Nino Benvenuti

Nino Benvenuti reads, to me, like an artist inside the ropes. Born in Izola, Slovenia, and Italian by identity, he was a genuine two-division world champion, ruling both the middleweight and super-welterweight ranks before his 1992 induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. The elegant, precise boxing he delivered from his 180-centimeter frame is a joy to watch even on old footage. He carried that same charisma into acting and television hosting after retiring. He passed in 2025, but the history his fists wrote endures. I deeply respect fighters who pair grace with raw strength, and he had both.

Name (English)

Nino Benvenuti

Name (Japanese)

ニノ・ベンベヌチ

Reading

にの・べんべぬち

Born

April 26, 1938 (age 88)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Tiger

Origin

Izola, Slovenia

Height

180 cm

Occupation

boxer / actor / film actor / television presenter

Awards & achievements

• Gold Collar for Sports Merit
• 1992 International Boxing Hall of Fame
• WBC World Middleweight Champion
• WBC World Super Welterweight Champion
• WBA World Middleweight Champion
• WBA World Super Welterweight Champion
• The Ring World Middleweight Champion

• Official sitehttps://www.ninobenvenuti.it
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nino%20Benvenuti
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8B%E3%83%8E%E3%83%BB%E3%83%99%E3%83%B3%E3%83%99%E3%83%8C%E3%83%81
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1800396

Tags

• boxer
• actor
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-24

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.