Ray Lampkin
{{short description|American boxer}}
{{main|Roberto Durán vs. Ray Lampkin}}
Ray Lampkin (born 1948{{cite news|last=Polis|first=John|title=Lampkin striving to become lightweight champ|newspaper=The Oregonian|date=13 November 1974|location=Portland, Oregon|page=91}} in Portland, Oregon) is a retired professional boxer who lost a 1975 World Boxing Association (WBA) lightweight title fight against Roberto Durán in Panama.{{cite web|last=Preston|first=Patick|title=Boxing legend suffers heart attack, saved by quick-acting brothers|url=http://www.katu.com/news/local/Boxing-legend-suffers-heart-attack-saved-by-quick-acting-brothers-186425721.html|work=KATU.com|publisher=KATU NEWS|accessdate=12 January 2014|date=10 January 2013}} Lampkin lasted fourteen rounds against the hard-hitting Duran. He won the North American Boxing Federation lightweight title fight but later lost it against Esteban de Jesús at the Felt Forum in New York City.{{cite web|title=Another Test For Boxing On The Tube|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1087592/1/index.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140112023203/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1087592/1/index.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 12, 2014|work=SI.com|publisher=Sports Illustrated|accessdate=12 January 2014|date=23 July 1973}} He finished his career with a total of 34 wins (16 by knock out), six losses (two by knock out) and one draw.{{cite web|title=Ray Lampkin – Boxer|url=http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=193&cat=boxer|work=BoxRec.com|publisher=BoxRec|accessdate=12 January 2014}} Lampkin was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame.{{cite web|title=Ray Lampkin, Jr. - Boxing|url=http://www.oregonsportshall.org/ray_lampkin_jr.html|work=oregonsportshall.org|publisher=Oregon Sports Hall of Fame and Museum|accessdate=12 January 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140112025500/http://www.oregonsportshall.org/ray_lampkin_jr.html|archivedate=12 January 2014}}