Salvador Sánchez (44-1-1, 32) was born in Santiago Tianguistenco, State of Mexico, Mexico on January 26, 1959. At the age of 16 years on May 4, 1975, he made his professional boxing debut against Al Gardeno, winning the fight via 3rd-round KO.
On his 36th career fight at 21 years old, Sánchez became a featherweight world champion on February 2, 1980 after defeating Danny Lopez via 13th-round TKO to win the WBC and The Ring titles.
Sánchez' last fight was a featherweight (WBC, The Ring) world-title defense against Azumah Nelson on July 21, 1982. He stopped Nelson via TKO in the 15th round, successfully defending the titles. He was on a 24-fight winning streak by his last fight.
Some of Salvador Sánchez' best fights have been against Ruben Castillo, Juan Laporte, Wilfredo Gómez, Danny Lopez and Azumah Nelson. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Salvador Sánchez".
Sánchez has 1 loss on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "Salvador Sánchez Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
46  | Jul 21, 1982 23 years, 5 months 44-1-1 (32) | 24 years 13-0 (10) | FT | 15 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC, The Ring |
45 | May 8, 1982 23 years, 3 months 43-1-1 (31) | Jorge Garcia | FT | 15 | UD | WIN Defended WBC, The Ring |
44 | Dec 12, 1981 22 years, 10 months 42-1-1 (31) | Pat Cowdell | FT | 15 | SD | WIN Defended WBC, The Ring |
43  | Aug 21, 1981 22 years, 6 months 41-1-1 (31) | 24 years, 9 months 32-0-1 (32) | FT | 8 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC, The Ring |
42 | Jul 11, 1981 22 years, 5 months 40-1-1 (30) | Nicky Perez | 10 | UD | WIN | |
41 | Mar 22, 1981 22 years, 1 months 39-1-1 (30) | Roberto Castanon | FT | 10 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC, The Ring |
40  | Dec 13, 1980 21 years, 10 months 38-1-1 (29) | 21 years 15-1 (8) | FT | 15 | UD | WIN Defended WBC, The Ring |
39 | Sep 13, 1980 21 years, 7 months 37-1-1 (29) | Patrick Ford | FT | 15 | MD | WIN Defended WBC, The Ring |
38  | Jun 21, 1980 21 years, 4 months 36-1-1 (29) | 27 years, 11 months 23-4 (20) | FT | 14 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC, The Ring |
37  | Apr 12, 1980 21 years, 2 months 35-1-1 (28) | 22 years, 3 months 44-1 (22) | FT | 15 | UD | WIN Defended WBC, The Ring |
36 | Feb 2, 1980 21 years 34-1-1 (28) | 27 years, 6 months 23-3 (20) | FT | 13 | TKO | WIN Won WBC, The Ring |
35 | Dec 15, 1979 20 years, 10 months 33-1-1 (27) | Rafael Gandarilla | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
34 | Sep 15, 1979 20 years, 7 months 32-1-1 (26) | Richard Rozelle | 3 | KO | WIN | |
33 | Aug 7, 1979 20 years, 6 months 31-1-1 (25) | Félix Trinidad Sr. | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
32 | Jul 22, 1979 20 years, 5 months 30-1-1 (24) | Rosalio Muro | 3 | KO | WIN | |
31 | Jun 17, 1979 20 years, 4 months 29-1-1 (23) | Fel Clemente | 12 | UD | WIN | |
30 | May 19, 1979 20 years, 3 months 28-1-1 (23) | Salvador Torres | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
29 | Mar 13, 1979 20 years, 1 months 27-1-1 (22) | James Martinez | 10 | UD | WIN | |
28 | Feb 3, 1979 20 years 26-1-1 (22) | Carlos Mimila | 3 | KO | WIN | |
27 | Dec 16, 1978 19 years, 10 months 25-1-1 (21) | José Santana | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
26 | Nov 21, 1978 19 years, 9 months 24-1-1 (20) | Edwin Alarcon | 9 | TKO | WIN | |
25 | Sep 26, 1978 19 years, 8 months 23-1-1 (19) | Francisco Ponce | 2 | KO | WIN | |
24 | Aug 13, 1978 19 years, 6 months 22-1-1 (18) | Hector Cortez | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
23 | Jul 1, 1978 19 years, 5 months 21-1-1 (17) | José Sánchez | 10 | UD | WIN | |
22 | Mar 15, 1978 19 years, 1 months 20-1-1 (17) | Juan Escobar | 10 | MD | DRAW | |
21 | Dec 5, 1977 18 years, 10 months 20-1 (17) | Eliseo Cosme | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
20 | Nov 11, 1977 18 years, 9 months 19-1 (17) | José Luis Soto | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
19 | Sep 9, 1977 18 years, 7 months 18-1 (17) | Antonio Becerra | BT | 12 | SD | LOSS |
18 | May 21, 1977 18 years, 3 months 18-0 (17) | Rosalio Badillo | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
17 | Mar 12, 1977 18 years, 1 months 17-0 (16) | Daniel Felizardo | 5 | KO | WIN | |
16 | Feb 5, 1977 18 years 16-0 (15) | Raúl López | 10 | TKO | WIN | |
15 | Dec 25, 1976 17 years, 10 months 15-0 (14) | Antonio Leon | 10 | TKO | WIN | |
14 | Oct 31, 1976 17 years, 9 months 14-0 (13) | Saul Montana | 9 | TKO | WIN | |
13 | Aug 11, 1976 17 years, 6 months 13-0 (12) | Joel Valdez | 9 | TKO | WIN | |
12 | Jul 5, 1976 17 years, 5 months 12-0 (11) | Pedro Sandoval | 9 | TKO | WIN | |
11 | May 26, 1976 17 years, 4 months 11-0 (10) | Fidel Trejo | 6 | KO | WIN | |
10 | Apr 24, 1976 17 years, 2 months 10-0 (9) | Jose Chavez | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
9 | Mar 31, 1976 17 years, 2 months 9-0 (8) | Serafin Isidro Pacheco | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | Feb 25, 1976 17 years 8-0 (7) | Javier Solis | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
7 | Jan 24, 1976 16 years, 11 months 7-0 (6) | Juan Granados | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | Dec 11, 1975 16 years, 10 months 6-0 (5) | Fidel Trejo | 8 | UD | WIN | |
5 | Nov 25, 1975 16 years, 9 months 5-0 (5) | Candido Sandoval | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
4 | Oct 19, 1975 16 years, 8 months 4-0 (4) | Cesar Lopez | 4 | KO | WIN | |
3 | Aug 10, 1975 16 years, 6 months 3-0 (3) | Victor Martinez | 2 | KO | WIN | |
2 | May 25, 1975 16 years, 3 months 2-0 (2) | Miguel Ortiz | 3 | KO | WIN | |
1 | May 4, 1975 16 years, 3 months 1-0 (1) | Al Gardeno | 3 | KO | WIN |
