✦ Legacy Profile
Benny Paret
also known as Bernardo Paret
Welterweight champion; died from injuries sustained in televised fight vs Emile Griffith
📍 Cuba⌛ Pre-1600 (Ancient/Medieval)⧖ Mar 14, 1937 – Apr 3, 1962
Boxing
Affiliated ·Historical
Born Santa Clara, Cuba. Changed boxing safety rules.
Notable Achievements
WBA Welterweight Champion (2x); His career prompted lasting boxing safety reforms
Documented Students
Fight changed boxing safety awareness