On This Day In Boxing History!

1943: Bennie Briscoe Was Born! 

Bennie Briscoe

Born: 1943-02-08

Birth Place: Augusta, Georgia

Residence: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Amateur Record: 70-3

Pro-Debut: September 10th, 1962

Alias: Bad Bennie

Division: Middleweight

Stance: Orthodox

Height: 5′ 8″  

Reach: 71″

Bouts: 96

Rounds: 660

Kos: 55%  

Record: 66-24-5, 53Ko’s   

Death: Age 67, December 28th, 2010     

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1943: Bennie Briscoe was born in Augusta, Georgia

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1986: Miguel Lora W12 Wilfredo Vasquez

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1998: Enrique Sanchez W12 Rafael Del Valle

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