The semifinals of the World Boxing Cup Series “4-Man Lightweight Tournament” took place Thursday night at the Palenque de la Expo in Obregón, Sonora, Mexico.
Luis Torres (15-0, 10 KOs) got a fourth round referee’s stoppage against Rodolfo Flores (14-6, 6 KOs). Flores down several times. Time was :49.
Irving Castillo (9-2, 6 KOs) took an unpopular eight round majority decision over Isai Hernandez (11-3-1, 7 KOs) by scores of 76-76, 78-74, 79-73.
Torres and Castillo will meet June 2.
In other action, the WBC USNBC silver welterweight title remained vacant after the bout between Quinton Randall (8-0, 2 KOs) and Ivan “Zurdo” Alvarez (31-13-1, 21 KOs) ended in a two round technical draw due to cut suffered by Alvarez via an unintentional head clash.
Boxing needs more tournaments. Remember the Forum and ESPN tournament titles? Why not bring those back in order to help revive interest in the sport while boosting the careers of young prospects?