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Benny "Kid" Paret
(Bernardo Paret)

BORN   March 14 1937; Santa Clara, Cuba
DIED April 3 1962; New York, New York
HEIGHT 5-7 1/2
WEIGHT 145 1/2 - 157 1/2 lbs
MANAGER Manuel Alfaro

Paret was a scrappy fighter who was fast afoot but not a very hard hitter; He was game, could take a good punch and was willing; During his career, he won the Welterweight Championship of the World

The "Kid" is best remembered for his thrilling but vicious bouts against Emile Griffith; The two played for keeps against each other and Paret eventually paid with his life

Benny defeated such men as Emile Griffith, Don Jordan, Garnet "Sugar" Hart, Luis Federico Thompson, Reinaldo Cabalerro, Barry Allison, Victor Zalazar and Rudy Sawyer

1954
Apr 16 Oscar Campos                Santa Clara, Cuba                W  6
          -Some sources report 4/16/56
 
1955
Aug 11 Esmerildo Moya              Santa Clara, Cuba               KO  1
Sep  8 Joel Morales                Santa Clara, Cuba                W  4
Oct 22 Miguel Cutino               Havana, Cuba                     W  4
Oct 26 Sandalio Santana            Santa Clara, Cuba                W  6
Dec  2 Jose Delgado                Santa Clara, Cuba                W  6
Dec 23 Joaquin Castillo            Santa Clara, Cuba                W  6

1956
Jan 27 Jose Delgado                Santa Clara, Cuba               KO  4
Mar 16 Reinaldo Caballero          Santa Clara, Cuba               KO  3
Jun  6 Tony Caspita                Santa Clara, Cuba                W  8
Jul 21 Carlos Chivas               Santa Clara, Cuba                W  8
          -Some sources report "Havana, Cuba"
Aug  9 Leo Villafanas              Santa Clara, Cuba               KO  3
Oct 13 Carlos Chivas               Santa Clara, Cuba               KO  2
Oct 22 Rolando Rodrigue            Santa Clara, Cuba               LK  2
          -Some sources report 11/09/56

1957
Feb  1 Oscar Campos                Santa Clara, Cuba                W 10
Mar  9 Oscar Campos                Havana, Cuba                     W  8
Mar 23 Rolando Rodriguez           Havana, Cuba                     W  8
Apr  6 Guillermo Diaz              Havana, Cuba                     L  8
May  4 Carlos Chivas               Havana, Cuba                     W  8
May 25 Rolando Rodriguez           Havana, Cuba                    KO  5

1958
Jan  4 Regino Bravo                Havana, Cuba                    KO  3
Jan 25 Rolando Rodriguez           Havana, Cuba                     W  8
Feb  8 Luis Rodriguez              Havana, Cuba                     L 10
Mar  8 Tony Armenteros             Havana, Cuba                     W 10
May 19 Bobby Shell                 New York, NY                     D  6
Jun  9 Eddie Armstrong             New York, NY                     W 10
Jun 24 Augustin Rosales            Havana, Cuba                    KO  8
Aug  9 Luis Rodriguez              Havana, Cuba                     L 10
Nov 10 Andy Figaro                 New York, NY                    KO  1
Nov 24 Barry Allison               New York, NY                     W 10
Dec 15 Victor Zalazar              New York, NY                     W 10

1959
Jan 19 Victor Zalazar              New York, NY                     W 10
Mar  2 Cecil Shorts                New York, NY                     L 10
Apr 20 Eddie Thompson              New York, NY                     L 10
Jun  1 Rudy Sawyer                 New York, NY                     W 10
Aug  7 Gaspar Ortega               New York, NY                     L 10
Sep 26 Jose Torres                 San Juan, PR                     D 10
Nov 16 Bob Provizzi                New York, NY                     W 10
Dec 18 Charley Scott               New York, NY                     W 10

1960
Jan 29 Charley Scott               New York, NY                     W 10
Mar 25 Luis Federico Thompson      New York, NY                     D 12
May 27 Don Jordan                  Las Vegas, Nv                    W 15
          -Welterweight Championship of the World
Jul 12 Garnet "Sugar" Hart         New York, NY                    KO  6
Aug 16 Denny Moyer                 New York, NY                     L 10
Dec 10 Luis Federico Thompson      New York, NY                     W 15
          -Welterweight Championship of the World

1961
Feb 25 Gaspar Ortega               Los Angeles, Ca                  L 10
Apr  1 Emile Griffith              Miami Beach, Fl                 LK 13
          -Welterweight Championship of the World
Sep 30 Emile Griffith              New York, NY                     W 15
          -Welterweight Championship of the World
Dec  9 Gene Fullmer                Las Vegas, Nv                   LK 10
          -NBA Middleweight Championship of the World

1962
Mar 24 Emile Griffith              New York, NY                    LT 12
          -Welterweight Championship of the World


*** Assistance Provided By Seth Callis ***


Record courtesy of Matt Tegen, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
 

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