| Agapito Sánchez | |
| Birth Date: | February 14, 1970 |
| Birth Place: | La Victoria, Dominican Republic |
| Death Place: | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| Nickname: | El Ciclon |
| Weight: | |
| Height: | 5 ft 4 in |
| Reach: | 64 in |
| Style: | Orthodox |
| Total: | 50 |
| Wins: | 36 |
| Ko: | 18 |
| Losses: | 11 |
| Draws: | 3 |
Agapito Sánchez (February 14, 1970 - November 15, 2005) was a boxer from the Dominican Republic, nicknamed "El Ciclón" and "Dirty Sanchez" (due to his frequent application of unsportsmanlike tactics in the ring), in the Super Bantamweight weight class. He won 37 of his 50 fights, 18 by knockout.
In 1995, Sanchez challenged WBO superbantemweight champion Marco Antonio Barrera but lost via a twelve-round unanimous decision. He also faced future champions Juan Manuel Márquez, Freddie Norwood, and Guty Espadas, Jr. but came up short in each bout. In 1998, Sanchez defeated future champion Óscar Larios via technical knockout. In 2001, he defeated Jorge Monsalvo Sánchez to win the vacant WBO Super Bantamweight title.[1]
In his next bout, he fought then two-division world champion Manny Pacquiao in an attempt to unify the IBF and WBO junior featherweight titles. The bout was stopped in the sixth round due to a cut over Pacquiao's right eye, caused by an accidental clash of heads in the second round and made worse with another collision in the sixth. Sanchez had been docked two points; one for repeated low blows. The bout was declared a draw with scores of 58-54 Pacquiao, 57-55 Sanchez and 56-56.[2] In August 2002 Sanchez was scheduled to defend his title against Joan Guzmán but failed a pre-fight eye test and was stripped of his crown. After a two-year layoff he fought Guzmán for the same title but lost via technical knockout.
His final bout was a win against Edison Torres on September 17, 2005.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Win | 36–11–3 | Edison Torres | UD | 10 (10) | 2005-09-17 | |||
| 49 | Win | 35–11–3 | Artyom Simonyan | TKO | 5 (12) | 2005-07-22 | |||
| 48 | Win | 34–11–3 | Iván Álvarez | TKO | 8 (10) | 2005-04-08 | |||
| 47 | Loss | 33–11–3 | Carlos Navarro | TKO | 11 (12) | Dec 11, 2004 | |||
| 46 | Win | 33–10–3 | Rogers Mtagwa | MD | 10 (10) | 2004-10-14 | |||
| 45 | Win | 32–10–3 | Francisco Mateos | UD | 10 (10) | 2004-08-14 | |||
| 44 | Loss | 31–10–3 | Joan Guzmán | TKO | 7 (12) | 2004-02-26 | |||
| 43 | Draw | 31–9–3 | Manny Pacquiao | TD | 6 (12) | 2001-11-10 | |||
| 42 | Win | 31–9–2 | Jorge Monsalvo | KO | 7 (12) | 2001-06-23 | |||
| 41 | Win | 30–9–2 | Juan Carlos Ramírez | UD | 10 (10) | 2000-08-19 | |||
| 40 | Win | 29–9–2 | Gerardo Martínez | TKO | 11 (12) | 2000-06-17 | |||
| 39 | Win | 28–9–2 | Javier Lucas | TKO | 7 (?) | 1999-12-03 | |||
| 38 | Win | 27–9–2 | Marcos Badillo | UD | 10 (10) | 1999-08-23 | |||
| 37 | Win | 26–9–2 | Jesse Magana | UD | 10 (10) | 1999-04-12 | |||
| 36 | Win | 25–9–2 | Rafael De la Cruz | KO | 4 (?) | 1999-03-29 | |||
| 35 | Win | 24–9–2 | Jorge Munoz | TD | 8 (?) | 1999-01-25 | |||
| 34 | Win | 23–9–2 | Óscar Larios | TKO | 5 (12) | 1998-10-23 | |||
| 33 | Win | 22–9–2 | Nestor Lopez | UD | 10 (10) | 1998-08-29 | |||
| 32 | Loss | 21–9–2 | Guty Espadas Jr. | MD | 10 (10) | 1998-04-20 | |||
| 31 | Win | 21–8–2 | Javier Jáuregui | UD | 10 (10) | 1998-02-21 | |||
| 30 | Loss | 20–8–2 | Freddie Norwood | UD | 12 (12) | 1997-08-08 | |||
| 29 | Loss | 20–7–2 | César Soto | TKO | 2 (10) | 1997-06-06 | |||
| 28 | Loss | 20–6–2 | Juan Manuel Márquez | UD | 12 (12) | 1997-04-21 | |||
| 27 | Win | 20–5–2 | Javier León | UD | 10 (10) | 1996-09-10 | |||
| 26 | Win | 19–5–2 | Roland Gomez | TKO | 3 (10) | 1996-04-25 | |||
| 25 | Win | 18–5–2 | Jorge Monzon | TKO | 10 (10) | 1995-12-07 | |||
| 24 | Loss | 17–5–2 | Marco Antonio Barrera | UD | 12 (12) | 1995-08-22 | |||
| 23 | Win | 17–4–2 | Anthony Hardy | PTS | 8 (8) | 1995-07-02 | |||
| 22 | Win | 16–4–2 | José Pantaleón | UD | 12 (12) | 1995-04-25 | |||
| 21 | Loss | 15–4–2 | Maui Diaz | DQ | 8 (12) | 1994-10-29 | |||
| 20 | Win | 15–3–2 | Max Gomez | MD | 12 (12) | 1994-05-28 | |||
| 19 | Win | 14–3–2 | Angel Santana | PTS | 10 (10) | 1993-09-02 | |||
| 18 | Win | 13–3–2 | Vinicio Rosario | KO | 10 (12) | 1993-06-29 | |||
| 17 | Win | 12–3–2 | Juan Francisco Mercedes | UD | 10 (10) | 1993-02-18 | |||
| 16 | Win | 11–3–2 | Luis Sosa | PTS | 10 (10) | 1992-11-06 | |||
| 15 | Win | 10–3–2 | Julio Cesar Perez | PTS | 12 (12) | 1992-10-16 | |||
| 14 | Win | 9–3–2 | Manuel Jesus Herrera | TKO | 4 (?) | 1992-08-15 | |||
| 13 | Win | 8–3–2 | Andres Buchito Adames | KO | 1 (?) | 1992-07-04 | |||
| 12 | Win | 7–3–2 | Fenel Solano | KO | 3 (?) | 1992-06-25 | |||
| 11 | Loss | 6–3–2 | Domingo Guillen | PTS | 8 (8) | 1992-02-17 | |||
| 10 | Loss | 6–2–2 | Luis Alberto Vargas | PTS | 6 (6) | 1990-11-29 | |||
| 9 | Loss | 6–1–2 | Eduardo Lopez | UD | 8 (8) | 1990-10-07 | |||
| 8 | Win | 6–0–2 | Aguedo Moran | UD | 6 (6) | 1990-07-01 | |||
| 7 | Win | 5–0–2 | Eduardo Lopez | TKO | 3 (?) | 1990-06-01 | |||
| 6 | Win | 4–0–2 | Ariel Cordoba | KO | 9 (?) | 1990-05-23 | |||
| 5 | Win | 3–0–2 | Genarito Murillo | KO | 1 (?) | 1990-05-04 | |||
| 4 | Draw | 2–0–2 | Angel Vergara | PTS | 4 (4) | 1990-04-28 | |||
| 3 | Draw | 2–0–1 | Luis Alberto Vargas | SD | 4 (4) | 1990-03-17 | |||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Juan Rios | KO | 1 (4) | 1990-02-17 | |||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Jose Perez | TKO | 1 (4) | 1989-11-25 |
Sánchez was pronounced dead on November 15, 2005, after being shot by an off-duty Dominican Air Force sergeant in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Sanchez died at a Santo Domingo hospital hours after surgery to remove two bullets from his stomach.[3] The police identified the murderer as Sergeant Diogenes Nova Rosario, who was later convicted and sentenced to 15 years in prison.[4]
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