Alex Sánchez (boxer)

Template:Short description Template:About Template:BLP sources Template:Family name hatnote Template:Infobox boxer Alexander Sánchez Sepúlveda (born June 5, 1973) is a former Puerto Rican professional boxer.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He held the WBO minimumweight title from 1993 to 1997.

Boxing career

Sánchez began his professional boxing career on October 4, 1991, knocking out Carlos Figueroa in round one at Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.

After one more win that year, he took 1992 off, but came back in 1993 to post nine wins in a row before facing Orlando Malone for the WBO's world Strawweight championship. On December 22 of that year, Sánchez became a world champion by knocking Malone out in the first round at San Juan, Puerto Rico.

He went on a European tour in 1994, retaining his title and winning a non-title bout in Spain, and retaining his title in Germany. By then, Sánchez was actively challenging Michael Carbajal into a fight. That fight, however, never came off.

In 1995, he retained his title twice, and won four non-title bouts. In 1996, he only had one fight, knocking out Jose Luis Velardez in round five.

In 1997, he started by suffering his first defeat, at the hands of Edgar Cardenas, by a decision in ten rounds. He then beat future world champion Victor Burgos by a decision in twelve to retain the title, in what marked the beginning of their trilogy of bouts. He closed the year by getting his long anticipated unification bout with WBC world champion Ricardo López, but he lost the title to López when López knocked him out in round five at Madison Square Garden.

Sánchez has been active only on and off since. In 2002, he and Burgos had their second meeting, and this time the result was a draw. But in 2003, after López had conquered the IBF world belt and retired, the IBF declared Sánchez and Burgos their official challengers for the world crown, and this time, Sánchez lost by a knockout in round 12 at Las Vegas.

Sánchez revealed that he had become a newborn Christian shortly before his next fight, an attempt at recovering the WBO world Strawweight championship, held this time by Ivan Calderón. On December 6, he lost to Calderón by a twelve-round unanimous decision at Bayamón.

On August 6, 2004, Sánchez, who had shortly before expressed to local newspapers that he hoped to become a world champion again, beat Roberto Gomez by an eight-round decision, as part of a San Juan undercard highlighted by José Miguel Cotto's win over former world champion Al Kotey.

Just over a month later, on September 11, he posted a first-round knockout over Arturo Velazquez, at the José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum, also in San Juan.

On January 29, 2005, Sánchez attempted to win the WBO world Jr. Flyweight title, but he lost to champion Nelson Dieppa of Vieques by an eleventh-round knockout. Puerto Rican boxing experts commented that the Sánchez-Dieppa fight should have been considered for "fight of the year" in Puerto Rico.Template:Citation needed

His next fight, once again for the WBO Jr. flyweight title that Hugo Cazares had taken from Dieppa, was held in Ponce on August 20 of that year. After suffering an eye injury, Sánchez lost the fight by an eighth-round technical knockout, announcing his retirement from professional boxing immediately after the bout.

At a moment in his career Alex Sánchez was trained by Félix Trinidad's father Felix Trinidad Sr.

Sánchez is now a boxing promoter in Puerto Rico.

Professional Record

Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, Time	Date	Location	Notes
Template:No2Loss	31-8-1	Template:Flagicon Glenn Donaire	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
Template:No2Loss	31-7-1	Template:Flagicon Nelson Dieppa	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
Template:No2Loss	31-6-1	Template:Flagicon Hugo Fidel Cazares	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
Template:No2Loss	31-5-1	Template:Flagicon Nelson Dieppa	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
Template:Yes2Win	31-4-1	Template:Flagicon Arturo Velazquez	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
Template:Yes2Win	30-4-1	Template:Flagicon Roberto Gomez	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
Template:No2Loss	29-4-1	Template:Flagicon Ivan Calderon	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
Template:No2Loss	29-3-1	Template:Flagicon Jose Victor Burgos	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
Template:DrawDraw	29-2-1	Template:Flagicon Jose Victor Burgos	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
Template:Yes2Win	29-2	Template:Flagicon Jose Laureano	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
Template:Yes2Win	28-2	Template:Flagicon Jose Luis Velarde	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
Template:Yes2Win	27-2	Template:Flagicon Melquiades Ventura	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
Template:Yes2Win	26-2	Template:Flagicon Lorenzo Trejo	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
Template:No2Loss	25-2	Template:Flagicon Ricardo Lopez	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
Template:Yes2Win	25-1	Template:Flagicon Jose Victor Burgos	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
Template:No2Loss	24-1	Template:Flagicon Edgar Cardenas	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
Template:Yes2Win	24-0	Template:Flagicon Jose Luis Velarde	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
Template:Yes2Win	23-0	Template:Flagicon Pablo Tiznado	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
Template:Yes2Win	22-0	Template:Flagicon Tomas Rivera	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
Template:Yes2Win	21-0	Template:Flagicon Arturo Valdez	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
Template:Yes2Win	20-0	Template:Flagicon Fernando Martinez	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
Template:Yes2Win	19-0	Template:Flagicon Ventura Mendivil	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
Template:Yes2Win	18-0	Template:Flagicon Rafael Orozco	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
Template:Yes2Win	17-0	Template:Flagicon Pablo Tiznado	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
Template:Yes2Win	16-0	Template:Flagicon Oscar Andrade	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
Template:Yes2Win	15-0	Template:Flagicon Carlos Juan Rodriguez	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
Template:Yes2Win	14-0	Template:Flagicon Jose Rodriguez	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
Template:Yes2Win	13-0	Template:Flagicon Arturo Mayan	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
Template:Yes2Win	12-0	Template:Flagicon Orlando Malone	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
Template:Yes2Win	11-0	Template:Flagicon Jose Juarez	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
Template:Yes2Win	10-0	Template:Flagicon Andres Carrasco	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
Template:Yes2Win	9-0	Template:Flagicon Eduardo Vallejo	TKO	1 (8)	1993-10-01	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
Template:Yes2Win	8-0	Template:Flagicon Miguel Santos	UD	8	1993-07-17	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
Template:Yes2Win	7-0	Template:Flagicon Jose Ramon Bartolome	UD	4	1993-07-03	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
Template:Yes2Win	6-0	Template:Flagicon Jose Hernandez	KO	1 (6)	1993-06-19	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
Template:Yes2Win	5-0	Template:Flagicon Kenny Berrios	TKO	4 (6)	1993-05-15	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
Template:Yes2Win	4-0	Template:Flagicon Carlos Figueroa	KO	1 (6)	1993-03-24	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
Template:Yes2Win	3-0	Template:Flagicon Jose Hernandez	TKO	4 (6)	1993-01-16	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
Template:Yes2Win	2-0	Template:Flagicon Alfredo Rivera	UD	4	1991-11-04	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
Template:Yes2Win	1-0	Template:Flagicon Carlos Figueroa	TKO	1 (4)	1991-10-04	Template:Flagicon Template:Small	Template:Small

Legacy

He is recognized at Ponce's Parque de los Ponceños Ilustres in the area of sports.<ref name="travelponce" />

See also

• List of Puerto Ricans
• List of Puerto Rican boxing world champions