Description
Jos� 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.
Born
May 3rd, 1936 in Ponce / Died: Jan 19th, 2009 - heart attack at his home in Puerto Rico; aged 72
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Last Changes
2009/01/20
The celebrity has been marked as passed away
2008/02/16
Address Removed: Available to members only
2004/11/03
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