Luis Federico Thompson

Luis Federico Thompson (December 19, 1927 – January 8, 2010) was a Panamanian-Argentinian professional boxer. Thompson was born in Colon, Panama, later moved to Argentina, where he was nationalized and afterwards became the Argentine and South American boxing champion.[1][2]

Luis Federico Thompson
Thompson on the cover of El Gráfico in 1960
Statistics
Nickname(s)Negro
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
NationalityPanamanian
Argentinian
Born(1927-12-19)December 19, 1927
Colon, Panama
DiedJanuary 8, 2010(2010-01-08) (aged 82)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights179
Wins150
Wins by KO72
Losses14
Draws15

Career
Thompson vs. José María Gatica

Thompson debuted in 1947 with a fight against Wilfredo Brown in Panama City which ended in a draw. On October 7, 1951, he fought Wilfredo Brewster defeating him and winning the Panamanian Lightweight Title for the first time. Two months later, he fought Wilfredo Brown again. Brown won the match by TKO in the 8th round taking the title from Thompson. A month later on January 27, 1952, Thompson and Brown had their second rematch where Thompson won by decision, reclaiming the Panamanian Lightweight Title in the process.

Thompson traveled to Luna Park in Buenos Aires for his July 12, 1952, fight against local boxer José María Gatica. Thompson lost by knockout in the 8th round.[3] He decided to move to Argentina. In 1959, he defeated Cirilo Gil to become the Argentine champion.

Thompson traveled to New York City for his March 25, 1960 fight against Benny Paret. The fight ended in a draw. They had a rematch on December 10, 1960. Thompson was defeated by unanimous decision.

On October 6, 1962, he defeated Jorge Peralta to win the South American Welterweight title. His last fight was against Raul Roldan on November 14, 1963, where Thompson won by decision.

Thompson died on January 8, 2010, in Buenos Aires, Argentina after a long battle with illness.[4]

References
  1. Narices chatas. Editorial Dunken. p. 126. ISBN 978-987-02-1790-9.
  2. Troy Rondinone (15 May 2013). Friday Night Fighter: Gaspar "Indio" Ortega and the Golden Age of Television Boxing. University of Illinois Press. p. 235. ISBN 978-0-252-09466-8.
  3. Juan Manuel Bordón; Guido Carelli Lynch (1 April 2017). Luna Park: El estadio del pueblo, el ring del poder. Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Argentina. pp. 377–. ISBN 978-950-07-5835-2.
  4. "Murió Luis Federico Thompson, una leyenda del boxeo" (in Spanish). La Prensa. January 9, 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
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