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  2. Salvador Sánchez - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Salvador Sánchez vs. Juan Laporte - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Salvador Sánchez vs. Wilfredo Gómez - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Boxing in the 1980s - Wikipedia

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    Larry Holmes, Joe Frazier, Michael Spinks and Marvis Frazier. Boxing in the 1980s was filled with important fights, events and personalities that shaped the sport. [1] Boxing in the 1980s was shaped by many different situations, such as the continuous corporate battles between the different world sanctioning organizations, the void left by Muhammad Ali as the sport's ambassador and consequent ...

  6. Mexico's tragic Madison Square Garden history awaits Canelo - AOL

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    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 ...

  7. Salvador Sánchez II - Wikipedia

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    Salvador Sánchez Castro (born 20 September 1985) is a Mexican professional boxer and nephew of boxing legend Salvador Sánchez. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Professional career

  8. List of current world boxing champions - Wikipedia

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    The first of the current organizations to award a world title was the World Boxing Association (WBA), then known as the National Boxing Association (NBA), when it sanctioned its first title fight in 1921 between Jack Dempsey and Georges Carpentier for the world heavyweight championship.

  9. Spain arrests top police officer after over $21 million found ...

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    Spain has arrested one of its top police officers after 20 million euros were found hidden in the walls of his house, as part of a probe into the country's largest-ever cocaine bust.. Described as ...