By: Sean Crose
Former standard world titlist Nicholas Walters fought for an additional shot at greatness on Saturday. For the 39 12 months outdated veteran battled a far youthful Luis Torres as a part of a PROBOX TV card that was broadcast reside from Lengthy Seaside, California.
Walters was sharp within the opening spherical, hitting arduous and exuding confidence. The second spherical noticed Torres placing his punches collectively successfully. Each fighters traded effectively within the third. The older Walters, nonetheless, was dropped close to the tip of the spherical. To his credit score, nonetheless, Walters was in a position to beat the depend. Nonetheless, Walters’ nook stopped the battle earlier than the bell sounded to begin spherical 4.
It’s at all times unhappy to see a fighter attain the tip of a profession, and it looks like Walters has maybe (hopefully) reached the tip of the skilled prizefighting highway. Nonetheless, it’s good to understand that Walters was as soon as a revered, and even feared, world champion. His destruction of Nonito Donaire will probably be seen because the excessive level of a formidable run within the ring. Certainly, earlier than Saturday’s battle, Walters’ solely loss had come on the gloved fists of the nice Vasyl Lomachenko. No small factor, to make sure.
