On This Day: Clemente Sánchez Won The Featherweight Title

On This Day: Clemente Sánchez Won The Featherweight Title | Boxen247.com

CLEMENTE SANCHEZ vs. KUNIAKI SHIBATA

May 19th, 1972

Mexican Clemente Sánchez conquered the WBC featherweight championship defeating Japan’s Kuniaki Shibata via KO, in a bout that took place  at the Nihon University Auditorium in Tokyo. The Referee was Hiroyuki Tezaki. The Judges were Takeo Ugo and Ken Morita.

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