Leo Martinez vs. Joel Torres
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Leo Martinez 133 lbs beat Joel Torres 138 lbs by KO at 1:23 in round 8 of 8
- Date: 2010-03-31
- Location: BB King Blues Club & Grill, New York, New York, USA
- Referee: Steve Willis
- Judge: Julie Lederman
- Judge: Steve Weisfeld
- Judge: John McKaie
Torres won the first two rounds on jab combinations, but Martinez was fighting at a very fast pace. In round 3, Martinez, who never tired, keep accelerating the pace, and began landing left jabs at will, badly bruising Torres face, with the slower Torres unable to keep up with the speed and the tempo. Rounds 4, 5, 6 and 7 were all Martinez, with Torres taking a beating from left jabs, and counter left and right hooks that were landing over his hand stance, which was too low and left him vulnerable. In a Tony Zale type ending, Martinez landed a straight left to the body, followed by a right to the jaw, which put the unbeaten Torres down for the count in an upset at 1:23 of the eighth and final round.