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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.
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...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
On August 12 1982, the 23-year-old featherweight champion of the world died in a car crash. Thirty years on, the potential of Salvador Sanchez remains one of boxing's great enigmas.
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.
Sanchez was the reigning WBC featherweight champion when he died in an auto accident on August 12, 1982. What we do know, is that at the age of 23, Sanchez was in his prime and considered one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world.
Aug 13, 2017 · In the early hours of August 12, 1982, (2 am), on the road that goes from Queretaro to San Jose Iturbide, Guanajuato, Mexico, the world champion of the featherweights Salvador Sanchez was involved in the tragic crash of two vehicles at high speed.
