Aaron Torres
{{short description|American boxer}}{{Blp more sources|date=June 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2011}}
{{Infobox boxer
|name=Aaron Torres
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|10|26}}{{citation needed|date=June 2025}}
| birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
|height=5′ 7″
|stance=orthodox
|weight_class=Super Welter
|total=23
|wins=16
|losses=6
|draws=0
|no_contests=0
|medaltemplates=
{{MedalCountry|{{flagu|United States}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}}
{{MedalBronze|1999 Winnipeg|Welterweight}}
}}
Aaron Torres (born October 26, 1978) is a former professional boxer.{{Citation needed|date=June 2025}}
Torres won the bronze medal at the 1999 Pan American Games.{{Cite news |date=September 15, 1999 |title=Philly guy meets Cuba |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-philly-guy-mee/174573763/ |access-date=2025-06-15 |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |via=Newspapers.com}} As a pro, he defeated fifteen fighters before facing the 17–4–1 Louis Santiago in a fight where he lost in the 9th of 12 rounds. He attempted a comeback on the reality show, Contender Season 2, where he lost to Gary Balletto
Torres next went on to fight another Contender contestant in Freddy Curiel. Torres took the fight with only five days notice and lost the fight.
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927162718/http://www.brickcityboxing.com/index.php/a/2007/01/21/p654#more654 Interview]
National Golden Gloves Champion 1998
National Pal Gold Medal 1996
1998 Pennsylvania Athlete Of the year
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Category:Boxers from Philadelphia
Category:Boxers at the 1999 Pan American Games
Category:Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games
Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in boxing
Category:The Contender (TV series) participants
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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