Ruben Torres is being blasted by social media for what he did during his recent match.
In the seventh round of a lightweight fight in California on Saturday night, Torres touched gloves with Cristian Baez, but then he proceeded to knock his opponent out with a vicious sucker punch.
The referee declared Torres’ punch to be legal, and the fighter did not apologize for his actions after the bout.
“They always say protect yourself at all times,” he said. “This is boxing and fighters like myself are always on the attack. The referee gave the signal to start fighting again and I came out guns blazing, especially after I knocked him down. I hit him with a left hook and that was it, the fight was over. I’m ready to move on to bigger and better fights as I march up the rankings.”
Many brought up something similar happening when Floyd Mayweather knocked out Victor Ortiz in 2011 shortly after an embrace.
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The 24-year-old Torres is now 19-0, with 16 knockouts.
