Benny Paret

Nacimiento : 1937-03-14, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Muerte : 1962-04-03

Historia

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.

PelĂ­culas

Ring of Fire: The Emile Griffith Story
Self (archive footage)
A story of violence, love, sex, politics and media centered around the life of Griffith, a six-time world welterweight champion.