Luis Alberto Lazarte (born March 4, 1971, in Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentinean former professional boxer who has held the IBF junior flyweight title from May 2010 until April 2011.
Professional career He won the IBF junior flyweight title from Colombian Carlos Támara on May 29, 2010. Lazarte was the oldest reigning world boxing champion in the world, at 40 years old, until May 21, 2011. He lost his title by decision to former champion Ulises Solis on May 21, 2011. Lazarte also challenged for the world title twice at minimumweight (against Kermin Guardia and Daniel Reyes), twice more at light flyweight (against Édgar Sosa and John Riel Casimero) and twice at flyweight (against Pongsaklek Wonjongkam and Omar Narváez).
Lazarte's competitive boxing career effectively ended after he was given a rare lifetime ban by the International Boxing Federation following a February 10, 2012 match against Johnriel Casimero in which Lazarte, surrounded by supporters and fighting in his home country, intentionally leveled low blows, headbutts and illegal blows to the back of the head against Casimero, as well as biting him at least twice, threatened the referee's life after being warned for his conduct, then (after being ruled the loser) deliberately sparked a riot in the arena that caused numerous additional injuries to police, spectators and Casimero's team.
Philippine Foreign Affairs spokesman Raul Hernandez said that his country's embassy filed a protest with Argentina's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and is awaiting an explanation. His role in the riot resulted in a rare lifetime ban being given to Lazarte by the IBF. He announced his retirement afterwards but returned in 2014 for four extra, non IBF-sanctioned bouts.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes67Loss52-12-2 Miguel Gonzalez 66Win52-11-2 Carlos Ariel Farias 65Win51-11-2 Elias David Coronel 64Win50-11-2 Roberto Carlos Marin 63Loss49-11-2 Johnriel Casimero 62Win49-10-2 Nerys Espinoza 61Loss Ulises Solís 60Draw48-9-2 Ulises Solís 59Win48-9-1 Nerys Espinoza 58Win47-9-1 Carlos Tamara 57Win46-9-1 Raul Eliseo Medina 56Win45-9-1 Juan Carlos Cejas 55Win44-9-1 Sebastian Eladio Ferreyra 54Win43-9-1 Pedro Cardenas 53Win42-9-1 Gustavo Adrian Rodriguez 52Win41-9-1 Sebastian Eladio Ferreyra 51Loss40-9-1 Daniel Reyes 50Win40-8-1 Gustavo Adrian Rodriguez 49Win39-8-1 Juan Carlos Cejas 48NC38-8-1 Juan Carlos Cejas 47Win38-8-1 Ricardo Ariel Toledo 46Loss37-8-1 Édgar Sosa 45Win37-7-1 Ricardo Ariel Toledo 44Win36-7-1 Bernardo Ramón Albornoz 43Win35-7-1 Carlos Pramacio Villagrán 42Win34-7-1 Alberto Rossel 41Win33-7-1 Mario Oscar Narváez 40Win32-7-1 Reginaldo Martins Carvalho 39Win31-7-1 Ricardo Ariel Toledo 38Win30-7-1 Gustavo Adrián Rodríguez 37Win29-7-1 Pablo César Sepúlveda 36Win28-7-1 Sixto Vera Espínola 35Win27-7-1 Raúl Eliseo Medina 34Win26-7-1 Marcos Ramón Obregón 33Win25-7-1 Ángel Aníbal Torres 32Win24-7-1 Germán Guillermo Amado 31Win23-7-1 Pablo César Sepúlveda 30Win22-7-1 Adolfo Luis Sosa 29Win21-7-1 Carlos Pramacio Villagrán 28Loss20-7-1 Giuseppe Lagana 27Loss20-6-1 Omar Narváez 26Win20-5-1 Luis Osvaldo Monges 25Loss19-5-1 Pongsaklek Wonjongkam 24Draw19-4-1 Marcos Antonio Obregón 23Loss19-4 Marcos Antonio Obregón 22Loss19-3 Horacio Fabián Chicagual 21Win19-2 Sandro Orlando Oviedo 20Loss18-2 Kermin Guardia 19Win18–1 Carlos Mario Eluaiza 18Win17–1 Luis Alberto Ortiz 17Win16–1 Alfredo Saturnino Rivero 16Win15–1 Marcelo Antonio Davila 15Win14–1 Roberto Enrique Vallejos 14Win13–1 Jose Luis Ferreira 13Win12–1 Carlos Mario Eluaiza 12Win11–1 Carlos Mario Eluaiza 11Win10–1 Pantaleon Altamirano 10Loss9–1 Marcelo Antonio Davila 9Win9–0 Roberto Enrique Vallejos 8Win8–0 Ruben Asencio Molina 7Win7–0 Luis Walter Oliva 6Win6–0 Orlando Adolfo Kispe 5Win5–0 Mario Crispin Romero 4Win4–0 Luis Oscar Noriega 3Win3–0 Sergio Daniel Villarreal 2Win2–0 Roberto Carlos Martinez 1Win1–0 Angel Antonio Barros
See also List of light-flyweight boxing champions Boxing at the 1995 Pan American Games
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