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Kenny Lane (April 9, 1932 – August 5, 2008) was an American (left-handed) boxer. He fought for lightweight and light welterweight titles of the world, once against Joe Brown and twice against Carlos Ortiz.

Early life
Lane was raised on a farm in , with his four brothers and sister. According to his family, he regularly fought with his brothers and it is assumed that his southpaw stance was adopted to defend himself against his older brother who later became an Olympic boxer.

Professional boxing career
Lane was known for having a very unorthodox way of fighting. This combined with the fact that he was a southpaw made him an excellent boxer and in 1953 started his professional career.

Quote from Ortiz: "No one was more difficult to figure out than Kenny Lane, the guy was unbelievably clever"

He had a controversial decision loss to Joe Brown for undisputed lightweight championship of the world. He fought the Ortiz rubber match for light welterweight title.

Lane decided at age 50 to round out his professional career to 100 bouts. He dropped to his fighting weight from almost 200 pounds.

After beating 3 much younger opponents he lost to the fourth. Lane decided to retire for the final time, making the even 100 bouts he sought.

Family life
Lane married his wife Ruth as a teenager in West Virginia. They had 4 children.

Later years
After retiring Lane continued teaching boxing in the Muskegon area. He ran the boxing program at the Muskegon Area Boxing Club.

In 1995, British singer released an album called . The cover featured an old photograph of Lane from the April 1963 issue of The Ring magazine.

Lane was admitted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 2004.

Later in life Lane became an avid golfer and had a tournament named for him. He died of a heart attack on August 5, 2008, alongside one of his most well known students, Christian Lloyd in Lansing, Michigan.

Professional boxing record
100Loss Dave GuerraSD8Nov 2, 1983
99Win82–15–2Willie McIntoshKO8 (8)Jun 18, 1983
98Win81–15–2Paul LewisKO2 (?)Apr 16, 1983
97Win80–15–2Bobby PleggeUD8Jul 17, 1982
96Loss79–15–2UD12Oct 25, 1964
95Loss79–14–2Carlos HernándezTKO2 (10)Oct 5, 1964
94Loss79–13–2PTS10Jun 2, 1964
93Win79–12–2RTD8 (10)May 9, 1964
92Loss78–12–2Carlos OrtizUD15Apr 11, 1964
91Win78–11–2Johnny BizzarroSD10Feb 19, 1964
90Win77–11–2Paul ArmsteadUD15Aug 19, 1963
89Win76–11–2Vicente DeradoUD10Mar 2, 1963
88Win75–11–2Len MatthewsTKO9 (10),Sep 15, 1962
87Win74–11–2Carlos HernándezUD10Jul 14, 1962
86Win73–11–2Tommy TibbsUD10Jun 11, 1962
85Win72–11–2Luis MolinaUD10Apr 14, 1962
84Loss71–11–2Garland 'Rip' RandallUD10Jan 23, 1962
83Win71–10–2Aissa HashasPTS10Oct 16, 1961
82Win70–10–2UD10Sep 22, 1961
81Win69–10–2Garland 'Rip' RandallUD10Aug 30, 1961
80Win68–10–2T.J. JonesUD10Aug 14, 1961
79Win67–10–2Willie RobertsonUD6Jun 30, 1961
78Win66–10–2Ray PortillaTKO6 (10)Jun 16, 1961
77Draw65–10–2SD10Jun 8, 1961
76Win65–10–1Manuel GonzalezUD10May 16, 1961
75Win64–10–1Garland 'Rip' RandallUD10May 1, 1961
74Draw63–10–1Carlos HernándezPTS10Feb 20, 1961
73Loss63–10Jose StableUD10Jan 23, 1961
72Win63–9Lahouari GodihMD10Dec 6, 1960
71Loss62–9Len MatthewsTKO3 (10),Oct 8, 1960
70Win62–8Sidney AdamsTKO1 (10),Sep 27, 1960
69Win61–8Douglas VaillantUD10Aug 16, 1960
68Win60–8Jerry BlackUD10Apr 25, 1960
67Loss59–8UD10Jan 13, 1960
66Win59–7Ray LancasterKO3 (10),Dec 29, 1959
65Win58–7MD10Oct 28, 1959
64Loss57–7Carlos OrtizTKO2 (15)Jun 12, 1959
63Win57–6Johnny BussoTKO6 (10)Apr 17, 1959
62Win56–6Carlos OrtizMD10Dec 31, 1958
61Win55–6Lahouari GodihSD10Nov 7, 1958
60Win54–6Orlando ZuluetaUD10Sep 6, 1958
59Loss53–6Joe BrownUD15Jul 23, 1958
58Win53–5Davey DupasKO6 (10),May 26, 1958
57Win52–5Johnny GonsalvesUD10Jan 9, 1958
56Win51–5Luke EasterTKO8 (10),Dec 9, 1957
55Win50–5Orlando ZuluetaUD10Oct 30, 1957
54Win49–5Johnny GonsalvesUD10Aug 20, 1957
53Win48–5UD10Aug 3, 1957
52Win47–5Henry 'Toothpick' BrownKO6 (10),May 22, 1957
51Win46–5Danny DavisTKO4 (10)Apr 6, 1957
50Win45–5Frankie RyffTKO6 (10),Jan 30, 1957
49Win44–5Frankie RyffUD10Nov 14, 1956
48Win43–5Ludwig LightburnUD10Sep 19, 1956
47Win42–5Ralph CaponeTKO5 (10),Aug 30, 1956
46Win41–5UD10Aug 2, 1956
45Win40–5SD10Jul 9, 1956
44Win39–5Danny DavisUD10May 10, 1956
43Win38–5Enrique EsquedaUD10Mar 25, 1956
42Win37–5Ike VaughnUD10Feb 25, 1956
41Win36–5Don MasonUD10Dec 6, 1955
40Win35–5Kid CentellaUD10Nov 7, 1955
39Loss34–5SD10Oct 3, 1955
38Win34–4UD10Aug 16, 1955
37Win33–4Noel HumphreysUD10Aug 4, 1955
36Win32–4Elmer LakatosTKO8 (10)Jul 28, 1955
35Win31–4Jimmy FordUD10Jul 12, 1955
34Win30–4Richie HowardUD10Jun 28, 1955
33Win29–4Larry BoardmanUD10Jun 21, 1955
32Win28–4Eli LeggettUD10Jun 7, 1955
31Win27–4Richie HowardPTS10May 30, 1955
30Win26–4UD10Mar 29, 1955
29Loss25–4SD10Mar 14, 1955
28Win25–3Jackie BlairUD10Feb 14, 1955
27Win24–3Danny Jo PerezSD10Dec 13, 1954
26Win23–3Orlando ZuluetaSD10Nov 8, 1954
25Win22–3George CollinsPTS10Oct 4, 1954
24Win21–3John BarnesUD10Aug 12, 1954
23Win20–3Elmer LakatosUD8Jun 22, 1954
22Win19–3Sammy RodgersUD10May 27, 1954
21Loss18–3John BarnesUD8Mar 22, 1954
20Loss18–2John BarnesTKO1 (8),Feb 1, 1954
19Win18–1Jesse UnderwoodUD10Jan 14, 1954
18Win17–1Mike TourcotteUD6Jan 2, 1954
17Win16–1Ronnie StriblingUD8Dec 1, 1953
16Loss15–1Ronnie StriblingTKO2 (8)Oct 20, 1953
15Win15–0Ken HohnerUD8Sep 29, 1953
14Win14–0Ralph CervantesUD6Sep 14, 1953
13Win13–0Eddie CrawfordMD6Sep 10, 1953
12Win12–0Don GrintonTKO3 (6),Aug 20, 1953
11Win11–0Dick HollingKO2 (4)Aug 6, 1953
10Win10–0Ron McGilvrayPTS4Jul 23, 1953
9Win9–0Frank O'NealTKO3 (4)Jul 16, 1953
8Win8–0Johnny ValentineSD4Jun 18, 1953
7Win7–0Benny UhlPTS5Jun 15, 1953
6Win6–0Milton ScottPTS4May 23, 1953
5Win5–0Jimmy DeMuraPTS4May 11, 1953
4Win4–0Jimmy DeMuraPTS4Apr 30, 1953
3Win3–0Bob HenryKO4 (4)Apr 20, 1953
2Win2–0Jimmy DeMuraPTS4Apr 16, 1953
1Win1–0Clinton McDadePTS4Apr 9, 1953

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