Benny Paret (35-12-3, 11) was born in Santa Clara, Cuba on March 14, 1937. At the age of 17 years on April 16, 1954, he made his professional boxing debut against Oscar Campos, winning the fight via 6-round points decision.
On his 42nd career fight at 23 years old, Paret became a welterweight world champion on May 27, 1960 after defeating Don Jordan via 15-round unanimous decision to win the The Ring title.
Paret's last fight was a welterweight (The Ring) world-title defense against Emile Griffith on March 24, 1962. He lost the fight via 12th-round TKO. He was on a 2-fight losing streak by his last fight.
Some of Benny Paret's best fights have been against Emile Griffith, José Torres, Denny Moyer and Gene Fullmer. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Benny Paret".
Paret has 12 losses on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "Benny Paret Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
50  | Mar 24, 1962 25 years 35-12-3 (11) | 24 years, 1 month 28-3 (9) | WL | 12 | TKO | Loss Lost The Ring |
49  | Dec 9, 1961 24 years, 8 months 35-11-3 (11) | 30 years, 4 months 46-4-2 (14) | MD | 10 | KO | Loss |
48 | Sep 30, 1961 24 years, 6 months 35-10-3 (11) | 23 years, 7 months 25-2 (8) | WL | 15 | SD | Win Won The Ring |
47 | Apr 1, 1961 24 years 34-10-3 (11) | 23 years, 1 month 22-2 (6) | WL | 13 | KO | Loss Lost The Ring |
46 | Feb 25, 1961 23 years, 11 months 34-9-3 (11) | Gaspar Ortega | 10 | UD | Loss | |
45 | Dec 10, 1960 23 years, 8 months 34-8-3 (11) | Luis Federico Thompson | WL | 15 | UD | Win Defended The Ring |
44  | Aug 16, 1960 23 years, 5 months 33-8-3 (11) | 21 years 25-2 (7) | 10 | SD | Loss | |
43 | Jul 12, 1960 23 years, 3 months 33-7-3 (11) | Garnet Hart | 6 | KO | Win | |
42 | May 27, 1960 23 years, 2 months 32-7-3 (10) | Don Jordan | WL | 15 | UD | Win Won The Ring |
41 | Mar 25, 1960 23 years 31-7-3 (10) | Luis Federico Thompson | 12 | PTS | Draw | |
40 | Jan 29, 1960 22 years, 10 months 31-7-2 (10) | Charley Scott | 10 | SD | Win | |
39 | Dec 18, 1959 22 years, 9 months 30-7-2 (10) | Charley Scott | 10 | UD | Win | |
38 | Nov 16, 1959 22 years, 8 months 29-7-2 (10) | Bob Provizzi | 10 | UD | Win | |
37  | Sep 26, 1959 22 years, 6 months 28-7-2 (10) | 23 years, 4 months 13-0 (11) | 10 | PTS | Draw | |
36 | Aug 7, 1959 22 years, 4 months 28-7-1 (10) | Gaspar Ortega | 10 | SD | Loss | |
35 | Jun 1, 1959 22 years, 2 months 28-6-1 (10) | Rudy Sawyer | 10 | UD | Win | |
34 | Apr 20, 1959 22 years, 1 months 27-6-1 (10) | Eddie Thompson | 10 | SD | Loss | |
33 | Mar 2, 1959 21 years, 11 months 27-5-1 (10) | Cecil Shorts | 10 | MD | Loss | |
32 | Jan 19, 1959 21 years, 10 months 27-4-1 (10) | Victor Zalazar | 10 | UD | Win | |
31 | Dec 15, 1958 21 years, 9 months 26-4-1 (10) | Victor Zalazar | 10 | SD | Win | |
30 | Nov 24, 1958 21 years, 8 months 25-4-1 (10) | Barry Allison | 10 | UD | Win | |
29 | Nov 10, 1958 21 years, 7 months 24-4-1 (10) | Andy Figaro | 1 | KO | Win | |
28 | Aug 9, 1958 21 years, 4 months 23-4-1 (9) | Luis Manuel Rodríguez | 10 | SD | Loss | |
27 | Jun 21, 1958 21 years, 3 months 23-3-1 (9) | Augustin Rosales | 8 | TKO | Win | |
26 | Jun 9, 1958 21 years, 2 months 22-3-1 (8) | Eddie Armstrong | 10 | UD | Win | |
25 | May 19, 1958 21 years, 2 months 21-3-1 (8) | Bobby Shell | 6 | PTS | Draw | |
24 | Mar 8, 1958 20 years, 11 months 21-3 (8) | Tony Armenteros | 10 | PTS | Win | |
23 | Feb 8, 1958 20 years, 10 months 20-3 (8) | Luis Manuel Rodríguez | 10 | UD | Loss | |
22 | Jan 25, 1958 20 years, 10 months 20-2 (8) | Rolando Rodriguez | 8 | PTS | Win | |
21 | Jan 4, 1958 20 years, 9 months 19-2 (8) | Regino Bravo | 3 | KO | Win | |
20 | May 25, 1957 20 years, 2 months 18-2 (7) | Rolando Rodriguez | 5 | KO | Win | |
19 | May 4, 1957 20 years, 1 months 17-2 (6) | Carlos Chibas | 8 | PTS | Win | |
18 | Apr 6, 1957 20 years 16-2 (6) | Guillermo Diaz | 8 | PTS | Loss | |
17 | Mar 23, 1957 20 years 16-1 (6) | Rolando Rodriguez | 8 | PTS | Win | |
16 | Mar 9, 1957 19 years, 11 months 15-1 (6) | Oscar Campos | 8 | UD | Win | |
15 | Feb 1, 1957 19 years, 10 months 14-1 (6) | Oscar Campos | 10 | PTS | Win | |
14 | Oct 22, 1956 19 years, 7 months 13-1 (6) | Rolando Rodriguez | 2 | KO | Loss | |
13 | Oct 13, 1956 19 years, 6 months 13-0 (6) | Carlos Chibas | 2 | KO | Win | |
12 | Aug 9, 1956 19 years, 4 months 12-0 (5) | Leocadio Villafanas | 3 | KO | Win | |
11 | Jul 21, 1956 19 years, 4 months 11-0 (4) | Carlos Chibas | 8 | PTS | Win | |
10 | Jun 6, 1956 19 years, 2 months 10-0 (4) | Tony Caspita | 8 | PTS | Win | |
9 | Mar 16, 1956 19 years 9-0 (4) | Reinaldo Cabellero | 3 | KO | Win | |
8 | Jan 27, 1956 18 years, 10 months 8-0 (3) | Jose Delgado | 4 | KO | Win | |
7 | Dec 23, 1955 18 years, 9 months 7-0 (2) | Joaquin Castillo | 6 | PTS | Win | |
6 | Dec 2, 1955 18 years, 8 months 6-0 (2) | Jose Delgado | 6 | PTS | Win | |
5 | Oct 26, 1955 18 years, 7 months 5-0 (2) | Sandalio Santana | 6 | PTS | Win | |
4 | Oct 22, 1955 18 years, 7 months 4-0 (2) | Miguel Cutino | 4 | TKO | Win | |
3 | Sep 8, 1955 18 years, 5 months 3-0 (1) | Joel Morales | 4 | PTS | Win | |
2 | Aug 11, 1955 18 years, 4 months 2-0 (1) | Esmerido Moya | 1 | KO | Win | |
1 | Apr 16, 1954 17 years, 1 months 1-0 (0) | Oscar Campos | 6 | PTS | Win |
