Editing Wilfred Benítez (section)

==Support, recovery and public appearance==
Ring 10, a non-profit organization that helps impoverished former fighters, provides a monthly stipend to Benítez and established "The Wilfred Benítez Fund" to raise more money to aid the fallen champion.<ref>Boxing 101, [http://www.worldboxing101.com/2012/06/26/ring-10-veterans-boxing-foundation-a-beta-bomb-of-brotherhood-part-1-our-suffering-champions/ "Ring 10 Veterans Boxing Foundation: A Beta Bomb of Brotherhood, Part 1 - Our Suffering Champions"], June 26, 2012</ref>

During 2012, Benítez was honored with a statue in Puerto Rico.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/wilfredo-benitez-honored-with-statue-puerto-rico--50594|title=Wilfredo Benítez honored with a statue in Puerto Rico|work=BoxingScene.com|author=Colón, Rey|date=March 14, 2012}}</ref>

On November 27, 2012, a smiling and healthy looking Benítez attended the funeral of [[Hector Camacho]] in Puerto Rico, arriving in a wheelchair. Benítez arrived accompanied by boxers [[Félix Trinidad]], [[Wilfredo Gómez]], and [[Alfredo Escalera]]. Surprising the mourners, Benítez rose to his feet for a boxing pose in front of Camacho's coffin.<ref>[http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/boxer-wilfredo-benitez-attends-hector-macho-camachos-public-news-photo/157029433 Hector Macho Camacho Memorial Service In Puerto Rico Photos and Images]. Getty Images. Retrieved on 2017-07-14.</ref>

With the emotional and financial assistance of former Benitez sparring partner Luis Mateo and Chicago's Puerto Rican community, on June 1, 2018, in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, Wilfred Benitez, age 59, and his sister Yvonne Benitez, arrived in Chicago, Illinois, where he spent the first week in the hospital, then was moved to an apartment on Chicago's West Side. Donations from the Chicago Puerto Rican community helped pay for the plane tickets, and continue ongoing to provide expense money for the apartment, food, and other necessities, according to Mateo and Yvonne Benitez. Wilfred appears in overall better health, good spirits, has gained weight, tries to talk, and is more alert since his arrival in the mainland United States.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-wilfred-benitez-health-chicago-20180615-story.html| title = Friends bring famed, ailing Puerto Rican boxer Wilfred Benitez to Chicago for medical help - Chicago Tribune| website = [[Chicago Tribune]]| date = 18 June 2018}}</ref>