16 Facts About Juan Laporte

Juan Laporte, known as Juan La Porte was born on November 24,1959 and is a former boxer who was born in Guayama, Puerto Rico.

Juan Laporte defeated Long Island's Ricky Brown in the finals.

Juan Laporte trained at the Lunar Boys Club in Brooklyn, New York.

Juan Laporte moved to New York at a young age, where he grew up into a pretty well known contender, but one that many boxing critics didn't consider to be material to become a world champion earlier in his career.

Juan Laporte built a number of wins, combined with 1 loss, including a 7-round knockout of Jean Lapointe.

Juan Laporte met legendary Mexican world Featherweight champion Salvador Sanchez there.

Juan Laporte made Sanchez work hard and won a handful of rounds.

Juan Laporte lost to Sanchez by a 15-round unanimous decision.

Juan Laporte then fought future world champion Rocky Lockridge in 1981 at Las Vegas, scoring a second-round knockout to become the United States Featherweight champion.

Juan Laporte dropped Miranda in the tenth round and Miranda quit on his stool before the start of the 11th.

Around this time, Juan Laporte was sponsored by the American jeans brand, Sasson, sporting their name and logo on his boxing trunks during his fights.

Juan Laporte defended his title twice, vs Ruben Castillo and Johnny De La Rosa, both 12 rounds decision wins, then lost it to another Puerto Rican world champion, the legendary Wilfredo Gomez.

In 1986, Juan Laporte fought Julio Cesar Chavez at the Madison Square Garden, but he lost a unanimous decision in a contest for Chavez's WBC world Jr.

Juan Laporte's career went on and off after that day, and in 1989, his son died in a drowning accident.

Juan Laporte lost another disputed decision later on, this time to former world Jr Welterweight champion Billy Costello in 1999, and then finally retired from boxing.

Juan Laporte has retired to his native Puerto Rico and dedicates his time to train children of all ages in his spare time.