boxer: Wilfred Benitez
Global ID 438
sex male
birth date 1958-09-12
division light middleweight
nationality Puerto Rico
alias El Radar / Bible of Boxing
residence San Juan, Puerto Rico
birth place Bronx, NY, USA
stance orthodox
height 5′ 10″
won 53 (KO 31) + lost 8 (KO 4) + drawn 1 = 62
biography Wiki Biography

bouts
Lb St Kg date AscendingDescending print

date Lb opponent Lb W - L - D last 6 location
1990-09-18 159 Scott Papsadora 153 15-5-1

Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada L UD 10 10 Wiki
1990-08-24 160 Sam Wilson 160 1-5-1

Regency Hotel, Denver, Colorado, United States W UD 10 10 Wiki
~ 98-91 | 99-90 | 96-93 ~

1990-05-23 158 Pat Lawlor 157 13-1-0

Tucson, Arizona, United States L PTS 10 10 Wiki
1990-03-08 158 Ariel Conde 157 0-10-0

Americana Motel, Phoenix, Arizona, United States W KO 7 10 Wiki
1986-11-28 Carlos Maria del Valle Herrera 54-9-0

Salta, Salta, Argentina L TKO 7 10 Wiki
1986-09-17 155 Harry Daniels 159 14-3-1

Fifth Regiment Armory, Baltimore, Maryland, United States W UD 10 10 Wiki
~ referee: Larry Barrett | judge: Harry Cecchini 98-95 | judge: Frank Kelly 98-95 | judge: Tom Kelly 97-95 ~

1986-07-01 158½ Paul Whittaker 160 18-0-0

Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States W UD 10 10 Wiki
~ referee: Lucien Joubert 6-4 | judge: Kenny Snow 5-4 | judge: Paul Sita 6-3 ~

1986-02-15 152½ Matthew Hilton 154½ 19-0-0

Paul Sauve Arena, Montreal, Quebec, Canada L KO 9 10 Wiki
~ referee: Guy Jutras ~

1985-08-21 154 Kevin Moley 157 21-1-0

Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, United States W UD 10 10 Wiki
~ referee: Joe Cortez | judge: George DeGabriel 8-2 | judge: Bernie Friedkin 7-3 | judge: Simon Ramos 7-3 ~

1985-07-06 156 Danny Chapman 158½ 14-17-0

Convention Center, Washington, District of Columbia, United States W TKO 7 10 Wiki
~ referee: Milton Greene ~
In the sixth round Chapman received a standing 8-count. Referee stops the fight between the 6th and 7th rounds.

1985-03-30 Mauricio Bravo 26-2-2

Oranjestad, Aruba W TKO 2 0 Wiki
1984-07-14 Davey Moore 13-1-0

Stade Louis II, Monte Carlo, Monaco L TKO 2 10 Wiki
Benitez breaks his ankle, following a knockdown

1984-02-11 Stacy McSwain 8-7-1

Detroit, Michigan, United States W PTS 10 10 Wiki
1983-07-16 157¾ Mustafa Hamsho 158 36-2-2

Dunes Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States L UD 12 12 Wiki
~ referee: Davey Pearl | judge: Lou Tabat 109-118 | judge: Chuck Minker 111-118 | judge: Dalby Shirley 111-117 ~

1983-05-18 Tony Cerda 14-2-4

Dunes Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W PTS 10 10 Wiki
1982-12-03 152 Thomas Hearns 153¾ 35-1-0

Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States L MD 15 15 Wiki
~ referee: Octavio Meyran | judge: Dick Young 137-146 | judge: Tony Castellano 139-144 | judge: Lou Filippo 142-142 ~
~ WBC light middleweight title ~

1982-01-30 152¼ Roberto Duran 152½ 74-2-0

Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W UD 15 15 Wiki
~ referee: Richard Greene | judge: Hal Miller 143-142 | judge: Lou Tabat 145-141 | judge: Dave Moretti 144-141 ~
~ WBC light middleweight title ~

1981-11-14 153¼ Carlos Santos 152¼ 22-0-0

Showboat Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W UD 15 15 Wiki
~ referee: Ferd Hernandez | judge: Paul Smith 147-138 | judge: Hal Miller 145-140 | judge: Dave Moretti 145-139 ~
~ WBC light middleweight title ~

1981-05-23 153¼ Maurice Hope 153½ 30-2-1

Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W TKO 12 15 Wiki
~ time: 1:56 | referee: Richard Greene | judge: Joe Swessel 107-102 | judge: Chuck Minker 107-101 | judge: Duane Ford 107-103 ~
~ WBC light middleweight title ~

1980-12-12 150¼ Pete Ranzany 148½ 50-4-2

Sacramento, California, United States W UD 10 10 Wiki
~ 97-94 | 99-92 | 97-94 ~

1980-08-01 154½ Tony Chiaverini 155½ 37-4-1

Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W TKO 8 10 Wiki
1980-03-16 150¼ Johnny Turner 147 34-3-1

Jai-Alai Fronton, Miami, Florida, United States W TKO 9 10 Wiki
1979-11-30 144½ Sugar Ray Leonard 146 25-0-0

Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States L TKO 15 15 Wiki
~ time: 2:54 | referee: Carlos Padilla | judge: Art Lurie 130-137 | judge: Harry Gibbs 134-136 | judge: Ray Solis 133-137 ~
~ WBC welterweight title ~

1979-03-25 Harold Weston 27-7-5

Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico W UD 15 15 Wiki
~ referee: Richard Steele 149-138 | judge: Waldemar Schmidt 144-142 | judge: Cesar Ramos 146-145 ~
~ WBC welterweight title ~

1979-01-14 146 Carlos Palomino 146½ 27-1-3

Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico W SD 15 15 Wiki
~ referee: Zach Clayton 142-145 | judge: Harry Gibbs 146-143 | judge: Jay Edson 146-142 ~
~ WBC welterweight title ~

1978-12-08 Vernon Lewis 2-4-0

Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, United States W UD 10 10 Wiki
1978-08-25 Randy Shields 31-3-1

Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, United States W KO 6 0 Wiki
1978-02-04 145½ Bruce Curry 143½ 15-1-0

Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, United States W MD 10 10 Wiki
~ referee: Tony Perez 9-1 | judge: Artie Aidala 7-3 | judge: Al Reid 5-5 ~

1977-11-18 Bruce Curry 14-0-0

Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, United States W SD 10 10 Wiki
~ referee: Arthur Mercante 4-5 | judge: Carol Castellano 5-4 | judge: Martha Smith 7-3 ~
Benitez was knocked down three times.

1977-08-03 139½ Ray Chavez Guerrero 139 28-6-3

Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, United States W TKO 15 15 Wiki
~ time: 1:41 | referee: Arthur Mercante ~
~ NYSAC World light welterweight title ~
Lineal Jr. Welterweight Title. Benitez had been stripped of the WBA belt, the NYSC recognized this fight as being for the World Title.

1977-07-01 Easy Boy Lake 0-4-0

Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands W KO 1 0 Wiki
1977-06-02 Roberto Gonzalez 0-0-0
Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands W KO 1 0 Wiki
1977-03-06 Melvin Dennis 23-8-3

Correctional Facility Prison, Marion, Ohio, United States W UD 8 8 Wiki
~ referee: Jimmy Devlin 7-1 | judge: Carol Castellano 8-0 | judge: Larry Barrett 5-1 ~

1977-02-02 Harold Weston 22-6-4

Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, United States D PTS 10 10 Wiki
~ referee: Johnny LoBianco 7-3 | judge: Al Reid 5-5 | judge: Harold Lederman 5-5 ~

1976-10-16 Tony Petronelli 35-1-1

Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico W TKO 3 15 Wiki
~ WBA light welterweight title ~

1976-05-31 Emiliano Villa 25-2-1

San Juan, Puerto Rico W UD 15 15 Wiki
~ WBA light welterweight title ~

1976-03-06 Antonio Cervantes 74-9-3

Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico W SD 15 15 Wiki
~ referee: Isaac Herrera 148-144 | judge: Roberto Ramirez 147-142 | judge: Jesus Celis 145-147 ~
~ WBA light welterweight title ~
Benitez became the youngest fighter to win a world title at the age of 17

1975-12-13 Chris Fernandez 26-11-4

San Juan, Puerto Rico W PTS 10 10 Wiki
1975-10-20 Omar Ruben Realecio 11-4-1

Felt Forum, New York City, New York, United States W TKO 6 10 Wiki
1975-09-01 Marcelino Alicia 15-16-1

San Juan, Puerto Rico W TKO 2 0 Wiki
1975-08-19 Young Woodall 0-0-0
Philipsburg, St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles W KO 4 0 Wiki
1975-08-01 Eyue Jeudy 0-0-0
Philipsburg, St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles W KO 4 0 Wiki
1975-06-28 Jim Henry 7-16-3

Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico W TKO 8 0 Wiki
1975-06-09 Angel Robinson Garcia 131-69-20

Ramon Loubriel Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico W PTS 10 10 Wiki
1975-05-05 Santos Solis 6-0-0

San Juan, Puerto Rico W PTS 10 10 Wiki
1975-03-31 Wilbur Seales 0-2-0

San Juan, Puerto Rico W TKO 4 0 Wiki
1975-02-08 Santiago Rosa 6-8-0

San Juan, Puerto Rico W KO 4 0 Wiki
1975-01-04 Francisco Rodriguez 0-3-0

San Juan, Puerto Rico W TKO 7 0 Wiki
1974-12-02 Lawrence Hafey 36-11-2

Felt Forum, New York City, New York, United States W PTS 8 8 Wiki
1974-10-25 145 Terry Summerhays 148 15-7-2

Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, United States W TKO 6 8 Wiki
~ time: 1:51 ~

1974-09-16 Al Hughes 4-16-1

Felt Forum, New York City, New York, United States W TKO 6 8 Wiki
1974-08-31 Easy Boy Lake 0-1-0
Philipsburg, St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles W TKO 5 0 Wiki
1974-06-26 Carlos Crispin 0-3-0

Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico W TKO 3 0 Wiki
1974-06-21 Ives St Jean 0-1-0
Philipsburg, St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles W KO 1 0 Wiki
1974-05-11 Easy Boy Lake 0-0-0
Philipsburg, St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles W KO 5 0 Wiki
1974-04-30 Juan Disla 1-4-1

Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico W TKO 3 0 Wiki
1974-04-01 Victor Mangual 1-1-1

San Juan, Puerto Rico W PTS 8 8 Wiki
1974-02-18 Roberto Flanders 0-0-0
San Juan, Puerto Rico W TKO 4 0 Wiki
1974-01-26 Joe York 0-0-0
Philipsburg, St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles W KO 2 0 Wiki
1974-01-07 Hector Amadis 0-0-0
San Juan, Puerto Rico W KO 4 0 Wiki
1973-11-30 Jesse Torres 0-1-0
Philipsburg, St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles W KO 2 0 Wiki
1973-11-22 Hiram Santiago 0-0-0
San Juan, Puerto Rico W KO 1 0 Wiki