Wilfred Benítez stands in the middle of a crowded ring at Hiram Bithorn Stadium, one of his home island’s largest venues. He’s wearing a robe with his name stitched on the back, awaiting the judges’ ...

Wilfred Benitez is perhaps the most underappreciated fighter in boxing history. The Puerto Rican puncher rose through the ranks in what is widely considered to be the greatest era of lower-weight ...

Retired Puerto Rican boxing great Wilfred Benitez has been hospitalized in the U.S. territory after family members worried he might have suffered a stroke. Yvonne Benitez tells The Associated Press ...