Roberto Duran vs. Felipe 'The Flash' Torres ~ March 28, 1970

[Bill Paxtom]

Felipe 'The Flash' Torres

Was not a nobody.


January 13, 1969 ~ Coliseum ~ San Diego, California

Felipe Torres {TKO 6} over Bobby Valdez

"Unrated Torres Scores Upset"

Unheralded 21 year-old ~ Felipe 'The Flash' Torres scored a major upset when he stopped
#6 WBA-ranked Featherweight and California State Featherweight Champion - Bobby Valdez.

The bout was fairly even during the first 4-Rounds, as each fighter landed solid punches in heated
exchanges.

But, Torres took command in Round 5 when he landed some hard head-blows, and hurt Bobby with several straight right-hands to the chin.

Felipe then 'dropped' Bobby for a '4-Count' when he caught him with a straight right to the face.

Bobby bounced back up, but was 'decked' again when Felipe nailed him with another straight
right-hand to the chin. Bobby got up, and barely survived until the end of the Round.

In Round 6, 'The Flash' poured it on and staggered a 'dazed' Valdez who had not fully recovered
from the 5th Round knockdowns.

Referee - Hal Rickards stopped the bout @ 0:38 of Round 6.


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March 4, 1969

Felipe Torres was the #10 WBA-ranked Featherweight with a record of {17-4-1}
when he faced 'highly-regarded' and favored #8 WBA-ranked Featherweight
Pete Gonzalez.

Felipe scored another 'upset' when he won a 10-Round Split-Decision over Pete Gonzalez.