Agapito Sánchez Record
Agapito Sánchez (El Ciclon) is a 55-year-old retired Dominican professional boxer. He is a former super-bantamweight world champion. In a career spanning 15 years, 9 months, and 23 days, Sánchez amassed a record of 36-11-3, which includes 18 wins via KO, 1 of which was in a world-title fight.
Boxing Career
Agapito Sánchez was born in La Victoria, Dominican Republic on February 14, 1970. He made his professional debut at the age of 19 years on November 25, 1989 against Jose Perez. Sánchez defeated Perez via 1st round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Sánchez got his first shot at a world title at the age of 25 after 23 professional fights. On August 22, 1995 Sánchez challenged Marco Antonio Barrera's WBO super-bantamweight title but lost via 12-round unanimous decision.
He became a world champion on June 23, 2001 at the age of 31 years, after by defeating Jorge Monsalvo, the then-reining WBO super-bantamweight champion, via 7th round KO. This was his 42nd fight as a professional.
Sánchez then went on to successfully win the IBF super-bantamweight world title as well.
Sánchez' last fight was a unanimous decision victory over Edison Torres at age 35, on September 17, 2005.
Some of Agapito Sánchez' best fights have been against Manny Pacquiao and Oscar Larios. For a complete list of Sánchez' best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Agapito Sánchez".
Sánchez has 11 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Agapito Sánchez Losses".
Fight Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
50 | Sep 17, 2005 | 35 |  Edison Torres | win | UD 10 |
49 | Jul 22, 2005 | 35 | Artyom Simonyan | win | TKO 5 |
48 | Apr 08, 2005 | 35 | Ivan Alvarez | win | TKO 8 |
47 | Dec 11, 2004 | 34 | Carlos Navarro | loss | TKO 11 |
46 | Oct 14, 2004 | 34 | Rogers Mtagwa | win | MD 10 |
45 | Aug 14, 2004 | 34 | Francisco Mateos | win | UD 10 |
44 | Feb 26, 2004 | 34 | 
Joan Guzman 27 20-0 | loss | TKO 7 |
43 | Nov 10, 2001 | 31 | 
Manny Pacquiao 22 33-2 | draw | TD 6 |
42 | Jun 23, 2001 | 31 | Jorge Monsalvo | win | KO 7 |
41 | Aug 19, 2000 | 30 | Juan Carlos Ramirez | win | UD 10 |
40 | Jun 17, 2000 | 30 | Gerardo Martinez | win | TKO 11 |
39 | Dec 03, 1999 | 29 | Javier Lucas | win | TKO 7 |
38 | Aug 23, 1999 | 29 | Marcos Badillo | win | UD 10 |
37 | Apr 12, 1999 | 29 | Jesse Magana | win | UD 10 |
36 | Mar 29, 1999 | 29 | Rafael De la Cruz | win | KO 4 |
35 | Jan 25, 1999 | 28 | Jorge Munoz | win | TD 8 |
34 | Oct 23, 1998 | 28 | 
Oscar Larios 21 29-1-1 | win | TKO 5 |
33 | Aug 29, 1998 | 28 | Nestor Lopez | win | UD 10 |
32 | Apr 20, 1998 | 28 | Guty Espadas Jr | loss | MD 10 |
31 | Feb 21, 1998 | 28 | Javier Jauregui | win | UD 10 |
30 | Aug 08, 1997 | 27 | 
Freddie Norwood 27 27-0-1 | loss | UD 12 |
29 | Jun 06, 1997 | 27 | Cesar Soto | loss | TKO 2 |
28 | Apr 21, 1997 | 27 | 
Juan Manuel Marquez 23 19-1 | loss | UD 12 |
27 | Sep 10, 1996 | 26 | Javier Leon | win | UD 10 |
26 | Apr 25, 1996 | 26 | Roland Gomez | win | TKO 3 |
25 | Dec 07, 1995 | 25 | Jorge Monzon | win | TKO 10 |
24 | Aug 22, 1995 | 25 | 
Marco Antonio Barrera 21 37-0 | loss | UD 12 |
23 | Jul 02, 1995 | 25 | Anthony Hardy | win | PTS 8 |
22 | Apr 25, 1995 | 25 | Jose Pantaleon | win | UD 12 |
21 | Oct 29, 1994 | 24 | Maui Diaz | loss | DQ 8 |
20 | May 28, 1994 | 24 | Max Gomez | win | MD 12 |
19 | Sep 02, 1993 | 23 | Angel Santana | win | PTS 10 |
18 | Jun 29, 1993 | 23 | Vinicio Rosario | win | KO 10 |
17 | Feb 18, 1993 | 23 | Juan Francisco Mercedes | win | UD 10 |
16 | Nov 06, 1992 | 22 | Luis Sosa | win | PTS 10 |
15 | Oct 16, 1992 | 22 | Julio Cesar Perez | win | PTS 12 |
14 | Aug 15, 1992 | 22 | Manuel Jesus Herrera | win | TKO 4 |
13 | Jul 04, 1992 | 22 | Andres Buchito Adames | win | KO 1 |
12 | Jun 25, 1992 | 22 | Fenel Solano | win | KO 3 |
11 | Feb 17, 1992 | 22 | Domingo Guillen | loss | PTS 8 |
10 | Nov 29, 1990 | 20 | Luis Alberto Vargas | loss | PTS 6 |
9 | Oct 07, 1990 | 20 | Eduardo Lopez | loss | UD 8 |
8 | Jul 01, 1990 | 20 | Aguedo Moran | win | UD 6 |
7 | Jun 01, 1990 | 20 | Eduardo Lopez | win | TKO 3 |
6 | May 23, 1990 | 20 | Ariel Cordoba | win | KO 6 |
5 | May 04, 1990 | 20 | Genarito Murillo | win | KO 1 |
4 | Apr 28, 1990 | 20 | Angel Vergara | draw | PTS 4 |
3 | Mar 17, 1990 | 20 | Luis Alberto Vargas | draw | PTS 4 |
2 | Feb 17, 1990 | 20 | Juan Rios | win | KO 1 |
1 | Nov 25, 1989 | 19 | Jose Perez | win | TKO 1 |