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Mexican boxer
A.K.A.
Clemente Sanchez
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
9 July 1947(Monterrey)
Death:
25 December 1978
The details
Biography
Introduction
Clemente "Xicoténcatl" Sánchez (born July 9, 1947 in Monterrey, Nuevo León, and died December 25, 1978) was a Mexican boxer.
Pro career
Sánchez turned pro in 1963 and captured the Lineal championship|Lineal]] and WBC featherweight title with a 3rd round KO over Kuniaki Shibata in 1972. He lost the title in his first defense by TKO to Jose Legra, 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.