Career
He also faced future champions Juan Manuel Márquez, Freddie Norwood, and Guty Espadas, Junior. but came up short in each bout. The bout was stopped in the sixth round due to a cut over Pacquiao"s right eye, caused by an accidental clash of heads in the second round and made worse with another collision in the sixth. Sanchez had been docked two points.
One for repeated low blows.
The bout was declared a draw with scores of 58-54 Pacquiao, 57-55 Sanchez and 56-56. After a two year layoff he fought Guzmán for the same title but lost via technical knockout.
Sánchez was pronounced dead on November 15, 2005 after being shot by an off-duty Dominican Air Force sergeant in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Sanchez died at a Santo Domingo hospital hours after surgery to remove two bullets from his stomach.
The police identified the murderer as Sergeant Diogenes Nova Rosario, who was later convicted and sentenced to 15 years in prison.
