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Fabrice Benichou

ファブリス・ベニシュ　/　ふぁぶりす・べにしゅ

Boxer from Spain

April 5, 1965 (age 61)　・　Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain

Community of Madrid
boxer

My Take

Benichou fascinates me precisely because he resists easy labels: born in Madrid, fighting under the French flag, three-time super bantamweight world champion. The lighter weight classes rarely get the glory the heavyweights do, yet they demand the most brutal blend of speed, stamina and ring craft. To reign at the top of that division more than once, across multiple weights in Europe too, speaks of a craftsman's discipline rather than raw power. I respect fighters like him most of all, the ones who win quietly through technique and grit while the spotlight drifts elsewhere. He is the kind of pugilist worth remembering.

Overview

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.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Fabrice Benichou
Name (Japanese): ファブリス・ベニシュ
Reading: ふぁぶりす・べにしゅ
Born: April 5, 1965 (age 61)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aries / Snake
Origin: Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: boxer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

IBF World Junior Featherweight Champion

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%96%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%99%E3%83%8B%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5

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