Torres kept his knockout streak alive through 1962 with three more knockout wins but, in 1963, he suffered his first loss, being stopped in five by Cuba's Florentino Fernández, the only boxer ever to beat Torres by a knockout as a professional. After that setback, Torres went back to training and had one more fight that year. That time around, he was able to beat another top contender in Don Fullmer, Gene Fullmer's brother, with a ten-round decision win in New Jersey.
torres kept his knockout streak alive through 1962 with three more knockout wins but in 1963 he suffered his first loss being stopped in five by cuba's florentino fernández the only boxer ever to beat torres by a knockout as a professional after that setback torres went back to training and had one more fight that year that time around he was able to beat another top contender in don fullmer gene fullmer's brother with a ten-round decision win in new jersey