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Ken Buchanan
Male
Lightweight, Great Britain, Edinburgh, Scotland
Born: 28 June 1945, Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain
Died: 1 April 2023, Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain
Height: 5ft 7 1/2in, mt 1,70
as an amateur:
1965 ABA featherweight champion
1965 East Berlin, East Germany, European Championships featherweight bronze medal
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Amateur results| Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | 1964 | |
| Glasgow, Scotland, Dual Match Scotland vs Italy, 57 kg | - Jan. 16 | Giovanni Girgenti | Glasgow, Scotland | LPTS | | 1965 | |
| Berlin, East Germany, European Championships bronze medal, 57 kg | + May 22 | Perez | Berlin, East Germany | WDQ 2 | | + May 24 | Lajos Baranyi | Berlin, East Germany | WPTS | | + May 25 | Ivan Traykov | Berlin, East Germany | WPTS | | - May 27 | Stanislav Stepashkin | Berlin, East Germany | LPTS |
Professional record| Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | 1965 | | + Sept. 20 | Brian Rocky Tonks | Piccadilly, Great Britain | TKO 2 | | + Oct. 18 | Vic Woodhall | Manchester, Great Britain | TKO 2 | | + Nov. 1 | Billy Williams | Piccadilly, Great Britain | TKO 3 | | + Nov. 22 | Joe Okezie | Piccadilly, Great Britain | TKO 3 | | + Dec. 13 | Junior Cassidy | Piccadilly, Great Britain | W 8 | | 1966 | | + Jan. 24 | Tommy Tiger | Piccadilly, Great Britain | W 8 | | + Mar. 7 | Manley Brown | Piccadilly, Great Britain | TKO 4 | | + Apr. 4 | Tommy Tiger | Piccadilly, Great Britain | W 8 | | + Apr. 19 | Chris Elliott | Piccadilly, Great Britain | W 8 | | + May 11 | Junior Cassidy | Manchester, Great Britain | W 8 | | + July 12 | Brian Smyth | Port Talbot, Great Britain | TKO 1 | | + Aug. 6 | Ivan Whiter | Kensington, Great Britain | W 8 | | + Sept. 6 | Mickey Laud | Wembley, Great Britain | W 8 | | + Oct. 17 | Antonio Paiva | Piccadilly, Great Britain | W 10 | | + Nov. 29 | Al Keen | Leeds, Great Britain | W 8 | | + Dec. 19 | Phil Lundgren | Piccadilly, Great Britain | W 10 | | 1967 | | + Jan. 23 | John McMillan | Glasgow, Great Britain | W 10 | | vacant Scottish Lightweight Title | | + Feb. 14 | Tommy Garrison | Kensington, Great Britain | W 10 | | + May 11 | Franco Brondi | Paisley, Great Britain | TKO 3 | | + June 28 | Winston Laud | Piccadilly, Great Britain | W 8 | | + July 26 | Rene Roque | Aberavon, Great Britain | W 10 | | + Sept. 14 | Al Rocca | Mayfair, Great Britain | TKO 7 | | + Oct. 30 | Jim McCormack | Piccadilly, Great Britain | W 12 | | British Lightweight Title Eliminator | | 1968 | | + Feb. 19 | Maurice Cullen | Mayfair, Great Britain | KO 11 | | British Lightweight Title | | + Apr. 22 | Leonard Tavarez | Piccadilly, Great Britain | W 8 | | + June 10 | Ivan Whiter | Piccadilly, Great Britain | W 8 | | + Oct. 23 | Angel Robinson Garcia | Mayfair, Great Britain | W 10 | | + Dec. 11 | Ameur Lamine | Hamilton, Great Britain | TKO 3 | | 1969 | | + Jan. 2 | Frankie Narvaez | Piccadilly, Great Britain | W 10 | | + Feb. 17 | Mike Cruz | Mayfair, Great Britain | TKO 4 | | + Mar. 5 | Jose Luis Torcida | Solihull, Great Britain | W 10 | | + July 14 | Jerry Graci | Nottingham, Great Britain | TKO 1 | | + Nov. 11 | Vincenzo Pitardi | Mayfair, Great Britain | TKO 2 | | 1970 | | - Jan. 29 | Miguel Velazquez | Madrid, Spain | L 15 | | vacant European Lightweight Title | | + Feb. 23 | Leonard Tavarez | Piccadilly, Great Britain | W 10 | | + Apr. 6 | Chris Fernandez | Nottingham, Great Britain | W 10 | | + May 12 | Brian Hudson | Wembley, Great Britain | KO 5 | | British Lightweight Title | | + Sept. 26 | Ismael Laguna | San Juan, Puerto Rico | W 15 | | World Lightweight Title | | + Dec. 7 | Donato Paduano | New York, United States | W 10 | | 1971 | | + Feb. 12 | Ruben Navarro | Los Angeles, United States | W 15 | | World Lightweight Title | | + May 11 | Carlos Hernandez | Wembley, Great Britain | TKO 8 | | + Sept. 13 | Ismael Laguna | New York, United States | W 15 | | World Lightweight Title | | 1972 | | + Mar. 28 | Al Ford | Wembley, Great Britain | W 10 | | + Apr. 29 | Andries Steyn | Johannesburg, South Africa | TKO 3 | | - June 26 | Roberto Duran | New York, United States | TKO by 13 | | World Lightweight Title | | + Sept. 20 | Carlos Ortiz | New York, United States | TKO 6 | | + Dec. 4 | Chang-Kil Lee | New York, United States | TKO 2 | | 1973 | | + Jan. 29 | Jim Watt | Glasgow, Great Britain | W 15 | | British Lightweight Title | | + Mar. 27 | Hector Matta | Kensington, Great Britain | W 10 | | + May 29 | Frankie Otero | Miami Beach, United States | W 10 | | + Sept. 1 | Edwin Malave | New York, United States | TKO 7 | | + Oct. 11 | Frankie Otero | Toronto, Canada | TKO 6 | | + Dec. 6 | Miguel Araujo | Copenhagen, Denmark | KO 1 | | 1974 | | + Feb. 7 | Jose Peterson | Copenhagen, Denmark | W 10 | | + Apr. 4 | Joe Tetteh | Copenhagen, Denmark | KO 3 | | + May 1 | Antonio Puddu | Cagliari, Italy | TKO 6 | | European Lightweight Title | | + Nov. 21 | Winston Noel | Copenhagen, Denmark | TKO 2 | | + Dec. 16 | Leonard Tavarez | Paris, France | TKO 14 | | European Lightweight Title | | 1975 | | - Feb. 27 | Guts Ishimatsu | Tokyo, Japan | L 15 | | WBC Lightweight Title | | + July 25 | Giancarlo Usai | Cagliari, Italy | TKO 12 | | European Lightweight Title | 1976-1978
Inactive | | 1979 | | + June 28 | Benny Benitez | Randers, Denmark | W 8 | | + Sept. 6 | Eloi Emiliano De Souza | Randers, Denmark | W 8 | | - Dec. 6 | Charlie Nash | Copenhagen, Denmark | L 12 | | European Lightweight Title | | 1980 | | + May 15 | Najib Daho | Mayfair, Great Britain | KO 7 | | + Oct. 20 | Des Gwilliam | Birmingham, Great Britain | W 8 | | 1981 | | - Jan. 26 | Steve Early | Birmingham, Great Britain | L 12 | | British Super-Lightweight Title Final Eliminator | | - Apr. 4 | Langton Tinago | Salisbury, Zimbabwe | L 10 | | - Nov. 24 | Lance Williams | Wembley, Great Britain | L 8 | | 1982 | | - Jan. 25 | George Feeney | Piccadilly, Great Britain | L 8 |
Summary
Total bouts: 69, Won: 61 (27 inside the limit), Lost: 8 (1 inside the limit), Draw: 0, NC: 0
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