As Actor
Ring of Fire: The Emile Griffith Story
2005
8.0
Benny Paret
Acting
Birth Date
March 14, 1937
Place of Birth
Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
Date of Death
April 3, 1962
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.
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