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]
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Weight(s) | Bantamweight Super Bantamweight Featherweight |
Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) |
Nationality | ![]() |
Born | April 5, 1966 Madrid, Spain |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 66 |
Wins | 46 |
Wins by KO | 24 |
Losses | 18 |
Draws | 2 |
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.[2]
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.[3]
See also
References
- "Fabrice Benichou Bio". BoxRec. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- "Fabrice Benichou". BoxRec. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- "Fabrice Benichou Filmography". IMDB. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
External links
Achievements | ||||
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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 Welcome Ncita |