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Alex "El Nene" Sánchez (born June 5, 1973) is a Puerto Rican boxer who is a native of Ponce. His teen-idol looks also made Sánchez a popular television figure in Puerto Rico, and his small frame (he fights at the 108 pound division) gave him the nickname of Nene (Kid). June 5 is the 156th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (157th in leap years), with 209 days remaining. ...
1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ...
Puerto Rican can refer to anybody who was born in or whose ancestors are from Puerto Rico. ...
Boxer redirects here; for other meanings of boxer, see Boxer (disambiguation). ...
Ponce, the second largest city in Puerto Rico outside of the San Juan metropolitan area is named after the Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León. ...
An American family watching television in the 1950s. ...
The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico) is a self-governing unincorporated organized territory of the United States located east of the Dominican Republic in the northeastern Caribbean. ...
Sánchez began his professional boxing career on October 4, 1991, knocking out Carlos Figueroa in round one at Mayagüez. October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in Leap years). ...
1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Mayagüez (pronounced Mah-yah-goo-ehz) is the third largest city of 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. 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003) Events Media:January January 1 - Czechoslovakia divides. ...
The World Boxing Organization (WBO) is one of the sanctioning organizations currently recognizing world boxing champions. ...
December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
San Juan is the capital of 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. World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ...
1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...
The Kingdom of Spain or Spain (Spanish and Galician: Reino de España or España; Catalan: Regne dEspanya; Basque: Espainiako Erresuma) is a country located in the southwest of Europe. ...
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Michael Carbajal (born September 17, 1967) is a Phoenix native who was a four-time world boxing champion. ...
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. 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...
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. 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Reef. ...
This article is about a professional boxing organisation. ...
Ricardo Lopez (born July 25, 1966) is a Mexican boxer who made history in the Strawweight and Jr. ...
Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, has been the name of four arenas in New York City, United States. ...
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. 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January January 1 - Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. ...
The International Boxing Federation, or IBF, is one of many organizations which sanction championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC, WBO, and a dozen or so others. ...
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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. Christianity is an Abrahamic religion based on the life, teachings, death by crucifixion, and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth as described in the New Testament. ...
December 6 is the 340th day (341st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Bayamón (not to be confused with Bayamo, Cuba) is a city in northern Puerto Rico. ...
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 Jose Miguel Cotto's win over former world champion Al Kotey. August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (219th in leap years), with 147 days remaining. ...
2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
José Miguel Cotto (born 1977) is a professional boxer from Caguas, Puerto Rico. ...
Just over a month later, on September 11, he posted a first round knockout over Arturo Velazquez, at the Jose Miguel Agrelot coliseum, also in San Juan. September 11 is the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years). ...
José Miguel Agrelot — Don Cholito Date of birth April 21, 1927 Date of death January 28, 2004 (natural causes) Education University of Puerto Rico Bachelors degree in Arts. ...
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On January 29, 2005, Sanchez 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 have already commented that the Sanchez-Dieppa fight should be a candidate for "fight of the year" in Puerto Rico. January 29 is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Vieques is an island-municipality of Puerto Rico. ...
Sánchez currently sports a record of 31 wins, 5losses and 1 draw, with 21 wins by knockout. He is generally considered by autograph experts to be a good autograph signer. Knockout (K.O.), or simply knock, is a winning criterion of many ringsports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai and others. ...
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