Career
Her nickname is Brown Sugar. Laracuente"s debuted as a professional boxer on February 12, 1997, against Karen Nye, whom Laracuente beat. On October 10, 1999, she reached a draw in four rounds with Jeanne Martinez.
After winning her next fight, she went to Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi, where she got arrested the night before the fight for gambling before reaching that state"s legal age for that activity.
She spent a night in jail, and then lost a decision in ten rounds to Denise Moraetes. Next came Laracuente"s first world title try.
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 May 14, 2005, she returned, losing a decision to Mary Jo Sanders, in Kinder, Louisiana.
She later lost also to Layla Mccarter.
On July 8, 2005,she fought Missy Fiorentino on short notice, losing a unanimous decision to the undefeated prospect. 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 June 22, 2012, with a career record of 26-27-3 (9 KO"s). She also appeared in an episode of Made when a teenager was being made into a boxer.
