Baltasar Sangchili

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]

Baltasar Sangchili
Sangchili in 1935
Statistics
Real nameBaltasar Belenguer Hervas
Weight(s)Bantamweight
Height5 ft 1 in (155 cm)
Reach61 1/2 in
NationalitySpanish
Born(1911-10-10)October 10, 1911
DiedSeptember 2, 1992(1992-09-02) (aged 80)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights110[1]
Wins78
Wins by KO36
Losses20
Draws12

Boxing career

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.

World Bantamweight Championship

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]


Professional boxing record
110 fights 78 wins 20 losses
By knockout 36 1
By decision 41 15
By disqualification 1 4
Draws 12
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
110 Win 78–20–12 Jim Alpanes PTS 10 Jun 8, 1940 Plaza de Toros, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
109 Win 77–20–12 Miguel Safont TKO 4 (12) Mar 18, 1940 Plaza de Toros, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain Retained Spanish bantamweight title
108 Win 76–20–12 Jim Alpanes TKO 7 (10) Dec 23, 1939 Frontón Urumea, San Sebastian, País Vasco, Spain
107 Draw 75–20–12 Miguel Safont PTS 10 Dec 6, 1939 Gran Price, Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain
106 Loss 75–20–11 Peter Kane PTS 10 Apr 3, 1939 Earls Court Empress Hall, Kensington, London, England, U.K.
105 Loss 75–19–11 Jim Brady PTS 12 Mar 13, 1939 Manchester, Lancashire, England, U.K.
104 Loss 75–18–11 Robert Bourdet PTS 10 Dec 29, 1938 Salle Wagram, Paris, Paris, France
103 Loss 75–17–11 Ernst Weiss PTS 10 Dec 9, 1938 Deutschlandhalle, Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany
102 Loss 75–16–11 Valentin Angelmann DQ 4 (10) Oct 6, 1938 Salle Wagram, Paris, Paris, France
101 Win 75–15–11 Eugène Huat TKO 7 (10) Apr 21, 1938 Salle Wagram, Paris, Paris, France
100 Loss 74–15–11 Panama Al Brown SD 15 Mar 4, 1938 Palais des Sports, Paris, Paris, France For vacant IBU bantamweight title
99 Draw 74–14–11 Joseph Decico PTS 10 Feb 3, 1938 Salle Wagram, Paris, Paris, France
98 Win 74–14–10 Victor Perez PTS 10 Oct 28, 1937 Salle Wagram, Paris, Paris, France
97 Win 73–14–10 Maurice Dupuis TKO 6 (10) Oct 14, 1937 Salle Wagram, Paris, Paris, France
96 Win 72–14–10 Roger Cotti TKO 3 (10) Oct 7, 1937 Salle Wagram, Paris, Paris, France
95 Win 71–14–10 Henri Sanchez TKO 3 (10) Sep 16, 1937 Salle Wagram, Paris, Paris, France
94 Loss 70–14–10 Juan Zurita PTS 10 Jan 1, 1937 El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
93 Win 70–13–10 Tony Marino PTS 10 Oct 15, 1936 Motor Square Garden, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
92 Loss 69–13–10 Frankie Martin UD 10 Sep 28, 1936 Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
91 Loss 69–12–10 Tony Marino KO 14 (15) Jun 29, 1936 Dyckman Oval, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. Lost The Ring bantamweight title
90 Win 69–11–10 Lew Farber PTS 10 May 29, 1936 Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.
89 Win 68–11–10 Jimmy Martin TKO 8 (10) May 16, 1936 Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.
88 Win 67–11–10 Luis Soria PTS 12 Apr 4, 1936 Frontón Cinema, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain
87 Win 66–11–10 Tony Butcher TKO 4 (12) Mar 21, 1936 Plaza de Toros, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
86 Win 65–11–10 Ronnie James PTS 12 Mar 12, 1936 The Stadium, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, U.K.
85 Loss 64–11–10 Benny Sharkey PTS 12 Feb 10, 1936 New St James Hall, Newcastle, London, England, U.K.
84 Win 64–10–10 Alfredo Magnolfi PTS 10 Oct 18, 1935 Teatro Circo Price, Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
83 Win 63–10–10 Victor Perez PTS 10 Sep 15, 1935 Arenes de Casablanca, Casablanca, Morocco Retained The Ring bantamweight title
82 Win 62–10–10 Nicolas Petit Biquet TKO 11 (15) Aug 31, 1935 Stade Municipal, Algiers, Oran, Algeria Retained The Ring bantamweight title
81 Win 61–10–10 Young Borel PTS 10 Aug 3, 1935 Arenes d'Eckmühl, Oran, Algeria
80 Win 60–10–10 Vicente Riambau PTS 10 Jul 14, 1935 Melilla, Ciudad de Melilla, Spain
79 Win 59–10–10 Rene Gabes KO 3 (10) Jun 22, 1935 Plaza de Toros, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain Retained The Ring bantamweight title
78 Win 58–10–10 Panama Al Brown PTS 15 Jun 1, 1935 Plaza de Toros, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain Won The Ring bantamweight title
77 Win 57–10–10 Panama Al Brown PTS 10 Mar 18, 1935 Plaza de Toros, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
76 Win 56–10–10 Kid Davidt SD 10 Jan 16, 1935 Palais des Sports, Schaerbeek, Bruxelles-Capitale, Belgium
75 Win 55–10–10 Young Borel PTS 10 Jan 4, 1935 Élysée Montmartre, Paris, Paris, France
74 Draw 54–10–10 Joseph Decico PTS 10 Nov 28, 1934 Paris-Ring, Paris, Paris, France
73 Win 54–10–9 Eugene Lorenzoni PTS 10 Oct 16, 1934 Salón Nuevo Mundo, Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain
72 Loss 53–10–9 Nicolas Petit Biquet PTS 15 Aug 18, 1934 Stade Municipal, Algiers, Oran, Algeria For IBU bantamweight title
71 Win 53–9–9 Alfredo Magnolfi KO 4 (10) Aug 4, 1934 Stade Municipal, Algiers, Oran, Algeria
70 Win 52–9–9 Victor Perez PTS 10 Jun 17, 1934 Arenes d'Eckmühl, Oran, Algeria
69 Win 51–9–9 Victor Ferrand KO 4 (10) Apr 14, 1934 Plaza de Toros, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
68 Win 50–9–9 Giovanni Sili KO 2 (10) Mar 18, 1934 Plaza de Toros, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
67 Win 49–9–9 Henri Barras DQ 4 (10) Feb 23, 1934 Teatro Circo Price, Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain Barras was disqualified for illegal use of his head
66 Draw 48–9–9 Carlos Flix PTS 12 Feb 6, 1934 Teatro Circo Price, Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain Retained Spanish bantamweight title
65 Win 48–9–8 Victor Ferrand PTS 10 Jan 19, 1934 Teatro Circo Price, Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
64 Win 47–9–8 Renico Simmons TKO 3 (10) Jan 11, 1934 Cine Monumental-Salón Moderno, Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
63 Win 46–9–8 Louis Legras PTS 10 Oct 30, 1933 Teatro Circo Price, Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
62 Win 45–9–8 Gennaro Vicini KO 2 (10) Oct 25, 1933 Teatro Principal, Castellón de la Plana, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
61 Win 44–9–8 Alfredo Magnolfi PTS 10 Oct 17, 1933 Teatro Circo Price, Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
60 Win 43–9–8 Ottavio Gori KO 4 (10) Sep 10, 1933 Plaza de Toros, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
59 Win 42–9–8 Ottavio Gori KO 6 (?) Aug 27, 1933 Parque de la Merced, Malaga, Andalucía, Spain
58 Draw 41–9–8 Nicolas Petit Biquet SD 15 Jul 15, 1933 Plaza de Toros, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain For IBU bantamweight title
57 Win 41–9–7 Ottavio Gori PTS 10 Jun 11, 1933 Plaza de Toros, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
56 Win 40–9–7 Carlos Flix PTS 12 Apr 22, 1933 Plaza de Toros, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain Won vacant Spanish bantamweight title
55 Win 39–9–7 Young Perez PTS 10 Mar 18, 1933 Plaza de Toros, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
54 Win 38–9–7 Emilio Iglesias PTS 10 Feb 7, 1933 Teatro Circo Olympia, Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain
53 Win 37–9–7 Jean Cuart TKO 7 (10) Jan 17, 1933 Teatro Circo Olympia, Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain
52 Loss 36–9–7 Lorenzo Vitria PTS 10 Dec 20, 1932 Teatro Circo Olympia, Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain
51 Win 36–8–7 Manuel Gonzalez PTS 10 Nov 3, 1932 Teatro Circo Olympia, Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain
50 Win 35–8–7 Albert Biesmans PTS 10 Sep 3, 1932 Iris Park, Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain
49 Draw 34–8–7 Miguel Safont PTS 10 Aug 20, 1932 Iris Park, Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain
48 Win 34–8–6 Miguel Safont PTS 8 Jul 6, 1932 Salón Nuevo Mundo, Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain
47 Loss 33–8–6 Fortunato Ortega PTS 8 Feb 12, 1932 Salón Nuevo Mundo, Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain
46 Loss 33–7–6 Juan Castello DQ 1 (6) Jan 31, 1932 Parque de la Merced, Malaga, Andalucía, Spain For vacant Levante flyweight title
45 Win 33–6–6 Jose Maria Liberato PTS 8 Sep 27, 1931 Parque de la Merced, Malaga, Andalucía, Spain
44 Win 32–6–6 Jose Maria Liberato PTS 8 Sep 16, 1931 Parque de la Merced, Malaga, Andalucía, Spain
43 Win 31–6–6 Jose Maria Liberato PTS 8 Sep 5, 1931 Parque de la Merced, Malaga, Andalucía, Spain
42 Win 30–6–6 Jose Uceda PTS 8 Aug 29, 1931 Parque de la Merced, Malaga, Andalucía, Spain
41 Win 29–6–6 Fernando Lorente TKO 8 (10) Aug 20, 1931 Gibraltar
40 Win 28–6–6 Braham TKO 6 (10) Jul 31, 1931 Casablanca, Morocco
39 Win 27–6–6 Fernando Morales PTS 8 Jul 26, 1931 Spain
38 Win 26–6–6 Francisco Bella PTS 10 Mar 28, 1931 Sevilla, Andalucía, Spain
37 Win 25–6–6 Louis Verdier KO 2 (8) Mar 20, 1931 Sevilla, Andalucía, Spain
36 Win 24–6–6 Javier Rull TKO 4 (?) Jan 17, 1931 Sevilla, Andalucía, Spain
35 Win 23–6–6 Rafael Garrido TKO 3 (?) Jan 10, 1931 Circo de la Alegría, Sevilla, Andalucía, Spain
34 Win 22–6–6 Tony Samber PTS 6 Nov 23, 1930 Parque de la Merced, Malaga, Andalucía, Spain
33 Win 21–6–6 Ignacio Gomez KO 3 (8) Nov 2, 1930 Parque de la Merced, Malaga, Andalucía, Spain
32 Win 20–6–6 Kid Brand TKO 2 (?) Sep 24, 1930 Parque de la Merced, Malaga, Andalucía, Spain
31 Win 19–6–6 Manuel Seco RTD 3 (?) Sep 17, 1930 Parque de la Merced, Malaga, Andalucía, Spain
30 Win 18–6–6 Antonio Mejias TKO 3 (6) Sep 7, 1930 Parque Recreativo Duque de Rivas, Cordoba, Andalucía, Spain
29 Win 17–6–6 Caliche KO 1 (6) Sep 4, 1930 Parque Recreativo Duque de Rivas, Cordoba, Andalucía, Spain
28 Win 16–6–6 Francisco Parejo RTD 2 (6) Aug 30, 1930 Plaza de Toros del Triunfo, Granada, Andalucía, Spain
27 Win 15–6–6 Antonio Hernandez PTS 4 Aug 27, 1930 Parque de la Merced, Malaga, Andalucía, Spain
26 Win 14–6–6 Dany Abdelkader KO 2 (?) Aug 24, 1930 Parque de la Merced, Malaga, Andalucía, Spain
25 Win 13–6–6 Caliche KO 2 (?) Aug 16, 1930 Parque de la Merced, Malaga, Andalucía, Spain
24 Win 12–6–6 Jose Maria Liberato PTS 8 Aug 1, 1930 Parque de la Merced, Malaga, Andalucía, Spain
23 Win 11–6–6 Rafael Garrido KO 1 (?) Jul 26, 1930 Parque de la Merced, Malaga, Andalucía, Spain
22 Win 10–6–6 Pascual Latorre PTS 6 Jul 17, 1930 Plaza de Toros, Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
21 Win 9–6–6 Jaime Garcia KO 1 (?) Jul 12, 1930 Elche, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
20 Win 8–6–6 Pedro Bautista KO 5 (6) Jul 5, 1930 Plaza de Toros, Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
19 Win 7–6–6 Vicente Santacruz PTS 6 Jun 8, 1930 Plaza de Toros, Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
18 Loss 6–6–6 Isidro Viana DQ 2 (6) Mar 12, 1930 Teatro Apolo, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain Sangchili was disqualified when Viana couldn't come out for round 3 after being hit low
17 Win 6–5–6 Saulo PTS 6 Jan 2, 1930 Spain Exact date and location uncertain
16 Loss 5–5–6 Antonio Las Heras PTS 6 Nov 24, 1929 Plaza de Toros, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
15 Win 5–4–6 Antonio Bernabeu TKO 2 (6) Nov 17, 1929 Plaza de Toros, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
14 Draw 4–4–6 Antonio Bernabeu PTS 6 Oct 19, 1929 Plaza de Toros, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
13 Draw 4–4–5 Isidro Viana PTS 6 Oct 5, 1929 Plaza de Toros, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
12 Win 4–4–4 Isidro Viana PTS 4 Sep 21, 1929 Plaza de Toros, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
11 Loss 3–4–4 Pascual Latorre PTS 6 Aug 24, 1929 Plaza de Toros, Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
10 Win 3–3–4 Tony Samber PTS 4 Aug 4, 1929 Plaza de Toros, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
9 Loss 2–3–4 Isidro Viana PTS 4 Jun 22, 1929 Plaza de Toros, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
8 Loss 2–2–4 Saenz TKO 2 (4) Jun 8, 1929 Plaza de Toros, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain Sangchili was disqualified for hitting low
7 Win 2–1–4 Casanova TKO 3 (4) Apr 21, 1929 Cine Coliseum, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
6 Draw 1–1–4 Gimeno PTS 4 Dec 25, 1928 Plaza de Toros, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
5 Draw 1–1–3 Gimeno PTS 4 Nov 15, 1928 Teatro de la Princesa, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
4 Draw 1–1–2 Vercher PTS 4 Nov 4, 1928 Plaza de Toros, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
3 Win 1–1–1 Gimeno PTS 4 Sep 1, 1928 Plaza de Toros, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
2 Draw 0–1–1 Gimeno PTS 4 Aug 23, 1928 Plaza de Toros, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
1 Loss 0–1 Antonio Barber PTS 6 Apr 8, 1928 Plaza de Toros, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain

See also

References
  1. "BoxRec: Baltasar Sangchili".
  2. "The Lineal Bantamweight Champions". Cyber Boxing Zone.
  3. "The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia Lineal Champion - Baltasar Sangchili". Cyber Boxing Zone.
  4. "Baltasar Sangchili". Boxrec.com.
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