Emile Griffith vs. Benny Paret (2nd meeting)

Benny Kid Paret 146 lbs beat Emile Griffith 147 lbs by SD in round 15 of 15

• Date: 1961-09-30
• Location: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA
• Referee: Al Berl 6-8
• Judge: Tony Castellano 8-6
• Judge: Artie Aidala 9-6

A ringside survey of reporters covering the fight, showed nine scoring for Griffith and three scoring for Paret.

Griffith was a 3-to-1 favorite.

Purses: $25,000 for each boxer, plus 30% of $60,000 television fee, in addition to 30% of live gate.

Attendance: 6,072
Gate: $20,000 (est.)
TV: ABC

Source: New York Times

Unofficial scorecards

• AP - 8-6-1 Paret
• UPI - 8-7 Griffith
• The AP and UPI conducted independent polls of sportswriters after the bout. The APs poll showed 9 of 12 favored Griffith and the UPIs showed 18 for Griffith and 4 for Paret.