(8) Jimmy Wilde def. (13) Efren Torres by Unanimous Decision
Battered and bloody, both men went all or nothing for a place in the final. It was all go from the very first round when Wilde was knocked down with an early punch, and he then cut open Torres' right eye before the bell had sounded. Things would continue in similar fashion throughout the match with Torres looking for the knockout blow, coming close on four other occasions before the end, and Wilde stayed focused and got in a high volume of punches.
Both men were reprimanded by the referee: Torres for a headbutt (third round) and puch (eighth); Wilde for a low blow in the eleventh. After nearly dominating in the opening three rounds, Torres picked up a second cut, this time on his forehead, and these injuries started to take their toll on him as the momentum swung.
Wilde only looked like getting his man on the deck in the fourth, but he really turned on the pressure halfway through the bout; his trainers noticing that Torres was starting to suffer. With three rounds to go it was up to Torres to deal a knockout blow, but barely made contact bar one occasion in the eleventh where he had his man stumble again.
Punches Landed/Attempted - Wilde 71/120 (59.16%), Torres 41/80 (51.25%)
Total Points (at the end of the last completed round) - Wilde 267, Torres 171
Judges Cards (at the end of the last completed round) - Wilde 116-112, 115-112, 116-112 Torres
Fouls - Wilde 1, Torres 2
Cuts Opened - Wilde 2, Torres 1
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