On June 23, 2001, 31-year-old Agapito Sánchez (30-9-2, 15 KOs) and Jorge Monsalvo fought for the vacant WBO super-bantamweight title.
Sánchez came in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 36% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 10 months and 4 days.
Agapito Sánchez stopped Jorge Monsalvo via KO in the 7th round of the 12-round world-title fight. Sánchez improves his record to 31-9-2 (16 KOs)
On August 22, 1995, a 25-year-old Agapito Sánchez (17-4-2, 9 KOs) got a shot at the super-bantamweight WBO title held by 21-year-old Mexican boxer Marco Antonio Barrera (37-0, 26 KOs).
Sánchez came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 39% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 20 days. Barrera was on a 37-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 7 days.
Marco Antonio Barrera defeated Agapito Sánchez via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBO super-bantamweight title. Barrera improves his record to 38-0, while Sánchez adds a loss to his record at 17-5-2.
On October 23, 1998, a 28-year-old Agapito Sánchez (22-9-2, 11 KOs) and a 21-year-old Mexican boxer Oscar Larios (29-1-1, 22 KOs) met in the ring in a super-bantamweight bout.
Sánchez came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 33% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 24 days. Larios was on a 8-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 14 days.
Agapito Sánchez stopped Oscar Larios via TKO in the 5th round. Sánchez improves his record to 23-9-2 (12 KOs), while Larios adds a loss to his record at 29-2-1.
On November 10, 2001, the 31-year-old IBF super-bantamweight champion, Agapito Sánchez (31-9-2, 16 KOs), and the 22-year-old WBO super-bantamweight champion Manny Pacquiao (33-2, 24 KOs) met in a title-unification fight.
Sánchez came in to the fight on a 10-fight win streak with a 38% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 18 days. Pacquiao was on a 7-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 18 days.
The fight ended in a technical decision draw, and both the fighters retained their titles and added a draw to their respective records. — Sánchez is now 31-9-3 and Pacquiao, 33-2-1.
On July 4, 1992, a 22-year-old Agapito Sánchez (7-3-2, 6 KOs) and Andres Buchito Adames met in the ring.
Sánchez came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 9 days.
Agapito Sánchez stopped Andres Buchito Adames via KO in the 1st round. Sánchez improves his record to 8-3-2 (7 KOs)
On May 4, 1990, a 20-year-old Agapito Sánchez (2-0-2, 2 KOs) and Genarito Murillo met in the ring.
Sánchez came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 days.
Agapito Sánchez stopped Genarito Murillo via KO in the 1st round. Sánchez improves his record to 3-0-2 (3 KOs)
On February 17, 1990, a 20-year-old Agapito Sánchez (1-0, 1 KO) and Juan Rios met in the ring.
Sánchez came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 23 days.
Agapito Sánchez stopped Juan Rios via KO in the 1st round. Sánchez improves his record to 2-0 (2 KOs)
On April 25, 1996, a 26-year-old Agapito Sánchez (18-5-2, 10 KOs) and Roland Gomez met in the ring.
Sánchez came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 40% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 18 days.
Agapito Sánchez stopped Roland Gomez via TKO in the 3rd round. Sánchez improves his record to 19-5-2 (11 KOs)
On July 22, 2005, a 35-year-old Agapito Sánchez (34-11-3, 17 KOs) and Artyom Simonyan met in the ring.
Sánchez came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 35% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 14 days.
Agapito Sánchez stopped Artyom Simonyan via TKO in the 5th round. Sánchez improves his record to 35-11-3 (18 KOs)
On March 29, 1999, a 29-year-old Agapito Sánchez (24-9-2, 12 KOs) and Rafael De la Cruz met in the ring.
Sánchez came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 34% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 4 days.
Agapito Sánchez stopped Rafael De la Cruz via KO in the 4th round. Sánchez improves his record to 25-9-2 (13 KOs)