Naseem Hamed vs. Augie Sanchez was a professional boxing match contested on August 19, 2000, for the WBO and lineal featherweight championship.

WBO featherweight champion Naseem Hamed and 22-year old prospect Augie Sanchez agreed to meet one another in June 2000 for an August title fight.

[3] Then-WBA super bantamweight champion Clarence emerged as the front-runner before Hamed ultimately chose to face the relatively unknown Sanchez.

[7] Rather than fight for less money and in order to appease HBO, Hamed ultimately decided to voluntarily vacate the title.

Immediately after giving up his title, Hamed challenged reigning WBO super bantamweight champion Marco Antonio Barrera to match the following year.