Wilfred Benítez (53-8-1, 31) was born in New York City, U.S. on September 12, 1958. At the age of 15 years on November 22, 1973, he made his professional boxing debut against Hiram Santiago, winning the fight via 1st-round KO.
On his 26th career fight at 17 years old, Benítez became a super-lightweight world champion on March 6, 1976 after defeating Antonio Cervantes via 15-round split decision to win the WBA and The Ring titles.
He then went on to become world champion at 2 more weight classes, winning the following titles:
Benítez' last fight was a 10-round unanimous decision loss to Scott Papasodora at age 32 on September 18, 1990. He retired from the sport of boxing following this loss.
Some of Wilfred Benítez' best fights have been against Roberto Durán, Antonio Cervantes and Carlos Palomino.
Benítez has 8 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
62 | Sep 18, 1990 32 years 53-8-1 (31) | Scott Papasodora | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
61 | Aug 24, 1990 31 years, 11 months 53-7-1 (31) | Sam Wilson | 10 | UD | WIN | |
60 | May 23, 1990 31 years, 8 months 52-7-1 (31) | Pat Lawlor | 10 | PTS | LOSS | |
59 | Mar 8, 1990 31 years, 5 months 52-6-1 (31) | Ariel Conde | 7 | KO | WIN | |
58 | Nov 28, 1986 28 years, 2 months 51-6-1 (30) | Carlos Maria del Valle Herrera | 7 | TKO | LOSS | |
57 | Sep 17, 1986 28 years 51-5-1 (30) | Harry Daniels | 10 | UD | WIN | |
56 | Jul 1, 1986 27 years, 9 months 50-5-1 (30) | Paul Whittaker | 10 | UD | WIN | |
55 | Feb 15, 1986 27 years, 5 months 49-5-1 (30) | Matthew Hilton | 9 | KO | LOSS | |
54 | Aug 21, 1985 26 years, 11 months 49-4-1 (30) | Kevin Moley | 10 | UD | WIN | |
53 | Jul 6, 1985 26 years, 9 months 48-4-1 (30) | Danny Chapman | 7 | RTD | WIN | |
52 | Mar 30, 1985 26 years, 6 months 47-4-1 (29) | Mauricio Bravo | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
51  | Jul 14, 1984 25 years, 10 months 46-4-1 (28) | 25 years, 1 months 13-1 (10) | 2 | TKO | LOSS | |
50 | Feb 11, 1984 25 years, 4 months 46-3-1 (28) | Stacy McSwain | 10 | UD | WIN | |
49 | Jul 16, 1983 24 years, 10 months 45-3-1 (28) | Mustafa Hamsho | 12 | UD | LOSS | |
48 | May 18, 1983 24 years, 8 months 45-2-1 (28) | Tony Cerda | 10 | UD | WIN | |
47  | Dec 3, 1982 24 years, 2 months 44-2-1 (28) | 24 years, 1 months 35-1 (32) | SWL | 15 | MD | LOSS Lost WBC |
46  | Jan 30, 1982 23 years, 4 months 44-1-1 (28) | 30 years, 7 months 74-2 (56) | SWL | 15 | UD | WIN Defended WBC |
45 | Nov 14, 1981 23 years, 2 months 43-1-1 (28) | Carlos Santos | SWL | 15 | UD | WIN Defended WBC |
44 | May 23, 1981 22 years, 8 months 42-1-1 (28) | Maurice Hope | SWL | 12 | TKO | WIN Won WBC |
43 | Dec 12, 1980 22 years, 3 months 41-1-1 (27) | Pete Ranzany | 10 | UD | WIN | |
42 | Aug 1, 1980 21 years, 10 months 40-1-1 (27) | Tony Chiaverini | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
41 | Mar 16, 1980 21 years, 6 months 39-1-1 (26) | Johnny Turner | 9 | TKO | WIN | |
40  | Nov 30, 1979 21 years, 2 months 38-1-1 (25) | 23 years, 6 months 25-0 (16) | WL | 15 | TKO | LOSS Lost WBC, The Ring |
39 | Mar 25, 1979 20 years, 6 months 38-0-1 (25) | Harold Weston | WL | 15 | UD | WIN Defended WBC, The Ring |
38  | Jan 14, 1979 20 years, 4 months 37-0-1 (25) | 29 years, 5 months 27-1-3 (15) | WL | 15 | SD | WIN Won WBC, The Ring |
37 | Dec 8, 1978 20 years, 2 months 36-0-1 (25) | Vernon Lewis | 10 | UD | WIN | |
36 | Aug 25, 1978 19 years, 11 months 35-0-1 (25) | Randy Shields | 6 | RTD | WIN | |
35 | Feb 4, 1978 19 years, 4 months 34-0-1 (24) | Bruce Curry | 10 | MD | WIN | |
34 | Nov 18, 1977 19 years, 2 months 33-0-1 (24) | Bruce Curry | 10 | SD | WIN | |
33 | Aug 3, 1977 18 years, 10 months 32-0-1 (24) | Ray Chavez Guerrero | SLT | 15 | TKO | WIN |
32 | Jul 1, 1977 18 years, 9 months 31-0-1 (23) | Easy Boy Lake | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
31 | Jun 2, 1977 18 years, 8 months 30-0-1 (22) | Roberto Gonzalez | 1 | KO | WIN | |
30 | Mar 6, 1977 18 years, 5 months 29-0-1 (21) | Melvin Dennis | 8 | UD | WIN | |
29 | Feb 2, 1977 18 years, 4 months 28-0-1 (21) | Harold Weston | 10 | PTS | DRAW | |
28 | Oct 16, 1976 18 years, 1 months 28-0 (21) | Tony Petronelli | SLT | 3 | TKO | WIN |
27 | May 31, 1976 17 years, 8 months 27-0 (20) | Emiliano Villa | SLT | 15 | UD | WIN |
26  | Mar 6, 1976 17 years, 5 months 26-0 (20) | 30 years, 2 months 50-9-1 (27) | SLT | 15 | SD | WIN Won WBA, The Ring |
25 | Dec 13, 1975 17 years, 3 months 25-0 (20) | Chris Fernandez | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
24 | Oct 20, 1975 17 years, 1 months 24-0 (20) | Omar Ruben Realecio | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
23 | Sep 1, 1975 16 years, 11 months 23-0 (19) | Marcelino Alicia | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
22 | Aug 19, 1975 16 years, 11 months 22-0 (18) | Young Woodall | 4 | KO | WIN | |
21 | Aug 1, 1975 16 years, 10 months 21-0 (17) | Eyue Jeudy | 4 | KO | WIN | |
20 | Jun 28, 1975 16 years, 9 months 20-0 (16) | Jim Henry | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
19 | Jun 9, 1975 16 years, 8 months 19-0 (15) | Angel Robinson Garcia | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
18 | May 5, 1975 16 years, 7 months 18-0 (15) | Santos Solis | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
17 | Mar 31, 1975 16 years, 6 months 17-0 (15) | Wilbur Seales | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
16 | Feb 8, 1975 16 years, 4 months 16-0 (14) | Santiago Rosa | 4 | KO | WIN | |
15 | Jan 4, 1975 16 years, 3 months 15-0 (13) | Francisco Rodriguez | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
14 | Dec 2, 1974 16 years, 2 months 14-0 (12) | Lawrence Hafey | 8 | UD | WIN | |
13 | Oct 25, 1974 16 years, 1 months 13-0 (12) | Terry Summerhays | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
12 | Sep 16, 1974 16 years 12-0 (11) | Al Hughes | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
11 | Aug 31, 1974 15 years, 11 months 11-0 (10) | Easy Boy Lake | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
10 | Jun 26, 1974 15 years, 9 months 10-0 (9) | Carlos Crispin | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
9 | Jun 21, 1974 15 years, 9 months 9-0 (8) | Ives St Jean | 1 | KO | WIN | |
8 | May 11, 1974 15 years, 7 months 8-0 (7) | Easy Boy Lake | 5 | KO | WIN | |
7 | Apr 30, 1974 15 years, 7 months 7-0 (6) | Juan Disla | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | Apr 1, 1974 15 years, 6 months 6-0 (5) | Victor Mangual | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
5 | Feb 18, 1974 15 years, 5 months 5-0 (5) | Roberto Flanders | 4 | KO | WIN | |
4 | Jan 26, 1974 15 years, 4 months 4-0 (4) | Joe York | 2 | KO | WIN | |
3 | Jan 7, 1974 15 years, 3 months 3-0 (3) | Hector Amadis | 4 | KO | WIN | |
2 | Nov 30, 1973 15 years, 2 months 2-0 (2) | Jesse Torres | 2 | KO | WIN | |
1 | Nov 22, 1973 15 years, 2 months 1-0 (1) | Hiram Santiago | 1 | KO | WIN |
