Felipe 'The Flash' Torres ~ 'A Good West-Coast Kid'

[Bill Paxtom]

Thursday ~ February 29, 1968

Olympic Auditorium ~ Los Angeles, California

"Co-Feature"

10-Round Lightweight Bout {with 2-Minute Rounds}

'Nationally Televised"

Felipe 'The Flash' Torres ~ 11-1-0 {3 KO's}
vs.
Al 'Scooter' Meza ~ 10-1-0 {7 KO's}

Felipe Torres is billed as a {'tough 18 1/2 year-old kid'} from East Los Angeles.

Al 'Scooter' Meza is a highly regarded 'hard puncher' from Granger, Washington
who is currently based out of Fresno, California.
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The Bout

Felipe, now stockily-built at {136 lbs.} took it right to 'Scooter' {137 lbs.}, and
sent the Washington bomber back on his heels in Round 1.

Felipe deposited 'Scooter' on the canvas in Round 2, when he landed a hard
right-hand to the chin.

From that point on, it was an equally battled 'give-and-take' scrap in Rounds
3 and 4.

'Scooter' had good rallies in Rounds 5 and 6 to take those sessions. And Felipe
had solid session in Round 7.

Both Lightweights let it all out for the last 3-Rounds, as both slugged each other
at Center-Ring.

Scorecards
* Referee - George Latka ..... 6-4 {Felipe Torres}
* Judge - Dick Young ........... 6-5 {Al Maeza}
* Judge - Lee Grossman ....... 5-4 {Felipe Torres}

"Felipe Torres Edges 'Scooter' Meza By Split-Decision Over 10 Spirited Rounds"