Ruben Torres claimed the WBC USNBC title this past weekend.
Torres bested Cristian Mino via sixth round knockout for the belt. The card took place from the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, California.
“I felt my performance against Mino was one of my best to date,” Torres said. “I was really relaxed in this fight and that’s a credit to all the hard work my team and I put in during training camp. Winning the WBC USNBC title will now get me one step closer to a world title fight. I’m hoping I’ll be ranked in the top 15 when the new WBC ratings come out.”
Torres was magnificent throughout the entire fight as he tamed the aggressive approach that Mino was bringing by using his height and reach advantage to perfection, keeping Mino at bay with his superior jab. Mino did his best to get inside but was running into hard shots as Torres’ timing was flawless.
After dominating the first five rounds, Torres dropped Mino twice in round six, the first was with a vicious uppercut to the head in the early part of the round. Torres then finished Mino off with a picture-perfect left hook to the body, ending the bout at the 1:37 mark of round six.
“I felt my performance against Mino was one of my best to date,” Torres said. “I was really relaxed in this fight and that’s a credit to all the hard work my team and I put in during training camp. Winning the WBC USNBC title will now get me one step closer to a world title fight. I’m hoping I’ll be ranked in the top 15 when the new WBC ratings come out.”
In the co-main event, Horacio Garcia downed Isaac Zarate and Loui Lopez earned a win over Cristian Dominguez.