Deceased
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Life & Death
Died aged 72NationalityUnited StatesBorn03/05/1936Born inPonce, Puerto RicoDied19/01/2009 (aged 72)Died inPonceCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ1685019 ↗Buried atRomán Baldorioty de Castro National PantheonTMDb#142223 ↗
José Louis "Chegüi" Torres was a Puerto Rican-born professional boxer who fought representing the United States. As an amateur boxer, he won a silver medal in the 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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Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | A Fool and His MoneyMovie | Himself | 53 |