Joseph Salas
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Joseph I. Salas (December 28, 1905[1] – June 11, 1987) was an American featherweight professional boxer who competed in the 1920s. He won a silver medal in Boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics,[2] losing against future world champion Jackie Fields in the final bout. He was of Mexican American descent.[3]
Amateur career
Salas won the National AAU Featherweight champion in 1924.
Olympic Games Results (1924)
- Defeated Agnew Burlie (Canada) PTS
- Defeated Heinz Levy (Netherlands) PTS
- Defeated Bruno Petrarca (Italy) DQ 2
- Defeated Jean Devergnies (Belgium) PTS
- Lost to Jackie Fields (United States) PTS
Professional career
As a professional, Salas accumulated a record of 28 wins, 6 losses, and 4 draws. His career was hampered by hand injuries. Upon retiring in 1931, he taught boxing at El Sereno Boys Club and served as a coach for the U.S. boxing team at the 1932 Olympics.[4]
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- Boxers from Los Angeles
- Olympic boxers for the United States
- Featherweight boxers
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States in boxing
- Boxers at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- 1905 births
- 1987 deaths
- Place of birth missing
- American male boxers
- American boxers of Mexican descent
- Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- 20th-century American sportsmen