Carlos Monzón (87-3-9, 59) was born in San Javier, Santa Fe, Argentina on August 7, 1942. At the age of 20 years on February 6, 1963, he made his professional boxing debut against Ramón Montenegro, winning the fight via 2nd-round KO.
On his 81st career fight at 28 years old, Monzón became a middleweight world champion on November 7, 1970 after defeating Nino Benvenuti via 12th-round TKO to win the WBA, WBC and The Ring titles.
Monzón's last fight was a middleweight (WBA, WBC, The Ring) world-title defense against Rodrigo Valdéz on July 30, 1977. He won the fight via 15th-round unanimous decision and successfully defended the titles. He was on a 31-fight winning streak by his last fight.
Some of Carlos Monzón's best fights have been against Rodrigo Valdéz, Emile Griffith, José Nápoles, Denny Moyer and Nino Benvenuti.
Monzón has 3 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100  | Jul 30, 1977 34 years, 11 months 87-3-9 (59) | 31 years, 5 months 59-5-2 (40) | MD | 15 | UD | WIN Defended WBA, WBC, The Ring |
99 | Jun 26, 1976 33 years, 10 months 86-3-9 (59) | 30 years, 4 months 57-4-2 (38) | MD | 15 | UD | WIN Won WBC Defended WBA, The Ring |
98 | Dec 13, 1975 33 years, 4 months 85-3-9 (59) | Gratien Tonna | MD | 5 | KO | WIN Defended WBA, The Ring |
97 | Jun 30, 1975 32 years, 10 months 84-3-9 (58) | Tony Licata | MD | 10 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA, The Ring |
96 | Oct 5, 1974 32 years, 1 months 83-3-9 (57) | Tony Mundine | MD | 7 | KO | WIN Defended WBA, The Ring |
95  | Feb 9, 1974 31 years, 6 months 82-3-9 (56) | 33 years, 9 months 77-5 (52) | MD | 7 | RTD | WIN Defended WBA, WBC, The Ring |
94 | Sep 29, 1973 31 years, 1 months 81-3-9 (55) | Jean-Claude Bouttier | MD | 15 | UD | WIN Defended WBA, WBC, The Ring |
93  | Jun 2, 1973 30 years, 9 months 80-3-9 (55) | 35 years, 3 months 76-13-1 (20) | MD | 15 | UD | WIN Defended WBA, WBC, The Ring |
92 | May 5, 1973 30 years, 8 months 79-3-9 (55) | Roy Dale | 5 | KO | WIN | |
91 | Nov 11, 1972 30 years, 3 months 78-3-9 (54) | Bennie Briscoe | MD | 15 | UD | WIN Defended WBA, WBC, The Ring |
90 | Aug 19, 1972 30 years 77-3-9 (54) | Tom Bogs | MD | 5 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA, WBC, The Ring |
89 | Jun 17, 1972 29 years, 10 months 76-3-9 (53) | Jean-Claude Bouttier | MD | 13 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA, WBC, The Ring |
88  | Mar 4, 1972 29 years, 6 months 75-3-9 (52) | 32 years, 6 months 83-22-4 (23) | MD | 5 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA, WBC, The Ring |
87 | Dec 4, 1971 29 years, 3 months 74-3-9 (51) | Fraser Scott | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
86 | Sep 25, 1971 29 years, 1 months 73-3-9 (50) | 33 years, 7 months 70-11 (20) | MD | 14 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA, WBC, The Ring |
85  | May 8, 1971 28 years, 9 months 72-3-9 (49) | 33 years 82-6-1 (35) | MD | 3 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA, WBC, The Ring |
84 | Mar 6, 1971 28 years, 6 months 71-3-9 (48) | Roy Lee | 2 | KO | WIN | |
83 | Feb 19, 1971 28 years, 6 months 70-3-9 (47) | Domingo Guerrero | 2 | KO | WIN | |
82 | Dec 19, 1970 28 years, 4 months 69-3-9 (46) | Charley Austin | 2 | KO | WIN | |
81 | Nov 7, 1970 28 years, 3 months 68-3-9 (45) | 32 years, 6 months 82-4-1 (35) | MD | 12 | TKO | WIN Won WBA, WBC, The Ring |
80 | Sep 19, 1970 28 years, 1 months 67-3-9 (44) | Santiago Rosa | 4 | KO | WIN | |
79 | Jul 18, 1970 27 years, 11 months 66-3-9 (43) | Eddie Pace | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
78 | Apr 18, 1970 27 years, 8 months 65-3-9 (43) | Adolfo Jorge Cardozo | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
77 | Mar 7, 1970 27 years, 7 months 64-3-9 (42) | Juan Aguilar | 9 | RTD | WIN | |
76 | Feb 11, 1970 27 years, 6 months 63-3-9 (41) | Antonio Aguilar | MD | 5 | KO | WIN |
75 | Dec 12, 1969 27 years, 4 months 62-3-9 (40) | Carlos Estrada | 2 | KO | WIN | |
74 | Sep 27, 1969 27 years, 1 months 61-3-9 (39) | Manoel Severino | MD | 6 | KO | WIN |
73 | Sep 5, 1969 27 years 60-3-9 (38) | Emilio Ale Ali | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
72 | Aug 9, 1969 27 years 59-3-9 (37) | Tom Bethea | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
71 | Jul 5, 1969 26 years, 10 months 58-3-9 (37) | Harold Richardson | 3 | KO | WIN | |
70 | Jun 6, 1969 26 years, 9 months 57-3-9 (36) | Carlos Alberto Salinas | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
69 | Apr 25, 1969 26 years, 8 months 56-3-9 (35) | Carlos Alberto Salinas | 10 | PTS | DRAW | |
68 | Mar 14, 1969 26 years, 7 months 56-3-8 (35) | Mario Taborda | 3 | KO | WIN | |
67 | Jan 10, 1969 26 years, 5 months 55-3-8 (34) | Ruben Orrico | MD | 9 | KO | WIN |
66 | Dec 20, 1968 26 years, 4 months 54-3-8 (33) | Emilio Ale Ali | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
65 | Dec 7, 1968 26 years, 4 months 53-3-8 (33) | Johnny Brooks | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
64 | Oct 23, 1968 26 years, 2 months 52-3-8 (33) | Charley Austin | 10 | UD | WIN | |
63 | Aug 14, 1968 26 years 51-3-8 (33) | Doug Huntley | 4 | KO | WIN | |
62 | Jul 5, 1968 25 years, 10 months 50-3-8 (32) | Benito Sanchez | 4 | KO | WIN | |
61 | Jun 20, 1968 25 years, 10 months 49-3-8 (31) | Juan Aguilar | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
60 | May 17, 1968 25 years, 9 months 48-3-8 (31) | Alberto Massi | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
59 | Apr 5, 1968 25 years, 7 months 47-3-8 (31) | Juan Aguilar | 10 | PTS | DRAW | |
58 | Nov 18, 1967 25 years, 3 months 47-3-7 (31) | Tito Marshall | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
57 | Oct 20, 1967 25 years, 2 months 46-3-7 (31) | Ramon D Rocha | 7 | KO | WIN | |
56 | Oct 6, 1967 25 years, 1 months 45-3-7 (30) | Carlos Estrada | 7 | KO | WIN | |
55 | Sep 8, 1967 25 years, 1 months 44-3-7 (29) | Ramon D Rocha | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
54 | Aug 16, 1967 25 years 43-3-7 (29) | Tito Marshall | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
53 | Jul 29, 1967 24 years, 11 months 42-3-7 (29) | Antonio Aguilar | 9 | KO | WIN | |
52 | Jun 10, 1967 24 years, 10 months 41-3-7 (28) | Jorge Fernandez | MD | 12 | UD | WIN |
51 | May 6, 1967 24 years, 8 months 40-3-7 (28) | Bennie Briscoe | 12 | PTS | DRAW | |
50 | Apr 9, 1967 24 years, 8 months 40-3-6 (28) | Benito Sanchez | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
49 | Mar 25, 1967 24 years, 7 months 39-3-6 (27) | Angel Alberto Coria | 6 | KO | WIN | |
48 | Mar 9, 1967 24 years, 7 months 38-3-6 (26) | Osvaldo Marino | 7 | KO | WIN | |
47 | Feb 15, 1967 24 years, 6 months 37-3-6 (25) | Alberto Massi | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
46 | Jan 27, 1967 24 years, 5 months 36-3-6 (25) | Eudoro Robledo | 4 | KO | WIN | |
45 | Jan 13, 1967 24 years, 5 months 35-3-6 (24) | Carlos Alberto Salinas | 8 | KO | WIN | |
44 | Dec 23, 1966 24 years, 4 months 34-3-6 (23) | Marcelo Farias | 3 | KO | WIN | |
43 | Dec 2, 1966 24 years, 3 months 33-3-6 (22) | Alberto Massi | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
42 | Nov 18, 1966 24 years, 3 months 32-3-6 (21) | Luis Antonio Pereyra | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
41 | Nov 1, 1966 24 years, 2 months 31-3-6 (20) | Angel Alberto Coria | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
40 | Sep 3, 1966 24 years 30-3-6 (20) | Jorge Fernandez | MD | 12 | UD | WIN |
39 | Jul 8, 1966 23 years, 11 months 29-3-6 (20) | Benito Sanchez | 4 | KO | WIN | |
38 | Jun 3, 1966 23 years, 9 months 28-3-6 (19) | Ubaldo Marcos Bustos | 10 | PTS | DRAW | |
37 | Apr 29, 1966 23 years, 8 months 28-3-5 (19) | Ismael Hamze | 9 | TKO | WIN | |
36 | Feb 17, 1966 23 years, 6 months 27-3-5 (18) | Norberto Juncos | 7 | KO | WIN | |
35 | Feb 4, 1966 23 years, 5 months 26-3-5 (17) | Ramon D Rocha | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
34 | Dec 29, 1965 23 years, 4 months 25-3-5 (17) | Carlos Alberto Salinas | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
33 | Dec 8, 1965 23 years, 4 months 24-3-5 (17) | Antonio Aguilar | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
32 | Nov 17, 1965 23 years, 3 months 23-3-5 (17) | Celedonio Lima | 5 | KO | WIN | |
31 | Oct 6, 1965 23 years, 1 months 22-3-5 (16) | Gregorio Gomez | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
30 | Aug 28, 1965 23 years 21-3-5 (16) | Manoel Severino | 8 | PTS | DRAW | |
29 | Aug 14, 1965 23 years 21-3-4 (16) | Manoel Severino | 8 | PTS | DRAW | |
28 | Aug 1, 1965 22 years, 11 months 21-3-3 (16) | Felipe Cambeiro | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
27 | Jul 14, 1965 22 years, 11 months 20-3-3 (16) | Alberto Retondo | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
26 | May 19, 1965 22 years, 9 months 19-3-3 (15) | Anibal Cordoba | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
25 | Apr 9, 1965 22 years, 8 months 18-3-3 (15) | Emilio Ale Ali | 10 | PTS | DRAW | |
24 | Mar 11, 1965 22 years, 7 months 18-3-2 (15) | Andres Antonio Selpa | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
23 | Jan 8, 1965 22 years, 5 months 17-3-2 (15) | Andres Antonio Selpa | 10 | PTS | DRAW | |
22 | Nov 18, 1964 22 years, 3 months 17-3-1 (15) | Celedonio Lima | 10 | PTS | DRAW | |
21 | Oct 28, 1964 22 years, 2 months 17-3 (15) | Francisco Gilabert | 4 | RTD | WIN | |
20 | Oct 9, 1964 22 years, 2 months 16-3 (14) | Alberto Massi | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
19 | Sep 25, 1964 22 years, 1 months 16-2 (14) | Francisco Olea | 9 | KO | WIN | |
18 | Sep 4, 1964 22 years 15-2 (13) | Americo Vacca | 3 | KO | WIN | |
17 | Aug 14, 1964 22 years 14-2 (12) | Juan Carlos Diaz | 9 | KO | WIN | |
16 | Jul 24, 1964 21 years, 11 months 13-2 (11) | Walter Villa | 9 | KO | WIN | |
15 | Jul 10, 1964 21 years, 11 months 12-2 (10) | Roberto Eduardo Carabajal | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
14 | Jun 28, 1964 21 years, 10 months 11-2 (10) | Felipe Cambeiro | 8 | PTS | LOSS | |
13 | Jun 13, 1964 21 years, 10 months 11-1 (10) | Angel Alberto Coria | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
12 | Jan 17, 1964 21 years, 5 months 10-1 (10) | Roberto Eduardo Carabajal | 8 | KO | WIN | |
11 | Dec 6, 1963 21 years, 3 months 9-1 (9) | Rene Sosa | 6 | KO | WIN | |
10 | Oct 18, 1963 21 years, 2 months 8-1 (8) | Benito Sanchez | 8 | KO | WIN | |
9 | Aug 28, 1963 21 years 7-1 (7) | Antonio Aguilar | 10 | PTS | LOSS | |
8 | Aug 9, 1963 21 years 7-0 (7) | Lisandro Guzmán | 3 | KO | WIN | |
7 | Jul 17, 1963 20 years, 11 months 6-0 (6) | Andres Cejas | 4 | KO | WIN | |
6 | May 31, 1963 20 years, 9 months 5-0 (5) | Jose N Rodriguez | 5 | KO | WIN | |
5 | May 3, 1963 20 years, 8 months 4-0 (4) | Raul Elio Rivas | 5 | KO | WIN | |
4 | Apr 12, 1963 20 years, 8 months 3-0 (3) | Mario Suarez | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | Apr 9, 1963 20 years, 8 months 2-0 (2) | Albino Veron | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
2 | Mar 13, 1963 20 years, 7 months 1-0 (1) | Albino Veron | 1 | ND | NC | |
1 | Feb 6, 1963 20 years, 5 months 1-0 (1) | Ramón Montenegro | 2 | KO | WIN |
