Wilfred Benítez
"El Radar"
Top 100 · #51 · 59.0 points- Born
- 1958
- Died
- —
- Nationality
- Puerto Rico
- Career
- 1973–1990
A defensive prodigy who won his first world title at 17.
Titles & Honours
- Youngest world champion (age 17)
- Champion in three divisions
Career Timeline
1973–1990- Milestone
First recorded professional bout
vs Hiram Santiago · W KO
- Milestone
25th recorded win
vs Chris Fernandez · PTS. Newspaper decisions excluded.
- Signature fight
vs Antonio Cervantes
W SD · Hiram Bithorn Stadium , San Juan, Puerto Rico. Archive selection: one of the first three wins over distinct fighters profiled here, not an expert-selected signature fight.
- Signature fight
vs Roberto Durán
W UD · Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.. Archive selection: one of the first three wins over distinct fighters profiled here, not an expert-selected signature fight.
- Milestone
50th recorded win
vs Paul Whittaker · UD. Newspaper decisions excluded.
- Milestone
Latest recorded bout
vs Scott Papasodora · L UD. Not necessarily the retirement date.
Title wins · dates not yet documented
Derived from the current archive and profile honours. Title-reign years are not exact bout dates; title claims are not independently verified. Signature fights use existing profile selections, or clearly labelled wins over other archived fighters when no selections exist. Year-only dates retain their original precision.
Photo Archive
No freely licensed photographs of Wilfred Benítez are available in this archive.
Fight-by-Fight Record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973-11-22 | W | Hiram Santiago | KO | 1 | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 1973-11-30 | W | Jesse Torres | KO | 2 | Philipsburg, Sint Maarten , Netherlands Antilles |
| 1974-01-07 | W | Hector Amadis | KO | 4 | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 1974-01-26 | W | Joe York | KO | 2 | Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Netherlands Antilles |
| 1974-02-18 | W | Roberto Flanders | KO | 4 | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 1974-04-01 | W | Victor Mangual | PTS | 8 | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 1974-04-30 | W | Juan Disla | TKO | 3 | Roberto Clemente Coliseum , San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 1974-05-11 | W | Easy Boy Lake | KO | 5 | Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Netherlands Antilles |
| 1974-06-21 | W | Ives St Jean | KO | 1 | Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Netherlands Antilles |
| 1974-06-26 | W | Carlos Crispin | TKO | 3 | Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 1974-08-31 | W | Easy Boy Lake | TKO | 5 | Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Netherlands Antilles |
| 1974-09-16 | W | Al Hughes | TKO | 5 | Felt Forum , New York City , New York , U.S. |
| 1974-10-25 | W | Terry Summerhays | TKO | 6 | Madison Square Garden , New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1974-12-02 | W | Lawrence Hafey | UD | 8 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1975-01-04 | W | Francisco Rodriguez | TKO | 7 | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 1975-02-08 | W | Santiago Rosa | KO | 4 | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 1975-03-31 | W | Wilbur Seales | TKO | 4 | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 1975-05-05 | W | Santos Solis | SD | 10 | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 1975-06-09 | W | Angel Robinson Garcia | PTS | 10 | Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium , San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 1975-06-28 | W | Jim Henry | TKO | 8 | Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 1975-08-01 | W | Eyue Jeudy | KO | 4 | Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Netherlands Antilles |
| 1975-08-19 | W | Young Woodall | KO | 4 | Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Netherlands Antilles |
| 1975-09-01 | W | Marcelino Alicia | TKO | 2 | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 1975-10-20 | W | Omar Ruben Realecio | TKO | 6 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1975-12-13 | W | Chris Fernandez | PTS | 10 | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 1976-03-06 | W | Antonio Cervantes | SD | 15 | Hiram Bithorn Stadium , San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 1976-05-31 | W | Emiliano Villa | UD | 15 | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 1976-10-16 | W | Tony Petronelli | TKO | 3 | Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 1977-02-02 | D | Harold Weston | PTS | 10 | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1977-03-06 | W | Melvin Dennis | UD | 8 | Correctional Facility Prison, Marion, Ohio , U.S. |
| 1977-06-02 | W | Roberto Gonzalez | KO | 1 | Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| 1977-07-01 | W | Easy Boy Lake | TKO | 1 | Lionel Roberts Park , Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| 1977-08-03 | W | Ray Chavez Guerrero | TKO | 15 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1977-11-18 | W | Bruce Curry | SD | 10 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1978-02-04 | W | Bruce Curry | MD | 10 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1978-08-25 | W | Randy Shields | RTD | 6 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1978-12-08 | W | Vernon Lewis | UD | 10 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1979-01-14 | W | Carlos Palomino | SD | 15 | Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 1979-03-25 | W | Harold Weston | UD | 15 | Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 1979-11-30 | L | Sugar Ray Leonard | TKO | 15 | Caesars Palace , Las Vegas , Nevada, U.S. |
| 1980-03-16 | W | Johnny Turner | TKO | 9 | Jai-Alai Fronton , Miami, Florida , U.S. |
| 1980-08-01 | W | Tony Chiaverini | TKO | 8 | Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| 1980-12-12 | W | Pete Ranzany | UD | 10 | Sacramento, California , U.S. |
| 1981-05-23 | W | Maurice Hope | KO | 12 | Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| 1981-11-14 | W | Carlos Santos | UD | 15 | Showboat Hotel and Casino , Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| 1982-01-30 | W | Roberto Durán | UD | 15 | Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| 1982-12-03 | L | Thomas Hearns | MD | 15 | Louisiana Superdome , New Orleans, Louisiana , U.S. |
| 1983-05-18 | W | Tony Cerda | UD | 10 | Dunes Hotel , Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| 1983-07-16 | L | Mustafa Hamsho | UD | 12 | Dunes Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| 1984-02-11 | W | Stacy McSwain | UD | 10 | Joe Louis Arena , Detroit, Michigan , U.S. |
| 1984-07-14 | L | Davey Moore | TKO | 2 | Stade Louis II , Monte Carlo , Monaco |
| 1985-03-30 | W | Mauricio Bravo | TKO | 2 | Oranjestad, Aruba |
| 1985-07-06 | W | Danny Chapman | RTD | 7 | Washington Convention Center , Washington D.C. , U.S. |
| 1985-08-21 | W | Kevin Moley | UD | 10 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1986-02-15 | L | Matthew Hilton | KO | 9 | Paul Sauvé Arena , Montreal , Quebec , Canada |
| 1986-07-01 | W | Paul Whittaker | UD | 10 | Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| 1986-09-17 | W | Harry Daniels | UD | 10 | Fifth Regiment Armory , Baltimore, Maryland , U.S. |
| 1986-11-28 | L | Carlos Herrera | TKO | 7 | Salta , Argentina |
| 1990-03-08 | W | Ariel Conde | KO | 7 | Americana Motel, Phoenix, Arizona , U.S. |
| 1990-05-23 | L | Pat Lawlor | SD | 10 | Amigos Indoor Soccer Stadium, Tucson, Arizona , U.S. |
| 1990-08-24 | W | Sam Wilson | UD | 10 | Regency Hotel , Denver, Colorado , U.S. |
| 1990-09-18 | L | Scott Papasodora | UD | 10 | Winnipeg Convention Centre , Winnipeg , Manitoba, Canada |
Showing 62 of 62 recorded fights · last updated 2026-10-15. Imported record tables are not independently verified and may be incomplete. Early-era logs include newspaper decisions (NWS), which are not counted in the official totals above.
Record notes
Fight record last retrieved: 2026-10-11. Title histories remain subject to archival review.
Historical-era totals differ between record-keeping conventions (newspaper decisions, exhibitions).
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