Editing Wilfred Benítez (section)

=== Moving up again ===
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After that loss, Benítez again moved up in weight, and on May 23, 1981, at age 22, he became the youngest three-time world champion in boxing history by knocking out WBC World Super Welterweight Champion [[Maurice Hope]] in twelve rounds in Las Vegas. The knockout was named one of the knockouts of the year.

His next fight became a historic bout. On November 14, 1981, he fought future world champ [[Carlos Santos (boxer)|Carlos Santos]] of [[Ceiba, Puerto Rico|Ceiba]], Puerto Rico. It was the first world championship fight between two Puerto Ricans in boxing history. It was fought 3,000 miles away from Puerto Rico, at [[Caesar's Palace]] in Las Vegas. Benítez won a fifteen-round unanimous decision. His next defense was against [[Roberto Durán]], whom Benítez defeated at Caesar's Palace on January 30, 1982 by a fifteen-round unanimous decision. On December 3, 1982, at the [[Carnival of Champions]] in [[New Orleans]], Benítez lost the belt to another boxing legend, [[Thomas Hearns]], by a fifteen-round majority decision.<ref>[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/benitez.html "International Boxing Hall of Fame"]. Ibhof.com (1958-09-12). Retrieved on 2017-07-14.</ref>