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Benny ParetBenny Paret was a boxer born in Santa Clara, Cuba on March 14, 1937. Known in boxing as Benny the "Kid" Paret, he died in New York City on April 3, 1962 as a result of injuries sustained in a fight with Emile Griffith. Prior to the weigh-in for their third fight (Griffith won the first bout; Paret won the second), Paret taunted Griffith and called him a homosexual. The two boxers were engaged in a close bout when, in the twelfth round, Griffith unleashed a barrage of 20 unanswered punches that left Paret defenseless against the ropes. Paret fell into a coma and died ten days later. Referee Ruby Goldstein was blamed by many for not stopping the fight soon enough, while Griffith re-gained the Welterweight title he had lost to Paret in their second fight. As a result of the tragic outcome, boxing would not be seen on live television for the ensuing ten years. Paret had a lifetime record of 35-12-3 (10 KO). External links Paret, Benny Paret, Benny
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