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My Take
What draws me to Santos Laciar is endurance, not fireworks. Fighting from 1976 to 1990 and reigning twice as WBA flyweight champion before adding a WBC super-flyweight crown, he belongs to that quiet aristocracy of lower-weight boxers whose brilliance rarely gets the spotlight heavyweights enjoy. Two-division world titles out of a small Argentine town in Cordoba Province is no accident; it speaks to relentless conditioning and craft. I admire fighters who stay sharp across more than a decade, and Laciar's longevity reads to me as the truest measure of his class. A craftsman's career, honestly underrated.
Overview
Santos Benigno Laciar (born 31 January 1959), is an Argentine former professional boxer who competed from 1976 to 1990. He is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the World Boxing Association (WBA) flyweight title twice between 1981 and 1985, and the World Boxing Council (WBC) super-flyweight title in 1987.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Santos Laciar
- Name (Japanese)
- サントス・ラシアル
- Reading
- さんとす・らしある
- Born
- January 31, 1959 (age 67)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Boar
- Origin
- Huinca Renancó, Córdoba Province, Argentina
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- boxer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- WBC World Super Flyweight Champion
- WBA World Flyweight Champion
- WBA World Flyweight Champion
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.