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José Riquelme vs Nino Benvenuti — record, stats and common opponents compared

José Riquelme (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) and Nino Benvenuti (82-7-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Riquelme

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested

Benvenuti

82

Wins35 KO · 43%

7

Losses

1

Draw90 tracked bouts

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Benvenuti leads 1–0

José Riquelme and Nino Benvenuti have met 1 time; Benvenuti leads 1–0.

José Riquelme and Nino Benvenuti have met 1 time; Benvenuti leads 1–0.
Met1962Feb 19Series
José RiquelmeFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Nino BenvenutiFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

Riquelme 1 · Benvenuti 4 of 5 measurable rows
RiquelmeBenvenuti
Record†
0-182-7-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
91.7% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 35
0
35 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—42.68%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—43%
Times stopped‡max 3
0 (edge)
3
Title reignsmax 9
0
9 (edge)
Bouts per year§not comparable
—8.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 90
1
90

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · § Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held
José Riquelme: No height on file
Nino Benvenuti: 5′10″
Agenot held
José Riquelme: No date of birth
Nino Benvenuti: Died aged 87
Stance
José Riquelme: Not recorded
Nino Benvenuti: Orthodox

José Riquelme left, Nino Benvenuti right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
José Riquelme0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

José Riquelme: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Riquelme yet.

Nino Benvenuti82 wins · from 90 tracked bouts

Nino Benvenuti: 82 tracked wins — 35 by KO/TKO (43%), 42 on the cards (51%) and 5 by another method or unrecorded (6%). Counted from 90 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

35 by KO/TKO 43%42 on the cards 51%5 by another method or unrecorded 6%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — José Riquelme 1, Nino Benvenuti 90 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

José Riquelme last boxed on Feb 19, 1962 — 23,634 days ago. Riquelme had lost the most recent, to Nino Benvenuti.L

Benvenuti Feb 1962

Nino Benvenuti has lost three straight, after two straight wins. Benvenuti last boxed on May 8, 1971.WWLLL

Bethea May 1970Baird Sep 1970Monzón Nov 1970Chirino Mar 1971Monzón May 19718.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have José Riquelme and Nino Benvenuti ever fought each other?
Yes. José Riquelme and Nino Benvenuti met once on February 19, 1962, and Nino Benvenuti won by PTS.
The meeting

LFeb 19, 1962 · Benvenuti · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Riquelme or Benvenuti?
José Riquelme is 0-1 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked and Nino Benvenuti is 82-7-1. Nino Benvenuti has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Riquelme0–10%

Benvenuti82–7–191.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Riquelme or Benvenuti?
José Riquelme has 0 knockout wins and Nino Benvenuti has 35. Nino Benvenuti has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Riquelme0

Benvenuti3542.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Riquelme and Benvenuti have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both José Riquelme and Nino Benvenuti have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Riquelme and Benvenuti?
This comparison is drawn from 1 bout tracked for José Riquelme and 90 bouts tracked for Nino Benvenuti. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Riquelme1bout

Benvenuti90bouts

How They Win ↓

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