Fabrice Benichou
Fabrice Benichou | |
|---|---|
Super Bantamweight Featherweight | |
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 66 |
| Wins | 46 |
| Wins by KO | 24 |
| Losses | 18 |
| Draws | 2 |
Fabrice Benichou (born 5 April 1965) is a French former
Biography
Benichou was born on 5 April 1965 in Madrid, Spain. He is French of Spanish-Algerian Jewish heritage.[2][1]
Amateur career
He reached the finals of the French National Bantamweight championship in 1984.[1] He flew all over the world to train boxing in different countries, until take a long time training in Cuba.
Pro boxing career
On 30 January 1988 he won the vacant European Bantamweight title against Thierry Jacob in a ninth-round knockout in Calais, France.[3]
Benichou won the
He contended unsuccessfully for the IBF Featherweight title on 12 September 1992 in a close 12-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 1996 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
- ^ a b c "Fabrice Benichou Bio". BoxRec. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Fabrice Benichou". BoxRec. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ "BoxRec: Fabrice Benichou".
- ^ "Fabrice Benichou Filmography". IMDB. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
External links
- Boxing record for Fabrice Benichou from BoxRec (registration required)