| Baltasar Sangchili | |
| Realname: | Baltasar Belenguer Hervas |
| Weight: | Bantamweight |
| Height: | 5 ft 1 in |
| Reach: | 61 1/2 in |
| Nationality: | Spanish |
| Birth Date: | 10 October 1911 |
| Style: | Orthodox |
| Total: | 110[1] |
| Wins: | 78 |
| Ko: | 36 |
| Losses: | 20 |
| Draws: | 12 |
Baltasar Berenguer Hervas (October 15, 1911 – September 2, 1992), popularly known in his time as Baltasar Sangchili, was a Spanish boxer who claimed the World Bantamweight Championship.[2] He was the first Spanish fighter in history to win a world championship in boxing. During his illustrious career, he defeated many great fighters including "Panama" Al Brown, Tony Marino, Victor "Young" Perez, Maurice Dubois, Ronnie James, Nicolas Petit-Biquet, Maurice Dubois, Eugène Huat, Carlos Flix and Joseph David.[3]
Sangchili was born in Valencia, Spain on October 15, 1911. When he started his boxing career, to prevent his father from learning of his travels, Baltasar Belenguer took the name of his Chinese partner and friend Chang-Chi-Li (Shang-Chi-Li). Sangchili later told his team: "From now on I want to announce myself as Sangchili Baltasar..."
Before winning the World title, he engaged in 60 fights, and emerged victorious in 50 of them with five defeats. He defeated Carlos Flix to claim the Bantamweight Championship of Spain. He made two attempts to conquer the Bantamweight Championship of Europe against Nicolas Petit-Biquet which ended in draws. In his second attempt, he was defeated in their rematch by a 15-round decision.
He defeated former IBU and NBA Flyweight champion, Victor "Young" Perez on points in 10 rounds in Madrid.
On March 18, 1935, Sangchili got his chance to fight reigning World Bantamweight champion Panama Al Brown which ended in a draw but Sangchili won their rematch in a points decision. Once he gained the title, he made successful tours garnering many victories both in Spain and abroad, without putting his title on the line until the veteran Benny Sharkey with over one hundred victories defeated him in Newcastle, England. One month later, he recovered from his defeat against Sharkey by defeating another great opponent, Ronnie James in Liverpool. James had won over fifty fights with only one defeat. On February 10, 1936, he made his debut in the United States, defeating Jimmy Martin and Lew Farber in New York City.
On June 29, 1936 in a bout at New York's Madison Square Garden, against Tony Marino, Sangchili put his title at stake and was knocked out in 14th round, though Sangchili held a points advantage through much of the bout. In October of the same year, Sangchili got his revenge on Marino, defeating him by points in 10 rounds, though the bout was not for the title.
Sangchili ended his North American tour with a defeat in Mexico against local boxer Juan Zurita and returned to Europe where he made several battles in France in the next two years. He fought former champion Panama Al Brown for the third time for the vacant IBU Bantamweight Championship of the World. The fight was held in Paris and this time Brown won in a fifteen-round points decision.
He ended his career in 1940 by taking the national Bantamweight Championship of Spain against Miguel Safont in a twelve-round points decision. He ended his career with a record of 77 wins with 37 knockouts, 20 losses and 12 draws. He died in September 1992.[4]
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 110 | Win | 78–20–12 | Jim Alpanes | PTS | 10 | Jun 8, 1940 | ||
| 109 | Win | 77–20–12 | Miguel Safont | TKO | 4 (12) | Mar 18, 1940 | ||
| 108 | Win | 76–20–12 | Jim Alpanes | TKO | 7 (10) | Dec 23, 1939 | ||
| 107 | Draw | 75–20–12 | Miguel Safont | PTS | 10 | Dec 6, 1939 | ||
| 106 | Loss | 75–20–11 | Peter Kane | PTS | 10 | Apr 3, 1939 | ||
| 105 | Loss | 75–19–11 | Jim Brady | PTS | 12 | Mar 13, 1939 | ||
| 104 | Loss | 75–18–11 | Robert Bourdet | PTS | 10 | Dec 29, 1938 | ||
| 103 | Loss | 75–17–11 | Ernst Weiss | PTS | 10 | Dec 9, 1938 | ||
| 102 | Loss | 75–16–11 | Valentin Angelmann | DQ | 4 (10) | Oct 6, 1938 | ||
| 101 | Win | 75–15–11 | Eugène Huat | TKO | 7 (10) | Apr 21, 1938 | ||
| 100 | Loss | 74–15–11 | Panama Al Brown | SD | 15 | Mar 4, 1938 | ||
| 99 | Draw | 74–14–11 | Joseph Decico | PTS | 10 | Feb 3, 1938 | ||
| 98 | Win | 74–14–10 | Victor Perez | PTS | 10 | Oct 28, 1937 | ||
| 97 | Win | 73–14–10 | Maurice Dupuis | TKO | 6 (10) | Oct 14, 1937 | ||
| 96 | Win | 72–14–10 | Roger Cotti | TKO | 3 (10) | Oct 7, 1937 | ||
| 95 | Win | 71–14–10 | Henri Sanchez | TKO | 3 (10) | Sep 16, 1937 | ||
| 94 | Loss | 70–14–10 | Juan Zurita | PTS | 10 | Jan 1, 1937 | ||
| 93 | Win | 70–13–10 | Tony Marino | PTS | 10 | Oct 15, 1936 | ||
| 92 | Loss | 69–13–10 | Frankie Martin | UD | 10 | Sep 28, 1936 | ||
| 91 | Loss | 69–12–10 | Tony Marino | KO | 14 (15) | Jun 29, 1936 | ||
| 90 | Win | 69–11–10 | Lew Farber | PTS | 10 | May 29, 1936 | ||
| 89 | Win | 68–11–10 | Jimmy Martin | TKO | 8 (10) | May 16, 1936 | ||
| 88 | Win | 67–11–10 | Luis Soria | PTS | 12 | Apr 4, 1936 | ||
| 87 | Win | 66–11–10 | Tony Butcher | TKO | 4 (12) | Mar 21, 1936 | ||
| 86 | Win | 65–11–10 | Ronnie James | PTS | 12 | Mar 12, 1936 | ||
| 85 | Loss | 64–11–10 | Benny Sharkey | PTS | 12 | Feb 10, 1936 | ||
| 84 | Win | 64–10–10 | Alfredo Magnolfi | PTS | 10 | Oct 18, 1935 | ||
| 83 | Win | 63–10–10 | Victor Perez | PTS | 10 | Sep 15, 1935 | ||
| 82 | Win | 62–10–10 | Nicolas Petit Biquet | TKO | 11 (15) | Aug 31, 1935 | ||
| 81 | Win | 61–10–10 | Young Borel | PTS | 10 | Aug 3, 1935 | ||
| 80 | Win | 60–10–10 | Vicente Riambau | PTS | 10 | Jul 14, 1935 | ||
| 79 | Win | 59–10–10 | Rene Gabes | KO | 3 (10) | Jun 22, 1935 | ||
| 78 | Win | 58–10–10 | Panama Al Brown | PTS | 15 | Jun 1, 1935 | ||
| 77 | Win | 57–10–10 | Panama Al Brown | PTS | 10 | Mar 18, 1935 | ||
| 76 | Win | 56–10–10 | Kid Davidt | SD | 10 | Jan 16, 1935 | ||
| 75 | Win | 55–10–10 | Young Borel | PTS | 10 | Jan 4, 1935 | ||
| 74 | Draw | 54–10–10 | Joseph Decico | PTS | 10 | Nov 28, 1934 | ||
| 73 | Win | 54–10–9 | Eugene Lorenzoni | PTS | 10 | Oct 16, 1934 | ||
| 72 | Loss | 53–10–9 | Nicolas Petit Biquet | PTS | 15 | Aug 18, 1934 | ||
| 71 | Win | 53–9–9 | Alfredo Magnolfi | KO | 4 (10) | Aug 4, 1934 | ||
| 70 | Win | 52–9–9 | Victor Perez | PTS | 10 | Jun 17, 1934 | ||
| 69 | Win | 51–9–9 | Victor Ferrand | KO | 4 (10) | Apr 14, 1934 | ||
| 68 | Win | 50–9–9 | Giovanni Sili | KO | 2 (10) | Mar 18, 1934 | ||
| 67 | Win | 49–9–9 | Henri Barras | DQ | 4 (10) | Feb 23, 1934 | ||
| 66 | Draw | 48–9–9 | Carlos Flix | PTS | 12 | Feb 6, 1934 | ||
| 65 | Win | 48–9–8 | Victor Ferrand | PTS | 10 | Jan 19, 1934 | ||
| 64 | Win | 47–9–8 | Renico Simmons | TKO | 3 (10) | Jan 11, 1934 | ||
| 63 | Win | 46–9–8 | Louis Legras | PTS | 10 | Oct 30, 1933 | ||
| 62 | Win | 45–9–8 | Gennaro Vicini | KO | 2 (10) | Oct 25, 1933 | ||
| 61 | Win | 44–9–8 | Alfredo Magnolfi | PTS | 10 | Oct 17, 1933 | ||
| 60 | Win | 43–9–8 | Ottavio Gori | KO | 4 (10) | Sep 10, 1933 | ||
| 59 | Win | 42–9–8 | Ottavio Gori | KO | 6 (?) | Aug 27, 1933 | ||
| 58 | Draw | 41–9–8 | Nicolas Petit Biquet | SD | 15 | Jul 15, 1933 | ||
| 57 | Win | 41–9–7 | Ottavio Gori | PTS | 10 | Jun 11, 1933 | ||
| 56 | Win | 40–9–7 | Carlos Flix | PTS | 12 | Apr 22, 1933 | ||
| 55 | Win | 39–9–7 | Young Perez | PTS | 10 | Mar 18, 1933 | ||
| 54 | Win | 38–9–7 | Emilio Iglesias | PTS | 10 | Feb 7, 1933 | ||
| 53 | Win | 37–9–7 | Jean Cuart | TKO | 7 (10) | Jan 17, 1933 | ||
| 52 | Loss | 36–9–7 | Lorenzo Vitria | PTS | 10 | Dec 20, 1932 | ||
| 51 | Win | 36–8–7 | Manuel Gonzalez | PTS | 10 | Nov 3, 1932 | ||
| 50 | Win | 35–8–7 | Albert Biesmans | PTS | 10 | Sep 3, 1932 | ||
| 49 | Draw | 34–8–7 | Miguel Safont | PTS | 10 | Aug 20, 1932 | ||
| 48 | Win | 34–8–6 | Miguel Safont | PTS | 8 | Jul 6, 1932 | ||
| 47 | Loss | 33–8–6 | Fortunato Ortega | PTS | 8 | Feb 12, 1932 | ||
| 46 | Loss | 33–7–6 | Juan Castello | DQ | 1 (6) | Jan 31, 1932 | ||
| 45 | Win | 33–6–6 | Jose Maria Liberato | PTS | 8 | Sep 27, 1931 | ||
| 44 | Win | 32–6–6 | Jose Maria Liberato | PTS | 8 | Sep 16, 1931 | ||
| 43 | Win | 31–6–6 | Jose Maria Liberato | PTS | 8 | Sep 5, 1931 | ||
| 42 | Win | 30–6–6 | Jose Uceda | PTS | 8 | Aug 29, 1931 | ||
| 41 | Win | 29–6–6 | Fernando Lorente | TKO | 8 (10) | Aug 20, 1931 | ||
| 40 | Win | 28–6–6 | Braham | TKO | 6 (10) | Jul 31, 1931 | ||
| 39 | Win | 27–6–6 | Fernando Morales | PTS | 8 | Jul 26, 1931 | ||
| 38 | Win | 26–6–6 | Francisco Bella | PTS | 10 | Mar 28, 1931 | ||
| 37 | Win | 25–6–6 | Louis Verdier | KO | 2 (8) | Mar 20, 1931 | ||
| 36 | Win | 24–6–6 | Javier Rull | TKO | 4 (?) | Jan 17, 1931 | ||
| 35 | Win | 23–6–6 | Rafael Garrido | TKO | 3 (?) | Jan 10, 1931 | ||
| 34 | Win | 22–6–6 | Tony Samber | PTS | 6 | Nov 23, 1930 | ||
| 33 | Win | 21–6–6 | Ignacio Gomez | KO | 3 (8) | Nov 2, 1930 | ||
| 32 | Win | 20–6–6 | Kid Brand | TKO | 2 (?) | Sep 24, 1930 | ||
| 31 | Win | 19–6–6 | Manuel Seco | RTD | 3 (?) | Sep 17, 1930 | ||
| 30 | Win | 18–6–6 | Antonio Mejias | TKO | 3 (6) | Sep 7, 1930 | ||
| 29 | Win | 17–6–6 | Caliche | KO | 1 (6) | Sep 4, 1930 | ||
| 28 | Win | 16–6–6 | Francisco Parejo | RTD | 2 (6) | Aug 30, 1930 | ||
| 27 | Win | 15–6–6 | Antonio Hernandez | PTS | 4 | Aug 27, 1930 | ||
| 26 | Win | 14–6–6 | Dany Abdelkader | KO | 2 (?) | Aug 24, 1930 | ||
| 25 | Win | 13–6–6 | Caliche | KO | 2 (?) | Aug 16, 1930 | ||
| 24 | Win | 12–6–6 | Jose Maria Liberato | PTS | 8 | Aug 1, 1930 | ||
| 23 | Win | 11–6–6 | Rafael Garrido | KO | 1 (?) | Jul 26, 1930 | ||
| 22 | Win | 10–6–6 | Pascual Latorre | PTS | 6 | Jul 17, 1930 | ||
| 21 | Win | 9–6–6 | Jaime Garcia | KO | 1 (?) | Jul 12, 1930 | ||
| 20 | Win | 8–6–6 | Pedro Bautista | KO | 5 (6) | Jul 5, 1930 | ||
| 19 | Win | 7–6–6 | Vicente Santacruz | PTS | 6 | Jun 8, 1930 | ||
| 18 | Loss | 6–6–6 | Isidro Viana | DQ | 2 (6) | Mar 12, 1930 | ||
| 17 | Win | 6–5–6 | Saulo | PTS | 6 | Jan 2, 1930 | ||
| 16 | Loss | 5–5–6 | Antonio Las Heras | PTS | 6 | Nov 24, 1929 | ||
| 15 | Win | 5–4–6 | Antonio Bernabeu | TKO | 2 (6) | Nov 17, 1929 | ||
| 14 | Draw | 4–4–6 | Antonio Bernabeu | PTS | 6 | Oct 19, 1929 | ||
| 13 | Draw | 4–4–5 | Isidro Viana | PTS | 6 | Oct 5, 1929 | ||
| 12 | Win | 4–4–4 | Isidro Viana | PTS | 4 | Sep 21, 1929 | ||
| 11 | Loss | 3–4–4 | Pascual Latorre | PTS | 6 | Aug 24, 1929 | ||
| 10 | Win | 3–3–4 | Tony Samber | PTS | 4 | Aug 4, 1929 | ||
| 9 | Loss | 2–3–4 | Isidro Viana | PTS | 4 | Jun 22, 1929 | ||
| 8 | Loss | 2–2–4 | Saenz | TKO | 2 (4) | Jun 8, 1929 | ||
| 7 | Win | 2–1–4 | Casanova | TKO | 3 (4) | Apr 21, 1929 | ||
| 6 | Draw | 1–1–4 | Gimeno | PTS | 4 | Dec 25, 1928 | ||
| 5 | Draw | 1–1–3 | Gimeno | PTS | 4 | Nov 15, 1928 | ||
| 4 | Draw | 1–1–2 | Vercher | PTS | 4 | Nov 4, 1928 | ||
| 3 | Win | 1–1–1 | Gimeno | PTS | 4 | Sep 1, 1928 | ||
| 2 | Draw | 0–1–1 | Gimeno | PTS | 4 | Aug 23, 1928 | ||
| 1 | Loss | 0–1 | Antonio Barber | PTS | 6 | Apr 8, 1928 | ||
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