Agapito Sánchez

Agapito Sánchez, born February 14, 1970, and died November 15, 2005, was a boxer from the Dominican Republic who fought at super bantamweight. He was nicknamed El Ciclón, and was also given a cruder nickname for his frequent use of unsportsmanlike tactics. He won 37 of his 50 fights, 18 by knockout. After losing to Marco Antonio Barrera in 1995 he beat Óscar Larios in 1998 and won the vacant WBO super bantamweight title in 2001. His next fight, a title unification bout with Manny Pacquiao, was stopped in the sixth round because of a cut from an accidental clash of heads and declared a draw. He was stripped of the title in 2002 after failing a pre-fight eye test, and his final bout was a win over Edison Torres in September 2005. He was shot dead in Santo Domingo two months later.