Boxing Champion And Author2009-01-24 · Washington Post
José Torres, 72, a former light heavyweight world champion and Olympic silver medalist, died Jan. 19 at his home in Ponce, Puerto Rico, after a heart attack. Mr. Torres won the light heavyweight title in 1965 by stopping Willie Pastrano at Madison…
Puerto Rican Boxing Legend Dies2009-01-22 · NCM Online
NEW YORK -- Tomorrow, Jose 'Chegui' Torres will be laid to rest in his hometown of Ponce, Puerto Rico. But his triumphs in and beyond the boxing ring will serve as inspiration for generations to come. Torres was a hero-in every sense of the word. He was…
Jose Torres; boxing champ became author2009-01-20 · Boston Globe
PONCE, Puerto Rico - Jose Torres, a former light heavyweight world champion and Olympic silver medalist, died of a heart attack yesterday at his home in Ponce. He was 72. Mr. Torres won the light heavyweight title in 1965 by stopping Willie Pastrano at…
Palacios wins interim belt2008-08-04 · SuperSport
Juan Palacios of Nicaragua won the WBC interim minimumweight belt when he stopped Omar Soto from Puerto Rico in the tenth round in Ponce, Puerto Rico, on Saturday night. Palacios, 27, who lost to Jose Antonio Aguirre in October 2002 when challenging for…