On September 26, 1959, José Torres (13-0, 11 KOs) and Benny Paret (28-7-1, 10 KOs) meet in the ring in a 10-round bout.
José Torres is coming in to the fight on a 13-fight win streak with a 84% KO rate; his last fight was a 6th round TKO victory over Al Andrews, 3 months ago. Benny Paret is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 27% KO rate, with his last fight being a split decision loss to Gaspar Ortega, 1 month and 19 days ago.
This should be a confident win for José Torres at 99-1 winning odds. Benny Paret really doesn't have much to present against Torres.
The fight ended in a points decision draw and both the fighters added a draw to their respective records — Torres is now 13-0-1 and Paret, 28-7-2.