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

[Bill Paxtom]

Tuesday - January 28, 1969

Valley Music Theatre - Woodland Hills, California

Promoters > 'Monarch Boxing Club'
Maximum Capacity .............. 3100
Maximum Gate Receipts ..... $13,500

Felipe Torres ~ 16-3-1 {6 KO's} ~ 134 1/4 lbs. ~ #10 WBA Junior-Lightweight
vs.
Jesse Corrales ~ 6-6-1 {0 KO's} ~ 133 lbs.

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Originally, Heavyweights > Joey Orbillo and Joe Hemphill were scheduled
as the 'Main Event'.

But both Heavyweights pulled out.

Then popular Featherweight - Petey Gonzalez was brought in to be the 'Main Event'.

But Petey caught the 'flu' and pulled out.

At the last minute >
Promoter - Pete Kokon and Matchmaker - Hal Benson got in touch with Jack Shugrue
who furnished fighters to local Los Angles fight promoters.

Felipe Torres, who had fought only 2-Weeks earlier was available.

And as a 'last-minute' fill-in opponent, they found Jesse Corrales, a {20 1/2 year-old}
Lightweight based out of Phoenix, Arizona.
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Attendance ........ 2045
Gate Receipts .... $9000

Felipe Torres had little trouble with 'last-minute' replacement Jesse Corrales.

Felipe 'dazzled' the crowd of 2045 at the Valley Music Theatre with lightning
combinations and fancy footwork during the 1st-Round.

Near the end of the session, Felipe 'split'' Corrales nose wide open with
a straight right-hand, and blood splattered both boxers.

In Round 2, Felipe unleashed his heavy right-hand, and shook up the Phoenix
Lightweight several times and had him reeling.

Felipe continued his fast 'two-fisted' attack, and opened up a cut over
Jesse's right-eye after slashing him with sharp right-hand just past the {1:20 Mark}.

Jesse Corrales was now defenseless.

Moments later, Referee - Dick Young called a halt to the bout @ 1:37 of Round 2.

"Torres 'Cuts Up' On Boxing Card"

Dangerous-punching Lightweight - Felipe Torres carves up substitute Jesse Corrales.