Efren Torres
Born(1943-11-29)November 29, 1943
La Palma, Michoacán, Mexico
DiedFebruary 25, 2010(2010-02-25) (aged 66)
NicknameEl Alacrán
NationalityMexican
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
DivisionFlyweight
StanceOrthodox
Professional boxing record
Total74
Wins64
By knockout41
Losses9
By knockout3
Draws1

Efren Torres (November 29, 1943 – February 25, 2010) was a Mexican professional boxer, who was world champion in the flyweight division. Torres was born in La Palma, Mexico in 1943, and spent most of his early life in his family town of Guadalajara.

Professional career

Known as "El Alacrán" (the Scorpion), Torres turned pro in 1961 and in 1969 after two unsuccessful bids at a major title, he defeated WBC and Lineal Champion Chartchai Chionoi of Thailand by decision to become the flyweight world champion.[1] He lost the title in his second defense to Chartchai Chionoi by decision in 1970. He retired in 1972.

Honours

Torres was inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame in the Class of 2007.

Professional boxing record

74 fights 64 wins 9 losses
By knockout 41 3
By decision 23 6
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Age Location Notes
74 Win 64–9–1 Issac Isao Kimura KO 2 (10) Apr 21, 1972 28 years, 144 days Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
73 Loss 63–9–1 Rubén Olivares TKO 4 (10) Jul 10, 1971 27 years, 223 days Auditorio del Estado, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
72 Loss 63–8–1 Julio Guerrero SD 10 Feb 2, 1971 27 years, 65 days Auditorio Municipal, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
71 Win 63–7–1 José Medel KO 4 (10) Oct 31, 1970 26 years, 336 days Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
70 Win 62–7–1 Rocky Garcia SD 10 Jun 28, 1970 26 years, 211 days Plaza de Toros Monumental, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
69 Loss 61–7–1 Chartchai Chionoi UD 15 Mar 20, 1970 26 years, 111 days National Stadium Gymnasium, Bangkok, Thailand Lost WBC and The Ring flyweight titles
68 Win 61–6–1 Susumu Hanagata UD 15 Nov 28, 1969 25 years, 364 days Plaza de Toros Nuevo Progreso, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico Retained WBC and The Ring flyweight titles
67 Win 60–6–1 Heleno Ferreira PTS 10 Sep 30, 1969 25 years, 305 days Auditorio del Estado, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
66 Loss 59–6–1 Susumu Hanagata UD 10 Jun 19, 1969 25 years, 202 days Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
65 Win 59–5–1 Chartchai Chionoi TKO 8 (15) Feb 23, 1969 25 years, 86 days El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico Won WBC and The Ring flyweight titles
64 Win 58–5–1 Apolonio Salinas KO 2 (10) Nov 19, 1968 24 years, 356 days Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
63 Win 57–5–1 Daniel Gutierrez PTS 10 Nov 8, 1968 24 years, 345 days Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico
62 Win 56–5–1 Eduardo Mojica PTS 10 Sep 15, 1968 24 years, 291 days Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
61 Win 55–5–1 Santos Sandoval KO 9 (10) Aug 16, 1968 24 years, 261 days Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
60 Win 54–5–1 Pedro Cordero TKO 6 (10) May 28, 1968 24 years, 181 days Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico
59 Loss 53–5–1 Chartchai Chionoi TKO 13 (15) Jan 28, 1968 24 years, 60 days El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico For WBC and The Ring flyweight titles
58 Win 53–4–1 José Medel PTS 10 Oct 7, 1967 23 years, 312 days Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
57 Win 52–4–1 Jupiter Mansilla TKO 3 (10) Sep 16, 1967 23 years, 291 days Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
56 Win 51–4–1 Pornchai Poprai ngam PTS 10 Jul 10, 1967 23 years, 223 days Plaza de Toros, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
55 Win 50–4–1 Octavio Gomez KO 5 (12) Apr 29, 1967 23 years, 151 days Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico Retained Mexico flyweight title
54 Loss 49–4–1 Horacio Accavallo UD 15 Dec 10, 1966 23 years, 11 days Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina For WBA flyweight title
53 Win 49–3–1 Luis Gonzalez TKO 2 (12) Aug 7, 1966 22 years, 251 days El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico Retained Mexico flyweight title
52 Win 48–3–1 Ramiro Nides KO 5 (12) Jul 2, 1966 22 years, 215 days Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
51 Draw 47–3–1 Fermin Goméz PTS 12 May 14, 1966 22 years, 166 days Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico Retained Mexico flyweight title
50 Win 47–3 José López TKO 6 (10) Apr 3, 1966 22 years, 125 days Gimnasio de Mexicali, Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico
49 Win 46–3 Manuel Tarazon KO 3 (10) Mar 12, 1966 22 years, 103 days Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico
48 Win 45–3 Bob Allotey PTS 10 Dec 11, 1965 22 years, 12 days El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
47 Win 44–3 Manuel Flores TKO 6 (10) Oct 16, 1965 21 years, 321 days Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
46 Loss 43–3 Hiroyuki Ebihara TKO 7 (12) May 7, 1965 21 years, 159 days Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
45 Win 43–2 Manuel Magallanes TKO 2 (12) Feb 28, 1965 21 years, 91 days Plaza de Toros Monumental, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
44 Win 42–2 Ismael Gutierrez KO 2 (12) Jan 29, 1965 21 years, 61 days Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico
43 Win 41–2 Mauro Miranda KO 2 (12) Nov 14, 1964 20 years, 351 days El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico Retained Mexico flyweight title
42 Win 40–2 Luis Gonzalez KO 7 (10) Sep 11, 1964 20 years, 287 days Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
41 Win 39–2 Evaristo Salinas PTS 12 Aug 15, 1964 20 years, 260 days Arena Progreso, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico Retained Mexico flyweight title
40 Loss 38–2 Hiroyuki Ebihara SD 12 Apr 30, 1964 20 years, 153 days Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
39 Win 38–1 Leo Zulueta UD 10 Mar 15, 1964 20 years, 107 days Arena Progreso, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
38 Win 37–1 Jose Hernandez KO 3 (10) Feb 15, 1964 20 years, 78 days Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico
37 Win 36–1 Manuel Magallanes TKO 7 (10) Feb 2, 1964 20 years, 65 days El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
36 Win 35–1 Fabian Esquivel KO 1 (12) Nov 30, 1963 20 years, 1 day El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico Won vacant Mexico flyweight title
35 Win 34–1 Pascual Pérez KO 3 (10) Oct 19, 1963 19 years, 324 days Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
34 Win 33–1 Natalio Jimenez KO 2 (10) Sep 28, 1963 19 years, 303 days Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
33 Win 32–1 Raul Veloz KO 1 (10) Aug 17, 1963 19 years, 261 days Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico
32 Win 31–1 Carlos Gomez KO 6 (12) Jul 6, 1963 19 years, 219 days Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
31 Win 30–1 Jose Valenzuela KO 1 (10) Apr 21, 1963 19 years, 143 days Plaza de Toros, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico
30 Win 29–1 Pimi Amador KO 1 (10) Apr 5, 1963 19 years, 127 days Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
29 Win 28–1 Changa Munoz KO 4 (5) Mar 21, 1963 19 years, 112 days Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
28 Win 27–1 Fidel Alfaro KO 8 (10) Feb 16, 1963 19 years, 79 days Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
27 Win 26–1 Carlos Gomez TKO 7 (10) Nov 24, 1962 18 years, 360 days Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
26 Win 25–1 Ernesto Barrera PTS 10 Oct 13, 1962 18 years, 318 days Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
25 Loss 24–1 Eduardo Mojica PTS 10 Jul 29, 1962 18 years, 242 days Managua, Nicaragua
24 Win 24–0 Ernesto Barrera PTS 10 Jun 9, 1962 18 years, 192 days Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
23 Win 23–0 Eduardo Mojica PTS 10 May 5, 1962 18 years, 157 days Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
22 Win 22–0 Luis Mendez PTS 10 Mar 3, 1962 18 years, 94 days Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
21 Win 21–0 Jose Valenzuela TKO 2 (10) Feb 1, 1962 18 years, 64 days Arena Olímpico Laguna, Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico
20 Win 20–0 Chico Jasso PTS 10 Jan 13, 1962 18 years, 45 days Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
19 Win 19–0 Chocolate Barrera KO 4 (10) Dec 2, 1961 18 years, 3 days Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico
18 Win 18–0 Eduardo Mojica PTS 10 Nov 11, 1961 17 years, 347 days Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
17 Win 17–0 Felix Padilla PTS 10 Oct 7, 1961 17 years, 312 days Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
16 Win 16–0 Chabelo Mejia KO 3 (10) Sep 16, 1961 17 years, 291 days Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
15 Win 15–0 Vicente Ramirez KO 2 (8) Aug 19, 1961 17 years, 263 days Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
14 Win 14–0 Luis Lujano RTD 4 (8) Jul 22, 1961 17 years, 235 days Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
13 Win 13–0 Kid Celaya PTS 10 Apr 25, 1961 17 years, 147 days Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico
12 Win 12–0 Polo Ruiz KO 4 (10) Mar 4, 1961 17 years, 95 days Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico
11 Win 11–0 Vicente Rios PTS 6 Oct 22, 1960 16 years, 328 days Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
10 Win 10–0 Javier Paz KO 2 (6) Jul 23, 1960 16 years, 237 days Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
9 Win 9–0 Polo Ruiz PTS 6 Jul 2, 1960 16 years, 216 days Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
8 Win 8–0 Javier Paz KO 4 (6) Mar 26, 1960 16 years, 118 days Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
7 Win 7–0 Servando Hernandez TKO 2 (8) Feb 27, 1960 16 years, 90 days Arena Colima, Colima, Colima, Mexico
6 Win 6–0 Jose Tinoco KO 4 (?) Dec 20, 1959 16 years, 21 days Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico
5 Win 5–0 Chiquilin Ramirez KO 1 (6) Nov 14, 1959 15 years, 350 days Arena Colima, Colima, Colima, Mexico
4 Win 4–0 Vincente Rios PTS 4 Oct 24, 1959 15 years, 329 days Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
3 Win 3–0 Ratoncito Garcia KO ? (6) Sep 19, 1959 15 years, 294 days Arena Colima, Colima, Colima, Mexico
2 Win 2–0 Zurdo Padilla PTS 4 May 16, 1959 15 years, 168 days Arena Colima, Colima, Colima, Mexico
1 Win 1–0 Jose Sanchez Tavio PTS 4 Feb 28, 1959 15 years, 91 days Arena Colima, Colima, Colima, Mexico

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Efren Torres - Lineal Flyweight Champion". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.





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