Emile Griffith

✶February 3, 1938

†July 23, 2013

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About their life

Emile Alphonse Griffith was an American professional boxer who won world titles in three weight divisions. He held the world light middleweight, undisputed welterweight, and middleweight titles. His best-known contest was a 1962 title match with Benny Paret. Griffith won the bout by knockout; Paret never recovered consciousness and died in the hospital 10 days later.

American boxer (1938–2013)

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Biography from the article Emile Griffith on the English Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.