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Benny Paret

1937-03-14 – 1962-04-03 (age 25) Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
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Biography

Bernardo "Benny the Kid" Paret was a Cuban welterweight boxer who won the World Welterweight Championship twice in the early 1960s. Paret's death occurred 10 days after injuries sustained in a March 24, 1962, title defense against Emile Griffith, televised live and seen by millions on ABC's Fight of the Week.

Known For

Ring of Fire: The Emile Griffith Story
Ring of Fire: The Emile Griffith Story

2005

as Self (archive footage)