Salvador Sánchez

Career, Record, Stats
Salvador Sánchez

Salvador Sánchez (Sal Sánchez) was a Mexican professional boxer. He was a featherweight world champion with 2 world-title wins. In a career spanning 7 years, 2 months, and 17 days, Sánchez amassed a record of 44-1-1, which includes 32 wins via KO, 5 of which were in world-title fights. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1991.

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LEGEND

Salvador Sánchez' Boxing Career

Salvador Sánchez was born in Santiago Tianguistenco, State of Mexico, Mexico on January 26, 1959. He made his professional debut at the age of 16 years on May 4, 1975 against Al Gardeno. Sánchez defeated Gardeno via 3rd round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.

Sánchez became a world champion fight at the age of 21 after 35 professional fights. He challenged Danny Lopez for the WBC and The Ring featherweight titles and stopped the champion in the 13th of the 15-round fight, winning his first world titles.

Sánchez' last fight was a 15th-round TKO victory over Azumah Nelson at age 23, on July 21, 1982, in which he successfully defended his WBC and The Ring featherweight championship.

Some of Salvador Sánchez' best fights were against Danny Lopez (HOFer), Wilfredo Gómez (HOFer), Azumah Nelson (HOFer), Ruben Castillo, and Juan Laporte. For a complete list of Sánchez' best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Salvador Sánchez".

Sánchez has just a single loss on his record. For details about this loss refer to "Salvador Sánchez Losses".

Salvador Sánchez' Boxing Record

# Date Age Opponent Res Via
46
Jul 21, 1982 23 Azumah Nelson Azumah Nelson 24 13-0
win
TKO
15
45
May 08, 1982 23 generic fighter pic Jorge Garcia
win
UD
15
44
Dec 12, 1981 22 generic fighter pic Pat Cowdell
win
SD
15
43
Aug 21, 1981 22 Wilfredo Gómez Wilfredo Gómez 24 32-0-1
win
TKO
8
42
Jul 11, 1981 22 generic fighter pic Nicky Perez
win
UD
10
41
Mar 22, 1981 22 generic fighter pic Roberto Castanon
win
TKO
10
40
Dec 13, 1980 21 Juan Laporte Juan Laporte 21 15-1
win
UD
15
39
Sep 13, 1980 21 generic fighter pic Patrick Ford
win
MD
15
38
Jun 21, 1980 21 Danny Lopez Danny Lopez 27 23-4
win
TKO
14
37
Apr 12, 1980 21 Ruben Castillo Ruben Castillo 22 44-1
win
UD
15
36
Feb 02, 1980 21 Danny Lopez Danny Lopez 27 23-3
win
TKO
13
35
Dec 15, 1979 20 generic fighter pic Rafael Gandarilla
win
TKO
5
34
Sep 15, 1979 20 generic fighter pic Richard Rozelle
win
KO
3
33
Aug 07, 1979 20 generic fighter pic Félix Trinidad Sr.
win
TKO
5
32
Jul 22, 1979 20 generic fighter pic Rosalio Muro
win
KO
3
31
Jun 17, 1979 20 generic fighter pic Fel Clemente
win
UD
12
30
May 19, 1979 20 generic fighter pic Salvador Torres
win
TKO
7
29
Mar 13, 1979 20 generic fighter pic James Martinez
win
UD
10
28
Feb 03, 1979 20 generic fighter pic Carlos Mimila
win
KO
3
27
Dec 16, 1978 19 generic fighter pic José Santana
win
TKO
2
26
Nov 21, 1978 19 generic fighter pic Edwin Alarcon
win
TKO
9
25
Sep 26, 1978 19 generic fighter pic Francisco Ponce
win
KO
2
24
Aug 13, 1978 19 generic fighter pic Hector Cortez
win
TKO
7
23
Jul 01, 1978 19 generic fighter pic José Sánchez
win
UD
10
22
Mar 15, 1978 19 generic fighter pic Juan Escobar
draw
MD
10
21
Dec 05, 1977 18 generic fighter pic Eliseo Cosme
win
PTS
10
20
Nov 11, 1977 18 generic fighter pic José Luis Soto
win
PTS
10
19
Sep 09, 1977 18 generic fighter pic Antonio Becerra
loss
SD
12
18
May 21, 1977 18 generic fighter pic Rosalio Badillo
win
TKO
5
17
Mar 12, 1977 18 generic fighter pic Daniel Felizardo
win
KO
5
16
Feb 05, 1977 18 generic fighter pic Raúl López
win
TKO
10
15
Dec 25, 1976 17 generic fighter pic Antonio Leon
win
TKO
10
14
Oct 31, 1976 17 generic fighter pic Saul Montana
win
TKO
9
13
Aug 11, 1976 17 generic fighter pic Joel Valdez
win
TKO
9
12
Jul 05, 1976 17 generic fighter pic Pedro Sandoval
win
TKO
9
11
May 26, 1976 17 generic fighter pic Fidel Trejo
win
KO
6
10
Apr 24, 1976 17 generic fighter pic Jose Chavez
win
TKO
7
9
Mar 31, 1976 17 generic fighter pic Serafin Isidro Pacheco
win
TKO
4
8
Feb 25, 1976 17 generic fighter pic Javier Solis
win
TKO
7
7
Jan 24, 1976 16 generic fighter pic Juan Granados
win
TKO
3
6
Dec 11, 1975 16 generic fighter pic Fidel Trejo
win
UD
8
5
Nov 25, 1975 16 generic fighter pic Candido Sandoval
win
TKO
7
4
Oct 19, 1975 16 generic fighter pic Cesar Lopez
win
KO
4
3
Aug 10, 1975 16 generic fighter pic Victor Martinez
win
KO
2
2
May 25, 1975 16 generic fighter pic Miguel Ortiz
win
KO
3
1
May 04, 1975 16 generic fighter pic Al Gardeno
win
KO
3
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