Vicente Saldivar
Vicente Saldivar Samuel García (* 3. May 1943 in Mexico City , Mexico ; † 18th July 1985 ) was a Mexican boxer in the featherweight .
Professional career
On September 26, 1964, he became world champion of the WBC and WBA associations when he defeated the Cuban Sugar Ramos in a 15-round fight in the 12th round by giving up. He defended this title seven times in a row. In 1968 the title was revoked.
On May 9th in 1970 he won the WBC world championship belt for the second time with a unanimous victory over Johnny Famechon , but lost it early in December of the same year against Kuniaki Shibata in round 12.
Web links
- Vicente Saldivar in the BoxRec database
- Vicente Saldivar in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Saldivar, Vicente |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Saldívar García, Vicente Samuel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mexican featherweight boxer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 3, 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mexico City , Mexico |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 18, 1985 |
| Place of death | Mexico City , Mexico |