Clemente "Xicoténcatl" Sánchez (9 July 1947 – 25 December 1978) was a Mexican
professional boxer
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Professional career
Sánchez turned professional in 1963 and won the
Lineal and WBC featherweight title with a 3rd-round knockout over
Kuniaki Shibata
Kuniaki Shibata (柴田 国明, born March 29, 1947, in Hitachi, Japan) is a Japanese former professional boxer who competed from 1965 to 1977. He is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBC and ''The Ring featherweight titl ...
in 1972. He lost the title in his first defense by a technical knockout to
Jose Legra
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*Jose ben Abin
* Jose ben Akabya
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, but Sanchez had been stripped of his WBC belt after failing to make weight prior to the fight. He retired in 1975.
Death
Sánchez was shot and killed in his home city of Monterrey in a traffic dispute in 1978, by a man who later identified himself to police as Carlos Rodriguez Treviño.
Professional boxing record
See also
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List of Mexican boxing world champions
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List of world featherweight boxing champions Championship recognition
Public Acclamation: 1884 to 1921
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Lineal championship
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References
External links
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Clemente Sánchez - CBZ Profile
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1947 births
1978 deaths
Mexican male boxers
Boxers from Nuevo León
Sportspeople from Monterrey
Deaths by firearm in Mexico
Mexican murder victims
People murdered in Mexico
Featherweight boxers
World featherweight boxing champions
World Boxing Council champions
The Ring (magazine) champions