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On July 21, 1982, the legendary Mexican boxer Salvador Sanchez and the legend of Ghana, Professor Azumah Nelson (13-0, 10 KO's), who had accepted the fight with very little margin. The Colombian Mario Miranda had to be his rival, but two weeks before the fight he was injured.
Professor Azumah Nelson was still unknown at the time, but his performance that night did not disappoint at all.
It was the hardest fight, and it was the last one played by Salvador Sanchez. Unfortunately, Sanchez died in a terrible accident with his car 20 days after this fight. With 23 years old. His short life did not stop him from leaving some numbers of fear, "Sal" fought with the best of the time despite the brevity of his career, and left a record of 44 victories, 32 of them by fast track, 1 null and a defeat.
Salvador Sánchez would again achieve the victory with KOT in the fifteenth and finish last round.
Azumah Nelson would end up being a boxer of world recognition, he managed to conquer three times the world title in two different categories. Professor Nelson would not come across defeat again for 8 years, facing another legend, Pernell Whitacker.
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