Efren Torres

Efren Torres
Born	(1943-11-29)November 29, 1943 La Palma, Michoacán, Mexico
Died	February 25, 2010(2010-02-25) (aged 66)
Nickname	El Alacrán
Nationality	Mexican
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Division	Flyweight
Stance	Orthodox

Professional boxing record
Total	74
Wins	64
By knockout	41
Losses	9
By knockout	3
Draws	1

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, Michoacán Mexico in 1943, and spent most of his early life in his family town of Guadalajara.

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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.^[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

References

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

External links

Boxing record for Efren Torres from BoxRec (registration required)
Efren Torres - CBZ Profile

Sporting positions
World boxing titles
Preceded by Chartchai Chionoi	WBC flyweight champion February 23, 1969 – March 20, 1970	Succeeded by Chartchai Chionoi
Preceded by Chartchai Chionoi	The Ring flyweight champion February 23, 1969 – March 20, 1970	Succeeded by Chartchai Chionoi

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