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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.
May 1, 2014 · Fought on August 21, 1981, at the Caesars Palace hotel on the Las Vegas Strip, it pitted Wilfredo Gómez, a Puerto Rican who had a record of 32 wins, 0 losses ...more. "The Battle of the Little ...
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Salvador Sanchez was a Mexican boxer who won the WBC World Featherweight title in 1979 and defended it six times. He died in a car crash in 1982 after his last fight against Azumah Nelson.
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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 .
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 ...
RécordRivalLugarTipo44-1-1Azumah NelsonNew York, NY USTKO 1543-1-1Jorge GarcíaDallas, Texas, USUD 1542-1-1Pat CowdellHouston, Texas, USSD 1541-1-1Wilfredo GómezLas Vegas, Nevada, USTKO 8Aug 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.
Aug 12, 2016 · 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...