On September 18, 1990, a 32-year-old Wilfred Benítez (53-7-1, 31 KOs) and Scott Papasodora met in the ring.
Benítez came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 25 days.
Wilfred Benítez lost to Scott Papasodora via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 53-8-1.
On May 23, 1990, a 31-year-old Wilfred Benítez (52-6-1, 31 KOs) and Pat Lawlor met in the ring.
Benítez came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 15 days.
Wilfred Benítez lost to Pat Lawlor via points decision in the 10-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 52-7-1.
On November 28, 1986, a 28-year-old Wilfred Benítez (51-5-1, 30 KOs) and Carlos Maria del Valle Herrera met in the ring.
Benítez came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 11 days.
Wilfred Benítez lost to Carlos Maria del Valle Herrera via TKO in the 7th round, and adds a loss to his record at 51-6-1.
On February 15, 1986, a 27-year-old Wilfred Benítez (49-4-1, 30 KOs) and Matthew Hilton met in the ring.
Benítez came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 55% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 25 days.
Wilfred Benítez lost to Matthew Hilton via KO in the 9th round, and adds a loss to his record at 49-5-1.
On July 14, 1984, a 25-year-old Wilfred Benítez (46-3-1, 28 KOs) and a 25-year-old American boxer Davey Moore (13-1, 10 KOs) met in the ring.
Benítez came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 56% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 3 days. Moore was on a 1-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months.
Davey Moore stopped Wilfred Benítez via TKO in the 2nd round. Moore improves his record to 14-1 (11 KOs), while Benítez adds a loss to his record at 46-4-1.
On July 16, 1983, a 24-year-old Wilfred Benítez (45-2-1, 28 KOs) and Mustafa Hamsho met in the ring.
Benítez came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 58% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 28 days.
Wilfred Benítez lost to Mustafa Hamsho via unanimous decision in the 12-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 45-3-1.
On December 3, 1982, the 24-year-old WBC super-welterweight world champion, Wilfred Benítez (44-1-1, 28 KOs), faced a 24-year-old American boxer Thomas Hearns (35-1, 32 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Benítez came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 10 months and 3 days. Hearns was on a 3-fight win streak with a 88% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 8 days.
Thomas Hearns defeated Wilfred Benítez via majority decision and wins the WBC and The Ring titles. Hearns improves his record to 36-1, while Benítez adds a loss to his record at 44-2-1.
On November 30, 1979, the 21-year-old WBC and The Ring welterweight world champion, Wilfred Benítez (38-0-1, 25 KOs), faced a 23-year-old American boxer Sugar Ray Leonard (25-0, 16 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Benítez came in to the fight on a 10-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 5 days. Leonard was on a 25-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 2 days.
Sugar Ray Leonard stopped the champion via TKO in the final round of the 15-round world-title fight, winning the first world titles of his career, and is crowned the new WBC and The Ring welterweight champion. Leonard improves his record to 26-0 (17 KOs), while Benítez adds a loss to his record at 38-1-1.