Salvador Sanchez vs Juan La Porte December 18, 1980 1080p HD

Salvador Sanchez 126 lbs beat Juan Laporte 125 lbs by UD in round 15 of 15 Date: 1980-12-13 Location: County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas, USA Referee: Davey Pearl Judge: Vince Delgado 146-139 Judge: Arlen Bynum 147-140 Judge: Abraham Chavarria 148-142 WBC World Featherweight Title Before the fight Salvador Sanchez had a record of 37 wins, one loss and one draw, with 29 knockouts. He had won the WBC world Featherweight championship by defeating Danny Lopez by a thirteenth round knockout on February 2 of that year. He followed that win with defenses against Ruben Castillo, Lopez in a rematch and Patrick Ford. Despite the fact that Sanchez was a world champion, he had reached celebrity status only in his native Mexico and among hardcore boxing fans. It was when Sanchez beat Wilfredo Gómez that it can be said Sanchez gained full celebrity status. On the other hand, Laporte was even lesser known than Sanchez, as even many among his fellow Puerto Ricans did not know him. He was known more than anywhere else in the Ne