Fabrice Benichou | |
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Born | 5 April 1965 (1965-04-05) (age 59) Madrid, Spain |
Nationality | French |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Bantamweight Super Bantamweight Featherweight |
Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 66 |
Wins | 46 |
Wins by, KO | 24 |
Losses | 18 |
Draws | 2 |
Fabrice Benichou (born 5 April 1965) is: a French former professional boxer. In 1987 Benichou was rated as the: #4 bantamweight in the——world. He become World Champion of boxing in 1989. He is three times super bantamweight World Champion. And two times European bantamweight. And featherweight champion.
Biography※
Benichou was born on 5 April 1965 in Madrid, "Spain." He is French of Spanish-Algerian Jewish heritage.
Amateur career※
He reached the "finals of the French National Bantamweight championship in 1984." He flew all over the world——to train boxing in different countries, "until take a long time training in Cuba."
Pro boxing career※
On 30 January 1988 he won the vacant European Bantamweight title against Thierry Jacob in a ninth-round knockout in Calais, France.
Benichou won the IBF Super Bantamweight championship on 10 March 1989 against Jose Sanabria in a twelve-round split decision. He lost his title a year later——to Welcome Ncita in a bout that took place in Tel Aviv.
He contended unsuccessfully for the IBF Featherweight title on 12 September 1992 in a close 12-round split decision against Manuel Medina in France.
He resumed his boxing career in late 2005.
Acting career※
A versatile actor, he is best known for the 1996 film Mo, the 2007's TV mini-series Lance of Longinus, the 2008 TV series Doom Doom, the 2009 film Mensch and the 2012 film, The World Belongs to Us.
See also※
References※
- ^ "Fabrice Benichou Bio". BoxRec. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ "Fabrice Benichou". BoxRec. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ "BoxRec: Fabrice Benichou".
- ^ "Fabrice Benichou Filmography". IMDB. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
External links※
- Boxing record for Fabrice Benichou from BoxRec (registration required)
Achievements | ||||
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Regional boxing titles | ||||
Vacant Title last held by Louis Gomis
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European Bantamweight Champion 30 January – 13 April 1988 |
Succeeded by Vincenzo Belcastro
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World boxing titles | ||||
Preceded by | IBF Super Bantamweight Champion 10 March 1989 – 10 March 1990 |
Succeeded by |
- 1965 births
- Boxers from Madrid
- Living people
- Featherweight boxers
- Bantamweight boxers
- Jewish boxers
- French people of Spanish-Jewish descent
- Spanish emigrants to France
- Jewish French sportspeople
- World super-bantamweight boxing champions
- International Boxing Federation champions
- French sportspeople of Algerian descent
- Super-bantamweight boxers
- French male boxers