In a career spanning 14 years and 5 months, Carlos Monzón fought 100 times with 87 wins, 3 losses, and 9 draws. By his last professional fight on July 30, 1977, Monzón's boxing record stood at 87-3-9 (59 KO wins).
WBA | WBC | TheRing |
---|---|---|
MD w1 d14 | MD w1 d11 | MD w1 d14 |
Carlos Monzón (Escopeta) was an Argentinian professional boxer. He was born in San Javier, Santa Fe, Argentina on August 7, 1942. Monzón made his professional boxing debut at the age of 20 on February 6, 1963. He was a middleweight world champion. He died on January 8, 1995 at the age of 52 years. Monzón is a Hall of Famer.
Total Fights | 100 |
---|---|
Wins | 87 |
Losses | 3 |
Draws | 9 |
No-Contests | 1 |
KO Wins | 59 |
---|---|
Total Title Wins | 3 |
Title Defenses | 14 |
Title-Fight KO Wins | 10 |
Losses via KO | 0 |
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Result | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 | Jul 30, 1977 | 34 | Rodrigo Valdéz | Win | UD |
99 | Jun 26, 1976 | 33 | Rodrigo Valdéz | Win | UD |
98 | Dec 13, 1975 | 33 | Gratien Tonna | Win | KO5 |
97 | Jun 30, 1975 | 32 | Tony Licata | Win | TKO10 |
96 | Oct 5, 1974 | 32 | Tony Mundine | Win | KO7 |
95 | Feb 9, 1974 | 31 | José Nápoles | Win | RTD7 |
94 | Sep 29, 1973 | 31 | Jean-Claude Bouttier | Win | UD |
93 | Jun 2, 1973 | 30 | Emile Griffith | Win | UD |
92 | May 5, 1973 | 30 | Roy Dale | Win | KO5 |
91 | Nov 11, 1972 | 30 | Bennie Briscoe | Win | UD |
90 | Aug 19, 1972 | 30 | Tom Bogs | Win | TKO5 |
89 | Jun 17, 1972 | 29 | Jean-Claude Bouttier | Win | TKO13 |
88 | Mar 4, 1972 | 29 | Denny Moyer | Win | TKO5 |
87 | Dec 4, 1971 | 29 | Fraser Scott | Win | TKO3 |
86 | Sep 25, 1971 | 29 | Emile Griffith | Win | TKO14 |
85 | May 8, 1971 | 28 | Nino Benvenuti | Win | TKO3 |
84 | Mar 6, 1971 | 28 | Roy Lee | Win | KO2 |
83 | Feb 19, 1971 | 28 | Domingo Guerrero | Win | KO2 |
82 | Dec 19, 1970 | 28 | Charley Austin | Win | KO2 |
81 | Nov 7, 1970 | 28 | Nino Benvenuti | Win | TKO12 |
80 | Sep 19, 1970 | 28 | Santiago Rosa | Win | KO4 |
79 | Jul 18, 1970 | 27 | Eddie Pace | Win | PTS |
78 | Apr 18, 1970 | 27 | Adolfo Jorge Cardozo | Win | TKO3 |
77 | Mar 7, 1970 | 27 | Juan Aguilar | Win | RTD9 |
76 | Feb 11, 1970 | 27 | Antonio Aguilar | Win | KO5 |
75 | Dec 12, 1969 | 27 | Carlos Estrada | Win | KO2 |
74 | Sep 27, 1969 | 27 | Manoel Severino | Win | KO6 |
73 | Sep 5, 1969 | 27 | Emilio Ale Ali | Win | TKO7 |
72 | Aug 9, 1969 | 27 | Tom Bethea | Win | PTS |
71 | Jul 5, 1969 | 26 | Harold Richardson | Win | KO3 |
70 | Jun 6, 1969 | 26 | Carlos Alberto Salinas | Win | TKO7 |
69 | Apr 25, 1969 | 26 | Carlos Alberto Salinas | Draw | PTS |
68 | Mar 14, 1969 | 26 | Mario Taborda | Win | KO3 |
67 | Jan 10, 1969 | 26 | Ruben Orrico | Win | KO9 |
66 | Dec 20, 1968 | 26 | Emilio Ale Ali | Win | PTS |
65 | Dec 7, 1968 | 26 | Johnny Brooks | Win | PTS |
64 | Oct 23, 1968 | 26 | Charley Austin | Win | UD |
63 | Aug 14, 1968 | 26 | Doug Huntley | Win | KO4 |
62 | Jul 5, 1968 | 25 | Benito Sanchez | Win | KO4 |
61 | Jun 20, 1968 | 25 | Juan Aguilar | Win | PTS |
60 | May 17, 1968 | 25 | Alberto Massi | Win | PTS |
59 | Apr 5, 1968 | 25 | Juan Aguilar | Draw | PTS |
58 | Nov 18, 1967 | 25 | Tito Marshall | Win | PTS |
57 | Oct 20, 1967 | 25 | Ramon D Rocha | Win | KO7 |
56 | Oct 6, 1967 | 25 | Carlos Estrada | Win | KO7 |
55 | Sep 8, 1967 | 25 | Ramon D Rocha | Win | PTS |
54 | Aug 16, 1967 | 25 | Tito Marshall | Win | PTS |
53 | Jul 29, 1967 | 24 | Antonio Aguilar | Win | KO9 |
52 | Jun 10, 1967 | 24 | Jorge Fernandez | Win | UD |
51 | May 6, 1967 | 24 | Bennie Briscoe | Draw | PTS |
50 | Apr 9, 1967 | 24 | Benito Sanchez | Win | TKO3 |
49 | Mar 25, 1967 | 24 | Angel Alberto Coria | Win | KO6 |
48 | Mar 9, 1967 | 24 | Osvaldo Marino | Win | KO7 |
47 | Feb 15, 1967 | 24 | Alberto Massi | Win | PTS |
46 | Jan 27, 1967 | 24 | Eudoro Robledo | Win | KO4 |
45 | Jan 13, 1967 | 24 | Carlos Alberto Salinas | Win | KO8 |
44 | Dec 23, 1966 | 24 | Marcelo Farias | Win | KO3 |
43 | Dec 2, 1966 | 24 | Alberto Massi | Win | TKO8 |
42 | Nov 18, 1966 | 24 | Luis Antonio Pereyra | Win | TKO2 |
41 | Nov 1, 1966 | 24 | Angel Alberto Coria | Win | PTS |
40 | Sep 3, 1966 | 24 | Jorge Fernandez | Win | UD |
39 | Jul 8, 1966 | 23 | Benito Sanchez | Win | KO4 |
38 | Jun 3, 1966 | 23 | Ubaldo Marcos Bustos | Draw | PTS |
37 | Apr 29, 1966 | 23 | Ismael Hamze | Win | TKO9 |
36 | Feb 17, 1966 | 23 | Norberto Juncos | Win | KO7 |
35 | Feb 4, 1966 | 23 | Ramon D Rocha | Win | PTS |
34 | Dec 29, 1965 | 23 | Carlos Alberto Salinas | Win | PTS |
33 | Dec 8, 1965 | 23 | Antonio Aguilar | Win | PTS |
32 | Nov 17, 1965 | 23 | Celedonio Lima | Win | KO5 |
31 | Oct 6, 1965 | 23 | Gregorio Gomez | Win | PTS |
30 | Aug 28, 1965 | 23 | Manoel Severino | Draw | PTS |
29 | Aug 14, 1965 | 23 | Manoel Severino | Draw | PTS |
28 | Aug 1, 1965 | 22 | Felipe Cambeiro | Win | PTS |
27 | Jul 14, 1965 | 22 | Alberto Retondo | Win | TKO8 |
26 | May 19, 1965 | 22 | Anibal Cordoba | Win | PTS |
25 | Apr 9, 1965 | 22 | Emilio Ale Ali | Draw | PTS |
24 | Mar 11, 1965 | 22 | Andres Antonio Selpa | Win | PTS |
23 | Jan 8, 1965 | 22 | Andres Antonio Selpa | Draw | PTS |
22 | Nov 18, 1964 | 22 | Celedonio Lima | Draw | PTS |
21 | Oct 28, 1964 | 22 | Francisco Gilabert | Win | RTD4 |
20 | Oct 9, 1964 | 22 | Alberto Massi | Loss | UD |
19 | Sep 25, 1964 | 22 | Francisco Olea | Win | KO9 |
18 | Sep 4, 1964 | 22 | Americo Vacca | Win | KO3 |
17 | Aug 14, 1964 | 22 | Juan Carlos Diaz | Win | KO9 |
16 | Jul 24, 1964 | 21 | Walter Villa | Win | KO9 |
15 | Jul 10, 1964 | 21 | Roberto Eduardo Carabajal | Win | PTS |
14 | Jun 28, 1964 | 21 | Felipe Cambeiro | Loss | PTS |
13 | Jun 13, 1964 | 21 | Angel Alberto Coria | Win | PTS |
12 | Jan 17, 1964 | 21 | Roberto Eduardo Carabajal | Win | KO8 |
11 | Dec 6, 1963 | 21 | Rene Sosa | Win | KO6 |
10 | Oct 18, 1963 | 21 | Benito Sanchez | Win | KO8 |
9 | Aug 28, 1963 | 21 | Antonio Aguilar | Loss | PTS |
8 | Aug 9, 1963 | 21 | Lisandro Guzmán | Win | KO3 |
7 | Jul 17, 1963 | 20 | Andres Cejas | Win | KO4 |
6 | May 31, 1963 | 20 | Jose N Rodriguez | Win | KO5 |
5 | May 3, 1963 | 20 | Raul Elio Rivas | Win | KO5 |
4 | Apr 12, 1963 | 20 | Mario Suarez | Win | TKO8 |
3 | Apr 9, 1963 | 20 | Albino Veron | Win | TKO2 |
2 | Mar 13, 1963 | 20 | Albino Veron | NC | ND |
1 | Feb 6, 1963 | 20 | Ramón Montenegro | Win | KO2 |
Featured Opponents
Carlos Monzón's professional boxing career spanned more than 14 years — from 1963 to 1977.
Monzón made his debut against Ramón Montenegro at the age of 20 on February 6, 1963, defeating Montenegro via 2nd round KO.
Monzón had his first world title fight at the age of 28 on November 7, 1970 after 80 professional fights, against Nino Benvenuti for the middleweight WBA, WBC, and The Ring titles. He defeated Benvenuti via 12th round TKO to become the middleweight champion of the world.
He was a one-time undisputed middleweight world champion, and won three world titles at middleweight. For all the details about Monzón's world title wins and defenses refer to "Carlos Monzón World Titles".
Some of Monzón's best fights and notable victories include wins over José Nápoles, Nino Benvenuti, Rodrigo Valdéz, Tony Mundine, Tom Bogs, Gratien Tonna, and Denny Moyer.
Carlos Monzón had a total of three losses in his professional boxing career — all of them in non-title bouts. He suffered his first loss against Antonio Aguilar via 10 round PTS on August 28, 1963. He was never stopped, all his losses came via decision. For more details about these defeats, refer to "All of Carlos Monzón's losses".
His last professional fight was a middleweight undisputed championship title defense against Colombian boxer Rodrigo Valdéz at 34 years of age, on July 30, 1977. Monzón won the fight via 15 round unanimous decision, and successfully defended his undisputed title.
Monzón retired from professional boxing with a record of 87-3-9, which included 59 knockout wins, and 3 title wins. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1990.
Carlos Monzón fought a total of 100 times during his professional career. He was among the very best of his generation and put on some incredible performances. These nine fights are the highlight of his career.
A 28-year old Carlos Monzón (67-3-9, 44 KO) had his first world title fight against Nino Benvenuti for Benvenuti's WBA, WBC, and The Ring middleweight belts. Benvenuti was 32 years old with a record of 82-4-1. Benvenuti was on a two-fight win streak with 35 KO wins. Monzón was the taller of the two by 2 cms and also had a 2 cm reach advantage.
Monzón defeated Benvenuti via 12th round TKO to win the WBA, WBC, and Ring Magazine middleweight titles.
In a rematch, a 28-year old Carlos Monzón (71-3-9, 48 KO) faced Nino Benvenuti, who was now 33 years old with a record of 82-6-1 in a undisputed middleweight championship bout. Benvenuti was on a two-fight losing streak. Monzón was the taller of the two by 2 cms and also had a 2 cm reach advantage.
Monzón defeated Benvenuti via 3rd round TKO to retain the WBA, WBC, and Ring Magazine middleweight titles.
A 29-year old Carlos Monzón (74-3-9, 51 KO) faced Denny Moyer, who was 32 years old with a record of 83-22-4 in a undisputed middleweight championship bout. Moyer was on a 11-fight win streak with 23 KO wins. Monzón was the taller of the two by 8 cms and also had a 19 cm reach advantage.
Monzón defeated Moyer via 5th round TKO to retain the WBA, WBC, and Ring Magazine middleweight titles.
A 30-year old Carlos Monzón (76-3-9, 53 KO) faced Tom Bogs in a undisputed middleweight championship bout.
Monzón defeated Bogs via 5th round TKO to retain the WBA, WBC, and Ring Magazine middleweight titles.A 31-year old Carlos Monzón (81-3-9, 55 KO) faced José Nápoles, who was 33 years old with a record of 77-5 in a undisputed middleweight championship bout. Nápoles was on a 12-fight win streak with 52 KO wins. Monzón was the taller of the two by 11 cms and also had a 10 cm reach advantage.
Monzón defeated Nápoles via 7th round RTD to retain the WBA, WBC, and Ring Magazine middleweight titles.
A 32-year old Carlos Monzón (82-3-9, 56 KO) faced Tony Mundine in a middleweight title defense fight.
Monzón defeated Mundine via 7th round KO to retain the WBA and Ring Magazine middleweight titles.A 33-year old Carlos Monzón (84-3-9, 58 KO) faced Gratien Tonna in a middleweight title defense fight.
Monzón defeated Tonna via 5th round KO to retain the WBA and Ring Magazine middleweight titles.A 33-year old Carlos Monzón (85-3-9, 59 KO) faced Rodrigo Valdéz, who was 30 years old with a record of 57-4-2 in a undisputed middleweight championship bout. Valdéz was on a 27-fight win streak with 38 KO wins. Monzón was the taller of the two by 5 cms and also had a 18 cm reach advantage.
Monzón defeated Valdez via 15 round unanimous decision to retain the WBA, WBC, and Ring Magazine middleweight titles.
In an immediate rematch, a 34-year old Carlos Monzón (86-3-9, 59 KO) faced Rodrigo Valdéz, who was now 31 years old with a record of 59-5-2 in a undisputed middleweight championship bout. Valdéz was on a two-fight win streak with 40 KO wins. Monzón was the taller of the two by 5 cms and also had a 18 cm reach advantage.
Monzón defeated Valdez via 15 round unanimous decision to retain the WBA, WBC, and Ring Magazine middleweight titles.
Some of Monzón's best wins were against José Nápoles, Nino Benvenuti, Rodrigo Valdéz, Tony Mundine, Tom Bogs, Gratien Tonna, and Denny Moyer.
Monzón knocked out 59 of his 100 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 59.6%. Of his total 87 wins, 59 of them were via KO (67.8%).
Monzón had 3 losses. Alberto Massi, Felipe Cambeiro, and Antonio Aguilar are the three boxers who have beaten Monzón.