BIOGRAPHY

A Dominican native, Roberto Benitez was born on July 30, 1980 and raised on the Lower East Side. He started studying boxing at age 10. In his early career he was a four-time United States Amateur champion, winning at Flyweight (1999, 2000, 2001) and Bantamweight (2004). Benitez also won two National Golden Gloves titles at Flyweight. He was a member of the U.S. Olympic Education Center Boxing Scholarship Program and attended Northern Michigan University, earning a degree in Business. Benitez became a member of the 2004 Olympic boxing team, and made his professional debut in 2005 claiming a victory on ESPN’s “Friday Night Fights.”