Sport & Note

Lauro SALAS

Male

"Lion of Monterrey"
Lightweight, Mexico, Monterrey, Nuevo León
Born: August 28, 1928, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Died: January 18, 1987, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Height: 5ft 6in, mt 1,67

According to some sources Salas made his professional
debut in Monterrey in February 1944.
His complete record is unavailable

No amateur results

Professional record

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
1946
+ Apr. 26	Chino Puente	Laredo, United States	W 6
+ May 31	Reymundo Ramirez	Corpus Christi, United States	KO 1
+ June 21	Carlos Martinez Mercado	Laredo, United States	KO 1
- June 28	Chino Puente	Corpus Christi, United States	L 6
+ July 19	Bobby Dykes	Corpus Christi, United States	W 4
+ Aug. 23	Richard Garcia	Corpus Christi, United States	W 4
+ Aug. 24	Gonzalo Buenrostro	Monterrey, Mexico	TKO 8
- Oct. 15	Baby Tampico	Harlingen, United States	L 10
- Oct. 22	Baby Tampico	Harlingen, United States	L 10
= Oct. 29	Baby Tampico	Harlingen, United States	Draw 6
= Nov. 5	Baby Tampico	Harlingen, United States	Draw 10
1947
- Mar. 22	Francisco Gaytan	Matamoros, Mexico	L 10
- Apr. 5	Francisco Gaytan	Monterrey, Mexico	L 10
- June 17	Pee Wee Swingler	Los Angeles, United States	L 6
+ July 7	Bee Jimenez	Santa Monica, United States	W 4
= July 22	Ray Sandoval	Los Angeles, United States	Draw 6
+ Aug. 12	Al Sandoval	Los Angeles, United States	TKO 2
+ Sept. 2	Sammy Anders	Los Angeles, United States	W 6
+ Sept. 11	Julio Muriel	Ciudad Juarez, Mexico	W 6
+ Sept. 22	Ron Cannon	Santa Monica, United States	W 4
+ Sept. 26	Curtis James	San Diego, United States	KO 2
+ Sept. 30	Felix Ramirez	San Jose, United States	W 10
= Oct. 29	Trinidad Perez	El Paso, United States	Draw 6
+ Nov. 18	Ron Cannon	San Jose, United States	KO 8
+ Nov. 25	Felix Ramirez	San Jose, United States	KO 4
+ Dec. 9	Felix Bueno	San Jose, United States	W 10
1948
+ Jan. 13	Jackie Romero	Sacramento, United States	W 10
- Jan. 19	Raul Esqueda	Santa Monica, United States	L 10
- Mar. 3	Harold Dade	Sacramento, United States	L 10
= Mar. 12	Alfredo Escobar	Hollywood, United States	Draw 10
+ Apr. 5	Pee Wee Swingler	Santa Monica, United States	W 10
- Apr. 23	Mario Trigo	Hollywood, United States	L 10
+ May 4	Ralph Lara	San Jose, United States	TKO 4
+ June 25	Bobby Jackson	Hollywood, United States	TKO 7
+ Aug. 10	Lawton DiSoso	Sacramento, United States	W 10
+ Aug. 16	Buddy Jacklich	San Francisco, United States	W 10
+ Aug. 27	Manny Ortega	El Paso, United States	KO 3
Texas State Featherweight Title
+ Sept. 28	Manuel Ortiz	Los Angeles, United States	W 10
- Oct. 26	Carlos Chavez	Los Angeles, United States	L 10
- Nov. 17	Manuel Rivera	El Paso, United States	L 10
- Dec. 7	Harold Dade	Los Angeles, United States	L 12
vacant California State Featherweight Title
1949
+ Feb. 9	Ramon Ruiz	Phoenix, United States	TKO 9
+ Feb. 22	Alfredo Escobar	Los Angeles, United States	W 10
- Mar. 15	Carlos Chavez	Los Angeles, United States	L 10
- Apr. 26	Manuel Ortiz	Los Angeles, United States	L 10
+ June 6	Bobby Why	Santa Monica, United States	KO 4
+ June 16	Chuck Wilkerson	San Jose, United States	W 10
+ June 30	Pinky Peralta	Mexico City, Mexico	KO 6
+ Sept. 7	Rocky Lucero	North Hollywood, United States	W 10
- Sept. 20	Felix Ramirez	San Jose, United States	L 10
= Oct. 10	Felix Ramirez	Santa Monica, United States	Draw 10
= Oct. 20	Baby LeRoy	Sacramento, United States	Draw 10
+ Nov. 30	Johnny Efhan	Stockton, United States	W 10
+ Dec. 8	Mel Hammond	Minneapolis, United States	W 10
- Dec. 29	Glen Flanagan	Minneapolis, United States	L 10
1950
+ Jan. 31	Baby LeRoy	Sacramento, United States	W 10
+ Feb. 7	Jock Leslie	Los Angeles, United States	TKO 3
+ Mar. 6	Rocky Lucero	Santa Monica, United States	TKO 5
+ Mar. 13	Rudy Vasquez	Santa Monica, United States	W 10
+ Mar. 21	Chico Rosa	Los Angeles, United States	W 10
+ Mar. 28	Jock Leslie	Houston, United States	KO 5
- Apr. 18	Sandy Saddler	Cleveland, United States	TKO by 9
World Super-Featherweight Title
- June 3	Archie Whitewater	Eureka, United States	L 10
+ Sept. 30	Jesus Alonso	Monterrey, Mexico	TKO 5
+ Nov. 24	Dave Gallardo	Hollywood, United States	W 10
+ Dec. 8	Rudy Garcia	Hollywood, United States	W 12
California State Featherweight Title
1951
- Jan. 5	Rudy Garcia	Hollywood, United States	L 10
+ Jan. 26	Manuel Ortiz	Hollywood, United States	W 10
+ Feb. 16	Luis Adame	Hollywood, United States	KO 5
- Mar. 27	Sandy Saddler	Los Angeles, United States	TKO by 6
- May 22	Jackie Blair	San Antonio, United States	L 10
+ June 8	Carlos Chavez	Hollywood, United States	W 10
= June 29	Fabela Chavez	Hollywood, United States	Draw 12
California State Featherweight Title
- July 27	Fabela Chavez	Hollywood, United States	L 12
California State Featherweight Title
+ Aug. 11	Gabriel Diaz	Mexico City, Mexico	W 10
+ Sept. 28	Fabela Chavez	Hollywood, United States	TKO 12
California State Featherweight Title
+ Oct. 19	Jackie Blair	Hollywood, United States	W 10
- Nov. 3	Memo Valero	Mexico City, Mexico	L 10
1952
= Jan. 4	Bobby Why	Hollywood, United States	Draw 10
+ Jan. 30	Chucho Mendoza	Phoenix, United States	KO 4
+ Feb. 1	Alfredo Escobar	Tucson, United States	KO 3
+ Feb. 12	Javier Gutierrez	Los Angeles, United States	W 12
USA California State Featherweight Title
+ Feb. 22	Tony Espinosa	Hollywood, United States	TKO 10
- Mar. 4	Art Aragon	Los Angeles, United States	L 10
- Apr. 1	Jimmy Carter	Los Angeles, United States	L 15
World Lightweight Title
+ May 14	Jimmy Carter	Los Angeles, United States	W 15
World Lightweight Title
+ June 22	Harold Dade	Monterrey, Mexico	KO 4
+ Sept. 23	Ramon Young	Phoenix, United States	KO 5
- Oct. 15	Jimmy Carter	Chicago, United States	L 15
World Lightweight Title
- Dec. 8	Tommy Collins	Boston, United States	L 10
1953
+ Jan. 20	Del Cockayne	Sacramento, United States	KO 4
- Jan. 29	Bobby Why	San Jose, United States	L 10
- Feb. 27	Pat Marcune	New York, United States	L 10
+ June 10	Pepe Alvarez	Monterrey, Mexico	TKO 7
- June 22	Humberto Carrillo	Torreon, Mexico	L 10
+ Aug. 15	Ernesto Aguilar	Monterrey, Mexico	W 10
+ Oct. 10	Juan Navarro	Monterrey, Mexico	W 10
1954
- Feb. 6	Juan Padilla	Monterrey, Mexico	TKO by 8
- June 16	Jose Gonzalez	Monterrey, Mexico	L 10
- Aug. 31	Pete Aguirre	Sacramento, United States	L 10
+ Sept. 13	Alex Fimbres	Los Angeles, United States	TKO 2
+ Oct. 5	Gil Velarde	Sacramento, United States	TKO 9
- Oct. 19	Art Ramponi	Sacramento, United States	KO by 4
- Nov. 24	Sonny Strauss	Albuquerque, United States	LDQ 8
+ Dec. 20	Sonny Strauss	Los Angeles, United States	KO 4
+ Dec. 30	Mickey Zielke	Minneapolis, United States	TKO 6
1955
- Jan. 13	Don Jordan	Los Angeles, United States	L 12
California State Lightweight Title
+ Feb. 17	Cisco Andrade	Los Angeles, United States	W 10
- Mar. 31	Don Jordan	Los Angeles, United States	L 12
California State Lightweight Title
- Apr. 28	Cisco Andrade	Los Angeles, United States	L 10
+ June 2	Pete Aguirre	Los Angeles, United States	TKO 10
+ June 9	Gil Velarde	Los Angeles, United States	W 10
+ June 29	Pupi Garcia	Havana, Cuba	KO 9
+ Sept. 1	Epifanio Garcia	Los Angeles, United States	KO 7
- Sept. 7	Ciro Morasen	Havana, Cuba	L 10
+ Sept. 24	Jorge Macias	Hollywood, United States	KO 9
+ Oct. 20	Dom Sacco	Los Angeles, United States	TKO 4
+ Nov. 1	Pete Aguirre	Sacramento, United States	TKO 10
+ Dec. 8	Billy Evans	Los Angeles, United States	KO 7
- Dec. 17	Martin Guije Rodriguez	Havana, Cuba	L 10
1956
- Jan. 17	Paul Jorgensen	Houston, United States	L 10
- Feb. 9	Ruben Salazar	Los Angeles, United States	L 10
+ Mar. 22	Ralph Capone	Los Angeles, United States	TKO 3
+ May 3	Sonny Mendia	Los Angeles, United States	TKO 5
+ May 14	Billy Evans	San Diego, United States	W 10
- June 21	Jimmy Carter	Los Angeles, United States	L 10
+ Sept. 22	Lou Filippo	Hollywood, United States	TKO 9
= Oct. 13	Bobby Bell	Hollywood, United States	Draw 10
+ Nov. 17	Tommy Tibbs	Hollywood, United States	W 10
1957
- Jan. 12	Tommy Tibbs	Hollywood, United States	L 10
= Feb. 2	Tommy Tibbs	Hollywood, United States	Draw 10
+ Feb. 23	Armand Savoie	Hollywood, United States	W 10
- Apr. 25	Ike Chestnut	Los Angeles, United States	L 10
+ May 20	Noel Humphreys	Tijuana, Mexico	W 10
- June 29	Pete Kawula	Hollywood, United States	L 10
- Aug. 3	Paul Armstead	Hollywood, United States	L 12
California State Lightweight Title
+ Oct. 5	Julian Velasquez	Hollywood, United States	KO 8
+ Oct. 19	Lulu Perez	Hollywood, United States	W 10
- Dec. 19	Bobby Scanlon	San Francisco, United States	L 10
1958
- Jan. 16	Ernesto Parra	Los Angeles, United States	L 10
+ Feb. 8	Noel Humphreys	Hollywood, United States	W 10
- Mar. 1	Pete Kawula	Hollywood, United States	L 10
- June 19	Davey Moore	Los Angeles, United States	L 10
+ July 12	Angel Guerrero	Monterrey, Mexico	KO 9
- Sept. 13	Cisco Andrade	Hollywood, United States	TKO by 8
1959
+ Jan. 15	Collier Cox	Yuma, United States	W 10
+ Jan. 24	Joe Arias	Guaymas, Mexico	KO 7
+ Jan. 28	Hector Ceballos	Hermosillo, Mexico	KO 6
+ Feb. 17	Henry Gutierrez	Ciudad Juarez, Mexico	W 10
+ Mar. 3	Collier Cox	Fresno, United States	W 10
- Mar. 31	Eddie Pace	San Bernardino, United States	L 10
+ Apr. 21	Tano Serna	Austin, United States	W 10
+ Apr. 30	Johnny Shaw	Albuquerque, United States	W 10
* June 16	Joey Lopes	Sacramento, United States	NC 10
- Aug. 1	Damaso Collazo	Monterrey, Mexico	L 10
= Sept. 8	Frank Valdez	San Antonio, United States	Draw 10
= Nov. 24	Jose Claudio Adame	El Paso, United States	Draw 10
1960
- Feb. 20	Alfredo Urbina	Monterrey, Mexico	KO by 6
= Apr. 8	Osamu Watanabe	Tokyo, Japan	Draw 10
+ June 7	Harlow Irwin	Minneapolis, United States	TKO 4
- July 28	Harlow Irwin	Minneapolis, United States	L 10
+ Aug. 23	Chuck Flores	Phoenix, United States	W 10
- Aug. 27	Antonio Gutierrez	Ciudad Obregon, Mexico	L 10
- Dec. 2	Sebastiao Nascimento	Sao Paulo, Brazil	KO by 2
1961
- Mar. 4	Bunny Grant	Kingston, Jamaica	TKO by 8

Summary

Total bouts: 165, Won: 91 (45 inside the limit), Lost: 59 (8 inside the limit), Draw: 14, NC: 1