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Wilfred "Wilfredo" Benítez (born September 12, 1958) is an American-born Puerto Rican former professional boxer and the youngest world champion in the sport's history.
But the whizziest of boxing’s whiz kids is Puerto Rico’s Wilfred Benitez, a Puerto Rican prodigy who turned pro at 15 and shot to early prominence like a Cape Canaveral rocket launch. Benitez remains the youngest fighter ever to win a world championship, a distinction that perhaps is beyond being matched, much less exceeded.
Jun 29, 2022 · A look back at the life and career of boxing legend Wilfred Benitez. Calling himself "The Dragon", Benitez was the youngest world champion in boxing history and the first Latin to win ...
Jan 10, 2021 · At seventeen, Wilfred Benitez was a world champion. At twenty-eight, he was effectively finished as a fighter. By the time he was thirty-eight, his life was a whole lot different. Too many fights, and too many punches absorbed. The glory days long gone, and his fortune was also a thing of the past.
Highlights of the legendary highly skilled former 3 weight world champion Wilfred Benitez in his 1981 fight against Maurice Hope.PayPal Donations: hanzagod@m...
Oct 30, 2023 · When Wilfred Benítez’s boxing career ended, everyone who made a living off him went away: the cut men, the trainers, the agents, the promoters, the groupies, the ex-wife.
Box-pro 62 bouts. Benitez was knocked down in the first round. In the sixth round Chapman received a standing 8-count. Benitez down in rd 1 & standing 8-count in rd 2. Breaks his ankle following knockdown.
