Jose Torres
Professional Boxer, Boxer
1936 – 2009
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Who was Jose Torres?
José Torres, was a Puerto Rican professional boxer. As an amateur boxer, he won a silver medal in the junior middleweight at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne. In 1965, he defeated Willie Pastrano to win the WBC and WBA light heavyweight championships. Torres trained with the legendary boxing trainer Cus D'Amato. In 1997, he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
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- Born
- May 3, 1936
Ponce - Also known as
- José Torres
- José ("Chegüi") Torres
- Chegüi
- José Torres Medina
- José M. Torres
- José María Torres
- José Torrès
- Jose Luis Torres
- Jose 'Chegui' Torres
- José 'Chegui' Torres
- Spouses
- Ramonita Ortiz
( - 2009/01/19)
- Ramonita Ortiz
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Ponce
- Died
- Jan 19, 2009
Ponce
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on July 23, 2013
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