![]() ![]() In his next fight, he defeated Olympic medalist Pat Cowdell by split decision. He became a household name all over the United States that night. With that victory, Salvador was an unknown to the casual boxing fan no more. ![]() Sánchez retained the crown by a knockout in round eight on August 21, 1981, in Las Vegas, and Gómez had to return to the Jr. Then undefeated World Jr Featherweight champion Wilfredo Gómez (32–0–1) went up in weight and challenged Sánchez. Sánchez then defended his title against Roberto Castanon (43–1–0) and scored a win over Nicky Perez (50–3–0). On December 13, 1980, Sánchez defeated future champion Juan Laporte by unanimous decision. In his next fight, he defeated Patrick Ford (15–0). This time Sánchez defeated Lopez by 14th-round TKO. Thinking it was just a case of ' beginner's luck' (as it was Sánchez's first world title fight ever), Lopez looked for a rematch and this he got, in Las Vegas. Sánchez defended his title for the first time with a 15-round unanimous decision against Ruben Castillo (47–1). Confident and hard to beat, Lopez was beaten by the 21-year-old Sánchez, who knocked out the defending champion in 13 rounds in Phoenix, Arizona, United States on February 2, 1980. Soon he had beaten people like the Puerto Rican featherweight champion Felix Trinidad Sr., on his way to securing a title shot at world champion Danny "Little Red" Lopez, a popular TV fighter of the late 1970s who was an impressive fighter and had won some spectacular fights against the likes of former world champion David Kotei (twice), Juan Malvares and Mike Ayala. ![]() Sánchez kept on fighting and moved to the Featherweight division. Becerra proved too experienced for the young Sánchez, the bout ended in a split decision defeat for Sánchez. His first fight of note came in his 19th professional fight against the Mexican bantamweight champion Antonio Becerra. ![]() Sánchez started his professional career at the age of 16, as a teenager (after a brief amateur career consisting of reportedly 4 amateur bouts) he started piling up wins against tough Mexican opposition. Sánchez was born to father Felipe Sánchez and to mother María Luisa Narváez. Sánchez was voted as the #3 featherweight of the 20th century by the Associated Press. In 2003, The Ring rated Sánchez number 88 on the list of 100 greatest punchers of all time. In 2002, he was named the 24th greatest fighter of the past 80 years by The Ring magazine. The Ring magazine named both him, and Sugar Ray Leonard, as Fighter of the Year in 1981. In 1991, Sánchez was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. He is also the uncle of Salvador Sánchez II. Sánchez died on August 12, 1982, in a car accident from Querétaro to San Luis Potosí. Many of his contemporaries as well as boxing writers believe that had it not been for his premature death, Sánchez could have gone on to become the greatest featherweight boxer of all time. Sanchez was the WBC and The Ring featherweight champion from 1980 to 1982. Salvador " Sal" Sánchez Narváez (Janu– August 12, 1982) was a Mexican professional boxer born in the town of Santiago Tianguistenco, Estado de México. ![]()
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