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Salvador "Sal" Sánchez Narváez (January 26, 1959 – August 12, 1982) was a Mexican professional boxer born in the town of Santiago Tianguistenco, Estado de México. Sanchez was the WBC and The Ring featherweight champion from 1980 to 1982.
Jun 28, 2020 · Mexican professional boxer Salvador Sanchez quickly rose to stardom behind his incredible performances in the ring. However, his promising career came to a sudden halt when he tragically died at age 23, leaving a considerable hole in the boxing community.
"The Battle of the Little Giants was a 1981 boxing event with a deep social impact.Fought on August 21, 1981, at the Caesars Palace hotel on the Las Vegas St...
Salvador Sanchez. Sanchez died in a car crash shortly after this fight. Cowdell down in 15th. Rozelle was down three times in the third round. Alarcon suffered a cut eye stoppage. Sanchez down in the fifth round.
Aug 13, 1982 · Salvador Sanchez, the World Boxing Council's featherweight titleholder and one of the more accomplished of current champions, was killed early today when his sports car collided with a truck on...
Aug 8, 2024 · Salvador Sanchez (born Jan. 26, 1958, Santiago Tianguistenco, Mex.—died Aug. 12, 1982, near Mexico City) was a Mexican professional boxer and the world featherweight (126 pounds) champion from 1980 to 1982.
Salvador Sánchez Narváez (Santiago Tianguistenco, 26 de enero de 1959-Querétaro, 12 de agosto de 1982) fue un boxeador profesional mexicano que llegó a consagrarse campeón de los pesos pluma del Consejo Mundial de Boxeo. Muchos de sus contemporáneos así como periodistas de boxeo consideran que de no haber fallecido en forma prematura ...
Aug 16, 2022 · The International Boxing Hall of Fame posthumously included Sanchez as part of its second class of inductees in 1991, and Boxing.com placed him at No. 62 on its list of history’s top 100 ...
Sep 18, 2022 · Salvador Sanchez was a complete fighter who possessed speed, power and excellent counter-punching skills. Sanchez won the WBC Featherweight Championship by stopping Danny Lopez in thirteen rounds on February 2, 1980.
The wonderfully talented Salvador Sanchez is widely recognized as one of the very best fighters to ever come out of Mexico. The former champion was revered for his speed, skills, power, boundless energy and brilliant counter-punching ability.