Benny Paret

Career, Record, Stats

Benny Paret (Benny the Kid) was a Cuban professional boxer. He was a welterweight world champion with 2 world-title wins. In a career spanning 7 years, 11 months, and 8 days, Paret amassed a record of 35-12-3, which includes 11 wins via KO.

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LEGEND

Benny Paret's Boxing Career

Benny Paret was born in Santa Clara, Cuba on March 14, 1937. He made his professional debut at the age of 17 years on April 16, 1954 against Oscar Campos. Paret defeated Campos via 6 round points decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.

Paret became a world champion at the age of 23 after 41 professional fights. He challenged Don Jordan for the The Ring welterweight title and defeated the champion via 15-round unanimous decision, winning his first world title.

Paret's last fight was a 12th-round TKO loss to Emile Griffith at age 25, on March 24, 1962, in which he lost his The Ring welterweight title.

Some of Benny Paret's best fights were against Emile Griffith (HOFer) and José Torres (HOFer). For a complete list of Paret's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Benny Paret".

Paret has 12 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Benny Paret Losses".

Benny Paret's Boxing Record

#	Date	Age	Opponent	Res	Via
50	Mar 24, 1962	25	Emile Griffith 24 28-3	loss	TKO 12
49	Dec 09, 1961	24	Gene Fullmer 30 46-4-2	loss	KO 10
48	Sep 30, 1961	24	Emile Griffith 23 25-2	win	SD 15
47	Apr 01, 1961	24	Emile Griffith 23 22-2	loss	KO 13
46	Feb 25, 1961	23	Gaspar Ortega	loss	UD 10
45	Dec 10, 1960	23	Luis Federico Thompson	win	UD 15
44	Aug 16, 1960	23	Denny Moyer 21 25-2	loss	SD 10
43	Jul 12, 1960	23	Garnet Hart	win	KO 6
42	May 27, 1960	23	Don Jordan	win	UD 15
41	Mar 25, 1960	23	Luis Federico Thompson	draw	PTS 12
40	Jan 29, 1960	22	Charley Scott	win	SD 10
39	Dec 18, 1959	22	Charley Scott	win	UD 10
38	Nov 16, 1959	22	Bob Provizzi	win	UD 10
37	Sep 26, 1959	22	José Torres 23 13-0	draw	PTS 10
36	Aug 07, 1959	22	Gaspar Ortega	loss	SD 10
35	Jun 01, 1959	22	Rudy Sawyer	win	UD 10
34	Apr 20, 1959	22	Eddie Thompson	loss	SD 10
33	Mar 02, 1959	21	Cecil Shorts	loss	MD 10
32	Jan 19, 1959	21	Victor Zalazar	win	UD 10
31	Dec 15, 1958	21	Victor Zalazar	win	SD 10
30	Nov 24, 1958	21	Barry Allison	win	UD 10
29	Nov 10, 1958	21	Andy Figaro	win	KO 1
28	Aug 09, 1958	21	Luis Manuel Rodríguez	loss	SD 10
27	Jun 21, 1958	21	Augustin Rosales	win	TKO 8
26	Jun 09, 1958	21	Eddie Armstrong	win	UD 10
25	May 19, 1958	21	Bobby Shell	draw	PTS 6
24	Mar 08, 1958	20	Tony Armenteros	win	PTS 10
23	Feb 08, 1958	20	Luis Manuel Rodríguez	loss	UD 10
22	Jan 25, 1958	20	Rolando Rodriguez	win	PTS 8
21	Jan 04, 1958	20	Regino Bravo	win	KO 3
20	May 25, 1957	20	Rolando Rodriguez	win	KO 5
19	May 04, 1957	20	Carlos Chibas	win	PTS 8
18	Apr 06, 1957	20	Guillermo Diaz	loss	PTS 8
17	Mar 23, 1957	20	Rolando Rodriguez	win	PTS 8
16	Mar 09, 1957	19	Oscar Campos	win	UD 8
15	Feb 01, 1957	19	Oscar Campos	win	PTS 10
14	Oct 22, 1956	19	Rolando Rodriguez	loss	KO 2
13	Oct 13, 1956	19	Carlos Chibas	win	KO 2
12	Aug 09, 1956	19	Leocadio Villafanas	win	KO 3
11	Jul 21, 1956	19	Carlos Chibas	win	PTS 8
10	Jun 06, 1956	19	Tony Caspita	win	PTS 8
9	Mar 16, 1956	19	Reinaldo Cabellero	win	KO 3
8	Jan 27, 1956	18	Jose Delgado	win	KO 4
7	Dec 23, 1955	18	Joaquin Castillo	win	PTS 6
6	Dec 02, 1955	18	Jose Delgado	win	PTS 6
5	Oct 26, 1955	18	Sandalio Santana	win	PTS 6
4	Oct 22, 1955	18	Miguel Cutino	win	TKO 4
3	Sep 08, 1955	18	Joel Morales	win	PTS 4
2	Aug 11, 1955	18	Esmerido Moya	win	KO 1
1	Apr 16, 1954	17	Oscar Campos	win	PTS 6

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