Editing Wilfred Benítez (section)

==Retirement and illness==
After retiring from boxing in late 1990, Benítez returned to Puerto Rico, where he lived with his mother Clara on a $200 a month pension provided by the [[World Boxing Council]]. Since 1989, Benítez has suffered from an incurable, degenerative brain condition caused by the blows that he took in the ring.<ref name="Chicago_Tribune_June_2018">{{cite news |last1=Malagon |first1=Elvia |title=Friends bring famed, ailing Puerto Rican boxer Wilfred Benítez to Chicago for medical help |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-wilfred-benitez-health-chicago-20180615-story.html |access-date=18 June 2018 |work=Chicago Tribune |date=June 18, 2018}}</ref>

In 1997, Benítez was moved to a public nursing home for medical reasons by his mother Clara, a licensed nurse.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1997/11/12/sports/too-many-beatings-the-boxer-s-disease-haunts-wilfred-benitez-and-his-family.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm Too Many Beatings; The Boxer's Disease Haunts Wilfred Benitez and His Family - The New York Times]. Nytimes.com (1997-11-12). Retrieved on 2017-07-14.</ref>

In 2002, Sugar Ray Leonard visited Benítez, who by this time had forgotten his identity.<ref name="30 despues">{{Cite book| title=La batalla de los intocables: 30 años de Leonard-Benítez| author=José A. Sánchez Fournie| work=[[El Nuevo Día]]| chapter=Deportes| language=es| location=Puerto Rico| date=2009-11-29}}</ref> During the visit, their fight was shown on television. Consequently, Benítez remembered the event and said to Leonard, "Ray, I did not train for that fight."<ref name="30 despues"/>

In 2004, Benítez was diagnosed with [[diabetes]], adding further complications to his worsening health. When his mother died in the summer of 2008, his sister Yvonne Benítez, took over his care.

In 2018, after [[Hurricane Maria]] destroyed his home and made it difficult for Benítez to receive therapy, an old friend and boxing mate, Luis Mateo, helped Benítez and his sister move to Chicago. It was their hope that in Chicago, Benítez would receive better health care.<ref name="Chicago_Tribune_June_2018" />