1976-was-the-youngest-fighter-to-ever-win-a-world-championship-at-17 &laquo; WordPress.com Tag Feed http://en.wordpress.com/tag/1976-was-the-youngest-fighter-to-ever-win-a-world-championship-at-17/ Feed of posts on WordPress.com tagged "1976-was-the-youngest-fighter-to-ever-win-a-world-championship-at-17" Sun, 19 May 2013 12:58:13 +0000 http://en.wordpress.com/tags/ en <![CDATA[]]> http://kterrl.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/38296/ Tue, 22 May 2012 05:16:20 +0000 kterrl http://kterrl.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/38296/ Did you know that Wilfredo Benitez on March 6, 1976 was the youngest fighter to ever win a World Championship at 17?

Did you know that Benitez turned pro at 15, and was managed by his father Gregorio Benitez?

Did you know that GreGorio Benitez was a member of one of Puerto Rico‘s most famous boxing families, his brothers Frankie and Gregory Benitez were also top contenders in the 1970?

Did you know on May 23, 1981,
at age 22, he became the youngest three-time world champion in boxing
history by knocking out WBC World Super Welterweight Champion Maurice Hope in twelve rounds in Las Vegas?
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Now if you didn’t know, now you know…

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