Description
Name: Salvador Sanchez
Alias: Chava
Born: 1959-01-26
Hometown: Tianguistenco, México, Mexico
Birthplace: Tianguistenco, México, Mexico
Died: 1982-08-12 (Age: 23)
44 1 1
32 KOs 0 KOs
46 bouts
Division: Feather
Career: 1975-1982
Debut: 1975-05-04
Salvador Sanchez was a complete fighter who possessed speed, power and excellent counter-punching skills.
Sanchez won the WBC Featherweight Championship by stopping Danny Lopez in thirteen rounds on February 2, 1980. He became the first Mexican to win a world title at featherweight since Ruben Olivares won the WBC title five years earlier.
In his highest profile fight, Sanchez stopped WBC Super Bantamweight Champion Wilfredo Gomez in eight rounds at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on August 21, 1981. Gomez, who was 32-0-1 (32 KOs), was a 2-1 betting favorite.
The Ring named Sanchez Fighter of the Year for 1981, along with Sugar Ray Leonard.
World Featherweight Champions | Mexican World Champions | The Ring Magazine Champions | IBHOF Members | World Boxing Hall of Fame Members
