Efren Torres (November 29, 1943 – February 25, 2010) was a Mexican world champion professional boxer in the flyweight division. Torres was born in La Palma, Michoacán Mexico in 1943. He spent most of his early life in his family town of Guadalajara.
Professional career Known as "El Alacrán", 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. 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
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRoundDateAgeLocationNotes74Win64–9–1Issac Isao KimuraKO2 (10)Apr 21, 1972 73Loss63–9–1Rubén OlivaresTKO4 (10)Jul 10, 1971 72Loss63–8–1Julio GuerreroSD10Feb 2, 1971 71Win63–7–1José MedelKO4 (10)Oct 31, 1970 70Win62–7–1Rocky GarciaSD10Jun 28, 1970 69Loss61–7–1Chartchai ChionoiUD15Mar 20, 1970 68Win61–6–1Susumu HanagataUD15Nov 28, 1969 67Win60–6–1Heleno FerreiraPTS10Sep 30, 1969 66Loss59–6–1Susumu HanagataUD10Jun 19, 1969 65Win59–5–1Chartchai ChionoiTKO8 (15)Feb 23, 1969 64Win58–5–1Apolonio SalinasKO2 (10)Nov 19, 1968 63Win57–5–1Daniel GutierrezPTS10Nov 8, 1968 62Win56–5–1Eduardo MojicaPTS10Sep 15, 1968 61Win55–5–1Santos SandovalKO9 (10)Aug 16, 1968 60Win54–5–1Pedro CorderoTKO6 (10)May 28, 1968 59Loss53–5–1Chartchai ChionoiTKO13 (15)Jan 28, 1968 58Win53–4–1José MedelPTS10Oct 7, 1967 57Win52–4–1Jupiter MansillaTKO3 (10)Sep 16, 1967 56Win51–4–1Pornchai Poprai ngamPTS10Jul 10, 1967 55Win50–4–1Octavio GomezKO5 (12)Apr 29, 1967 54Loss49–4–1Horacio AccavalloUD15Dec 10, 1966 53Win49–3–1Luis GonzalezTKO2 (12)Aug 7, 1966 52Win48–3–1Ramiro NidesKO5 (12)Jul 2, 1966 51Draw47–3–1Fermin GomézPTS12May 14, 1966 50Win47–3José LópezTKO6 (10)Apr 3, 1966 49Win46–3Manuel TarazonKO3 (10)Mar 12, 1966 48Win45–3Bob AlloteyPTS10Dec 11, 1965 47Win44–3Manuel FloresTKO6 (10)Oct 16, 1965 46Loss43–3Hiroyuki EbiharaTKO7 (12)May 7, 1965 45Win43–2Manuel MagallanesTKO2 (12)Feb 28, 1965 44Win42–2Ismael GutierrezKO2 (12)Jan 29, 1965 43Win41–2Mauro MirandaKO2 (12)Nov 14, 1964 42Win40–2Luis GonzalezKO7 (10)Sep 11, 1964 41Win39–2Evaristo SalinasPTS12Aug 15, 1964 40Loss38–2Hiroyuki EbiharaSD12Apr 30, 1964 39Win38–1Leo ZuluetaUD10Mar 15, 1964 38Win37–1Jose HernandezKO3 (10)Feb 15, 1964 37Win36–1Manuel MagallanesTKO7 (10)Feb 2, 1964 36Win35–1Fabian EsquivelKO1 (12)Nov 30, 1963 35Win34–1Pascual PérezKO3 (10)Oct 19, 1963 34Win33–1Natalio JimenezKO2 (10)Sep 28, 1963 33Win32–1Raul VelozKO1 (10)Aug 17, 1963 32Win31–1Carlos GomezKO6 (12)Jul 6, 1963 31Win30–1Jose ValenzuelaKO1 (10)Apr 21, 1963 30Win29–1Pimi AmadorKO1 (10)Apr 5, 1963 29Win28–1Changa MunozKO4 (5)Mar 21, 1963 28Win27–1Fidel AlfaroKO8 (10)Feb 16, 1963 27Win26–1Carlos GomezTKO7 (10)Nov 24, 1962 26Win25–1Ernesto BarreraPTS10Oct 13, 1962 25Loss24–1Eduardo MojicaPTS10Jul 29, 1962 24Win24–0Ernesto BarreraPTS10Jun 9, 1962 23Win23–0Eduardo MojicaPTS10May 5, 1962 22Win22–0Luis MendezPTS10Mar 3, 1962 21Win21–0Jose ValenzuelaTKO2 (10)Feb 1, 1962 20Win20–0Chico JassoPTS10Jan 13, 1962 19Win19–0Chocolate BarreraKO4 (10)Dec 2, 1961 18Win18–0Eduardo MojicaPTS10Nov 11, 1961 17Win17–0Felix PadillaPTS10Oct 7, 1961 16Win16–0Chabelo MejiaKO3 (10)Sep 16, 1961 15Win15–0Vicente RamirezKO2 (8)Aug 19, 1961 14Win14–0Luis LujanoRTD4 (8)Jul 22, 1961 13Win13–0Kid CelayaPTS10Apr 25, 1961 12Win12–0Polo RuizKO4 (10)Mar 4, 1961 11Win11–0Vicente RiosPTS6Oct 22, 1960 10Win10–0Javier PazKO2 (6)Jul 23, 1960 9Win9–0Polo RuizPTS6Jul 2, 1960 8Win8–0Javier PazKO4 (6)Mar 26, 1960 7Win7–0Servando HernandezTKO2 (8)Feb 27, 1960 6Win6–0Jose TinocoKO4 (?)Dec 20, 1959 5Win5–0Chiquilin RamirezKO1 (6)Nov 14, 1959 4Win4–0Vincente RiosPTS4Oct 24, 1959 3Win3–0Ratoncito GarciaKO? (6)Sep 19, 1959 2Win2–0Zurdo PadillaPTS4May 16, 1959 1Win1–0Jose Sanchez TavioPTS4Feb 28, 1959
See also List of flyweight boxing champions List of WBC world champions List of Mexican boxing world champions
References
External links
Efren Torres - CBZ Profile