On September 9, 1977, an 18-year-old Salvador Sánchez (18-0, 17 KOs) and Antonio Becerra met in the ring in a bantamweight bout.
Sánchez came in to the fight on a 18-fight win streak with a 94% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 19 days.
Salvador Sánchez lost to Antonio Becerra via split decision in the 12-round bantamweight fight, and adds a loss to his record at 18-1.