Usyk next? The famous super heavyweight destroyed his opponent by breaking his nose

On the night of November 16, a super heavyweight rating fight (over 90.7 kg) took place at the Arena Coliseo in the Mexican city of San Luis Potosí.

Silver medalist of the Olympics (2020) Richard Torres (13–0, 11 KOs) entered the ring against the experienced representative of the Czech Republic Tomas Salek (23–7, 14 KOs).

Underdog tried to move a lot on his feet, hiding behind the block so as not to miss powerful blows from Richard. The American easily shortened the distance, caught the opponent with side kicks, periodically threw uppercuts.

In one of the episodes, Torres caught the Czech with a right hook, after which the opponent bled from the nose. The fight was stopped, Tomas was examined by a doctor and forbidden to continue the fight due to a broken nose.

Torres is one of the contenders for the IBF world title, which is currently held by Oleksandr Usyk. To hold a fight against a boxer from Ukraine, the American must defeat the Cuban Frank Sanchez.

Richard Torres (USA) – Tomas Salek (Czech Republic) – TKO 1

DAMAGE DONE 😳@RichardTorrez21 gets the TKO victory after breaking Tomas Salek’s nose in R1. pic.twitter.com/XjoTsHs5Tn

— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) November 16, 2025