Richard Sandoval

Richie Sandoval
Data
Birth Name	Richard Sandoval
Weight class	Flyweight , bantamweight , featherweight
nationality	US-american
birthday	October 18, 1960
place of birth	Pomona
size	166 cm
Combat Statistics
Struggles	30th
Victories	29
Knockout victories	17th
Defeats	1

Richard "Richie" Sandoval (born October 18, 1960 in Pomona ) is a former American boxer of Mexican descent.

Childhood and youth

Sandoval was born in Pomona , California , known for good boxers (including Shane Mosley ) . His brother Alberto fought bantamweight in the 1970s and fought twice for the world title without success. In Pomina, Sandoval also met another later world champion, Alberto Dávila , who became one of his best friends.

Career

amateur

In 1979 Sandoval won the US championships in light flyweight (-48 kg), and in 1980 he repeated this flyweight title (-51 kg)

In 1978 Sandoval took part in the World Championships in Belgrade as a 17-year-old and reached the semi-finals in the light flyweight division, which he lost to the later silver medalist Jorge Hernández , Cuba (4-1). The following year he fought his way to the final of the Pan American Games but this time too a Cuban, Héctor Ramírez (5-0), had to admit defeat.

professional

In November 1980, Sandoval made his professional debut, and in the first 3 years he won 23 fights (18 KO's) in a row. Two victories against the later NABC champion Harold Petty deserve special mention . On April 7, 1984 Sandoval met the reigning WBA world champion in the bantamweight Jeff Chandler . In the 15 round fight, Chandler went down in the 11th round for the first time in his career. In the 15th round he went down again, and the referee broke off the fight in favor of Sandoval, who became world champion.

Sandoval defended his title twice in the same year. In 1986 he was supposed to defend the world title against Gaby Canizales and went down in the first round. This was repeated in the third round and three times in the seventh round, forcing the referee to stop the fight. Shortly after the fight, Sandoval passed out and stopped breathing for three minutes. He was taken to the hospital, but his critical condition persisted for several days. After a life-saving brain operation, Sandoval made a full recovery, but had to retire from his career.

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