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Billy Costello vs Juan Laporte — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Billy Costello

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Juan Laporte

Billy Costello (40-2) and Juan Laporte (40-16-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Costello

40

Wins23 KO · 58%

2

Losses

0

Draws42 tracked bouts

Laporte

40

Wins22 KO · 55%

16

Losses

1

Draw12 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Costello leads 1–0

Billy Costello and Juan Laporte have met 1 time; Costello leads 1–0.

Billy Costello and Juan Laporte have met 1 time; Costello leads 1–0.
Met1999Jun 18Series
Billy CostelloFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Juan LaporteFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultSD1Meeting

The Numbers

Costello 5 · Laporte 2 of 7 measurable rows
CostelloLaporte
Record
40-2 (edge)40-16-1
Win %0–100%
95.2% (edge)
71.1%
Wins by knockoutmax 23
23 (edge)
22
KO rate0–100%
57.5% (edge)
55%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
57%
100% (edge)
Times stopped†max 2
2
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 1
1
1
Bouts per year‡max 2.1
2.1 (edge)
0.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 42
42
12

† Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · ‡ Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held
Billy Costello: 5′9″
Juan Laporte: No height on file
Reach+3″
Billy Costello: 71″ (edge)
Juan Laporte: 68″
Agenot comparable
Billy Costello: Died aged 55
Juan Laporte: 66
Stance
Billy Costello: Orthodox
Juan Laporte: Orthodox

Billy Costello left, Juan Laporte right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Billy Costello40 wins · from 42 tracked bouts

Billy Costello: 40 tracked wins — 23 by KO/TKO (57%) and 17 on the cards (43%). Counted from 42 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

23 by KO/TKO 57%17 on the cards 43%

Juan Laporte1 win · from 12 tracked bouts

Juan Laporte: 1 tracked win — 1 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 12 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Billy Costello 42, Juan Laporte 12 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Billy Costello has won nine straight, the most recent against Juan Laporte. Costello last boxed on Jun 18, 1999.WWWWW

Elkins Sep 1994Passero Apr 1995Scott May 1995Ladson Jan 1997Laporte Jun 19992.1 tracked bouts per year

Juan Laporte last boxed on Jun 18, 1999 — 9,985 days ago. Laporte had lost ten straight.LLLLL

Nelson Oct 1990Tszyu Jul 1992Murray Jul 1993Padilla Jul 1994Costello Jun 19990.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Billy Costello and Juan Laporte ever fought each other?
Yes. Billy Costello and Juan Laporte met once on June 18, 1999, and Billy Costello won by SD.
The meeting

WJun 18, 1999 · Costello · SD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Costello or Laporte?
Billy Costello is 40-2 and Juan Laporte is 40-16-1. Billy Costello has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Costello40–295.2%

Laporte40–16–171.1%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Costello or Laporte?
Billy Costello has 23 knockout wins and Juan Laporte has 22. Billy Costello has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Costello2357.5%

Laporte2255%

The Numbers ↓
Do Costello and Laporte have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Billy Costello and Juan Laporte have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Costello and Laporte?
This comparison is drawn from 42 bouts tracked for Billy Costello and 12 bouts tracked for Juan Laporte. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Costello42bouts

Laporte12bouts

How They Win ↓

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