It was when Sanchez beat Wilfredo Gómez that it can be said Sanchez gained full celebrity status.
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On August 21, 1981, Sanchez finally reached cross-over celebrity when he knocked out Gómez, as aforementioned, in eight rounds at Las Vegas, Nevada.
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