# Fabrice Benichou

Fabrice Benichou (born 5 April 1965) is a French former professional boxer. In 1987 Benichou was rated as the #4 bantamweight in the world. He become World Champion of boxing in 1989. He is three times super bantamweight World Champion, and two times European bantamweight and featherweight champion.

## Biography

Benichou was born on 5 April 1965 in Madrid, Spain. He is French of Spanish-Algerian Jewish heritage.

## Amateur career

He reached the finals of the French National Bantamweight championship in 1984. 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.
Benichou won the IBF Super Bantamweight championship on 10 March 1989 against Jose Sanabria in a twelve-round split decision. He lost his title a year later to Welcome Ncita in a bout that took place in Tel Aviv.
He contended unsuccessfully for the IBF Featherweight title on 12 September 1992 in a close 12-round split decision against Manuel Medina in France.
He resumed his boxing career briefly in late 2005.

## Professional boxing record

| 66 fights | 46 wins | 18 losses |
| By knockout | 24 | 7 |
| By decision | 22 | 11 |
| Draws | 2 | 2 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 66 | Loss | 46–18–2 | Jorge Samudio | TKO | 4 (10), 3:00 | 30 Sep 2006 | Gimnasio Escolar, David, Panama | For WBC Latino featherweight title |
| 65 | Win | 46–17–2 | Eduardo Julio | TKO | 4 (6), 0:19 | 3 Dec 2005 | Gimnasio Auditorio, Las Tablas, Panama | |
| 64 | Loss | 45–17–2 | Spencer Oliver | TKO | 4 (12), 2:16 | 31 Jan 1998 | Lee Valley Leisure Centre, London, England | For European super-bantamweight title |
| 63 | Win | 45–16–2 | Martin Krastev | TKO | 8 | 29 Nov 1997 | Berck, Hauts-de-France, France | |
| 62 | Win | 44–16–2 | Valentin Dumitru | TKO | 7 (8) | 11 Oct 1997 | Aubagne, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France | |
| 61 | Win | 43–16–2 | Demir Nanev | TKO | 6 (8) | 19 Apr 1997 | Aubagne, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France | |
| 60 | Win | 42–16–2 | Luis Moreno | PTS | 8 | 29 Mar 1997 | Grande-Synthe, Hauts-de-France, France | |
| 59 | Win | 41–16–2 | Esteban Pérez Quiñones | PTS | 8 | 15 Mar 1997 | Metz, Grand Est, France | |
| 58 | Win | 40–16–2 | Juan Estupiñán | PTS | 8 | 30 Nov 1996 | Hussigny-Godbrange, Grand Est, France | |
| 57 | Win | 39–16–2 | Peter Buckley | PTS | 8 | 28 Sep 1996 | Broadway Theatre, London, England | |
| 56 | Win | 38–16–2 | Antoine Garcia | TKO | 5 | 23 Mar 1996 | Grande-Synthe, Hauts-de-France, France | |
| 55 | Draw | 37–16–2 | Mehdi Labdouni | PTS | 10 | 17 Feb 1996 | Berck, Hauts-de-France, France | |
| 54 | Loss | 37–16–1 | Arlindo de Abreu | SD | 10 | 29 Apr 1995 | Grande-Synthe, Hauts-de-France, France | For vacant French featherweight title |
| 53 | Draw | 37–15–1 | Billy Hardy | MD | 10 | 4 Mar 1995 | Saint-Quentin, Hauts-de-France | |
| 52 | Win | 37–15 | Arlindo de Abreu | MD | 10 | 28 Jan 1995 | Allauch, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France | |
| 51 | Loss | 36–15 | Wayne McCullough | PTS | 10 | 12 Nov 1994 | The Point, Dublin, Ireland | |
| 50 | Win | 36–14 | Lee Cargle | PTS | 8 | 30 Sep 1994 | Combs-la-Ville, Île-de-France | |
| 49 | Win | 35–14 | Esteban Pérez Quiñones | UD | 8 | 18 Mar 1994 | Salle de la Bulle, Beausoleil, France | |
| 48 | Loss | 34–14 | Stéphane Haccoun | PTS | 10 | 3 Jun 1993 | Palais des Sports, Marseille, France | |
| 47 | Win | 34–13 | Roy Muniz | KO | 2 | 15 Apr 1993 | Tourcoing, Hauts-de-France, France | |
| 46 | Loss | 33–13 | Maurizio Stecca | SD | 12 | 18 Dec 1992 | Zénith d'Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France | Lost European featherweight title |
| 45 | Loss | 33–12 | Paul Hodkinson | TKO | 10 (12), 1:35 | 12 Sep 1992 | Patinoire de Toulouse, Blagnac, France | For WBC featherweight title |
| 44 | Win | 33–11 | John Davidson | MD | 12 | 29 May 1992 | Amnéville, Grand Est, France | Retained European featherweight title |
| 43 | Loss | 32–11 | Manuel Medina | SD | 12 | 14 Mar 1994 | Espace Piscino, Antibes, France | For IBF featherweight title |
| 42 | Win | 32–10 | Vincenzo Limatola | TKO | 10 (12) | 15 Nov 1991 | Arènes de Nîmes, Nîmes, Frabce | Retained European featherweight title |
| 41 | Win | 31–10 | Salvatore Bottiglieri | TKO | 8 (12) | 9 Aug 1991 | La Pinede, Juan-les-Pins, France | Retained European featherweight title |
| 40 | Win | 30–10 | John Davidson | UD | 12 | 25 May 1991 | Brest, Brittany, France | Won vacant European featherweight title |
| 39 | Win | 29–10 | Jorge Alberto Pompe | PTS | 8 | 1 Apr 1991 | Stade Louis II, Fontvieille, Monaco | |
| 38 | Win | 28–10 | Darryl Jones | KO | 1 (8), 0:42 | 16 Feb 1991 | Deauville, Normandy, France | |
| 37 | Win | 27–10 | Ben Baez | TKO | 7 | 2 Feb 1991 | Les Ponts-de-Cé, Pays de la Loire, France | |
| 36 | Loss | 26–10 | Luis Mendoza | UD | 12 | 18 Oct 1990 | Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France | For WBA super-bantamweight title |
| 35 | Win | 26–9 | Amos Cowart | KO | 2 | 27 Aug 1990 | Palais des Congres d'Acropolis, Nice, France | |
| 34 | Loss | 25–9 | Welcome Ncita | UD | 12 | 10 Mar 1990 | Hilton Hotel, Tel Aviv, Israel | Lost IBF super-bantamweight title |
| 33 | Win | 25–8 | Ramón Cruz | UD | 12 | 7 Oct 1989 | Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France | Retained IBF super-bantamweight title |
| 32 | Win | 24–8 | Fransie Badenhorst | TKO | 5 (12), 0:40 | 10 Jun 1989 | Palazzo dello Sport, Frosinone, Italy | Retained IBF super-bantamweight title |
| 31 | Win | 23–8 | José Sanabria | SD | 12 | 10 Mar 1989 | Palais des Sports de Beaublanc, Limoges, France | Won IBF super-bantamweight title |
| 30 | Win | 22–8 | José Gallegos | PTS | 8 | 20 Jan 1989 | Limoges, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France | |
| 29 | Win | 21–8 | Isidoro Medina | KO | 2 (8) | 9 Dec 1988 | Rodez, Occitania, France | |
| 28 | Win | 20–8 | Miguel Pequeño | PTS | 8 | 21 Nov 1988 | Forges-les-Eaux, Normandy, France | |
| 27 | Loss | 19–8 | Raymond Armand | PTS | 8 | 7 Nov 1988 | Le Palace, Paris, France | |
| 26 | Loss | 19–7 | José Sanabria | TKO | 10 (12), 2:50 | 26 Jun 1988 | Pavillon Baltard, Nogent-sur-Marne, France | For IBF super-bantamweight title |
| 25 | Win | 19–6 | Alberto Contreras | TKO | 3 | 24 Jun 1988 | Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 24 | Win | 18–6 | Efren Chavez | UD | 8 | 6 Jun 1988 | Las Vegas Hilton, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 23 | Loss | 17–6 | Vincenzo Belcastro | KO | 3 (12) | 13 Apr 1988 | Busalla, Liguria, Italy | Lost European bantamweight title |
| 22 | Win | 17–5 | Thierry Jacob | KO | 9 (12) | 30 Jan 1988 | Calais, Hauts-de-France, France | Won vacant European bantamweight title |
| 21 | Win | 16–5 | Sonny Long | PTS | 8 | 21 Nov 1987 | Salle Pierre de Coubertin, Paris, France | |
| 20 | Win | 15–5 | Vicente Fernández | RTD | 1 | 5 Oct 1987 | Paris, Île-de-France, France | |
| 19 | Loss | 14–5 | Haidar Nourredine | TKO | 3 | 6 Jul 1987 | Differdange, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg | |
| 18 | Win | 14–4 | Shane Silvester | TKO | 3 (8) | 23 Jun 1987 | Paris, Île-de-France, France | |
| 17 | Win | 13–4 | James Tolliver | KO | 1 | 27 Apr 1987 | Paris, Île-de-France, France | |
| 16 | Win | 12–4 | Jean-Paul Guillard | TKO | 3 | 14 Mar 1987 | Paris, Île-de-France, France | |
| 15 | Loss | 11–4 | Moussa Sangare | TKO | 6 | 13 Feb 1987 | Villeurbanne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | |
| 14 | Win | 11–3 | Rocky Lawlor | TKO | 1 (8) | 6 Feb 1987 | Salle Sallusse Santoni, Antibes, France | |
| 13 | Win | 10–3 | Kelvin Smart | TKO | 1 (8) | 31 Jan 1987 | Le Zénith Sud, Montpellier, France | |
| 12 | Win | 9–3 | Jose Otero | PTS | 8 | 28 Nov 1986 | Toulon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France | |
| 11 | Win | 8–3 | Juan Ramon Muriel | PTS | 8 | 3 Nov 1986 | Paris, Île-de-France, France | |
| 10 | Loss | 7–3 | Fernando Beltrán | PTS | 8 | 15 Sep 1986 | Paris, Île-de-France, France | |
| 9 | Win | 7–2 | Jalleleine Mastouri | PTS | 6 | 4 Jul 1986 | Porlezza, Lombardy, Italy | |
| 8 | Win | 6–2 | Abdoulac Diane | TKO | 4 | 9 May 1986 | Sassari, Sardinia, Italy | |
| 7 | Win | 5–2 | Jesse Williams | TKO | 7 (8), 2:05 | 8 Feb 1986 | Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. | |
| 6 | Win | 4–2 | Humberto Moreno | TKO | 3 (4), 1:13 | 16 Nov 1985 | Gimnasio Nuevo Panamá, Panama City, Panama | |
| 5 | Win | 3–2 | Gerardo Rodríguez | SD | 4 | 19 Jul 1985 | Arena Panama Al Brown, Colón, Panama | |
| 4 | Loss | 2–2 | Ernesto Ford | UD | 6 | 15 Jun 1985 | Gimnasio Neco de la Guardia, Panama City, Panama | |
| 3 | Loss | 2–1 | José Chacón | PTS | 6 | 5 Oct 1984 | Barinas, Barinas, Venezuela | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Corrado Infanti | PTS | 6 | 7 Aug 1984 | Follonica, Tuscany, Italy | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Claudio Tanda | PTS | 6 | 19 Jul 1984 | Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy | |

## 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.