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Wilfred Benitez
(the "Bible of Boxing")

BORN   September 12 1958; Bronx, New York
HEIGHT 5-10
WEIGHT 139 1/2 - 160 lbs
MANAGER. Bill Cayton
TRAINER Gregorio Benitez

Benitez - the self-styled "Bible of Boxing" - was a defensive wizard who claimed to have rarely ever trained for a fight; He was a young, fighting prodigy who boxed well, hit effectively and had a natural "savvy" directing him - what to do and when to do it

During his career, he won the WBC Light Middleweight Championship of the World, the Welterweight Championship of the World and the WBC Light Welterweight Championship of the World; Wilfred suffered brain damage and is now in the care of his mother; To donate to his care, click here

He defeated such men as Roberto Duran, Carlos Palomino, Antonio Cervantes, Maurice Hope, Tony Chiaverini, Bruce Curry, Pete Ranzany, Tony Petronelli, Randy Shields, Angel Robinson Garcia, Lawrence Hafey, Johnny Turner, Carlos Santos, Kevin Moley, Mauricio Bravo, Harold Weston and Paul Whittaker

Herb Goldman ranked Benitez as the #5 All-Time Welterweight; Wilfred was inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1993 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1996

1973
Nov 22 Hiram Santiago              San Juan, Puerto Rico           KO  1
Nov 30 Jesse Torres                Philipsburg, St. Maarten, NA    KO  2

1974
Jan  7 Hector Amadis               San Juan, Puerto Rico           KO  4
Jan 26 Joe "Hawk" York             Philipsburg, St. Maarten, NA    KO  2
Feb 18 Roberto Flanders            San Juan, Puerto Rico           TK  4
Apr  1 Victor Mangual              San Juan, Puerto Rico            W  8
Apr 30 Juan Disla                  San Juan, Puerto Rico           TK  3
May 11 "Easy Boy" Lake             Philipsburg, St. Maarten, NA    KO  5
          -Some sources report "KO 1"
Jun 21 Ives St. Jean               Philipsburg, St. Maarten, NA    KO  1
Jun 26 Carlos Crispin              San Juan, Puerto Rico           TK  3
          -Some sources report "Philipsburg, St. Maarten, NA"
Aug 31 "Easy Boy" Lake             Philipsburg, St. Maarten, NA    TK  5
Sep 16 Al Hughes                   New York, NY                    TK  6
Oct 25 Terry Summerhayes           New York, NY                    TK  6
Dec  2 Lawrence Hafey              New York, NY                     W  8

1975
Jan  4 Francisco Rodriguez         San Juan, Puerto Rico           TK  7
Feb  8 Santiago Rosa               San Juan, Puerto Rico           KO  4
Mar 31 Wilbur Seales               San Juan, Puerto Rico           TK  4
May  5 Santos Solis                San Juan, Puerto Rico            W 10
Jun  9 Angel Robinson Garcia       San Juan, Puerto Rico            W 10
Jun 28 Joe Henry                   San Juan, Puerto Rico           TK  8
Aug  1 Eyue Jeudy                  Philipsburg, St. Maarten, NA    KO  4
Aug 19 Young Woodall               Philipsburg, St. Maarten, NA    KO  4
Sep  1 Marcelino Alicia            San Juan, Puerto Rico           TK  2
Oct 20 Omar [Ruben Realecio] Piton New York, NY                    TK  6
Dec 13 Chris Fernandez             San Juan, Puerto Rico            W 10

1976
Mar  6 Antonio Cervantes           San Juan, Puerto Rico            W 15
         -WBA Light Welterweight Championship of the World
May 31 Emiliano Villa              San Juan, Puerto Rico            W 15
      
-WBA Light Welterweight Championship of the World
Oct 16 Tony Petronelli             San Juan, Puerto Rico           TK  3
      
-WBA Light Welterweight Championship of the World

1977
Feb  2 Harold Weston               New York, NY                     D 10
Mar  6 Mel Dennis                  Marion, Oh                       W  8
Jun  2 Roberto Gonzalez            St. Thomas, Virgin Islands      KO  1
Jul  1 Easy Boy Lake               St. Thomas, Virgin Islands      KO  1
Aug  3 Jose Guerrero Chavez        New York, NY                    TK 15
          -Light Welterweight Championship of the World
          (as recgonized by New York state)
Nov 18 Bruce Curry                 New York, NY                     W 10

1978
Feb  4 Bruce Curry                 New York, NY                     W 10
Aug 25 Randy Shields               New York, NY                    KO  6
Dec  5 Verno Lewis                 New York, NY                     W 10
          -Some sources report 12/08/78

1979
Jan 14 Carlos Palomino             San Juan, Puerto Rico            W 15
      
-WBC Welterweight Championship of the World
Mar 25 Harold Weston               San Juan, Puerto Rico            W 15
      
-WBC Welterweight Championship of the World
Nov 30 "Sugar" Ray Leonard         Las Vegas, Nv                   LT 15
      
-WBC Welterweight Championship of the World

1980
Mar  9 Johnny Turner               Miami, Fl                       TK  9
          -Some sources report 3/16/80
Aug  1 Tony Chiaverini             Las Vegas, Nv                   TK  8
Dec 12 Pete Ranzany                Sacramento, Ca                   W 10

1981
May 23 Maurice Hope                Las Vegas, Nv                   TK 12
          -WBC Light Middleweight Championship of the World
Nov 13 Carlos Santos               Las Vegas, Nv                    W 15
          -WBC Light Middleweight Championship of the World;
          Some sources report 11/14/81

1982
Jan 30 Roberto Duran               Las Vegas, Nv                    W 15
          -WBC Light Middleweight Championship of the World
Dec  3 Thomas Hearns               New Orleans, La                  L 15
          -WBC Light Middleweight Championship of the World

1983
May 18 Tony Cerda                  Las Vegas, Nv                    W 10
Jul 16 Mustafa Hamsho              Las Vegas, Nv                    L 12

1984
Feb 11 Stacey McSwain              Detroit, Mi                      W 10
Jul 14 Davey Moore                 Monte Carlo, Monaco             LT  2

1985
Mar 30 Mauricio Bravo              Oranjestad, Aruba               TK  2
Jul  6 Danny Chapman               Washington, DC                  TK  7
          -Some sources report 7/07/85
Aug 21 Kevin Moley                 New York, NY                     W 10

1986
Feb 15 Matthew Hilton              Montreal, Que, Can              LK  9
Jul  1 Paul Whittaker              New Orleans, La                  W 10
Sep 17 Henry Daniels               Baltimore, Md                    W 10
Nov 28 Carlos Herrera              Salta, Argentina                LT  7

1990
Mar  8 Ariel Conde                 Phoenix, Az                     KO  7
May 23 Pat Lawlor                  Tucson, Az                       L 10
Aug 24 Sam Wilson                  Denver, Co                       W 10
Sep 18 Scott Papsadora             Winnipeg, Man, Can               L 10


*** Assistance Provided By Seth Callis ***


 

Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization

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