Super welterweight · Puerto Rico
Wilfred Benítez 53-8-1 31 KO · 1973–1990
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Wilfred Benítez was a super welterweight boxer from Puerto Rico, born Sep 12, 1958. Record 53-8-1 with 31 knockouts over 1973–1990. World titles: WBC super welterweight (1981–1982), WBC welterweight (1979), WBA super lightweight (1976). Wilfred Benítez last fought Scott Papasodora on Sep 18, 1990 and lost by UD over 10 rounds.
Also: Уилфред Бенитес · ويلفريد بينيتيز · ویلفرد بنیتس +8 more ウィルフレド・ベニテス · El Radar, The Bible of Boxing, Wilfredo Benitez · El mago · Wilfred · Wilfred Benitez · Wilfredo Benitez · Wilfredo Benítez · ウィルフレッド・ベニテス
Born Sep 12, 1958
Country 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico, 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Height 178 cm
Reach 178 cm
Nickname El Radar · Bible of Boxing
Debut Nov 22, 1973
Career 1973–1990
Rounds boxed 485
KO share 58%
Born in New York City, U.S.
Titles WBA super lightweight · 1976; WBC welterweight · 1979; WBC super welterweight · 1981–1982
Boxerbook rating 1835 ± 253 · inactive since Sep 1990Why here › Confirmed bouts 13 of 62
Career record Record
53-8-1, 31 KOs · 1973–1990
Last result L
Scott Papasodora
UD 10/10 · Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, 🇨🇦
The record 62 bouts, 1973–1990, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 62, Wikipedia (ja) · 2, Wikipedia (ru) · 1
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Scott Papasodora
UD 10/10 · Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, 🇨🇦
Benítez 53-7-1 · Papasodora —
W
Sam Wilson
UD 10/10 · Regency Hotel, Denver, Colorado, 🇺🇸
Benítez 52-7-1 · Wilson —
L
Pat Lawlor
SD 10/10 · Amigos Indoor Soccer Stadium, Tucson, Arizona, 🇺🇸
Benítez 52-6-1 · Lawlor —
W
Ariel Conde
KO 7/10 · Americana Motel, Phoenix, Arizona, 🇺🇸
Benítez 51-6-1 · Conde —
L
TKO 7/10 · Salta, 🇦🇷
Benítez 51-5-1 · Herrera —
W
Harry Daniels
UD 10/10 · Fifth Regiment Armory, Baltimore, Maryland, 🇺🇸
Benítez 50-5-1 · Daniels —
W
Paul Whittaker
UD 10/10 · Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Benítez 49-5-1 · Whittaker —
L
KO 9/10 · Paul Sauvé Arena, Montreal, 🇨🇦
Benítez 49-4-1 · Hilton 19-0-0
W
Kevin Moley
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Benítez 48-4-1 · Moley —
W
Danny Chapman
RTD 7/10 · Washington Convention Center, Washington D.C., 🇺🇸
Benítez 47-4-1 · Chapman —
W
Mauricio Bravo
TKO 2/10 · Oranjestad, Aruba
Benítez 46-4-1 · Bravo —
L
TKO 2/10 · Stade Louis II, Monte Carlo, 🇲🇨
Benítez 46-3-1 · Moore 13-1-0
W
Stacy McSwain
UD 10/10 · Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Benítez 45-3-1 · McSwain —
L
UD 12/12 · Dunes Hotel, Las Vegas, 🇺🇸
Benítez 45-2-1 · Hamsho 36-2-2
W
Tony Cerda
UD 10/10 · Dunes Hotel, Las Vegas, 🇺🇸
Benítez 44-2-1 · Cerda —
L
Lost WBC light middleweight title MD 15/15 · Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana, 🇺🇸
Benítez 44-1-1 · Hearns 35-1-0
W
Retained WBC light middleweight title UD 15/15 · Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, 🇺🇸
Benítez 43-1-1 · Durán 74-2-0
W
Retained WBC light middleweight title UD 15/15 · Showboat Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, 🇺🇸
Benítez 42-1-1 · Santos 22-1-0
W
Won WBC light middleweight title KO 12/15 · Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, 🇺🇸
Benítez 41-1-1 · Hope 30-2-1
W
UD 10/10 · Sacramento, California, 🇺🇸
Benítez 40-1-1 · Ranzany —
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Tony Chiaverini
TKO 8/10 · Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, 🇺🇸
Benítez 39-1-1 · Chiaverini —
W
Johnny Turner
TKO 9/10 · Jai-Alai Fronton, Miami, Florida, 🇺🇸
Benítez 38-1-1 · Turner —
L
Lost WBC and The Ring welterweight titles TKO 15/15 · Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, 🇺🇸
Benítez 38-0-1 · Leonard 25-0-0
W
Retained WBC and The Ring welterweight titles UD 15/15 · Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Benítez 37-0-1 · Weston —
W
Won WBC and The Ring welterweight titles SD 15/15 · Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Benítez 36-0-1 · Palomino 27-1-4
W
Vernon Lewis
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Benítez 35-0-1 · Lewis —
W
Randy Shields
RTD 6/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Benítez 34-0-1 · Shields —
W
MD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Benítez 33-0-1 · Curry 14-1-0
W
SD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Benítez 32-0-1 · Curry 13-0-0
W
Ray Chavez Guerrero
Won vacant NYSAC light welterweight title TKO 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Benítez 31-0-1 · Guerrero —
W
Easy Boy Lake
TKO 1/10 · Lionel Roberts Park, Saint Thomas
Benítez 30-0-1 · Lake —
W
Roberto Gonzalez
KO 1 · Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Benítez 29-0-1 · Gonzalez —
W
Melvin Dennis
UD 8/8 · Correctional Facility Prison, Marion, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Benítez 28-0-1 · Dennis —
D
PTS 10/10 · New York City, New York, 🇺🇸
Benítez 28-0-0 · Weston —
W
Tony Petronelli
Retained WBA and The Ring light welterweight titles TKO 3/15 · Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Benítez 27-0-0 · Petronelli —
W
Emiliano Villa
Retained WBA and The Ring light welterweight titles UD 15/15 · San Juan, 🇵🇷
Benítez 26-0-0 · Villa —
W
Won WBA and The Ring light welterweight titles SD 15/15 · Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Benítez 25-0-0 · Cervantes 50-9-1
W
Chris Fernandez
PTS 10/10 · San Juan, 🇵🇷
Benítez 24-0-0 · Fernandez —
W
Omar Ruben Realecio
TKO 6/10 · Felt Forum, New York City, 🇺🇸
Benítez 23-0-0 · Realecio —
W
Marcelino Alicia
TKO 2/10 · San Juan, 🇵🇷
Benítez 22-0-0 · Alicia —
W
Young Woodall
KO 4 · Philipsburg, Sint Maarten
Benítez 21-0-0 · Woodall —
W
Eyue Jeudy
KO 4 · Philipsburg, Sint Maarten
Benítez 20-0-0 · Jeudy —
W
Jim Henry
TKO 8 · Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Benítez 19-0-0 · Henry —
W
PTS 10/10 · Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Benítez 18-0-0 · Garcia 134-70-19
W
Santos Solis
SD 10/10 · San Juan, 🇵🇷
Benítez 17-0-0 · Solis —
W
Wilbur Seales
TKO 4 · San Juan, 🇵🇷
Benítez 16-0-0 · Seales —
W
Santiago Rosa
KO 4 · San Juan, 🇵🇷
Benítez 15-0-0 · Rosa —
W
Francisco Rodriguez
TKO 7 · San Juan, 🇵🇷
Benítez 14-0-0 · Rodriguez —
W
UD 8/8 · Felt Forum, New York City, 🇺🇸
Benítez 13-0-0 · Hafey —
W
Terry Summerhays
TKO 6/8 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Benítez 12-0-0 · Summerhays —
W
Al Hughes
TKO 5/8 · Felt Forum, New York City, 🇺🇸
Benítez 11-0-0 · Hughes —
W
Easy Boy Lake
TKO 5 · Philipsburg, Sint Maarten
Benítez 10-0-0 · Lake —
W
Carlos Crispin
TKO 3 · Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Benítez 9-0-0 · Crispin —
W
Ives St Jean
KO 1 · Philipsburg, Sint Maarten
Benítez 8-0-0 · Jean —
W
Easy Boy Lake
KO 5 · Philipsburg, Sint Maarten
Benítez 7-0-0 · Lake —
W
Juan Disla
TKO 3/10 · Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Benítez 6-0-0 · Disla —
W
Victor Mangual
PTS 8/8 · San Juan, 🇵🇷
Benítez 5-0-0 · Mangual —
W
Roberto Flanders
KO 4 · San Juan, 🇵🇷
Benítez 4-0-0 · Flanders —
W
Joe York
KO 2 · Philipsburg, Sint Maarten
Benítez 3-0-0 · York —
W
Hector Amadis
KO 4 · San Juan, 🇵🇷
Benítez 2-0-0 · Amadis —
W
Jesse Torres
KO 2 · Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Netherlands Antilles
Benítez 1-0-0 · Torres —
W
Hiram Santiago
KO 1 · San Juan, Puerto Rico
Benítez 0-0-0 · Santiago —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles
Facts
What is Wilfred Benítez's record? Wilfred Benítez's professional record is 53-8-1 with 31 knockouts.
Who did Wilfred Benítez fight last? Wilfred Benítez last fought Scott Papasodora on Sep 18, 1990 and lost by UD over 10 rounds.
Which world titles has Wilfred Benítez held? Wilfred Benítez has held 3 world title reigns: WBC super welterweight (1981–1982), WBC welterweight (1979), WBA super lightweight (1976). Sources Boxerbook ID 4683 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/4683 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
