José Enrique Salgado Fernández (born June 10, 1989 in Cozumel

Cozumel

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, Quintana Roo

Quintana Roo

Quintana Roo officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Quintana Roo is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 10 municipalities and its capital city is Chetumal....

, Mexico

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

) is a Mexican

Mexican people

Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....

 professional boxer

Boxing

Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

 and the current North American Boxing Association Super Flyweight

Super Flyweight

Super flyweight is a weight division in professional boxing. It is alternatively referred to as junior bantamweight and light bantamweight...

 Champion. Salgado is promoted by current WBC

World Boxing Council

The World Boxing Council was initially established by 11 countries: the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Philippines, Panama, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and Brazil plus Puerto Rico, met in Mexico City on February 14, 1963, upon invitation of the then President of Mexico, Adolfo...

 Champion, Mexican

Mexican people

Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....

 Saúl Álvarez

Saul Alvarez

Santos Saúl Álvarez Barragán is an undefeated Mexican boxer in the Light Middleweight division. He is the current WBC Light Middleweight champion...

' company Canelo Promotions.

Professional career

In September of 2010, José knocked out the veteran Miguel Tique to win the vacant WBC Youth World

World Boxing Council

The World Boxing Council was initially established by 11 countries: the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Philippines, Panama, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and Brazil plus Puerto Rico, met in Mexico City on February 14, 1963, upon invitation of the then President of Mexico, Adolfo...

 Super Bantamweight

Super Bantamweight

Super bantamweight is a weight division in professional boxing. The maximum weight for this division is 122 pounds, or roughly 55.34 kilograms....

 title.

On March 26, 2011 Salgado got a third round knockout over title contender Everardo Morales to win the vacant NABF

North American Boxing Federation

The North American Boxing Federation is a not-for-profit regional sanctioning body that awards regional boxing titles. It is a boxing federation within the World Boxing Council .-History:...

 Super Flyweight

Super Flyweight

Super flyweight is a weight division in professional boxing. It is alternatively referred to as junior bantamweight and light bantamweight...

 Championship.

Then José got a first round knockout over challenger Carlos Ariel Farías to win the vacant North American Boxing Association Super Flyweight

Super Flyweight

Super flyweight is a weight division in professional boxing. It is alternatively referred to as junior bantamweight and light bantamweight...

 Championship.

WBA Super Flyweight Championship

Salgado will face Liborio Solís for the interim WBA

World Boxing Association

The World Boxing Association is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title at the professional level. It was previously known as the National Boxing Association before changing its name in 1962...

 Super Flyweight

Super Flyweight

Super flyweight is a weight division in professional boxing. It is alternatively referred to as junior bantamweight and light bantamweight...

 Championship.

See also

• List of current NABF Champions

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