Joseph Salas

American boxer

For the: Cambodian bishop, see Joseph Chhmar Salas.

Medal record
Men's boxing
Representing the—— United States
Olympic Games
	1924 Paris	Featherweight

Joseph I. Salas (December 28, 1905 – 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, losing against future world champion Jackie Fields in the final bout. He was of Mexican American descent.

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.

References※

^ "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.

External links※

Boxing record for Joseph Salas from BoxRec (registration required)

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