Vicente Saldívar
Career, Record, Stats
Vicente Saldívar (Zurdo de Oro) was a Mexican professional boxer. He was a featherweight world champion with 5 world-title wins. In a career spanning 12 years, 8 months, and 3 days, Saldívar amassed a record of 37-3, which includes 26 wins via KO, 5 of which were in world-title fights.
Vicente Saldívar's Boxing Career
Vicente Saldívar was born in Mexico City, Mexico on March 5, 1943. He made his professional debut at the age of 17 years on February 18, 1961 against Baby Palacios. Saldívar defeated Palacios via 1st round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Saldívar became a world champion fight at the age of 21 after 26 professional fights. He challenged Sugar Ramos for the WBA, WBC, and The Ring featherweight titles and stopped the champion in the 12th of the 15-round fight, winning his first world titles. With this win, he also became the undisputed featherweight world champion — in his very first world-title fight.
Saldívar's last fight was a 4th-round KO loss to Éder Jofre at age 30, on October 21, 1973, in which he was fighting for the WBC featherweight title.
Some of Vicente Saldívar's best fights were against Sugar Ramos (HOFer), José Legrá, and Ismael Laguna (HOFer). For a complete list of Saldívar's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Vicente Saldívar".
Saldívar has 3 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Vicente Saldívar Losses".
Vicente Saldívar's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
40 | Oct 21, 1973 | 30 | 
Éder Jofre 37 64-2-4  | loss | KO 4 |
39 | Jul 15, 1971 | 28 |  Frankie Crawford | win | UD 10 |
38 | Dec 11, 1970 | 27 | 
Kuniaki Shibata 23 31-2-2 | loss | RTD 12 |
37 | May 09, 1970 | 27 | Johnny Famechon | win | UD 15 |
36 | Jul 18, 1969 | 26 | 
José Legrá 26 107-6-4 | win | UD 10 |
35 | Oct 14, 1967 | 24 | Howard Winstone | win | TKO 12 |
34 | Jun 15, 1967 | 24 | Howard Winstone | win | UD 15 |
33 | Jan 29, 1967 | 23 | Mitsunori Seki | win | TKO 7 |
32 | Aug 07, 1966 | 23 | Mitsunori Seki | win | UD 15 |
31 | Feb 12, 1966 | 22 | Floyd Robertson | win | KO 2 |
30 | Sep 07, 1965 | 22 | Howard Winstone | win | UD 15 |
29 | May 07, 1965 | 22 | Raul Rojas | win | TKO 15 |
28 | Dec 06, 1964 | 21 | Delfino Rosales | win | TKO 11 |
27 | Sep 26, 1964 | 21 | 
Sugar Ramos 22 45-1-3 | win | RTD 12 |
26 | Jun 01, 1964 | 21 | 
Ismael Laguna 20 34-1 | win | UD 10 |
25 | Apr 04, 1964 | 21 | Eduardo Guerrero | win | UD 12 |
24 | Feb 08, 1964 | 20 | Juan Ramírez | win | TKO 2 |
23 | Dec 16, 1963 | 20 | Félix Gutiérrez | win | TKO 3 |
22 | Sep 21, 1963 | 20 | Beresford Francis | win | TKO 2 |
21 | Jul 13, 1963 | 20 | Eloy Sánchez | win | KO 1 |
20 | Jun 12, 1963 | 20 | Baby Luis | win | TKO 8 |
19 | Apr 19, 1963 | 20 | Dwight Hawkins | win | KO 5 |
18 | Mar 16, 1963 | 20 | Luis Hernández | win | KO 2 |
17 | Dec 29, 1962 | 19 | Baby Luis | loss | TKO 7 |
16 | Dec 16, 1962 | 19 | Jorge Salazar | win | KO 5 |
15 | Nov 17, 1962 | 19 | José López | win | UD 10 |
14 | Oct 11, 1962 | 19 | Luis Hernández | win | KO 1 |
13 | Aug 22, 1962 | 19 | Alberto Soto | win | TKO 2 |
12 | Jun 27, 1962 | 19 | Indio Fernández | win | TKO 6 |
11 | May 02, 1962 | 19 | Genaro González | win | DQ 8 |
10 | Apr 04, 1962 | 19 | Jorge Salazar | win | KO 4 |
9 | Mar 18, 1962 | 19 | Juan Zavala | win | KO 10 |
8 | Feb 08, 1962 | 18 | Rosendo Martínez | win | TKO 5 |
7 | Jan 06, 1962 | 18 | Ernesto Beltrán | win | KO 6 |
6 | Dec 03, 1961 | 18 | Juan Rodríguez | win | TKO 6 |
5 | Oct 14, 1961 | 18 | José Luis Mora | win | UD 10 |
4 | May 20, 1961 | 18 | Babe López | win | KO 3 |
3 | Apr 16, 1961 | 18 | Eduardo Meza | win | KO 3 |
2 | Mar 22, 1961 | 18 | Frijol González | win | KO 4 |
1 | Feb 18, 1961 | 17 | Baby Palacios | win | KO 1 |