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- Born: May 3, 1936
- Birth place: Ponce, Puerto Rico
- Died: Monday, January 19, 2009
- Cause of death: Heart attack
- Widow: Ramonita Ortiz
- Served in the U.S. Army as a young manNY Daily News: Puerto Rican Boxer Jose "Chequi" Torres Dies at 72 (January 19, 2009)
- Won light heavyweight title in 1965 after defeating Willie Pastrano at Madison Square Garden
- Won a silver medal as a light middleweight at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics
- Retired from boxing in 1969Latin American Herald Tribune: Puerto Rico World Champion Boxer Jose "Chegui"... (January 19, 2009)
- Wrote the biography of Muhammad Ali Sting Like a BeeLatin American Herald Tribune: Puerto Rico World Champion Boxer Jose "Chegui"... (January 19, 2009)
- Wrote the biography of Mike Tyson, Fire and FearLatin American Herald Tribune: Puerto Rico World Champion Boxer Jose "Chegui"... (January 19, 2009)
- Served on the New York State Athletic Commission in the 1980sLatin American Herald Tribune: Puerto Rico World Champion Boxer Jose "Chegui"... (January 19, 2009)
- Was a supervisor for the World Boxing AssociationLatin American Herald Tribune: Puerto Rico World Champion Boxer Jose "Chegui"... (January 19, 2009)
- Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1997Latin American Herald Tribune: Puerto Rico World Champion Boxer Jose "Chegui"... (January 19, 2009)
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Former light heavyweight boxing champion and writer Jose Torres died at the age of 72 on Monday, January 19, 2009. Torres, who won an Olympic silver medal at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, had a heart attack while at home in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The mayor of Ponce declared three days of mourning and ordered that the flag be hung at half-staff.
Torres was a beloved representative of the Puerto Rican community in New York. Torres wrote a column for the El Diario La Presna, a Spanish language newspaper in New York.Latin American Herald Tribune: Puerto Rico World Champion Boxer Jose "Chegui"... (January 19, 2009)
Quotes on Jose Torres' Passing
"Puerto Rico has lost a great Puerto Rican, a very valiant person who aside from being a great athlete, was a great human being."— David Bernier, President of the U.S. territory's Olympic committeeNY Daily News: Puerto Rican Boxer Jose "Chequi" Torres Dies at 72 (January 19, 2009)"Jose Torres was one of boxing's finest ambassadors. He was an Olympian, a world champion, author, commissioner and a true gentleman. The Hall of Fame joins the boxing community in mourning his passing."—Edward Brophy, executive director of International Boxing Hall of FameNewsday: Hall of Famer Jose Torres Dies (January 19, 2009)
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Jose Torres News and Commentary
- East Side Boxing: Rest in Peace Jose Torres "Chegui" Passes Away... (January 19, 2009)
- FightNews.com: [ Jose "Chegui" Torres Passes] (January 19, 2009)
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Es la Olla Podrida de esta Robulucion RT @VVperiodistas: ¿Boliburgueses intocables? Arne Chacón, José Zambrano, Pedro Torres Ciliberto
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@RumorSocial El nombre es Pedro Torres Ciliberto (alias "Perucho"), no José Angel Ciliberto quien fue Min. Interior de Lusinchi
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