Aaron Torres
Profile
Born	October 26, 1978
Nationality	American
Residence	Philadelphia, PA, U.S.
Classification	Welterweight Welterweight Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system...
Boxing Record
Fights	22
Wins (KO Ko Ko or KO may refer to:* Ko , a Tamil action movie directed by K.V. Anand released in April 2011* Ko , the romanization of the Japanese kana こ and コ* Ko Mountain, the second highest peak in Sikhote-Alin*Ko, Lamphun, Thailand... s)	16(6)
Losses	6
Draws	0
No Contest	0
Results on Contender Season 2
First Round	Lost to Gary Balletto Gary Balletto Gary Balletto is a boxer. He has once won minor lightweight titles . Outside the ring, in his hometown of Providence, Rhode Island, Balletto is the New England representative for the Joint Association of Boxers , owns a boxing gym, and is married with three children.Balletto turned pro just 10...

Aaron Torres (born October 26, 1978) is a professional boxer

Boxing

Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

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Before he turned pro, Torres won the 1998 Golden Gloves

Golden Gloves

The Golden Gloves is the name given to annual competitions for amateur boxing in the United States. The Golden Gloves is often the term used to refer to the National Golden Gloves competition, but it also can represent several other amateur tournaments, including regional golden gloves...

 in his weight class. Torres won the bronze medal at the 1999 Pan American Games

Boxing at the 1999 Pan American Games

The Men's Boxing Tournament at the 1999 Pan American Games was held in Winnipeg, Canada from July 31 to August 8. It served as a qualification tournament for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. The number one and two earned a ticket for the Olympic Tournament.- Medal winners :- Medal...

. As a pro, he defeated fifteen fighters before facing the 17–4–1 Louis Santiago in a fight where lost in the 9th of 12 rounds. He attempted a comeback on the reality show, Contender Season 2, where he lost to Gary Balletto

Gary Balletto

Gary Balletto is a boxer. He has once won minor lightweight titles . Outside the ring, in his hometown of Providence, Rhode Island, Balletto is the New England representative for the Joint Association of Boxers , owns a boxing gym, and is married with three children.Balletto turned pro just 10...

Torres next went on to fight another Contender contestant in Freddy Curiel

Freddy Curiel

Freddy Curiel is a professional boxer. He was a contestant on the ESPN reality show, Contender Season 2.Curiel began boxing as an amateur at age 14, and quickly turned professional at age 17...

. Torres took the fight with only five days notice and lost the fight.

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