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Joseph Salas
Medal record
Men's boxing
Representing the United States
Olympic Games

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 edit

Salas won the National AAU Featherweight champion in 1924.

Olympic Games Results (1924) edit

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 edit

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]

References edit

^ "An Olympians Oral History, Joseph Salas" (PDF). library.la84.org. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
^ "Joseph Salas". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
^ Sitton, Tom (2001). Metropolis in the Making: Los Angeles in the 1920s. University of California Press. p. 171. ISBN 0520226275.
^ Iber, Jorge (2001). Latinos in U.S Sport: A History of Isolation, Cultural Identity, and Acceptance. Human Kinetics. p. 102. ISBN 1450411169.