Editing Roberto Durán

{{short description|Panamanian boxer (born 1951)}}
{{For|the baseball player|Roberto Durán (baseball)}}
{{family name hatnote|Durán|Samaniego|lang=Spanish}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox boxer
| image = Roberto-Duran-1994 (cropped).png
| caption = Durán before his 1994 fight with [[Vinny Pazienza]]
| realname = Roberto Carlos Durán Samaniego
| nickname = {{plainlist|
*''Manos de Piedra''<br />("Hands of Stone")
*''El Cholo''
*''No Mas''
}}
| weight = {{plainlist|
*[[Super featherweight]]
*[[Lightweight]]
*[[Light welterweight]]
*[[Welterweight]]
*[[Light middleweight]]
*[[Middleweight]]
*[[Super middleweight]]
*[[Light heavyweight]]
}}
| height = 5 ft 7 in<ref name=taleofthetape>''[[Showtime Championship Boxing]]'' tale of the tape prior to the [[William Joppy]] fight.</ref>
| reach = 66 in<ref name= taleofthetape />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|6|16}}
| birth_place = [[Guararé]], [[Panama]]
| style = [[Orthodox stance|Orthodox]]
| total = 119
| wins = 103
| KO = 70
| losses = 16
}}

'''Roberto Carlos Durán Samaniego'''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/deportes/mano-de-piedra-duran-el-ultimo-golpe-de-un-guerrero-de-los-rings-nid382407/ | title=Mano de Piedra Durán: El último golpe de un guerrero de los rings | date=March 21, 2002 }}</ref> (born June 16, 1951) is a Panamanian former [[professional boxer]] who competed from 1968 to 2001. He held [[quadruple champion|world championships in four weight classes]]: [[Lightweight]], [[welterweight]], [[light middleweight]] and [[middleweight]]. Duran also reigned as the [[Undisputed championship (boxing)|undisputed]] and [[lineal championship|lineal]] lightweight champion and the lineal welterweight champion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/pastchp.htm|title=The Lineal Boxing World Champions|publisher=Cyber Boxing Zone}}</ref> He is also the second boxer to have competed over a span of five decades, the first being [[Jack Johnson (boxer)|Jack Johnson]]. Durán was known as a versatile, technical [[brawler (boxing)|brawler]] and [[pressure fighter]], which earned him the nickname "''Manos de Piedra''" ("Hands of Stone") for his formidable punching power and excellent defense.<ref>{{cite book | last = Giudice | first = Christian | title = Hands of Stone: The Life and Legend of Roberto Durán | publisher = Milo Books | year = 2006 | isbn = 1-903854-55-5}}</ref> Durán is regarded by many as one of the greatest boxers of all time and considered to be the greatest [[Latino (demonym)|latino]] boxer of all time.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-22 |title=Ring generals: The 25 greatest pound-for-pound boxers of all time |url=https://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/the_best_pound_for_pound_boxers_of_all_time/s1__28860971 |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=Yardbarker |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=LRB |date=2024-08-28 |title=The Best Latino Boxers: Legends of the Ring Who Make a Mark |url=https://larevistabinacional.com/sports-en/the-best-latino-boxers-legends-of-the-ring-who-make-a-mark/ |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=La Revista Binacional |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2002, Durán was voted by ''[[The Ring (magazine)|The Ring]]'' magazine as the fifth greatest fighter of the last 80 years,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxing.about.com/od/history/a/ring_80_best.htm|title=Ring Magazine's 80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years|author=Andrew Eisele|work=About.com Sports|access-date=May 24, 2007|archive-date=January 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170108035508/http://boxing.about.com/od/history/a/ring_80_best.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> while boxing historian [[Bert Sugar]] rated him as the eighth greatest fighter of all time. The [[Associated Press]] voted him as the best lightweight of the 20th century,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://static.espn.go.com/boxing/news/1999/1208/221260.html|title=BOXING – AP Fighters of the Century list|work=go.com}}</ref> with many considering him the greatest lightweight of all time. Durán retired for good in January 2002 at age 50, following a car crash in [[Argentina]] in October 2001, after which he had required life saving surgery. He had previously retired in November 1980, June 1984 and August 1998, only to change his mind. Durán ended his career with a professional record of 119 fights, 103 wins, and 70 [[knockout]]s. From May 1971 up until his second fight against [[Sugar Ray Leonard]] in November 1980, as well as in his fight against [[Wilfred Benítez]] in January 1982, Durán was trained by legendary boxing trainer [[Ray Arcel]].

== Early life ==
Roberto Durán was born on June 16, 1951, in [[Guararé]], Panama. His mother, Clara Samaniego, was a native of Guararé and his father, Margarito Duran, an American of Mexican heritage was stationed in Panama for the U.S. Army at the time of Roberto’s birth.<ref>Giudice, Christian (2009). ''Hand of Stone: The Life and Legend of Roberto Duran'', pp. 14–15. Milo Books Ltd, Lancashire, United Kingdom. {{ISBN|978-1-903854-75-4}}.</ref> He was raised in the slums of [[El Chorrillo]] in the district "La Casa de Piedra" (The House of Stone), in Panama City. He began sparring with experienced boxers at the Neco de La Guardia gymnasium when he was only eight years old.<ref>Giudice, Christian (2009). ''Hands of Stone: The Life and Legend of Roberto Duran''. p. 27. Milo Books Ltd, Lancashire, United Kingdom. {{ISBN|978-1-903854-75-4}}.</ref>

== Amateur career ==
Durán competed as an amateur, compiling a record of 29–3<ref name="Christian Giudice p. 43">Hands of Stone by Christian Giudice, p. 43</ref> (other sources say 18–3 or 13–3<ref name="Christian Giudice p. 43"/><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060616012805/http://boxing-records.com/palm/voirpalma.phtml?boxeur=duranrob.html Roberto Durán Amateur Record] at the BoxingRecords. Last updated : March 1, 2006.</ref>), with all 3 losses coming in Durán's first 3 amateur fights. Following his amateur career, Durán made his professional debut in February 1968 at the age of 16.<ref>{{cite web|first=David A. |last=Avila |date=October 18, 2006 |title=A Night of Cheers for Roberto Duran and Others |url=http://www.thesweetscience.com/boxing-article/4511/night-cheers-roberto-duran-others/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061023161922/http://www.thesweetscience.com/boxing-article/4511/night-cheers-roberto-duran-others/ |archive-date=October 23, 2006 |publisher=The Sweet Science |access-date=November 22, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Professional career ==

=== Lightweight ===
{{main|Ken Buchanan vs. Roberto Durán|Roberto Durán vs. Esteban de Jesús|Roberto Durán vs. Esteban de Jesús II|Roberto Durán vs. Ray Lampkin|Roberto Durán vs. Esteban de Jesús III}}
Durán won his first 31 consecutive professional fights, and scored knockout victories over future [[Featherweight]] Champion [[Ernesto Marcel]] and former [[Super Featherweight]] Champion [[Hiroshi Kobayashi (boxer)|Hiroshi Kobayashi]], culminating in his first title bout in June 1972, where he defeated [[Ken Buchanan]] at [[Madison Square Garden]] for the [[World Boxing Association|WBA]] [[Lightweight]] Championship. Durán, as a 2-to-1 underdog, scored a knockdown against the defending champion just fifteen seconds into the opening round and battered him throughout the bout.<ref>{{cite news |title=Duran Reigns amid Controversy|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WkM_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=zlEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3473,5247048 |work=[[The Windsor Star]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=June 27, 1972 |via=Google News Archive Search |page=30 |access-date=November 22, 2015}}</ref> He was well ahead on all three cards as the bell rang to end the 13th round, at which time Durán (apparently not hearing the bell) continued to throw a couple of extra punches as Buchanan lay on the ropes. As Durán continued punching, the referee, Johnny LoBianco, grabbed him to pull him away. He pulled down on Durán's arms, which led to a seemingly accidental low blow. Buchanan dropped to the canvas in pain. His trainer Gil Clancy later said he had believed the blow to have been caused by a knee. Durán was not disqualified from the bout; instead, he was deemed as winner by thirteenth-round technical knockout.<ref>[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]]'', July 21, 2001. Accessed October 1, 2009.</ref> Columnist [[Red Smith (sportswriter)|Red Smith]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' 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]]'', June 28, 1972. Accessed October 1, 2009.</ref> Buchanan said he left the fight "with sore balls".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/arts/news/ken-buchanan-loss-relived-in-de-niro-film-1-3325093|title=Ken Buchanan loss relived in De Niro film|work=scotsman.com}}</ref>

Durán followed up on his title winning performance with several non-title matches. Later that year, in another non-title bout, he lost a ten-round decision to [[Esteban De Jesús]]. Durán got back on track with successful title defenses against Jimmy Robertson, [[Hector Thompson]] and future Lightweight Champion [[Guts Ishimatsu]]. In 1974, Durán avenged his loss to De Jesús with a brutal eleventh round knock out. In 1976, he defeated future [[Light Welterweight]] Champion [[Saoul Mamby]]. Overall, Durán made twelve successful defenses of his title (eleven coming by knockout) and amassed a record of 62–1, his last defense coming in 1978 when Durán fought a third bout with De Jesus in a unification match wherein Durán once again knocked out De Jesus and captured his [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] Lightweight Championship. Durán later visited De Jesús in 1989 when De Jesús was dying of AIDS. “When I see him there so thin, my tears run out because he used to be a muscular guy," Durán said. "I start crying and I hug him, and I kiss him and I tell my daughter to kiss him.” The picture of their embrace was widely distributed, at a time when AIDS patients faced significant stigma.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://boxingnewsonline.net/roberto-duran-and-esteban-de-jesus-the-enduring-friendship-between-two-fierce-rivals/ | title=Roberto Duran and Esteban de Jesus: The Enduring Friendship Between Two Fierce Rivals | date=May 11, 2019 }}</ref>

Durán gave up the [[Undisputed Champion|Undisputed]] Lightweight Championship in February 1979.{{Citation needed|date=December 2023}}

=== Welterweight and The Brawl in Montreal===
{{main|Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Roberto Durán}}
[[File:Sugar Ray Leonard, Roberto Duran posing.jpg|thumb|Leonard and Durán posing with oversized boxing gloves before June 20, 1980, fight]]
Vacating the Lightweight title was a buildup for an attempt at the [[Welterweight]] title. Durán earned wins against former [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] Welterweight Champion [[Carlos Palomino]] and Zeferino Gonzales, among others, setting the stage for a title bout against then-undefeated WBC [[List of welterweight boxing champions|Welterweight Champion]] [[Sugar Ray Leonard]]. The venue chosen was the [[Olympic Stadium (Montreal)|Olympic Stadium]] in [[Montreal]] (the same location where Leonard won an [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] gold medal during the [[1976 Summer Olympics]]). Durán resented the fact that he was getting only one-fifth of the money that Leonard was getting, despite the fact that Durán was entering the bout with an incredible 71–1 record and seen by many as the best boxer of the decade of the 1970s. To the surprise of Leonard and his camp, who had expected a warm homecoming from the place where Leonard had won Olympic gold, Leonard only got a mixed reception in Montreal, while Durán was incredibly popular with the crowd, with Leonard later admitting that Durán's popularity in Canada "threw me for a loop". On June 20, 1980, Durán captured the WBC Welterweight title by defeating Leonard via a 15-round unanimous decision (145–144, 148–147, 146–144), although it was incorrectly announced as a majority decision in the ring with the 148–147 scorecard being incorrectly announced as 147–147.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://boxrec.com/media/index.php?title=Fight:560|title = Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Roberto Duran (1st meeting) - BoxRec}}</ref> The fight became known as "The Brawl in Montreal".

==== "No Más" in New Orleans ====
{{main|Roberto Durán vs. Sugar Ray Leonard II}}

After defeating Leonard in Montreal, Durán gained iconic status in his home country, Panama. Leonard initiated the rematch clause and asked for the fight to be the following November. In their second fight, Leonard successfully changed his tactics, using more footwork and movement than he had in their first fight, and Durán was unable to get Leonard against the ropes. During the seventh round, after Leonard had gained a slight lead on the scorecards, he began taunting and mocking Durán. Towards the end of the eighth round, Durán suddenly stopped fighting, and according to referee [[Octavio Meyran]] and ABC commentator [[Howard Cosell]], Durán repeatedly said "No más" ("no more"), which was denied by Durán, his cornermen [[Ray Arcel]] and Freddie Brown, and his manager Carlos Eleta, with Durán claiming he had said "No quiero pelear con el payaso" ("I do not want to fight with this clown [Leonard]"). According to Meyran, in addition to saying "No más", Durán also said in broken English "I don't box anymore".<ref>{{cite news|last=Pepe|first=Phil|title=Roberto Duran quits in 8th, says 'No mas' in 1980 fight vs. Sugar Ray Leonard|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more-sports/duran-quits-8th-finished-article-1.1994724|newspaper=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]|publisher=New York|date=November 26, 1980|access-date=August 22, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Snowden|first=Jonathan|title=The Men and the Myths: Ray Leonard, Roberto Duran and 'No Mas,' 35 Years Later|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2592855-the-men-and-the-myths-ray-leonard-roberto-duran-and-no-mas-35-years-later|website=[[Bleacher Report]]|date=November 25, 2015|access-date=August 22, 2016}}</ref> In a 2016 interview, Durán claimed that what he actually said was, "No sigo" ("I won't go on"). For a brief time after the "No más" debacle, Durán retired from boxing, but soon changed his mind, not wanting to end his career on such a bad note.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/latino/roberto-duran-tells-real-story-behind-no-mas-bou-article-1.2765921|title=Roberto Duran tells the real story behind the 'No mas' bout|work=Daily News|publisher=New York|access-date=2017-03-24|language=en}}</ref>

===Light middleweight and middleweight===
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He took some time to recover from that fight and gained even more weight to contend for the [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] [[Light Middleweight]] title, but losing in his first attempt at a championship in that division on January 30, 1982, against [[Wilfred Benítez]] by a 15-round unanimous decision, this after having defeated Nino Gonzalez and [[Luigi Minchillo]], two rated Light Middleweights, both by ten-round decisions in non-title bouts. Durán was also to lose his comeback fight in September 1982 in Detroit. [[Kirkland Laing]], from London, shocked the boxing world, producing the type of display his talents promised yet he so rarely produced, taking the split decision. After being relegated to a 10-round walk out win over Englishman [[Jimmy Batten]] at [[The Battle of the Champions (boxing)|The Battle of The Champions]] in [[Miami]], Durán signed with promoter [[Bob Arum]]. This marked the beginning of a comeback in which he beat former world champion and now hall of famer [[José Cuevas (boxer)|José Cuevas]] via a fourth round knock-out, which earned him a second crack at the light middleweight title, this time against [[World Boxing Association|WBA]] Champion [[Davey Moore (1980s)|Davey Moore]].

The WBA title bout took place at [[Madison Square Garden]] on June 16, 1983, which also happened to be Durán's 32nd birthday. The still inexperienced Moore (12–0) was game through the first three rounds, but by the 4th, Durán said he knew Moore couldn't hurt him, and an onslaught began.<ref name="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1120968/1/index.htm">He That Was Lost Has Been Found, ''Sports Illustrated'', June 27, 1983</ref> The pro-Durán crowd at ringside cheered as Durán relentlessly punished Moore. By the end of the sixth round, Moore's eye had swollen shut and he was floored near the end of the seventh. Finally the fight was stopped in the eighth round as Moore was taking a horrific beating and Durán won his third world title. After the victory, Durán was hoisted up in the air as the crowd sang "Happy Birthday" to a sobbing Durán.<ref name="Boxingfanatics.com">[http://www.boxingfanatics.com/duran2.html] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080414181800/http://www.boxingfanatics.com/duran2.html|date=April 14, 2008}}</ref>

Durán later fought for the World [[Middleweight]] Championship, meeting [[Marvelous Marvin Hagler]] in Las Vegas on November 10, 1983. During the fight, Duran broke his hand and lost in a very competitive fight that went the full fifteen rounds. After 13 rounds, two of the judges had Durán one point ahead, and the other judge had it even. Hagler fought tenaciously to win the final two rounds and get a unanimous decision victory. The judges' scores were 144–142, 144–143, and 146–145.  Despite the loss, Durán became the second man to take Hagler to a fifteen-round decision ([[Vito Antuofermo]] was the other) and the only one to do so while Hagler was the world champion.

In June 1984, Durán was stripped of his Light Middleweight title when the WBA did not approve of his fight with WBC Champion [[Thomas Hearns|Thomas "Hitman" Hearns]] and took away recognition of Durán as world champion the moment Durán stepped into the ring to box Hearns. Durán again made history in the fight, but this time it was the wrong kind. Hearns dropped Durán twice in the first round and as he rose to his feet after the second knockdown, which ended the round, the former champion did not know where his corner was. Hearns went on to knock Durán down a third time in the second round and the fight was stopped, marking the first time in his career that Durán had been knocked out in a fight (the "No Más" fight was officially recorded as a technical knockout, because Durán quit). Durán then retired for a second time, but changed his mind over a year later, and was back fighting in early 1986.

Durán did not contend another title fight until 1989, but made the shot count when he won the WBC Middleweight title from [[Iran Barkley]] in February. The fight is considered one of Durán's greatest achievements, as the 37-year-old former lightweight champion took the middleweight crown, his fourth title. In a tough, back-and-forth fight, Durán knocked Barkley down in the eleventh round and Durán won a split decision (118–112, 116–112, 113–116). The bout was named the 1989 "Fight of the Year" by ''[[The Ring (magazine)|The Ring]]''.

=== Super middleweight ===
{{main|Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Roberto Durán III|Roberto Durán vs. Vinny Pazienza|Vinny Pazienza vs. Roberto Durán II|Héctor Camacho vs. Roberto Durán|William Joppy vs. Roberto Durán|Roberto Durán vs. Héctor Camacho II}}
Duran moved up to [[super middleweight]] for a third fight with [[Sugar Ray Leonard]] in December 1989 (a fight dubbed ''Uno Más'' — One More — by promoters), where Leonard's WBC super-middleweight title was on the line, although Leonard's camp insisted that the fight with Durán be at a 162lbs catchweight instead of the 168lbs super-middleweight limit that Durán favoured. In the end, both weighed in below the 160lbs middleweight limit. Durán was uncharacteristically flat for most of what was a strange fight. Although Leonard won the fight by a wide unanimous decision (120–110, 119–109, 116–111), by the end of the fight Leonard looked the worse for wear as he had suffered several bad cuts. Leonard's lip was busted by a headbutt in the fourth round, his left eye was cut in the eleventh round and his right eye was cut in the twelfth round. The cuts required more than 60 stitches. Durán didn't fight again until 1991, so had given up his WBC middleweight crown that he had won against Barkley. Durán seemed to be in decline after the third fight against Leonard, but he persisted and worked his way into title shots for the lesser IBC super-middleweight and middleweight titles in 1994, 1995 and 1996.

Durán fought [[Vinny Pazienza]] twice, in June 1994 and January 1995, for the IBC Super Middleweight Championship, with Pazienza winning both times by unanimous decision. In the first fight, Durán put Pazienza down in Rounds 2 and 5, but referee Joe Cortez controversially ruled the Round 2 knockdown to be a slip. The first fight divided the people watching as some felt that Durán had won a close fight, but others felt that Pazienza had won either narrowly or widely after finishing strongly in the last five rounds. The second fight was more lopsided in Pazienza's favour, as despite the official judges giving Pazienza the win by scores of 116–112, 117–111 and 118–110, the TV commentators expressed puzzlement at the closeness of the official scoring as they thought that Pazienza had won every round in a 120–108 shutout.

In 1996, Durán fought [[Héctor Camacho]] for the vacant IBC Middleweight Championship. At the end of the fight, fans and TV commentators seemed in complete agreement that Durán had won the fight in an excellent performance, but the three judges saw the fight very differently and awarded Camacho the victory by a very controversial unanimous decision. Durán's old rival, Sugar Ray Leonard, commentating at ringside, was baffled at the scoring and called it an early Christmas gift for Camacho, with the result motivating Leonard enough to come out of a 6-year boxing retirement to face Camacho himself in 1997. In 1997, Durán was defeated by former champion [[Jorge Castro (boxer)|Jorge Castro]] in Argentina. Durán then fought Castro in a rematch bout in Panama and won via unanimous decision, maintaining his unbeaten record in Panama.

In 1998, at the age of 47, he challenged 28-year-old WBA Middleweight Champion [[William Joppy]]. Joppy, a trim, quick-fisted fighter, battered Durán to defeat in just 3 rounds. It was Durán's most emphatic loss since the Hearns fight, over a decade earlier. Durán then announced his retirement for the third time in August 1998, but soon changed his mind and was back fighting in March 1999.

In June 2000, Durán avenged a previous loss to Pat Lawlor from 9 years before and won the NBA Super Middleweight Championship on his 49th birthday. He lost the title a year later to Héctor Camacho in a rematch bout and in what would be Durán's final fight.

== Retirement ==
[[File:Roberto Duran signing autographs in Jan 2014.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Durán signs autographs at a Houston sports collectors show in January 2014.]][[File:Duran and Mosley.jpg|250px|thumb|Durán training [[Shane Mosley]] for his fight against [[David Avanesyan]], 2016]]
In October 2001, Durán traveled to [[Argentina]] to promote a [[salsa music]] CD that he had just released. While there, he was involved in a car crash and required life-saving surgery. After that incident, he announced his retirement from boxing at the age of 50.<ref name="retirement">{{cite web | title=Roberto Duran quits boxing at 50 after car crash | work=USA Today | url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/stories/2002-01-26-duran.htm |access-date=January 26, 2002}}</ref>

Announcing his retirement, Durán cited the weight issues of his friend, Argentinian football legend [[Diego Maradona]], as motivation for getting back in shape, stating "as of now, I am exercising so that when the [retirement] honors arrive the people will see me in shape. I don't want to [look] like Maradona did, all fat."<ref name="retirement"/>

Durán's five world title belts, which he won in four different divisions, were stolen from his house in Panama in 1993 during a robbery allegedly staged by his brother-in-law, who gave them to memorabilia seller Luis González Báez, who stood trial for trying to sell stolen goods. González Báez allegedly sold the belts to undercover [[FBI]] agents. He alleged that Durán authorized the sale of the five belts to him during a time that Durán was facing financial trouble. On September 23, 2003, a federal judge in [[Florida]] ordered the five belts returned to Durán.

His 70 wins by knockout place him in an exclusive group of boxers who have won 50 or more fights by knockout. He is ranked number 28 on ''[[The Ring (magazine)|The Ring]]'''s list of 100 greatest punchers of all time.

On October 14, 2006, Durán was inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame in Riverside, California,<ref>{{cite web | title=Duran inducted into World Boxing Hall of Fame | work=ESPN | date=October 15, 2006 | url=https://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2626319 |access-date=October 15, 2006}}</ref> and on June 10, 2007, into the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] in Canastota, New York.

In June 2020, Durán was diagnosed with [[Covid-19]] after going to hospital with [[common cold]] symptoms. Durán underwent treatment for the disease.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/sports/ex-boxing-champ-roberto-duran-tests-positive-for-coronavirus|title = Ex-boxing champ Roberto Durán tests positive for coronavirus|website = [[Fox News]]|date = June 26, 2020}}</ref> Coincidentally, the diagnosis came on the 48th anniversary of Durán's first world title victory against Ken Buchanan, which took place on June 26, 1972. He was released from the hospital weeks later.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/boxing/news/legendary-boxing-champion-roberto-duran-discharged-from-hospital-after-testing-positive-for-covid-19/|title = Legendary boxing champion Roberto Duran discharged from hospital after testing positive for COVID-19| date=July 2, 2020 }}</ref>

Today he is the brand ambassador of [[Panama Blue]], Panama's premium bottled water.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prensa.com/impreso/rempresarial/2013-10-12|title=Reseña Empresarial – La Prensa|work=La Prensa|access-date=November 22, 2015|archive-date=September 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140915094841/http://www.prensa.com/impreso/rempresarial/2013-10-12|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Durán is a licensed ultralight aircraft pilot in Panama. He flew a Quick Silver MX model.<ref>[http://granportalaviacion.com/panama-efemerides/] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121228085922/http://granportalaviacion.com/panama-efemerides/|date=December 28, 2012}}</ref>
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Durán's daughter, Irichelle Durán, was a professional boxer herself who garnered a record of one win and two losses in three bouts, with one win by knockout. She is a resident of [[Puerto Rico]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/20449|title=BoxRec: Irichelle Duran}}</ref>

In March 2024, it was revealed that Durán suffers a heart problem known as [[atrioventricular blockage]], He had surgery on Monday 18 March in Panama to have a pacemaker placed in his chest.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/39761246/boxing-great-roberto-duran-gets-pacemaker-heart-issues|title=Boxing great Duran, 72, receives pacemaker|date=March 18, 2024|website=ESPN.com}}</ref>

== Appearances in film/music ==

=== Film ===
[[File:Prvoslav Vujčić and Roberto Durán.jpg|thumbnail|230px|left|Durán (right) with writer [[Prvoslav Vujcic]] (left)]]
[[File:Cannes 2016 27.jpg|thumb|Durán (right) attending the screening of ''[[Hands of Stone]]'' at the [[2016 Cannes Film Festival]], with director [[Jonathan Jakubowicz]], actor [[Robert De Niro]] and De Niro's wife [[Grace Hightower]].]]
Durán's first appearance in a movie was in the 1979 film ''[[Rocky II]]'' as a lightning-fast sparring partner for [[Rocky Balboa (character)|Rocky Balboa]]. Outside of this, Durán had minor roles in ''[[Harlem Nights]]''.

Durán's life and boxing career are told in the documentary ''Los puños de una nación'' ("The Fists of a Nation") by Panamanian filmmaker Pituka Ortega-Heilbron. Durán also appears very briefly during an interview for the documentary ''The Panama Deception'' (1992), in which he recounts his experience during the [[United States invasion of Panama]].

The biopic ''[[Hands of Stone]]'' stars [[Édgar Ramírez]] as Durán, [[Robert De Niro]] as Ray Arcel and [[Usher (singer)|Usher]] as Sugar Ray Leonard, and was released on August 26, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1781827/|title=Hands of Stone (2016)|date=November 22, 2015|work=IMDb}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.movieweb.com/news/gael-garcia-bernal-has-hands-of-stone|title=Gael Garcia Bernal Has 'Hands of Stone'|author=Brian Gallagher|date=November 23, 2010|work=MovieWeb|access-date=November 22, 2015|archive-date=August 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808053348/http://www.movieweb.com/news/gael-garcia-bernal-has-hands-of-stone|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Television ===
Durán played the drug lord Jesús Maroto in ''[[Miami Vice]]'' season two, episode 19.

In "Corporate Warriors", the fourth episode of the second season of the hit American crime drama ''[[CSI: NY]]'', Durán is mentioned by the medical examiner while discussing a dead man found to have bone grafts put in his hands to boost his punching power.

=== Music ===
The song "The Eyes of Roberto Durán" by [[Tom Russell]], from the album ''The Long Way Around'', contains the lyric, "Panama City – it's three in the morning; they're talking 'bout the Hands of Stone."

Durán is mentioned in the third verse of [[Nas]]' original demo for ''It Ain't Hard to Tell'' in the line: "Metaphors of murder man, hittin' like Roberto Durán, hold the mic in my hand, my lifespan."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ohhla.com/anonymous/nas/rm_bside/tell_rmx.nas.txt|title=The Original Hip-Hop (Rap) Lyrics Archive|work=Ohhla.com|access-date=November 22, 2015}}</ref>

The musician [[Jackie Leven]] recorded a song ("Museum of Childhood") that explores the events of the second world title fight between Durán and Sugar Ray Leonard.

Jazz musician Miles Davis, an avid boxing fan, recorded a tribute to Roberto Durán titled "Duran".

Durán is also mentioned in the third verse of [[Paul Thorn]]'s "Hammer and Nail," based on Thorn's nationally televised fight with Durán:
{{blockquote|<poem>I climbed in the ring with Roberto Durán and the punches began to rain down
He hit me with a dozen hard uppercuts and my corner threw in the towel
I asked him why he had to knock me out and he summed it up real well
He said, 'I'd rather be a hammer than a nail'</poem>}}

Texas rockabilly band [[Reverend Horton Heat]] mentions Durán in their song "Eat Steak," off of their album ''Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em''.

Durán is mentioned in the salsa song "Pa'l Bailador" by Colombian singer [[Joe Arroyo]] in 1989, "A Roberto Duran, Aya en Panama, Mano de Piedra!" (To Roberto Duran, in Panama, Hands of Stones!)

Durán is referenced multiple times in the song "Uno Mas" by [[Alex Soria]]'s band Chino.

Durán's 1983 fight with Davey Moore is referenced in the 2014 single, "The Possum," by American songwriter, [[Sun Kil Moon]] (i.e. [[Mark Kozelek]]), who often writes about boxers. Kozelek sings:
"They threw hard vicious guttural B-flats that shook their opponent /
Like a tough Roberto "Hands of Stone" Durán, in the seventh round /
Davey Moore, June 16, 1983..."
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genius.com/Sun-kil-moon-the-possum-lyrics|title = Sun Kil Moon – the Possum}}</ref>

Durán himself was a [[Salsa music|Salsa]] singer once, leading an orchestra named "Felicidad" after his wife. They recorded albums and frequented television shows in Latin America.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/eNbFb_opsTQ Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20200521211135/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNbFb_opsTQ&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNbFb_opsTQ| title = Roberto Duran - Pa la calle a echa un pie.mpg | website=[[YouTube]]| date = January 19, 2010 }}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Durán is also mentioned by former rap duo Max and Sam (consisting of sports analyst [[Max Kellerman]] and his brother Sam) in their song 'Young Man Rumble' with the line "Got skills got stamina got Hands of Stone like the champ from Panama."

Durán is indirectly referred to in [[Kevin Morby]]'s song "This Is a Photograph", in which Morby's father's struggle with aging is likened to Durán's career, from his early bravado to the "No Más" fight against Sugar Ray Leonard.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kevinmorby.substack.com/p/this-is-a-photograph-of-your-father|title = Kevin Morby - This Is A Photograph (of your father on the front lawn, with no shirt on)
|date = March 31, 2022
}}</ref>
{{blockquote|<poem>Now time's the undefeated
The heavyweight champ
Laughing in his face
As it dances like Sugar Ray
Used to be, "C'mon, c'mon"
But now, "No mas, no mas"</poem>}}

==Professional boxing record==
{{BoxingRecordSummary
|ko-wins=70
|ko-losses=4
|dec-wins=33
|dec-losses=12
}}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!{{abbr|No.|Number}}
!Result
!Record
!Opponent
!Type
!Round, time
!Date
!Age
!Location
!Notes
|-
|119
|{{no2}}Loss
|{{nowrap|103–16}}
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Héctor Camacho]]
|UD
|12
|[[Roberto Durán vs. Héctor Camacho II|Jul 14, 2001]]
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|2001|7|1}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Pepsi Center]], [[Denver, Colorado]], U.S.}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Lost NBA super middleweight title}}
|-
|118
|{{yes2}}Win
|103–15
|style="text-align:left;"| Patrick Goossen
|UD
|10
|Aug 12, 2000
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|2000|8|12}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Yakama Legends Casino, [[Toppenish, Washington]], U.S.}}
|
|-
|117
|{{yes2}}Win
|102–15
|style="text-align:left;"| Pat Lawlor
|UD
|12
|Jun 16, 2000
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|2000|6|16}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Juan Díaz, Panama}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won [[list of boxing organizations#All List|NBA]] super middleweight title}}
|-
|116
|{{no2}}Loss
|101–15
|style="text-align:left;"| Omar Gonzalez
|UD
|10
|Mar 6, 1999
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1999|3|6}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina}}
|
|-
|115
|{{no2}}Loss
|101–14
|style="text-align:left;"| [[William Joppy]]
|TKO
|3 (12), {{small|2:54}}
|[[William Joppy vs. Roberto Durán|Aug 28, 1998]]
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1998|8|28}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Las Vegas Hilton]], [[Winchester, Nevada]], U.S.}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|For WBA middleweight title}}
|-
|114
|{{yes2}}Win
|101–13
|style="text-align:left;"| Felix Jose Hernandez
|UD
|10
|Jan 31, 1998
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1998|1|31}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama}}
|
|-
|113
|{{yes2}}Win
|100–13
|style="text-align:left;"| David Radford
|UD
|8
|Nov 15, 1997
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1997|11|15}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Carousel Casino, [[Hammanskraal]], South Africa}}
|
|-
|112
|{{yes2}}Win
|99–13
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Jorge Castro (boxer)|Jorge Castro]]
|UD
|10
|Jun 14, 1997
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1997|6|14}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama}}
|
|-
|111
|{{no2}}Loss
|98–13
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Jorge Castro (boxer)|Jorge Castro]]
|UD
|10
|Feb 15, 1997
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1997|2|15}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Mar del Plata]], Argentina}}
|
|-
|110
|{{yes2}}Win
|98–12
|style="text-align:left;"| Mike Culbert
|TKO
|6 (10), {{small|2:24}}
|Sep 27, 1996
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1996|9|27}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort]], [[Chester, West Virginia]], U.S.}}
|
|-
|109
|{{yes2}}Win
|97–12
|style="text-align:left;"| Ariel Cruz
|KO
|1 (10)
|Aug 31, 1996
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1996|8|31}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama}}
|
|-
|108
|{{no2}}Loss
|96–12
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Héctor Camacho]]
|UD
|12
|[[Héctor Camacho vs. Roberto Durán|Jun 22, 1996]]
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1996|6|22}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Etess Arena]], Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|For vacant IBC middleweight title}}
|-
|107
|{{yes2}}Win
|96–11
|style="text-align:left;"| Ray Domenge
|UD
|10
|Feb 20, 1996
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1996|2|20}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Mahi Shrine Auditorium, Miami, Florida, U.S.}}
|
|-
|106
|{{yes2}}Win
|95–11
|style="text-align:left;"| Wilbur Garst
|TKO
|4 (10), {{small|2:14}}
|Dec 21, 1995
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1995|12|21}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[War Memorial Auditorium (Fort Lauderdale, Florida)|War Memorial Auditorium]], [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida]], U.S.}}
|
|-
|105
|{{yes2}}Win
|94–11
|style="text-align:left;"| Roni Martinez
|TKO
|7 (10), {{small|2:59}}
|[[Tommy Morrison vs. Donovan Ruddock|Jun 10, 1995]]
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1995|6|10}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City)|Municipal Auditorium]], [[Kansas City, Missouri]], U.S.}}
|
|-
|104
|{{no2}}Loss
|93–11
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Vinny Pazienza]]
|UD
|12
|[[Vinny Pazienza vs. Roberto Durán II|Jan 14, 1995]]
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1995|1|14}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|For IBC super middleweight title}}
|-
|103
|{{yes2}}Win
|93–10
|style="text-align:left;"| Heath Todd
|TKO
|6 (10), {{small|3:00}}
|Oct 18, 1994
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1994|10|18}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Casino Magic, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, U.S.}}
|
|-
|102
|{{no2}}Loss
|92–10
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Vinny Pazienza]]
|UD
|12
|[[Roberto Durán vs. Vinny Pazienza|Jun 25, 1994]]
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1994|6|25}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[MGM Grand Garden Arena]], Paradise, Nevada, U.S.}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|For vacant [[International Boxing Council|IBC]] super middleweight title}}
|-
|101
|{{yes2}}Win
|92–9
|style="text-align:left;"| Terry Thomas
|TKO
|4 (10), {{small|1:02}}
|Mar 29, 1994
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1994|3|29}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Casino Magic, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, U.S.}}
|
|-
|100
|{{yes2}}Win
|91–9
|style="text-align:left;"| Carlos Montero
|UD
|10
|Feb 22, 1994
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1994|2|22}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Marseille]], France}}
|
|-
|99
|{{yes2}}Win
|90–9
|style="text-align:left;"| Tony Menefee
|TKO
|8 (10)
|Dec 14, 1993
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1993|12|14}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Casino Magic, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, U.S.}}
|
|-
|98
|{{yes2}}Win
|89–9
|style="text-align:left;"| Sean Fitzgerald
|KO
|6 (10), {{small|1:43}}
|Aug 17, 1993
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1993|8|17}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Casino Magic, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, U.S.}}
|
|-
|97
|{{yes2}}Win
|88–9
|style="text-align:left;"| Jacques LeBlanc
|UD
|10
|Jun 29, 1993
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1993|6|29}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Casino Magic Bay St. Louis|Casino Magic]], [[Bay St. Louis, Mississippi]], U.S.}}
|
|-
|96
|{{yes2}}Win
|87–9
|style="text-align:left;"| Ken Hulsey
|KO
|2 (10), {{small|2:45}}
|Dec 17, 1992
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1992|12|17}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[CSU Convocation Center]], Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.}}
|
|-
|95
|{{yes2}}Win
|86–9
|style="text-align:left;"| Tony Biglen
|UD
|10
|Sep 30, 1992
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1992|9|30}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Buffalo Memorial Auditorium|Memorial Auditorium]], [[Buffalo, New York]], U.S.}}
|
|-
|94
|{{no2}}Loss
|85–9
|style="text-align:left;"| Pat Lawlor
|TKO
|6 (10), {{small|1:50}}
|Mar 18, 1991
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1991|3|18}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|The Mirage, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.}}
|
|-
|93
|{{no2}}Loss
|85–8
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Sugar Ray Leonard]]
|UD
|12
|[[Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Roberto Durán III|Dec 7, 1989]]
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1989|12|7}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[The Mirage]], Paradise, Nevada, U.S.}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|For [[list of WBC world champions#Super middleweight|WBC super middleweight title]]}}
|-
|92
|{{yes2}}Win
|85–7
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Iran Barkley]]
|SD
|12
|[[Iran Barkley vs. Roberto Durán|Feb 24, 1989]]
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1989|2|24}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won WBC middleweight title}}
|-
|91
|{{yes2}}Win
|84–7
|style="text-align:left;"| Jeff Lanas
|SD
|10
|Oct 1, 1988
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1988|10|1}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[International Amphitheatre]], [[Chicago, Illinois]], U.S.}}
|
|-
|90
|{{yes2}}Win
|83–7
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Paul Thorn]]
|RTD
|6 (10), {{small|3:00}}
|Apr 14, 1988
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1988|4|14}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Tropicana Atlantic City|Tropicana]], Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.}}
|
|-
|89
|{{yes2}}Win
|82–7
|style="text-align:left;"| Ricky Stackhouse
|UD
|10
|Feb 5, 1988
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1988|2|5}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Boardwalk Hall|Convention Hall]], [[Atlantic City, New Jersey]], U.S.}}
|
|-
|88
|{{yes2}}Win
|81–7
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Juan Carlos Giménez Ferreyra|Juan Carlos Giménez]]
|UD
|10
|Sep 12, 1987
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1987|9|12}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[James L. Knight Convention Center]], Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.}}
|
|-
|87
|{{yes2}}Win
|80–7
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Victor Claudio]]
|UD
|10
|May 16, 1987
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1987|5|16}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.}}
|
|-
|86
|{{no2}}Loss
|79–7
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Robbie Sims]]
|SD
|10
|Jun 23, 1986
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1986|6|23}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.}}
|
|-
|85
|{{yes2}}Win
|79–6
|style="text-align:left;"| Jorge Suero
|KO
|2 (10), {{small|1:45}}
|Apr 18, 1986
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1986|4|18}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama}}
|
|-
|84
|{{yes2}}Win
|78–6
|style="text-align:left;"| Manuel Zambrano
|KO
|2 (10), {{small|2:57}}
|Jan 31, 1986
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1986|1|31}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama}}
|
|-
|83
|{{no2}}Loss
|77–6
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Thomas Hearns]]
|KO
|2 (12), {{small|1:05}}
|[[Thomas Hearns vs. Roberto Durán|Jun 15, 1984]]
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1984|6|15}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|For WBC super welterweight title}}
|-
|82
|{{no2}}Loss
|77–5
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Marvin Hagler]]
|UD
|15
|[[Marvin Hagler vs. Roberto Durán|Nov 10, 1983]]
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1983|11|10}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|For [[list of WBA world champions#Middleweight|WBA]], [[list of WBC world champions#Middleweight|WBC]], [[list of IBF world champions#Middleweight|IBF]], and  [[list of The Ring world champions#Middleweight|''The Ring'' middleweight titles]]}}
|-
|81
|{{yes2}}Win
|77–4
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Davey Moore (boxer, born 1959)|Davey Moore]]
|TKO
|8 (15), {{small|2:02}}
|[[Davey Moore vs. Roberto Durán|Jun 16, 1983]]
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1983|6|16}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won [[list of WBA world champions#Super welterweight|WBA super welterweight title]]}}
|-
|80
|{{yes2}}Win
|76–4
|style="text-align:left;"| [[José Cuevas (boxer)|José Cuevas]]
|TKO
|4 (12), {{small|2:26}}
|[[Roberto Durán vs. José Cuevas|Jan 29, 1983]]
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1983|1|29}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S.}}
|
|-
|79
|{{yes2}}Win
|75–4
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Jimmy Batten]]
|UD
|10
|Nov 12, 1982
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1982|11|12}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Miami Orange Bowl|Orange Bowl]], [[Miami]], Florida, U.S.}}
|
|-
|78
|{{no2}}Loss
|74–4
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Kirkland Laing]]
|{{abbr|SD|Split decision}}
|10
|[[Roberto Durán vs. Kirkland Laing|Sep 4, 1982]]
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1982|9|4}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Cobo Hall]], [[Detroit|Detroit, Michigan]], U.S.}}
|
|-
|77
|{{no2}}Loss
|74–3
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Wilfred Benítez]]
|UD
|15
|[[Wilfred Benítez vs. Roberto Durán|Jan 30, 1982]]
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1982|1|30}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|For [[list of WBC world champions#Super welterweight|WBC super welterweight title]]}}
|-
|76
|{{yes2}}Win
|74–2
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Luigi Minchillo]]
|UD
|10
|Sep 26, 1981
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1981|9|26}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.}}
|
|-
|75
|{{yes2}}Win
|73–2
|style="text-align:left;"| Nino Gonzalez
|UD
|10
|Aug 9, 1981
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1981|8|9}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Public Auditorium]], [[Cleveland, Ohio]], U.S.}}
|
|-
|74
|{{no2}}Loss
|72–2
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Sugar Ray Leonard]]
|TKO
|8 (15), {{small|2:44}}
|[[Roberto Durán vs. Sugar Ray Leonard II|Nov 25, 1980]]
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1980|11|25}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Louisiana Superdome|Superdome]], [[New Orleans, Louisiana]], U.S.}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Lost WBC and ''The Ring'' welterweight titles}}
|-
|73
|{{yes2}}Win
|72–1
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Sugar Ray Leonard]]
|UD
|15
|[[Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Roberto Durán|Jun 20, 1980]]
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1980|6|20}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Olympic Stadium (Montreal)|Olympic Stadium]], [[Montreal, Quebec]], Canada}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won [[list of WBC world champions#Welterweight|WBC]] and [[list of The Ring world champions#Welterweight|''The Ring'' welterweight titles]]}}
|-
|72
|{{yes2}}Win
|71–1
|style="text-align:left;"| Wellington Wheatley
|TKO
|6 (10)
|Feb 24, 1980
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1980|2|24}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Tropicana Las Vegas]], Paradise, Nevada, U.S.}}
|
|-
|71
|{{yes2}}Win
|70–1
|style="text-align:left;"| Joseph Nsubuga
|{{abbr|RTD|Corner retirement}}
|4 (10), {{small|3:00}}
|Jan 13, 1980
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1980|1|13}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.}}
|
|-
|70
|{{yes2}}Win
|69–1
|style="text-align:left;"| Zeferino Gonzalez
|UD
|10
|Sep 28, 1979
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1979|9|28}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.}}
|
|-
|69
|{{yes2}}Win
|68–1
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Carlos Palomino]]
|UD
|10
|Jun 22, 1979
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1979|6|22}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.}}
|
|-
|68
|{{yes2}}Win
|67–1
|style="text-align:left;"| Jimmy Heair
|UD
|10
|Apr 8, 1979
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1979|8|8}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.}}
|
|-
|67
|{{yes2}}Win
|66–1
|style="text-align:left;"| Monroe Brooks
|KO
|8 (12), {{small|1:59}}
|Dec 8, 1978
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1978|12|8}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.}}
|
|-
|66
|{{yes2}}Win
|65–1
|style="text-align:left;"| Ezequiel Obando
|KO
|2 (10), {{small|1:09}}
|Sep 1, 1978
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1978|9|1}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama}}
|
|-
|65
|{{yes2}}Win
|64–1
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Adolfo Viruet]]
|UD
|10
|Apr 27, 1978
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1978|4|27}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.}}
|
|-
|64
|{{yes2}}Win
|63–1
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Esteban de Jesús]]
|TKO
|12 (15), {{small|2:32}}
|[[Roberto Durán vs. Esteban de Jesús III|Jan 21, 1978]]
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1978|1|21}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Caesars Palace]], [[Paradise, Nevada]], U.S.}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBA and ''The Ring'' lightweight titles;<br />Won [[list of WBC world champions#Lightweight|WBC lightweight title]]}}
|-
|63
|{{yes2}}Win
|62–1
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Edwin Viruet]]
|UD
|15
|Sep 17, 1977
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1977|9|17}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Spectrum (arena)|Spectrum]], [[Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania, U.S.}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBA and ''The Ring'' lightweight titles}}
|-
|62
|{{yes2}}Win
|61–1
|style="text-align:left;"| Bernardo Diaz
|KO
|1 (10), {{small|1:29}}
|Aug 6, 1977
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1977|8|6}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama}}
|
|-
|61
|{{yes2}}Win
|60–1
|style="text-align:left;"| Javier Muniz
|UD
|10
|[[Muhammad Ali vs. Alfredo Evangelista|May 16, 1977]]
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1977|5|16}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Capital Centre (Landover, Maryland)|Capital Centre]], [[Landover, Maryland]], U.S.}}
|
|-
|60
|{{yes2}}Win
|59–1
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Vilomar Fernandez]]
|KO
|13 (15), {{small|2:10}}
|Jan 29, 1977
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1977|1|29}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Fontainebleau Miami Beach|Fontainbleau]], Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBA and ''The Ring'' lightweight titles}}
|-
|59
|{{yes2}}Win
|58–1
|style="text-align:left;"| Alvaro Rojas
|KO
|1 (15), {{small|2:17}}
|Oct 15, 1976
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1976|10|15}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Hollywood Sportatorium|Sportatorium]], [[Pembroke Pines, Florida]], U.S.}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBA and ''The Ring'' lightweight titles}}
|-
|58
|{{yes2}}Win
|57–1
|style="text-align:left;"| Emiliano Villa
|TKO
|7 (10), {{small|2:00}}
|Jul 31, 1976
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1976|7|31}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama}}
|
|-
|57
|{{yes2}}Win
|56–1
|style="text-align:left;"| Lou Bizzarro
|KO
|14 (15), {{small|2:15}}
|May 23, 1976
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1976|5|23}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Erie County Field House|County Field House]], [[Erie, Pennsylvania]], U.S.}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBA and ''The Ring'' lightweight titles}}
|-
|56
|{{yes2}}Win
|55–1
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Saoul Mamby]]
|UD
|10
|May 4, 1976
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1976|5|4}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.}}
|
|-
|55
|{{yes2}}Win
|54–1
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Leoncio Ortiz]]
|KO
|15 (15), {{small|2:39}}
|Dec 20, 1975
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1975|12|20}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBA and ''The Ring'' lightweight titles}}
|-
|54
|{{yes2}}Win
|53–1
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Edwin Viruet]]
|UD
|10
|Sep 30, 1975
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1975|9|30}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum]], [[Hempstead, New York]], U.S.}}
|
|-
|53
|{{yes2}}Win
|52–1
|style="text-align:left;"| Alirio Acuna
|KO
|3 (10)
|Sep 13, 1975
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1975|9|13}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Gimnasio Jose D. Crespo, [[Chitré]], Panama}}
|
|-
|52
|{{yes2}}Win
|51–1
|style="text-align:left;"| Pepe El Toro
|KO
|1 (10), {{small|2:00}}
|Aug 2, 1975
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1975|8|2}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Roberto Clemente Stadium, [[Managua]], Nicaragua}}
|
|-
|51
|{{yes2}}Win
|50–1
|style="text-align:left;"| Jose Peterson
|TKO
|1 (10), {{small|1:02}}
|Jun 3, 1975
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1975|6|3}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Miami Beach Convention Center|Convention Center]], [[Miami Beach, Florida]], U.S.}}
|
|-
|50
|{{yes2}}Win
|49–1
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Ray Lampkin]]
|KO
|14 (15), {{small|0:39}}
|[[Roberto Durán vs. Ray Lampkin|Mar 2, 1975]]
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1975|3|2}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBA and ''The Ring'' lightweight titles}}
|-
|49
|{{yes2}}Win
|48–1
|style="text-align:left;"| Andres Salgado
|KO
|1 (10), {{small|1:00}}
|Feb 15, 1975
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1975|2|15}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama}}
|
|-
|48
|{{yes2}}Win
|47–1
|style="text-align:left;"| Masataka Takayama
|KO
|1 (15), {{small|1:40}}
|Dec 21, 1974
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1974|12|21}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Plaza de Toros El Zapote, San José, Costa Rica}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBA and ''The Ring'' lightweight titles}}
|-
|47
|{{yes2}}Win
|46–1
|style="text-align:left;"| Adalberto Vanegas
|KO
|1 (10)
|Nov 16, 1974
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1974|11|16}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama}}
|
|-
|46
|{{yes2}}Win
|45–1
|style="text-align:left;"| Jose Vasquez
|KO
|2 (10)
|Oct 31, 1974
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1974|10|31}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Gimnasio Eddie Cortez, [[San José, Costa Rica|San José]], Costa Rica}}
|
|-
|45
|{{yes2}}Win
|44–1
|style="text-align:left;"| Hector Matta
|UD
|10
|Sep 2, 1974
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1974|9|2}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico}}
|
|-
|44
|{{yes2}}Win
|43–1
|style="text-align:left;"| Flash Gallego
|TKO
|7 (10), {{small|2:35}}
|Jul 6, 1974
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1974|7|6}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama}}
|
|-
|43
|{{yes2}}Win
|42–1
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Esteban de Jesús]]
|KO
|11 (15), {{small|1:11}}
|[[Roberto Durán vs. Esteban de Jesús II|Mar 16, 1974]]
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1974|3|16}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBA and ''The Ring'' lightweight titles}}
|-
|42
|{{yes2}}Win
|41–1
|style="text-align:left;"| Armando Mendoza
|TKO
|3 (10), {{small|1:50}}
|Feb 16, 1974
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1974|2|16}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama}}
|
|-
|41
|{{yes2}}Win
|40–1
|style="text-align:left;"| Leonard Tavarez
|TKO
|4 (10)
|Jan 21, 1974
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1974|1|21}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Palais des Sports (Paris)|Palais des Sports]], [[Paris]], France}}
|
|-
|40
|{{yes2}}Win
|39–1
|style="text-align:left;"| Tony Garcia
|KO
|3 (10)
|Dec 1, 1973
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1973|12|1}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Gimnasio Escuela Normal, [[Santiago de Veraguas]], Panama}}
|
|-
|39
|{{yes2}}Win
|38–1
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Guts Ishimatsu]]
|TKO
|10 (15), {{small|2:10}}
|Sep 8, 1973
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1973|9|8}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBA and ''The Ring'' lightweight titles}}
|-
|38
|{{yes2}}Win
|37–1
|style="text-align:left;"| Doc McClendon
|UD
|10
|Aug 4, 1973
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1973|8|4}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Roberto Clemente Coliseum]], [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]], Puerto Rico}}
|
|-
|37
|{{yes2}}Win
|36–1
|style="text-align:left;"| Hector Thompson
|TKO
|8 (15), {{small|2:15}}
|Jun 2, 1973
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1973|6|2}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBA and ''The Ring'' lightweight titles}}
|-
|36
|{{yes2}}Win
|35–1
|style="text-align:left;"| Gerardo Ferrat
|TKO
|2 (10), {{small|2:45}}
|Apr 14, 1973
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1973|4|14}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama}}
|
|-
|35
|{{yes2}}Win
|34–1
|style="text-align:left;"| Javier Ayala
|UD
|10
|Mar 17, 1973
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1973|3|17}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena|Memorial Sports Arena]], Los Angeles, California, U.S.}}
|
|-
|34
|{{yes2}}Win
|33–1
|style="text-align:left;"| Juan Medina
|TKO
|7 (10), {{small|1:22}}
|Feb 22, 1973
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1973|2|22}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Grand Olympic Auditorium]], [[Los Angeles, California]], U.S.}}
|
|-
|33
|{{yes2}}Win
|32–1
|style="text-align:left;"| Jimmy Robertson
|KO
|5 (15)
|Jan 20, 1973
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1973|1|20}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBA and ''The Ring'' lightweight titles}}
|-
|32
|{{no2}}Loss
|31–1
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Esteban de Jesús]]
|UD
|10
|[[Roberto Durán vs. Esteban de Jesús|Nov 17, 1972]]
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1972|11|17}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.}}
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|31
|{{yes2}}Win
|31–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Lupe Ramirez
|KO
|1 (10), {{small|3:03}}
|Oct 28, 1972
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1972|10|28}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama}}
|
|-
|30
|{{yes2}}Win
|30–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Greg Potter
|KO
|1 (10), {{small|1:58}}
|Sep 2, 1972
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1972|9|2}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama}}
|
|-
|29
|{{yes2}}Win
|29–0
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Ken Buchanan]]
|TKO
|13 (15)
|[[Ken Buchanan vs. Roberto Durán|Jun 26, 1972]]
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1972|6|26}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won [[list of WBA world champions#Lightweight|WBA]] and [[list of The Ring world champions#Lightweight|''The Ring'' lightweight titles]]}}
|-
|28
|{{yes2}}Win
|28–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Francisco Munoz
|TKO
|1 (10), {{small|2:34}}
|Mar 10, 1972
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1972|3|10}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama}}
|
|-
|27
|{{yes2}}Win
|27–0
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Angel Robinson Garcia]]
|UD
|10
|Jan 15, 1972
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1972|1|15}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama}}
|
|-
|26
|{{yes2}}Win
|26–0
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Hiroshi Kobayashi (boxer)|Hiroshi Kobayashi]]
|KO
|7 (10), {{small|0:30}}
|Oct 16, 1971
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1971|10|16}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama}}
|
|-
|25
|{{yes2}}Win
|25–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Benny Huertas
|TKO
|1 (10), {{small|1:06}}
|Sep 13, 1971
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1971|9|13}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Madison Square Garden]], [[New York City, New York]], U.S.}}
|
|-
|24
|{{yes2}}Win
|24–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Fermin Soto
|TKO
|3 (10)
|Jul 18, 1971
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1971|7|18}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Monterrey, Mexico}}
|
|-
|23
|{{yes2}}Win
|23–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Lloyd Marshall
|TKO
|6 (10), {{small|1:37}}
|May 29, 1971
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1971|5|29}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama}}
|
|-
|22
|{{yes2}}Win
|22–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Jose Acosta
|KO
|1 (10), {{small|1:55}}
|Mar 21, 1971
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1971|3|21}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama}}
|
|-
|21
|{{yes2}}Win
|21–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Jose Angel Herrera
|KO
|6 (10)
|Jan 10, 1971
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1971|1|10}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Toreo, [[Monterrey]], Mexico}}
|
|-
|20
|{{yes2}}Win
|20–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Ignacio Castaneda
|TKO
|3 (10)
|Oct 18, 1970
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1970|10|18}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Gimnasio Nuevo Panamá, Panama City, Panama}}
|
|-
|19
|{{yes2}}Win
|19–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Marvin Castaneda
|KO
|1 (10), {{small|1:30}}
|Sep 5, 1970
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1970|9|5}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Gimnasio Municipal, [[Puerto Armuelles]], Panama}}
|
|-
|18
|{{yes2}}Win
|18–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Clemente Mucino
|KO
|6 (10), {{small|2:18}}
|Jul 18, 1970
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1970|7|18}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Arena de Colón, Colón, Panama}}
|
|-
|17
|{{yes2}}Win
|17–0
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Ernesto Marcel]]
|TKO
|10 (10)
|May 16, 1970
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1970|5|16}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Gimnasio Nuevo Panama]], Panama City, Panama}}
|
|-
|16
|{{yes2}}Win
|16–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Felipe Torres
|UD
|10
|Mar 28, 1970
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1970|3|28}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Mexico City]], Mexico}}
|
|-
|15
|{{yes2}}Win
|15–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Luis Patino
|KO
|8 (10)
|Nov 23, 1969
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1969|11|23}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Gimnasio Neco de la Guardia, Panama City, Panama}}
|
|-
|14
|{{yes2}}Win
|14–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Serafin Garcia
|TKO
|5 (8)
|Sep 21, 1969
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1969|9|21}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Gimnasio Neco de la Guardia, Panama City, Panama}}
|
|-
|13
|{{yes2}}Win
|13–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Adolfo Osses
|TKO
|7 (8)
|Jun 22, 1969
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1969|6|22}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Gimnasio Neco de la Guardia, Panama City, Panama}}
|
|-
|12
|{{yes2}}Win
|12–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Jacinto Garcia
|TKO
|4 (8)
|May 18, 1969
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1969|5|18}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Gimnasio Neco de la Guardia, Panama City, Panama}}
|
|-
|11
|{{yes2}}Win
|11–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Eduardo Frutos
|UD
|6
|Feb 1, 1969
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1969|2|1}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Estadio Nacional de Panamá|Estadio Nacional]], Panama City, Panama}}
|
|-
|10
|{{yes2}}Win
|10–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Alberto Brand
|TKO
|4 (6), {{small|2:50}}
|Jan 19, 1969
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1969|1|19}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Gimnasio Neco de la Guardia, Panama City, Panama}}
|
|-
|9
|{{yes2}}Win
|9–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Carlos Howard
|{{abbr|TKO|Technical knockout}}
|1 (6)
|Dec 7, 1968
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1968|12|7}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Gimnasio Neco de la Guardia, Panama City, Panama}}
|
|-
|8
|{{yes2}}Win
|8–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Juan Gondola
|KO
|2 (6)
|Nov 16, 1968
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1968|11|16}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Arena de Colón, Colón, Panama}}
|
|-
|7
|{{yes2}}Win
|7–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Cesar De Leon
|KO
|1 (6), {{small|1:20}}
|Sep 22, 1968
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1968|9|22}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Gimnasio Neco de la Guardia, Panama City, Panama}}
|
|-
|6
|{{yes2}}Win
|6–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Leroy Carghill
|KO
|1 (6)
|Aug 25, 1968
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1968|8|25}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Gimnasio Neco de la Guardia, Panama City, Panama}}
|
|-
|5
|{{yes2}}Win
|5–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Enrique Jacobo
|KO
|1 (6)
|Aug 10, 1968
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1968|8|10}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Panama City, Panama}}
|
|-
|4
|{{yes2}}Win
|4–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Eduardo Morales
|KO
|1 (4), {{small|3:00}}
|Jun 30, 1968
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1968|6|30}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Gimnasio Neco de la Guardia, [[Panama City]], Panama}}
|
|-
|3
|{{yes2}}Win
|3–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Manuel Jimenez
|KO
|1 (4)
|Jun 15, 1968
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1968|6|15}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Arena de Colón, Colón, Panama}}
|
|-
|2
|{{yes2}}Win
|2–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Juan Gondola
|{{abbr|KO|Knockout}}
|1 (4)
|May 14, 1968
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1968|5|14}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Colón, Panama}}
|
|-
|1
|{{yes2}}Win
|1–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Carlos Mendoza
|{{abbr|UD|Unanimous decision}}
|4
|Feb 23, 1968
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1968|2|23}}
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Arena de Colón, [[Colón, Panama|Colón]], Panama}}
|
|}

==Exhibition boxing record==
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!Record
!Opponent
!Type
!Round, time
!Date
!Age
!Location
!Notes
|-
|1
|{{N/A}}
|0–0 {{small|(1)}}
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Danny Morgan (boxer)|Danny Morgan]]
|{{N/A}}
|3
|[[Michael Nunn vs. Iran Barkley|Aug 14, 1989]]
|style="text-align:left;"|{{age in years and days|1951|6|16|1989|8|14}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[Lawlor Events Center]], [[Reno, Nevada]], U.S.}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Non-scored bout;<br />Durán was wearing a headgear}}
|}

==Titles in boxing==
===Major world titles===
* [[list of WBA world champions#Lightweight|WBA lightweight champion]] (135&nbsp;lbs)
* [[list of WBC world champions#Lightweight|WBC lightweight champion]] (135&nbsp;lbs)
* [[list of WBC world champions#Welterweight|WBC welterweight champion]] (147&nbsp;lbs)
* [[list of WBA world champions#Super welterweight|WBA light middleweight champion]] (154&nbsp;lbs)
* [[list of WBC world champions#Middleweight|WBC middleweight champion]] (160&nbsp;lbs)

===''The Ring'' magazine titles===
* [[list of The Ring world champions#Lightweight|''The Ring'' lightweight champion]] (135&nbsp;lbs)
* [[list of The Ring world champions#Welterweight|''The Ring'' welterweight champion]] (147&nbsp;lbs)

===Minor world titles===
*[[list of boxing organizations#All List|NBA]] [[super middleweight]] champion (168&nbsp;lbs)

===Undisputed titles===
*[[list of undisputed world boxing champions#Lightweight|Undisputed lightweight champion]]

== See also ==
*[[List of undisputed boxing champions]]
*[[List of boxing families]]
*[[List of boxing quadruple champions]]
*[[List of Panamanians]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Wikiquote}}
{{Commons category|Roberto Duran|Roberto Durán}}
*{{Boxrec|id=000080}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20030219055106/http://www.cmgww.com/sports/duran/ Official website], hosted by CMG Worldwide as Durán's representative
*[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/duran.html Roberto Durán biography] at the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]]

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