Profile details
- Born
- 12 Sep 1958
- Birthplace
- The Bronx
- Country
- United States
- Height
- 178 cm
- Sport
- Boxing
- Discipline
- Combat
- Category
- Men
- Status
- Active
District, weight, playing style, coach, academy, national ranking and international ranking are not yet recorded for this athlete.
Honours & Awards
- ▸International Boxing Hall of Fame
- ▸The Ring World Junior Welterweight Champion
- ▸The Ring World Welterweight Champion
- ▸WBA World Super Lightweight Champion
- ▸WBC World Super Welterweight Champion
- ▸WBC World Welterweight Champion
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About
Wilfred "Wilfredo" Benítez Rosa (born September 12, 1958), better known as Wilfred Benitez, is a Puerto Rican former professional boxer and the youngest world champion in the sport's history. Earning his first of three career world titles in separate weight divisions at the age of seventeen, he is best remembered as a skilled and aggressive fighter. He is widely considered one of the greatest defensive boxers of all time.
Biography adapted from Wilfred Benítez on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.