Clemente Sánchez


Clemente "Xicoténcatl" Sánchez was a Mexican boxer.

Pro career

Sánchez turned pro in 1963 and captured the 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.