On March 24, 1962, Benny Paret and Emile Griffith met again in a rematch.
Paret came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 22% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 15 days. Griffith was on a 3-fight win streak with a 29% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 21 days.
In the rematch, Emile Griffith stopped the champion via TKO in the 12th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and is crowned the new The Ring welterweight champion. Griffith improves his record to 29-3 (10 KOs), while Paret adds a loss to his record at 35-12-3.
On December 9, 1961, a 24-year-old Benny Paret (35-10-3, 11 KOs) and a 30-year-old American boxer Gene Fullmer (46-4-2, 14 KOs) met in the ring in a middleweight bout.
Paret came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 22% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 9 days. Fullmer was on a 2-fight win streak with a 26% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 4 days.
Gene Fullmer stopped Benny Paret via KO in the 10th round. Fullmer improves his record to 47-4-2 (15 KOs), while Paret adds a loss to his record at 35-11-3.
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 February 25, 1961, a 23-year-old Benny Paret (34-8-3, 11 KOs) and Gaspar Ortega met in the ring for the 2nd time,.
Paret came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 24% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 15 days.
Benny Paret lost to Gaspar Ortega via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 34-9-3.
On August 16, 1960, a 23-year-old Benny Paret (33-7-3, 11 KOs) and a 21-year-old American boxer Denny Moyer (25-2, 7 KOs) met in the ring.
Paret came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 25% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 4 days. Moyer was on a 1-fight win streak with a 25% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 21 days.
Denny Moyer defeated Benny Paret via split decision in the 10-round fight. Moyer improves his record to 26-2, while Paret adds a loss to his record at 33-8-3.
On August 7, 1959, a 22-year-old Benny Paret (28-6-1, 10 KOs) and Gaspar Ortega met in the ring.
Paret came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 28% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 6 days.
Benny Paret lost to Gaspar Ortega via split decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 28-7-1.
On April 20, 1959, a 22-year-old Benny Paret (27-5-1, 10 KOs) and Eddie Thompson met in the ring.
Paret came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 30% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 18 days.
Benny Paret lost to Eddie Thompson via split decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 27-6-1.
On March 2, 1959, a 21-year-old Benny Paret (27-4-1, 10 KOs) and Cecil Shorts met in the ring.
Paret came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 31% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 11 days.
Benny Paret lost to Cecil Shorts via majority decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 27-5-1.
On August 9, 1958, a 21-year-old Benny Paret (23-3-1, 9 KOs) and Luis Manuel Rodríguez met in the ring for the 2nd time,.
Paret came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 33% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 19 days.
Benny Paret lost to Luis Manuel Rodríguez via split decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 23-4-1.
On February 8, 1958, a 20-year-old Benny Paret (20-2, 8 KOs) and Luis Manuel Rodríguez met in the ring.
Paret came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 36% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 14 days.
Benny Paret lost to Luis Manuel Rodríguez via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 20-3.
On April 6, 1957, a 20-year-old Benny Paret (16-1, 6 KOs) and Guillermo Diaz met in the ring.
Paret came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 35% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 14 days.
Benny Paret lost to Guillermo Diaz via points decision in the 8-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 16-2.
On October 22, 1956, a 19-year-old Benny Paret (13-0, 6 KOs) and Rolando Rodriguez met in the ring.
Paret came in to the fight on a 13-fight win streak with a 46% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 9 days.
Benny Paret lost to Rolando Rodriguez via KO in the 2nd round, and adds an loss to his record at 13-1.