)1976-10-308Win8–0Carlos RiosTKO3 (10)1976-09-187Win7–0Juan PimentelTKO2 (10)1976-09-046Win6–0Arnulfo AyalaTKO2 (6)1976-08-075Win5–0Ricardo VegaUD6 (6)1976-03-134Win4–0Ulises MoralesUD4 (4)1976-01-313Win3–0Baby San Blas IIITKO2 (4)1975-11-292Win2–0Victor BarrowUD4 (4)1975-10-181Win1–0Antonio WalkerPTS4 (4)1975-07-20
See also List of southpaw stance boxers List of world flyweight boxing champions
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