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