José Torres

Actor

Born: Tocuyito, Venezuela

BIOGRAPHY

José (Chegüi) Torres (May 3, 1936 – January 19, 2009) was a Puerto Rican professional boxer. As an amateur boxer, he won a silver medal in the junior middleweight division at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne. In 1965, he defeated Willie Pastrano to win the WBC, WBA and lineal light heavyweight championships. Torres trained with the legendary boxing trainer Cus DAmato. In 1997, he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

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