| Efren Torres | |
| Nickname: | El Alacrán |
| Weight Class: | Flyweight |
| Birth Date: | November 29, 1943 |
| Birth Place: | La Palma, Michoacán, Mexico |
| Height: | 1.63 m |
| Stance: | Orthodox |
| Box Win: | 64 |
| Box Kowin: | 41 |
| Box Loss: | 9 |
| Box Koloss: | 3 |
| Box Draw: | 1 |
Efren Torres (November 29, 1943 – February 25, 2010) was a Mexican world champion professional boxer in the flyweight division. Torres was born in La Palma, Michoacán Mexico in 1943. He spent most of his early life in his family town of Guadalajara.
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.
Torres was inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame in the Class of 2007.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Age | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | Win | 64–9–1 | Issac Isao Kimura | KO | 2 (10) | Apr 21, 1972 | |||
| 73 | Loss | 63–9–1 | Rubén Olivares | TKO | 4 (10) | Jul 10, 1971 | |||
| 72 | Loss | 63–8–1 | Julio Guerrero | SD | 10 | Feb 2, 1971 | |||
| 71 | Win | 63–7–1 | José Medel | KO | 4 (10) | Oct 31, 1970 | |||
| 70 | Win | 62–7–1 | Rocky Garcia | SD | 10 | Jun 28, 1970 | |||
| 69 | Loss | 61–7–1 | Chartchai Chionoi | UD | 15 | Mar 20, 1970 | |||
| 68 | Win | 61–6–1 | Susumu Hanagata | UD | 15 | Nov 28, 1969 | |||
| 67 | Win | 60–6–1 | Heleno Ferreira | PTS | 10 | Sep 30, 1969 | |||
| 66 | Loss | 59–6–1 | Susumu Hanagata | UD | 10 | Jun 19, 1969 | |||
| 65 | Win | 59–5–1 | Chartchai Chionoi | TKO | 8 (15) | Feb 23, 1969 | |||
| 64 | Win | 58–5–1 | Apolonio Salinas | KO | 2 (10) | Nov 19, 1968 | |||
| 63 | Win | 57–5–1 | Daniel Gutierrez | PTS | 10 | Nov 8, 1968 | |||
| 62 | Win | 56–5–1 | Eduardo Mojica | PTS | 10 | Sep 15, 1968 | |||
| 61 | Win | 55–5–1 | Santos Sandoval | KO | 9 (10) | Aug 16, 1968 | |||
| 60 | Win | 54–5–1 | Pedro Cordero | TKO | 6 (10) | May 28, 1968 | |||
| 59 | Loss | 53–5–1 | Chartchai Chionoi | TKO | 13 (15) | Jan 28, 1968 | |||
| 58 | Win | 53–4–1 | José Medel | PTS | 10 | Oct 7, 1967 | |||
| 57 | Win | 52–4–1 | Jupiter Mansilla | TKO | 3 (10) | Sep 16, 1967 | |||
| 56 | Win | 51–4–1 | Pornchai Poprai ngam | PTS | 10 | Jul 10, 1967 | |||
| 55 | Win | 50–4–1 | Octavio Gomez | KO | 5 (12) | Apr 29, 1967 | |||
| 54 | Loss | 49–4–1 | Horacio Accavallo | UD | 15 | Dec 10, 1966 | |||
| 53 | Win | 49–3–1 | Luis Gonzalez | TKO | 2 (12) | Aug 7, 1966 | |||
| 52 | Win | 48–3–1 | Ramiro Nides | KO | 5 (12) | Jul 2, 1966 | |||
| 51 | Draw | 47–3–1 | Fermin Goméz | PTS | 12 | May 14, 1966 | |||
| 50 | Win | 47–3 | José López | TKO | 6 (10) | Apr 3, 1966 | |||
| 49 | Win | 46–3 | Manuel Tarazon | KO | 3 (10) | Mar 12, 1966 | |||
| 48 | Win | 45–3 | Bob Allotey | PTS | 10 | Dec 11, 1965 | |||
| 47 | Win | 44–3 | Manuel Flores | TKO | 6 (10) | Oct 16, 1965 | |||
| 46 | Loss | 43–3 | Hiroyuki Ebihara | TKO | 7 (12) | May 7, 1965 | |||
| 45 | Win | 43–2 | Manuel Magallanes | TKO | 2 (12) | Feb 28, 1965 | |||
| 44 | Win | 42–2 | Ismael Gutierrez | KO | 2 (12) | Jan 29, 1965 | |||
| 43 | Win | 41–2 | Mauro Miranda | KO | 2 (12) | Nov 14, 1964 | |||
| 42 | Win | 40–2 | Luis Gonzalez | KO | 7 (10) | Sep 11, 1964 | |||
| 41 | Win | 39–2 | Evaristo Salinas | PTS | 12 | Aug 15, 1964 | |||
| 40 | Loss | 38–2 | Hiroyuki Ebihara | SD | 12 | Apr 30, 1964 | |||
| 39 | Win | 38–1 | Leo Zulueta | UD | 10 | Mar 15, 1964 | |||
| 38 | Win | 37–1 | Jose Hernandez | KO | 3 (10) | Feb 15, 1964 | |||
| 37 | Win | 36–1 | Manuel Magallanes | TKO | 7 (10) | Feb 2, 1964 | |||
| 36 | Win | 35–1 | Fabian Esquivel | KO | 1 (12) | Nov 30, 1963 | |||
| 35 | Win | 34–1 | Pascual Pérez | KO | 3 (10) | Oct 19, 1963 | |||
| 34 | Win | 33–1 | Natalio Jimenez | KO | 2 (10) | Sep 28, 1963 | |||
| 33 | Win | 32–1 | Raul Veloz | KO | 1 (10) | Aug 17, 1963 | |||
| 32 | Win | 31–1 | Carlos Gomez | KO | 6 (12) | Jul 6, 1963 | |||
| 31 | Win | 30–1 | Jose Valenzuela | KO | 1 (10) | Apr 21, 1963 | |||
| 30 | Win | 29–1 | Pimi Amador | KO | 1 (10) | Apr 5, 1963 | |||
| 29 | Win | 28–1 | Changa Munoz | KO | 4 (5) | Mar 21, 1963 | |||
| 28 | Win | 27–1 | Fidel Alfaro | KO | 8 (10) | Feb 16, 1963 | |||
| 27 | Win | 26–1 | Carlos Gomez | TKO | 7 (10) | Nov 24, 1962 | |||
| 26 | Win | 25–1 | Ernesto Barrera | PTS | 10 | Oct 13, 1962 | |||
| 25 | Loss | 24–1 | Eduardo Mojica | PTS | 10 | Jul 29, 1962 | |||
| 24 | Win | 24–0 | Ernesto Barrera | PTS | 10 | Jun 9, 1962 | |||
| 23 | Win | 23–0 | Eduardo Mojica | PTS | 10 | May 5, 1962 | |||
| 22 | Win | 22–0 | Luis Mendez | PTS | 10 | Mar 3, 1962 | |||
| 21 | Win | 21–0 | Jose Valenzuela | TKO | 2 (10) | Feb 1, 1962 | |||
| 20 | Win | 20–0 | Chico Jasso | PTS | 10 | Jan 13, 1962 | |||
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Chocolate Barrera | KO | 4 (10) | Dec 2, 1961 | |||
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Eduardo Mojica | PTS | 10 | Nov 11, 1961 | |||
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Felix Padilla | PTS | 10 | Oct 7, 1961 | |||
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Chabelo Mejia | KO | 3 (10) | Sep 16, 1961 | |||
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Vicente Ramirez | KO | 2 (8) | Aug 19, 1961 | |||
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Luis Lujano | RTD | 4 (8) | Jul 22, 1961 | |||
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Kid Celaya | PTS | 10 | Apr 25, 1961 | |||
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Polo Ruiz | KO | 4 (10) | Mar 4, 1961 | |||
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Vicente Rios | PTS | 6 | Oct 22, 1960 | |||
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Javier Paz | KO | 2 (6) | Jul 23, 1960 | |||
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Polo Ruiz | PTS | 6 | Jul 2, 1960 | |||
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Javier Paz | KO | 4 (6) | Mar 26, 1960 | |||
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Servando Hernandez | TKO | 2 (8) | Feb 27, 1960 | |||
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Jose Tinoco | KO | 4 (?) | Dec 20, 1959 | |||
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Chiquilin Ramirez | KO | 1 (6) | Nov 14, 1959 | |||
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Vincente Rios | PTS | 4 | Oct 24, 1959 | |||
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Ratoncito Garcia | KO | ? (6) | Sep 19, 1959 | |||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Zurdo Padilla | PTS | 4 | May 16, 1959 | |||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Jose Sanchez Tavio | PTS | 4 | Feb 28, 1959 | |||