Tulare’s Richard Torrez Jr. picks up another big win with first-round knockout
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- Richard Torrez Jr. scored a first-round knockout to extend his 14-0 run
- Referee stopped Tomas Salek after a bleeding nose and doctor review ended bout
- Torrez remains a top IBF contender and vows to pursue title shots in 2025
Richard Torrez Jr. made another quick work on another opponent.
Torrez stopped Tomas Salek with a first-round knockout in a scheduled 10-round heavyweight bout Saturday night San Luis Potosí, Mexico.
The Tulare native improved to 14-0 with 12 knockouts.
“The quick result was because our camp went well,” Torrez said. “We love to give the people a good show. I’m thankful that we had a good camp. A win is a win, and we’ll be back in the gym tomorrow.”
The stoppage came when the referee went to check on Salek, who had a bleeding nose. Salek met with the ring doctor, who applied pressure on his nose and said ‘ow ow ow.’ The referee signaled the end of the fight.
Torrez now has multiple first-round knockouts.
Torrez came into the fight rated No. 4 by the IBF. The IBF champion is Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk, who also holds the WBC, WBO, and WBA titles.
