Jared Anderson was the one being cooked to sit on the heavyweight throne in America, until a certain Martin Bakole brought him down to earth. Folks believe it was a bit too early, others ; that it was a financial trap, and still others,that the dude was a proper hype job.
So once again we ask : Does Richard Torrez Jr. Have What It Takes To Be America’s Next Great Heavyweight | RISE OF
Watch Richard Torrez Jr’s rise to become a contender in the heavyweight division.
Rising heavyweights Richard Torrez Jr. and Guido “The Gladiator” Vianello will clash in a high-stakes 10-round main event on Saturday, April 5, at Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.
Torrez (12-0, 11 KOs), who hails from the farming community of Tulare, California, captured Olympic silver in the super heavyweight division in Tokyo. A southpaw volume puncher, he turned pro the following March with a second-round stoppage of Allen Melson. Torrez, a high school valedictorian who builds model rockets in his spare time, has since rocketed from prospect to contender. Last May, he dismantled fellow unbeaten Brandon Moore in five rounds. His knockout streak ended last September after Joey Dawejko was disqualified for repeatedly spitting out his mouthpiece. Torrez got back on the knockout train in December with a third-round blitzing of Mexico’s Issac Munoz.
“This is something I’ve been working toward for a long time,” Torrez said. “I want to prove that I’m the best heavyweight out there and show what American heavyweights are made of. When they offered me Guido, I didn’t hesitate. I’m ready to go.”
In a division where the competition is at its apex, one better put up or shut up
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