Salvador Sánchez
"Chava"
- Born
- 1959
- Died
- 1982
- Nationality
- Mexico
- Career
- 1975–1982
A prodigy whose life was cut short in a car crash at just 23, while still champion.
Titles & Honours
- WBC Featherweight Champion (1980–1982)
Career Timeline
1975–1982- Milestone
First recorded professional bout
vs Al Gardeno · W KO
- Milestone
25th recorded win
vs José Santana · TKO. Newspaper decisions excluded.
- Title history
Title reign begins
WBC Featherweight Champion (1980–1982). Year from profile title history; exact title-winning bout not identified.
- Signature fight
vs Danny Lopez
W TKO13 Danny López (1980) · Veteran's Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
- Signature fight
vs Danny Lopez
W TKO13 Danny López (1980) · Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
- Signature fight
vs Wilfredo Gómez
W TKO8 Wilfredo Gómez (1981) · Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
- Milestone
Latest recorded bout
vs Azumah Nelson · W TKO. Not necessarily the retirement date.
- Signature fight
vs Azumah Nelson
W TKO15 Azumah Nelson (1982) · Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
Derived from the current archive and profile honours. Title-reign years are not exact bout dates; title claims are not independently verified. Signature fights use existing profile selections, or clearly labelled wins over other archived fighters when no selections exist. Year-only dates retain their original precision.
Photo Archive
1 archival photographs under their original licences.
Fight-by-Fight Record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-05-04 | W | Al Gardeno | KO | 3 | Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico |
| 1975-05-25 | W | Miguel Ortiz | KO | 3 | Misantla, Varacruz, Mexico |
| 1975-08-10 | W | Victor Martinez | KO | 2 | Misantla, Veracruz, Mexico |
| 1975-10-19 | W | Cesar Lopez | KO | 4 | Misantla, Veracruz, Mexico |
| 1975-11-25 | W | Candido Sandoval | TKO | 7 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
| 1975-12-11 | W | Fidel Trejo | UD | 8 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
| 1976-01-24 | W | Juan Granados | TKO | 3 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
| 1976-02-25 | W | Javier Solis | TKO | 7 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
| 1976-03-31 | W | Serafin Isidro Pacheco | TKO | 4 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
| 1976-04-24 | W | Jose Chavez | TKO | 7 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
| 1976-05-26 | W | Fidel Trejo | KO | 6 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
| 1976-07-05 | W | Pedro Sandoval | TKO | 9 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
| 1976-08-11 | W | Joel Valdez | TKO | 9 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
| 1976-10-31 | W | Saul Montana | TKO | 9 | Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
| 1976-12-25 | W | Antonio Leon | TKO | 10 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
| 1977-02-05 | W | Raúl López | TKO | 10 | Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico |
| 1977-03-12 | W | Daniel Felizardo | KO | 5 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
| 1977-05-21 | W | Rosalio Badillo | TKO | 5 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
| 1977-09-09 | L | Antonio Becerra | SD | 12 | Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico |
| 1977-11-11 | W | José Luis Soto | PTS | 10 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
| 1977-12-05 | W | Eliseo Cosme | PTS | 10 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
| 1978-03-15 | D | Juan Escobar | MD | 10 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| 1978-07-01 | W | José Sánchez | UD | 10 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
| 1978-08-13 | W | Hector Cortez | TKO | 7 | Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico |
| 1978-09-26 | W | Francisco Ponce | KO | 2 | Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| 1978-11-21 | W | Edwin Alarcon | TKO | 9 | San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| 1978-12-16 | W | José Santana | TKO | 2 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
| 1979-02-03 | W | Carlos Mimila | KO | 3 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
| 1979-03-13 | W | James Martinez | UD | 10 | San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| 1979-05-19 | W | Salvador Torres | TKO | 7 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
| 1979-06-17 | W | Fel Clemente | UD | 12 | Convention Center Arena, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| 1979-07-22 | W | Rosalio Muro | KO | 3 | San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico |
| 1979-08-07 | W | Félix Trinidad Sr. | TKO | 5 | Summit, Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| 1979-09-15 | W | Richard Rozelle | KO | 3 | Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| 1979-12-15 | W | Rafael Gandarilla | TKO | 5 | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico |
| 1980-02-02 | W | Danny Lopez | TKO | 13 | Veteran's Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| 1980-04-12 | W | Ruben Castillo | UD | 15 | Civic Auditorium, Tucson, Arizona, U.S. |
| 1980-06-21 | W | Danny Lopez | TKO | 14 | Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| 1980-09-13 | W | Patrick Ford | MD | 15 | Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| 1980-12-13 | W | Juan Laporte | UD | 15 | County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas, U.S. |
| 1981-03-22 | W | Roberto Castañón | TKO | 10 | Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| 1981-07-11 | W | Nicky Perez | UD | 10 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| 1981-08-21 | W | Wilfredo Gómez | TKO | 8 | Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| 1981-12-12 | W | Pat Cowdell | SD | 15 | Astrodome, Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| 1982-05-08 | W | Jorge Garcia | UD | 15 | Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| 1982-07-21 | W | Azumah Nelson | TKO | 15 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
Showing 46 of 46 recorded fights · last updated 2026-10-11. Imported record tables are not independently verified and may be incomplete. Early-era logs include newspaper decisions (NWS), which are not counted in the official totals above.
Record notes
Fight record last retrieved: 2026-10-11. Title histories remain subject to archival review.
Historical-era totals differ between record-keeping conventions (newspaper decisions, exhibitions).
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