Fabrice Benichou

Fabrice Benichou (born April 5, 1966 in Madrid, Spain) is a French boxer. In 1987 Benichou was rated as the #4 bantamweight in the world.[1] He become World Champion of boxing in 1989.

Fabrice Benichou
Statistics
Weight(s)Bantamweight
Super Bantamweight
Featherweight
Height5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Nationality French
BornApril 5, 1966 (1966-04-05)
Madrid, Spain
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights66
Wins46
Wins by KO24
Losses18
Draws2

Biography

Benichou was born on April 5, 1966 in Madrid, Spain. He is french of Spanish-Algerian Jewish heritage.[2][1] He is three times super bantamweight World Champion, and two times European bantamweight and featherweight champion.

Amateur career

He reached the finals of the French National Bantamweight championship in 1984.[1]

Pro boxing career

On January 30, 1988, he won the vacant EBU European Bantamweight title against Thierry Jacob in a ninth-round knockout in Calais, France.[3]

Benichou won the IBF World Super Bantamweight championship on March 10, 1989 against Jose Sanabria in a twelve-round split decision.[2]

He contended unsuccessfully for the IBF World Featherweight title on September 12, 1992 in a close twelve round split decision against Manuel Medina in France.[2]

He resumed his boxing career in late 2005.

Acting career

A versatile actor, he is best known for the 1966 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.[4]

See also

References

  1. "Fabrice Benichou Bio". BoxRec. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  2. "Fabrice Benichou". BoxRec. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  3. https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/3260
  4. "Fabrice Benichou Filmography". IMDB. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
Achievements
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Louis Gomis
European Bantamweight Champion
30 January 13 April 1988
Succeeded by
Vincenzo Belcastro
World boxing titles
Preceded by
Jose Sanabria
IBF Super Bantamweight Champion
10 March 1989 – 10 March 1990
Succeeded by
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