Record details

Benny PARET

"Kid Paret"

Welterweight

Male

(Bernardo Paret)
Cuba, based in USA, New York
Born: March 14, 1937, Santa Clara, Cuba
Died: April 3, 1962, New York City, New York, USA
(Died of injuries received in Griffith bout)
Height: 5ft 7 1/2in, mt 1,71

No amateur results

Professional record


1954
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Apr. 16	Oscar Campos	Santa Clara, Cuba	W 6

1955
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Aug. 11	Esmerido Moya	Santa Clara, Cuba	KO 1
+ Sept. 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
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 27	Jose Delgado	Santa Clara, Cuba	KO 4
+ Mar. 16	Reinaldo Caballero	Santa Clara, Cuba	KO 3
+ June 6	Tony Caspita	Santa Clara, Cuba	W 8
+ July 21	Carlos Chivas	Havana, Cuba	W 8
+ Aug. 9	Leo Villafanas	Santa Clara, Cuba	KO 3
+ Oct. 13	Carlos Chivas	Santa Clara, Cuba	KO 2
- Oct. 22	Rolando Rodriguez	Santa Clara, Cuba	KO by 2

1957
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ 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
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 4	Regino Bravo	Havana, Cuba	KO 3
+ Jan. 25	Rolando Rodriguez	Havana, Cuba	W 8
- Feb. 8	Luis Manuel Rodriguez	Havana, Cuba	L 10
+ Mar. 8	Tony Armenteros	Havana, Cuba	W 10
= May 19	Bobby Shell	New York, United States	Draw 6
+ June 9	Eddie Armstrong	New York, United States	W 10
+ June 21	Augustin Rosales	Havana, Cuba	TKO 8
- Aug. 9	Luis Manuel Rodriguez	Havana, Cuba	L 10
+ Nov. 10	Andy Figaro	New York, United States	KO 1
+ Nov. 24	Barry Allison	New York, United States	W 10
+ Dec. 15	Victor Zalazar	New York, United States	W 10

1959
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 19	Victor Zalazar	New York, United States	W 10
- Mar. 2	Cecil Shorts	New York, United States	L 10
- Apr. 20	Eddie Thompson	New York, United States	L 10
+ June 1	Rudy Sawyer	New York, United States	W 10
- Aug. 7	Gaspar Ortega	New York, United States	L 10
= Sept. 26	Jose Torres	San Juan, Puerto Rico	Draw 10
+ Nov. 16	Bob Provizzi	New York, United States	W 10
+ Dec. 18	Charley Scott	New York, United States	W 10

1960
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 29	Charley Scott	New York, United States	W 10
= Mar. 25	Luis Federico Thompson	New York, United States	Draw 12
+ May 27	Don Jordan	Las Vegas, United States	W 15
World Welterweight Title
+ July 12	Garnet Hart	New York, United States	KO 6
- Aug. 16	Denny Moyer	New York, United States	L 10
+ Dec. 10	Luis Federico THOMPSON	New York, United States	W 15
World Welterweight Title

1961
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Feb. 25	Gaspar Ortega	Los Angeles, United States	L 10
- Apr. 1	Emile Griffith	Miami Beach, United States	KO by 13
World Welterweight Title
+ Sept. 30	Emile Griffith	New York, United States	W 15
World Welterweight Title
- Dec. 9	Gene Fullmer	Las Vegas, United States	KO by 10
National Boxing Association World Middleweight Title

1962
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Mar. 24	Emile Griffith	New York, United States	TKO by 12
World Welterweight Title

Summary