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Fabrice Benichou

Who

Fabrice Benichou · Sports

What

French boxer of Spanish-Algerian Sephardic Jewish heritage; won the IBF super bantamweight world title in 1989 and multiple European titles.

When

1965, Madrid, Spain

Where

Spain · France

Biography

Fabrice Benichou is recognized among Jewish contributors to Sports — French boxer of Spanish-Algerian Sephardic Jewish heritage; won the IBF super bantamweight world title in 1989 and multiple European titles.

How & why

Fabrice Benichou is a French professional boxer of Spanish-Algerian Sephardic Jewish heritage who won the IBF super-bantamweight world title in March 1989 by defeating Jose Sanabria, and also held European bantamweight and featherweight titles. Known for his aggressive style, he defended his world title in Tel Aviv before losing it to Welcome Ncita. He is of Sephardic Jewish background.

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabrice_Benichou (also Wikipedia List of Sephardic Jews)

Contributions & Sources

French boxer of Spanish-Algerian Sephardic Jewish heritage; won the IBF super bantamweight world title in 1989 and multiple European titles.

1989

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabrice_Benichou (also Wikipedia List of Sephardic Jews)