# Luis Ibarra (boxer)

Luis Ibarra Castillo (born February 23, 1953) is a former Panamanian boxer who won the World Boxing Association flyweight championship. He was born in Colón, Panama.

## Pro career

Nicknamed "El Naja", Ibarra turned professional in 1975 and won the WBA flyweight title in 1979 when he won a decision over Betulio González. He lost the belt in his first defense when he was knocked out by Tae-Shik Kim in the 2nd round in 1980. He recaptured the WBA flyweight title with a decision win over Santos Laciar in 1981. He again lost the belt in his first defense to Juan Herrera by TKO. He retired the following year, and had a brief and unsuccessful comeback in 1989.

## Professional boxing record

| 31 fights | 26 wins | 5 losses |
| By knockout | 9 | 3 |
| By decision | 16 | 2 |
| By disqualification | 1 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 31 | Loss | 26–5 | Benedicto Murillo | TKO | 6 (10) | 1990-03-10 | Gimnasio Yuyin Luzcando, Betania, Panama | |
| 30 | Win | 26–4 | Roy Thompson | UD | 10 (10) | 1989-11-11 | Arena Panama Al Brown, Colón, Panama | |
| 29 | Loss | 25–4 | Pedro Romero | UD | 10 (10) | 1989-08-05 | Arena Panama Al Brown, Colón, Panama | |
| 28 | Win | 25–3 | Ernesto Sanchez | MD | 10 (10) | 1982-03-20 | Arena Panama Al Brown, Colón, Panama | |
| 27 | Loss | 24–3 | Juan Herrera | TKO | 11 (15) | 1981-09-26 | Carte Clara Baseball Park, Merida, Mexico | Lost WBA flyweight title |
| 26 | Win | 24–2 | Santos Laciar | UD | 15 (15) | 1981-06-06 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Won WBA flyweight title |
| 25 | Win | 23–2 | Andrés González | KO | 1 (10) | 1981-04-04 | Arena Panama Al Brown, Colón, Panama | |
| 24 | Win | 22–2 | Donald Laguna | KO | 6 (10) | 1981-01-17 | Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama | |
| 23 | Win | 21–2 | Modesto Gaytan | TKO | 1 (10) | 1980-11-01 | Arena Panama Al Brown, Colón, Panama | |
| 22 | Win | 20–2 | Amado Ursua | UD | 10 (10) | 1980-05-31 | Arena Panama Al Brown, Colón, Panama | |
| 21 | Loss | 19–2 | Kim Tae-shik | KO | 2 (15) | 1980-02-17 | Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | Lost WBA flyweight title |
| 20 | Win | 19–1 | Betulio González | UD | 15 (15) | 1979-11-17 | Maestranza Cesar Giron, Maracay, Venezuela | Won WBA flyweight title |
| 19 | Win | 18–1 | Maximo Rodriguez | DQ | 6 (10) | 1979-08-04 | Arena Panama Al Brown, Colón, Panama | |
| 18 | Win | 17–1 | Tomas Maza | TKO | 2 (10) | 1979-05-05 | Arena de Colon, Colón, Panama | |
| 17 | Win | 16–1 | Prudencio Cardona | UD | 10 (10) | 1979-02-17 | Arena de Colon, Colón, Panama | |
| 16 | Loss | 15–1 | Prudencio Cardona | PTS | 10 (10) | 1978-06-30 | Barranquilla, Colombia | |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Felix Madrigal | PTS | 10 (10) | 1978-01-26 | Gimnasio Nacional, San Jose, Costa Rica | |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Henry Diaz | UD | 10 (10) | 1977-12-17 | Arena de Colon, Colón, Panama | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Rafael Pedroza | UD | 10 (10) | 1977-10-01 | Arena de Colon, Colón, Panama | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Felix Madrigal | TKO | 6 (10) | 1977-07-16 | Arena de Colon, Colón, Panama | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Mauricio Buitrago | SD | 10 (10) | 1977-04-01 | Arena de Colon, Colón, Panama | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Jaime Ricardo | UD | 10 (10) | 1977-01-28 | Arena de Colon, Colón, Panama | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Enrique Torres | UD | 12 (12) | 1976-10-30 | Arena de Colon, Colón, Panama | Won Panamanian flyweight title |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Carlos Rios | TKO | 3 (10) | 1976-09-18 | Gimnasio del Artes y Oficios, Panama City, Panama | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Juan Pimentel | TKO | 2 (10) | 1976-09-04 | Arena de Colon, Colón, Panama | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Arnulfo Ayala | TKO | 2 (6) | 1976-08-07 | Arena de Colon, Colón, Panama | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Ricardo Vega | UD | 6 (6) | 1976-03-13 | Colegio Abel Bravo, Colón, Panama | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Ulises Morales | UD | 4 (4) | 1976-01-31 | Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Baby San Blas III | TKO | 2 (4) | 1975-11-29 | Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Victor Barrow | UD | 4 (4) | 1975-10-18 | Estadio Juan D. Arosemena, Panama City, Panama | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Antonio Walker | PTS | 4 (4) | 1975-07-20 | Gimnasio Colegio Abel Bravo, Colón, Panama | |