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Joseph Salas

American boxer

Born
28 December 1903, Los Angeles
Died
11 June 1987, Carlsbad
Citizenship
United States
Sport
boxing
Discipline
featherweight
Occupation
boxer

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.

Competitions

CompetitionYearResult
boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics – featherweight

External links

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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.