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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. Paret died in 1962 following an unsuccessful attempt to defend the crown in what is considered to be the first ring death witnessed by a national television audience. He had a lifetime record of 35 wins (10 knockouts) 12 losses and 3 draws.