Salvador Sánchez vs. Juan Laporte was a professional boxing match contested on December 13, 1980, for the WBC featherweight championship.

He had won the WBC world Featherweight championship by defeating Danny Lopez by a thirteenth-round knockout on February 2 of that year.

Despite the fact that Sanchez was a world champion, he had reached celebrity status only in his native Mexico and among hardcore boxing fans.

On August 21, 1981, Sanchez finally reached cross-over celebrity when he knocked out Gómez, as aforementioned, in eight rounds at Las Vegas, Nevada.

After having defeated Azumah Nelson to retain his title, Sanchez reportedly signed a contract to fight Laporte in a rematch, and he went to training soon after.