Benny "the Kid" Paret (March 14, 1937 – April 3, 1962), was born as Bernardo Paret in Santa Clara, Cuba. He was a Cuban welterweight boxer who won the world welterweight title twice in the early 1960s. He also vied for the world middleweight championship.Paret's death was due to injuries sustained in a title defense against Emile Griffith. The fight was televised across the United States and the aftermath caused a major controversy. He had a lifetime record of 35 wins (10 knockouts), 12 losses and 3 draws.
He died in the early morning of April 3, 1962, at Roosevelt Hospital in Manhattan from a massive brain hemorrhaging and a coma, which he sustained during a boxing match with Emile Griffith, on March 24, 1962 in Madison Square Garden.
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He had two sons with his wife, Lucy: Benny Paret Jr. and Alberto (born 1962).
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