José Torres, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Puerto Rican boxer
Date of Birth: 03-May-1936
Place of Birth: Ponce, Puerto Rico, United States
Date of Death: 19-Jan-2009
Profession: boxer
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About José Torres
- 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 D'Amato.
- In 1997, he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
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