José Torres
"Chegüí"
- Born
- 1936
- Died
- 2009
- Nationality
- Puerto Rico
- Career
- 1958–1969
A peek-a-boo protégé of Cus D'Amato who stopped Willie Pastrano.
Titles & Honours
- World Light Heavyweight Champion (1965–1966)
Career Timeline
1958–1969- Milestone
First recorded professional bout
vs Gene Hamilton · W KO
- Milestone
25th recorded win
vs Obdulio Nuñez · KO. Newspaper decisions excluded.
- Title history
Title reign begins
World Light Heavyweight Champion (1965–1966). Year from profile title history; exact title-winning bout not identified.
- Signature fight
vs Willie Pastrano
W TKO · Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.. Archive selection: one of the first three wins over distinct fighters profiled here, not an expert-selected signature fight.
- Milestone
Latest recorded bout
vs Charley Green · W KO. Not necessarily the retirement date.
Derived from the current archive and profile honours. Title-reign years are not exact bout dates; title claims are not independently verified. Signature fights use existing profile selections, or clearly labelled wins over other archived fighters when no selections exist. Year-only dates retain their original precision.
Photo Archive
No freely licensed photographs of José Torres are available in this archive.
Fight-by-Fight Record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958-05-24 | W | Gene Hamilton | KO | 1 | Eastern Parkway Arena , New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1958-06-07 | W | Walter Irby | PTS | 6 | Eastern Parkway Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1958-06-21 | W | Joe Salvato | KO | 4 | Eastern Parkway Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1958-07-05 | W | Wes Lowry | PTS | 6 | Eastern Parkway Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1958-08-18 | W | Benny Doyle | KO | 1 | Wrigley Field , Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| 1958-09-29 | W | Otis Woodward | TKO | 5 | St. Nicholas Arena , New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1958-10-13 | W | Frankie Anselm | KO | 9 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1958-11-03 | W | Burke Emery | TKO | 5 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1958-12-04 | W | Isaac Jenkins | TKO | 5 | Sunnyside Gardens , New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1959-02-26 | W | Eddie Wright | TKO | 5 | Sunnyside Gardens, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1959-03-19 | W | Leroy Oliphant | TKO | 3 | Sunnyside Gardens, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1959-04-23 | W | Joe Shaw | TKO | 5 | Sunnyside Gardens, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1959-06-26 | W | Al Andrews | TKO | 6 | Yankee Stadium , New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1959-09-26 | D | Benny Paret | PTS | 10 | Estadio Sixto Escobar , San Juan , Puerto Rico |
| 1960-01-30 | W | Randy Sandy | PTS | 10 | Armory, Elizabeth, New Jersey , U.S. |
| 1960-03-15 | W | Tony Dupas | MD | 10 | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium , Buffalo, New York , U.S. |
| 1960-06-11 | W | Randy Sandy | UD | 10 | Sunnyside Gardens, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1961-02-17 | W | Gene Hamilton | TKO | 4 | Estadio Francisco Montaner , Ponce , Puerto Rico |
| 1961-04-01 | W | Bobby Barnes | KO | 3 | Plaza Ballroom, Paterson, New Jersey , U.S. |
| 1961-05-23 | W | Bob Young | TKO | 5 | Boston Arena , Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1961-06-05 | W | Mel Collins | KO | 7 | Boston Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1961-06-27 | W | Ike White | KO | 3 | Boston Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1961-10-31 | W | George Price | KO | 2 | Sam Houston Coliseum , Houston , Texas , U.S. |
| 1961-11-28 | W | Tony Montano | KO | 4 | Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| 1962-04-10 | W | Jimmy Watkins | RTD | 7 | Utica Memorial Auditorium , Utica, New York , U.S. |
| 1962-07-27 | W | Obdulio Nuñez | KO | 7 | Estadio Sixto Escobar, San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 1962-12-14 | W | Al Hauser | TKO | 3 | Boston Garden , Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1963-05-25 | L | Florentino Fernández | TKO | 5 | Hiram Bithorn Stadium , San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 1963-10-09 | W | Don Fullmer | PTS | 10 | Teaneck Armory , Teaneck, New Jersey , U.S. |
| 1964-01-03 | W | José Gonzalez | UD | 10 | Madison Square Garden , New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1964-04-21 | W | Walker Simmons | TKO | 8 | Sunnyside Gardens, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1964-05-15 | W | Wilbert McClure | UD | 10 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1964-06-22 | W | Frankie Olivera | TKO | 5 | Sargent Field, New Bedford, Massachusetts , U.S. |
| 1964-07-20 | W | Walker Simmons | KO | 6 | Sargent Field, New Bedford, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1964-09-04 | W | Gomeo Brennan | MD | 10 | Miami Beach Convention Hall , Miami Beach, Florida , U.S. |
| 1964-11-27 | W | Carl Olson | KO | 1 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1965-03-30 | W | Willie Pastrano | TKO | 9 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1965-07-31 | W | Tom McNeeley | UD | 10 | Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 1966-05-21 | W | Wayne Thornton | UD | 15 | Shea Stadium , New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1966-08-15 | W | Eddie Cotton | UD | 15 | Las Vegas Convention Center , Las Vegas , Nevada, U.S. |
| 1966-10-15 | W | Chic Calderwood | KO | 2 | Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 1966-12-16 | L | Dick Tiger | UD | 15 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1967-05-16 | L | Dick Tiger | SD | 15 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1968-04-01 | W | Bob Dunlop | TKO | 6 | Sydney Stadium , Sydney , New South Wales , Australia |
| 1969-07-14 | W | Charley Green | KO | 2 | Madison Square Garden , New York City, New York, U.S. |
Showing 45 of 45 recorded fights · last updated 2026-10-15. Imported record tables are not independently verified and may be incomplete. Early-era logs include newspaper decisions (NWS), which are not counted in the official totals above.
Record notes
Fight record last retrieved: 2026-10-11. Title histories remain subject to archival review.
Historical-era totals differ between record-keeping conventions (newspaper decisions, exhibitions).
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