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Benny Paret
Known for
Acting
Born
March 14, 1937
Birthplace
Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
Died
April 3, 1962 (aged 25)
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.
Best known work
Ring of Fire: The Emile Griffith Story
2005Filmography
2005
Ring of Fire: The Emile Griffith Storyas Self (archive footage)