Juan Laporte, also known as Juan La Porte is a former boxer who was born in Guayama, Puerto Rico. In 1982, La Porte won the vacant WBC featherweight title, forcing undefeated Colombian Mario "Martillo" Miranda to quit on his stool. Throughout his 22-year-long career, La Porte fought some of the greatest fighters of each decade, including Hall of Fame members Salvador Sanchez, Eusebio Pedroza, Azumah Nelson, Wilfredo Gomez, Barry McGuigan, Kostya Tszyu & Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. He retired in 1999 with a record of 40–16-1 draw, with many of his losses being highly competitive, and sometimes controversial, affairs.

#      Date                  Opponent
17    Dec 13, 1980    Salvador Sanchez
20    Aug 22, 1981    Rocky Lockridge
22    Jan 24, 1982     Eusebio Pedroza
23    May 28, 1982    Alberto Collazo
25    Sep 15, 1982    Mario Miranda
26    Feb 20, 1983-   Ruben Castillo
27    Jun 25, 1983    Johnny De La Rosa
28    Nov 5,  1983     Gerald Hayes
29    Mar 31, 1984    Wilfredo Gomez
30    Nov 14, 1984    Dwight Pratchett
31    Feb 23, 1985    Barry McGuigan
32    Apr 3, 1986       Vinnie Costello
33    Sep 25, 1986    Jimmy Magnifico
34    Dec 12, 1986    Julio Cesar Chavez
37    Jul 5, 1987        Lupe Suarez
40    Jul 11, 1988      Alejandro Garcia
41    Aug 13, 1988     Nicky Perez
43    Apr 29, 1989     John John Molina
47    Oct 13, 1990     Azumah Nelson
48    Oct 18, 1991     Curtis Strong
50    Jul 23, 1992      Kostya Tszyu  (rare-highlight)
51    Mar 20, 1993    Marco Antonio Lizarraga
53    Jul 24, 1993      Charles Murray
55    Jul 24, 1994      Zack Padilla    
57    Jun 18, 1999     Billy Costello