VICENTE SALDIVAR

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VICENTE SALDIVAR

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Vicente Saldivar

Born: 1943 (May 3 as per The 1986-1987 Ring Record Book and Boxing Encyclopedia and the International Boxing Hall Of Fame; March 5 as per BoxRec; March 3 as per The Cyber Boxing Zone; "Some sources report May 5" also as per the Cyber Boxing Zone)

Died of cancer: July 18, 1985

Represented Mexico at the 1960 Olympics

Boxed professionally: 1961-1967; 1969-1971; 1973

Compiled a professional record of 38-3 with 27 wins by knockout (as per The 1986-1987 Ring Record Book and Boxing Encyclopedia and the International Boxing Hall Of Fame) or 37-3 with 26 KOs (as per BoxRec and as per The Cyber Boxing Zone, both of which do not list Saldivar's 2/13/65 KO-4 win over Eduardo Torres)

Held World Featherweight Title- September 26, 1964- October 14, 1967:

- 9/26/64- Sugar Ramos, W TKO 12 (Won Lineal, Ring Magazine, WBC, and WBA Titles)
- 12/6/64- Delfino Rosales, W TKO 11 (Retained Lineal and Ring Magazine Titles as well as the Mexican National Title)
- 5/7/65- Raul Rojas, W TKO-15 (Retained Lineal, Ring Magazine, WBC, and WBA Titles)
- 9/7/65- Howard Winstone, W PTS. 15 (Retained Lineal, Ring Magazine, WBC, and WBA Titles)
- 2/12/66- Floyd Robertson, W KO 2 (Retained Lineal, Ring Magazine, WBC, and WBA Titles)
- 8/7/66- Mitsunori Seki, W UD 15 (Retained Lineal, Ring Magazine, WBC, and WBA Titles)
- 1/29/67- Mitsunori Seki, W TKO 7 (Retained Lineal, Ring Magazine, WBC, and WBA Titles)
- 6/15/67- Howard Winstone, W PTS. 15 (Retained Lineal, Ring Magazine, WBC, and WBA Titles)
- 10/14/67- Howard Winstone, W TKO 12 (Retained Lineal, Ring Magazine, WBC, and WBA Titles)
- 10/14/67- announced retirement

Held World Featherweight Title- May 9, 1970-December 11, 1970:

- 5/9/70- Johnny Famechon, W UD 15 (Regained Lineal, Ring Magazine, and WBC Titles)
- 12/11/70- Kuniaki Shibata, L TKO 13 (failed to answer bell for the 13th round; Lost Lineal, Ring Magazine, and WBC Titles)

Compiled a record of 8-2 versus fellow World Champions:

1-0 vs. Ismael Laguna (6/1/64; PTS. 10)
1-0 vs. Ramos
1-0 vs. Rojas
3-0 vs. Winstone
1-0 vs. Jose Legra (7/18/69; UD 10)
1-0 vs. Famechon
0-1 vs. Shibata
0-1 vs. Eder Jofre (10/20/73- as per The 1986 Ring Record Book and Boxing Encyclopedia and the Cyber Boxing Zone; 10/21/73- as per BoxRec; L KO 4- for Jofre's Lineal and WBC World Featherweight Titles)

Compiled a record of 3-1 versus fellow Hall of Famers:

1-0 vs. Laguna (IBHOF; WBHF)
1-0 vs. Ramos (IBHOF, WBHF)
1-0 vs. Famechon (WBHF)
0-1 vs. Jofre (IBHOF, WBHF)

vs. other notable fighters:

2-0 vs. Jorge "Baby" Salazar (4/4/62; KO 4) (12/16/62; KO 5)
1-1 vs. Baby Luis (Emiro Duvergel) (12/29/62; L DQ 7) (6/12/63; W TKO 8)
1-0 vs. Dwight Hawkins (4/19/63; KO 5)
1-0 vs. Eloy Sanchez (7/13/63; KO 1)
1-0 vs. Juan Ramirez (2/8/64; TKO 2)
1-0 vs. Eduardo "Lalo" Guerrero (4/4/64; PTS 12)
1-0 vs. Frankie Crawford (7/15/71; UD 10)


Inducted into World Boxing Hall of Fame

Inducted into International Boxing Hall Of Fame: 1999

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