On September 30, 1961, Benny Paret and Emile Griffith met again in an immediate rematch.
Paret came in to the fight on a 2-fight losing streak with a 23% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 29 days. Griffith was on a 8-fight win streak with a 29% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 1 day.
Benny Paret defeated Emile Griffith via split decision in the rematch and wins the The Ring title. Paret improves his record to 35-10-3, while Griffith adds a loss to his record at 25-3.
On December 10, 1960, Benny Paret and Luis Federico Thompson met again in a rematch.
Paret came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 25% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 24 days.
Benny Paret defeated Luis Federico Thompson via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his The Ring welterweight title. Paret improves his record to 34-8-3
On May 27, 1960, a 23-year-old Benny Paret (31-7-3, 10 KOs) got a shot at the The Ring welterweight title held by Don Jordan.
Paret came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 24% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 2 days.
Benny Paret defeated Don Jordan via unanimous decision and wins the The Ring title — in his first world-title fight. Paret improves his record to 32-7-3
On January 19, 1959, a 21-year-old Benny Paret (26-4-1, 10 KOs) and Victor Zalazar met in the ring for the 2nd time,.
Paret came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 32% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 4 days.
In the rematch, Benny Paret defeated Victor Zalazar via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight. Paret improves his record to 27-4-1
On March 9, 1957, a 19-year-old Benny Paret (14-1, 6 KOs) and Oscar Campos met in the ring for the 3rd time,.
Paret came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 40% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 8 days.
In the rematch, Benny Paret defeated Oscar Campos via unanimous decision in the 8-round fight. Paret improves his record to 15-1
On November 10, 1958, a 21-year-old Benny Paret (23-4-1, 9 KOs) and Andy Figaro met in the ring.
Paret came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 32% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 1 day.
Benny Paret stopped Andy Figaro via KO in the 1st round. Paret improves his record to 24-4-1 (10 KOs)
On October 13, 1956, a 19-year-old Benny Paret (12-0, 5 KOs) and Carlos Chibas met in the ring for the 2nd time,.
Paret came in to the fight on a 12-fight win streak with a 41% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 4 days.
In the rematch, Benny Paret stopped Carlos Chibas via KO in the 2nd round. Paret improves his record to 13-0 (6 KOs)
On August 11, 1955, an 18-year-old Benny Paret (1-0, 0 KOs) and Esmerido Moya met in the ring.
Paret came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 0% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 3 months, and 26 days.
Benny Paret stopped Esmerido Moya via KO in the 1st round. Paret improves his record to 2-0 (1 KO)
On April 1, 1961, the 24-year-old The Ring welterweight world champion, Benny Paret (34-9-3, 11 KOs), faced a 23-year-old American boxer Emile Griffith (22-2, 6 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Paret came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 23% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 7 days. Griffith was on a 5-fight win streak with a 25% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 15 days.
Emile Griffith stopped the champion via KO in the 13th round of the 15-round world-title fight, winning the first world title of his career, and is crowned the new The Ring welterweight champion. Griffith improves his record to 23-2 (7 KOs), while Paret adds a loss to his record at 34-10-3.
On January 4, 1958, a 20-year-old Benny Paret (18-2, 7 KOs) and Regino Bravo met in the ring.
Paret came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 35% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 10 days.
Benny Paret stopped Regino Bravo via KO in the 3rd round. Paret improves his record to 19-2 (8 KOs)