Germán Torres (born May 28, 1957) is a Mexican former world
boxing
Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermine ...
champion. His nickname was ''Ozeki''. Torres was born in
Celaya, Guanajuato.
Pro career
Torres turned pro in 1975 at the age of fifteen, and won the vacant
WBC
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light flyweight title in his fifth attempt, with a decision win over Soon-Jung Kang in 1988. He had lost decisions to
Hilario Zapata and
Jung-Koo Chang
Chang Jung-Koo (, born February 4, 1963) is a South Korean former professional boxer whoe competed from 1980 to 1991. He held the WBC light-flyweight title from 1983 to 1988.
Professional career
Chang took the tough road to becoming a world c ...
(three times). He lost the title in his first defense to
Yul-Woo Lee
Yul-Woo Lee (January 25, 1967 – December 10, 2009) was a South Korean former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 1990. He was a world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBC light-flyweight title in 1989 and the WBA fl ...
in 1989
by TKO.
See also
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List of light-flyweight boxing champions
This is a list of world light-flyweight boxing champions (also known as junior-flyweight), as recognized by the four major sanctioning organizations in boxing:
* The World Boxing Association (WBA), established in 1921 as the National Boxing Assoc ...
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List of Mexican boxing world champions
References
External links
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1957 births
Living people
Boxers from Guanajuato
People from Celaya
Light-flyweight boxers
World light-flyweight boxing champions
World Boxing Council champions
Mexican male boxers
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