| Belinda Laracuente | |
| Nationality: | Puerto Rican |
| Weight: | Super-bantamweight |
| Birth Date: | January 29, 1979 |
| Birth Place: | Bridgeport, Connecticut |
| Total: | 58 |
| Wins: | 26 |
| Ko: | 9 |
| Losses: | 28 |
| Draws: | 3 |
| No Contests: | 1 |
Belinda Laracuente (born 1980) is a women's boxing competitor from Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, where she lived from 1989 to 1998. Her nickname is Brown Sugar.[1] [2]
Laracuente debuted as a professional boxer on 12 February 1997 in a match against Karen Nye, which Laracuente won.[3]
On 10 October 1999 she reached a draw in four rounds with Jeanne Martinez. After winning her next fight, she went to Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, where she was arrested the night before the fight for underage gambling. She spent a night in jail, and then lost a decision in ten rounds to Denise Moraetes.
In her next competition, Laracuente beat future world champion Daniela Somers by a unanimous decision in Miami. After Somers went on to win the world title by beating Leah Melinger, Laracuente asked for a rematch, but she was denied by Somers' management.
After winning three more matches, she faced Zulfia Koutdoussova, who she ultimately lost to on a split decision.
Facing world champion Christy Martin at the Félix Trinidad-David Reid Pay Per View undercard, Laracuente lost a decision in eight rounds, in a bout that HBO Boxing commentator Jim Lampley said that he thought Laracuente should have won by 78 to 74 on his unofficial score.[4]
After losing one more fight, she retired, but in December 2002 she announced plans to return into the ring, with hopes of getting a new world title chance.
On 14 May 2005, she returned, losing a decision to Mary Jo Sanders, in Kinder, Louisiana. She later lost also to Layla McCarter.[5]
On 8 July 2005, she fought Missy Fiorentino on short notice, losing a unanimous decision to the undefeated prospect.[6]
In 2007 Esther Phiri defeated Belinda to become a world champion.[7] [8] [9]
In 2008 she appeared as a defendant on The People's Court. She was sued by a one-time cornerman who claimed Laracuente never paid him for his services. The cornerman had sued for $2500 of her $7000 purse, plus an additional $2500 for embarrassment and threats, but was awarded only $350 by judge Marilyn Milian.
Laracuente ended her boxing career on 22 June 2012, with a career record of 26-28-3 (9 KO's).
She also appeared in an episode of Made when a teenager was being made into a boxer.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58 | Loss | 26–3–28 |  Monica Silvina Acosta | TKO | Aug 9, 2013 | WBA World female super lightweight title | |||
| 57 | Win | 26–3–27 |  Jelena Mrdjenovich | UD | 8 | Jun 29, 2012 | Shaw Conference Centre, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | ||
| 56 | Win | 26–3–26 |  Nicole Woods | UD | Mar 27, 2012 | | |||
| 55 | Loss | 26–3–25 | Layla McCarter | UD | 8 | Aug 13, 2011 | | ||
| 54 | Win | DJ Morrison | UD | Oct 16, 2010 | | ||||
| 53 | Win | Lakeysha Williams | UD | Sep 29, 2009 | | ||||
| 52 | Loss | Jessica Rakoczy | UD | Apr 23, 2009 | | ||||
| 51 | Loss |  Fatuma Zarika | UD | Dec 20, 2008 | | interim Women's International Boxing Federation World super bantamweight title | |||
| 50 | Loss |  Anne Sophie Mathis | UD | Nov 22, 2008 | | WBA World female super lightweight title | |||
| 49 | Loss | Jaime Clampitt | UD | Mar 14, 2008 | | International Women's Boxing Federation World lightweight title | |||
| 48 | Loss | Jessica Rakoczy | UD | 8 | Feb 29, 2008 | | NABF female lightweight title | ||
| 47 | Loss | Holly Holm | UD | 10 | Feb 7, 2008 | | International Female Boxers Association World welterweight title | ||
| 46 | Loss | Esther Phiri | UD | 8 (8) | Dec 1, 2007 | ||||
| 45 | Win | Melissa Del Valle | UD | Jun 15, 2007 | Global Boxing Union Female World super lightweight title | ||||
| 44 | Loss |  Duda Yankovich | UD | Mar 17, 2007 | | Women's International Boxing Association World super lightweight title | |||
| 43 | Loss | Jelena Mrdjenovich | UD | Feb 10, 2007 | | ||||
| 42 | Loss | Melissa Fiorentino | UD | Dec 1, 2006 | | ||||
| 41 | Loss | Layla McCarter | UD | Nov 17, 2006 | | vacant Global Boxing Union Female World lightweight title | |||
| 40 | Jessica Rakoczy | NC | Sep 2, 2006 | | |||||
| 39 | Loss | Myriam Lamare | UD | Jul 17, 2006 | | WBA World female super lightweight title | |||
| 38 | Loss | Myriam Lamare | UD | Mar 18, 2006 | | WBA World female super lightweight title | |||
| 37 | Draw | Valanna McGee | PTS | Feb 3, 2006 | | ||||
| 36 | Loss | Chevelle Hallback | UD | Nov 18, 2005 | | Women's International Boxing Association World super featherweight title | |||
| 35 | Loss |  Emiko Raika | PTS | 8 | Oct 1, 2005 | | |||
| 34 | Win | Ann Saccurato | SD | Aug 26, 2005 | | ||||
| 33 | Loss | Melissa Fiorentino | UD | Jul 8, 2005 | | ||||
| 32 | Loss | Kara Ro | Jun 10, 2005 | | vacant Women's International Boxing Association World lightweight title | ||||
| 31 | Loss | Mary Jo Sanders | UD | May 14, 2005 | | ||||
| 30 | Loss | Jessica Rakoczy | UD | Apr 1, 2005 | | International Boxing Association female lightweight title vacant WBA-NABA female lightweight title | |||
| 29 | Loss | Sumya Anani | UD | Jan 22, 2005 | | International Boxing Association female welterweight title | |||
| 28 | Win | Iva Weston | UD | Feb 28, 2004 | | ||||
| 27 | Draw | Tracy Byrd | PTS | Jun 28, 2003 | | ||||
| 26 | Win | Gina Greenwald | Mar 29, 2003 | | |||||
| 25 | Win | Janae Archuleta | UD | Jan 18, 2003 | | ||||
| 24 | Win | Carla Witherspoon | UD | Aug 30, 2002 | | ||||
| 23 | Loss | Karla Redo | UD | May 12, 2000 | | ||||
| 22 | Loss | Christy Martin | MD | Mar 3, 2000 | | ||||
| 21 | Loss |  Zulfia Kutdyusova | MD | Aug 14, 1999 | | ||||
| 20 | Win | Mitzi Jeter | UD | May 29, 1999 | |||||
| 19 | Win | Glenda Watkins | UD | Mar 26, 1999 | | ||||
| 18 | Win | Carla Witherspoon | UD | Feb 26, 1999 | | ||||
| 17 | Win | Daniella Somers | Feb 5, 1999 | | |||||
| 16 | Loss | Denise Moraetes | UD | Dec 3, 1998 | | ||||
| 15 | Win | Tawayna Broxton | UD | Oct 16, 1998 | | ||||
| 14 | Draw | Jeanne Martinez | PTS | Oct 8, 1998 | | ||||
| 13 | Win | Gail Grandchamp | TKO | Sep 12, 1998 | | ||||
| 12 | Win | Lasha Church | KO | Jun 27, 1998 | | ||||
| 11 | Win | Jasmine Lawson | TKO | Apr 18, 1998 | | ||||
| 10 | Win | Sharon Tiller | TKO | Apr 3, 1998 | |||||
| 9 | Win | Shannise Davis | TKO | Feb 18, 1998 | | ||||
| 8 | Win | Tawayna Broxton | UD | Oct 24, 1997 | | ||||
| 7 | Win | Hayde N'unez | TKO | Sep 27, 1997 | |||||
| 6 | Win | Sue Chase | PTS | Aug 16, 1997 |  | ||||
| 5 | Win | Lusell Aaron | TKO | Jun 22, 1997 | | ||||
| 4 | Win | Shanna Williams | TKO | May 30, 1997 | | ||||
| 3 | Loss | Dora Webber | UD | May 23, 1997 | | ||||
| 2 | Win | Stephanie Hopkins | TKO | Mar 14, 1997 | | ||||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Karen Nye | 4 | Feb 13, 1997 |