Ken Buchanan MBE | |||||||||||||||
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.jpg) Buchanan in 1965 | |||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 June 1945 Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 April 2023 (aged 77) | ||||||||||||||
| Other names | Fighting Carpenter[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | Lightweight | ||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 69 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 61 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 27 | ||||||||||||||
| Losses | 8 | ||||||||||||||
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Ken Buchanan MBE (28 June 1945 – 1 April 2023) was a Scottish professional boxer who competed between 1965 and 1982. He held multiple championships at lightweight; the World Boxing Association (WBA) and Ring magazine titles from 1970 to 1972; and the World Boxing Council (WBC) title in 1971, briefly reigning as undisputed champion until being stripped of the WBC title four months later. At regional level he held the British title twice in 1968 and 1973, and the European title from 1974 to 1975.
- ^ "Fighting Carpenter From Scotland". Sports Illustrated. 8 February 1971. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2010.