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Wilfred "Wilfredo" Benítez (born September 12, 1958) is an American-born Puerto Rican former professional boxer and the youngest world champion in the sport's history. . Earning his first of three career world titles in separate weight divisions at the age of seventeen, he is best remembered as a skilled and aggressive fighter with exceptional defensive abilities, along with his fights with ...
Héctor Luís Camacho Matías (May 24, 1962 – November 24, 2012), commonly known by his nickname "Macho" Camacho, was a Puerto Rican professional boxer and entertainer. . Known for his quickness in the ring and flamboyant style, Camacho competed professionally from 1980 to 2010, and was a world champion in three weight clas
In women's boxing, Amanda Serrano was the first IBF super featherweight champion and the first Puerto Rican boxer (male or female) to win major world titles in seven different weight classes (Camacho made it first, but four of his titles were considered minor world titles). Also, in 2023, Serrano was the first Puerto Rican to be Undisputed ...
Wilfred Benitez (right) in 1980 Wilfredo Gómez (left) in 2003. New talents began to emerge in the 1980s for Puerto Rican professional boxing. These included Juan Laporte, who debuted in 1977 Edwin Rosario, who debuted in 1979 and Hector Camacho, who debuted in 1980.
Thomas Hearns (born October 18, 1958) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1977 to 2006. Nicknamed the "Motor City Cobra", and more famously "The Hitman", Hearns's tall, slender build and oversized arms and shoulders allowed him to move up over fifty pounds in his career and become the first boxer in history to win world titles in five weight divisions: welterweight ...
Unbeknownst to his peers, Hadzic, 18, had just come from his father's funeral. Miralem Hadzic died of pancreatic cancer at age 52. Somehow, Hadzic's legs carried him to the podium. Then he ...
Leonard and Durán posing with oversized boxing gloves before June 20, 1980, fight. Vacating the Lightweight title was a buildup for an attempt at the Welterweight title. . Durán earned wins against former WBC Welterweight Champion Carlos Palomino and Zeferino Gonzales, among others, setting the stage for a title bout against then-undefeated WBC Welterweight Champion Sugar Ray Leo
Updated May 27, 2024 at 6:04 PM. A Massachusetts man has been charged in connection with the stabbings of two people at a Plymouth-area rest stop that left a man and a woman hospitalized ...