Benny Paret
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Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday14 March 1937
Died3 April 1962 (age 25)
Place of birthSanta Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
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Biography
Bernardo "Benny the Kid" Paret was a Cuban welterweight boxer who won the World Welterweight Championship twice in the early 1960s. Paret's death occurred 10 days after injuries sustained in a March 24, 1962, title defense against Emile Griffith, televised live and seen by millions on ABC's Fight of the Week.
