Editing Ken Buchanan (section)

===Stripping of title===
{{main|Ken Buchanan vs. Roberto Durán}}
He was stripped of the [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] title for failing to defend against [[Pedro Carrasco]] on 25 June 1971.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19710626&id=g-A9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=SEgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1249%2C5492419&hl=en "Buchanan's (WBC) title withdrawn"], ''[[The Glasgow Herald]]'', 26 June 1971.</ref>

Despite this setback, he remained the WBA world lightweight champion. Then, he flew to New York City to meet Laguna again, this time defending his world title. Buchanan retained the title with another decision over Laguna on 13 September 1971.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1971/09/14/archives/buchanan-retains-title-by-outpointing-laguna.html "Buchanan Retains Title By Outpointing Laguna"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', 14 September 1971.</ref>

His next fights were a couple of non-title affairs, one in London and one in South Africa. The South African fight against Andries Steyn in [[Johannesburg]] was a mismatch with his opponent's corner throwing in the towel in the third round on 29 April 1972.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2mus-XyGPC0C&dat=19720501&id=ePRAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=racMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3298%2C13772&hl=en "Ken to settle in S Africa?"], ''[[Evening Times]]'' (Glasgow), 1 May 1972.</ref>

His next defence came on 26 June 1972, against Panama's greatest, the then undefeated [[Roberto Durán]] at the [[Madison Square Garden]] (MSG) in New York, in a bout which had a highly controversial ending. Durán was ahead on all three cards at the end of the 13th round, when both fighters exchanged punches after the bell. Buchanan went down, writhing in pain from a low blow, that Buchanan's trainer, [[Gil Clancy]], said was caused by a knee to the groin. Referee [[Johnny LoBianco]] awarded the fight to Durán, insisting that the blow that took down Buchanan was "in the abdomen, not any lower" and that he felt that Buchanan would be unable to continue fighting.<ref>Goldstein, Richard. [https://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/21/sports/johnny-lobianco-85-referee-in-controversial-duran-bout.html "Johnny LoBianco, 85, Referee In Controversial Duran Bout"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', 21 July 2001. Accessed 1 October 2009.</ref>

''[[The New York Times]]'' columnist [[Red Smith (sportswriter)|Red Smith]] wrote that LoBianco had to award the victory to Durán, even if the punch was a low blow, as "anything short of pulling a knife is regarded indulgently" in American boxing.<ref>[[Red Smith (sportswriter)|Smith, Red]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/1972/06/28/archives/and-new-champion.html "And New Champion"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', 28 June 1972; accessed 1 October 2009.</ref>