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Salvador "Sal" Sánchez Narváez (January 26, 1959 – August 12, 1982) was a Mexican professional boxer born in the town of Santiago Tianguistenco, Estado de México. Sanchez was the WBC and The Ring featherweight champion from 1980 to 1982. Many of his contemporaries as well as boxing writers believe that had it not been for his premature ...
A decisively pro-Sanchez crowd filled the County Coliseum the night of the fight. The event was televised live on ABC. Laporte, the underdog, pressed Sanchez into a torrid pace since early on in the bout. Sanchez was knocked down only once in his career; Laporte only once also in over 50 fights.
Contested at the Caesars Palace hotel on the Las Vegas Strip, it pitted Wilfredo Gómez, a Puerto Rican who had a record of 32 wins, 0 losses, 1 draw, and all his wins by knockout, and who was the world's Jr. Featherweight champion, against the lesser known Salvador Sánchez, who hailed from Mexico with a record of 40 wins, 1 loss, 1 draw, and 30 wins by knockout.
Salvador Sanchez celebrates his victory over Azumah Nelson in their featherweight title fight on July 21, 1982, at Madison Square Garden. (The Ring Magazine/Getty Images) The fight was a hard ...
Boxing on ABC refers to a series of boxing events [1] that have been televised on the American Broadcasting Company. Many of these events aired under the Wide World of Sports [2] banner which began on April 11, 1964 when challenger Muhammad Ali, then known as Cassius Clay, defeated champion Sonny Liston in the seventh round. ABC's final boxing ...
Felix Trinidad Sr. is a Puerto Rican former professional boxer and prominent boxing trainer. Mostly remembered for training his son, International Boxing Hall of Fame member Félix Trinidad, Felix Trinidad Sr. nevertheless was a Featherweight boxer during the middle and late 1970s and the early 1980s, who fought the likes of Salvador Sanchez and Enrique Solis.
Ezequiel Sanchez TKO 4 (10) Jun 22, 1977 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. 51 Win 47–4 Alberto Herrera KO 1 (10) May 14, 1977 Roberto Clemente Stadium, Masaya, Nicaragua: 50 Win 46–4 Godfrey Stevens KO 2 (10) Feb 19, 1977 Roberto Clemente Stadium, Masaya, Nicaragua: 49 Win 45–4 Salvador Torres KO 3 (15), 1:25: Jun 19, 1976
This is the complete list of Pan American Games medalists in boxing from 1951 to 2015. [1] Men's events. Light Flyweight ... Salvador García ... Freddy Sanchez ...