Rodrigo Valdez (63-8-2, 43) was born in Cartagena, Colombia on February 22, 1946. At the age of 17 years on October 25, 1963, he made his professional boxing debut against Orlando Pineda, winning the fight via 4-round points decision.
On his 57th career fight at 28 years old, Valdez became a middleweight world champion on May 25, 1974 after defeating Bennie Briscoe via 7th-round TKO to win the vacant WBC title.
Valdez' last fight was a 1st-round TKO win against Gilberto Almonte at age 34 on November 28, 1980. He was on a 2-fight winning streak by his last fight.
Some of Rodrigo Valdez' best fights have been against Hugo Corro and Carlos Monz贸n.
Valdez has 8 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
73 | Nov 28, 1980 34 years, 9 months 63-8-2 (43) | Gilberto Almonte | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
72 | May 14, 1980 34 years, 2 months 62-8-2 (42) | Charles Hayward | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
71  | Nov 11, 1978 32 years, 8 months 61-8-2 (41) | 25 years 46-2-1 (24) | MD | 15 | UD | LOSS For WBA, WBC, The Ring |
70 | Sep 30, 1978 32 years, 7 months 61-7-2 (41) | Mayfield Pennington | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
69 | Apr 22, 1978 32 years, 2 months 60-7-2 (40) | 24 years, 5 months 43-2-1 (24) | MD | 15 | UD | LOSS Lost WBA, WBC, The Ring |
68 | Nov 5, 1977 31 years, 8 months 60-6-2 (40) | Bennie Briscoe | MD | 15 | UD | WIN Won WBA, WBC, The Ring Vacant |
67  | Jul 30, 1977 31 years, 5 months 59-6-2 (40) | 34 years, 11 months 86-3-9 (59) | MD | 15 | UD | LOSS For WBA, WBC, The Ring |
66 | Mar 19, 1977 31 years 59-5-2 (40) | Oreste Lebron | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
65 | Oct 24, 1976 30 years, 8 months 58-5-2 (39) | Ramon Beras | 7 | KO | WIN | |
64 | Jun 26, 1976 30 years, 4 months 57-5-2 (38) | 33 years, 10 months 85-3-9 (59) | MD | 15 | UD | LOSS Lost WBC |
63 | Mar 28, 1976 30 years, 1 months 57-4-2 (38) | Nessim Max Cohen | MD | 4 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
62 | Aug 16, 1975 29 years, 5 months 56-4-2 (37) | Rudy Robles | MD | 15 | UD | WIN Defended WBC |
61 | May 31, 1975 29 years, 3 months 55-4-2 (37) | Ram贸n Mendez | MD | 8 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
60 | Nov 30, 1974 28 years, 9 months 54-4-2 (36) | Gratien Tonna | MD | 11 | KO | WIN Defended WBC |
59 | Oct 25, 1974 28 years, 8 months 53-4-2 (35) | Vinnie Curto | 10 | UD | WIN | |
58 | Sep 7, 1974 28 years, 6 months 52-4-2 (35) | Cubby Jackson | 2 | KO | WIN | |
57 | May 25, 1974 28 years, 3 months 51-4-2 (34) | Bennie Briscoe | MD | 7 | TKO | WIN Won WBC Vacant |
56 | Mar 16, 1974 28 years 50-4-2 (33) | Ernie Burns | 2 | KO | WIN | |
55 | Dec 14, 1973 27 years, 9 months 49-4-2 (32) | Joey Durelle | 2 | KO | WIN | |
54 | Sep 1, 1973 27 years, 6 months 48-4-2 (31) | Bennie Briscoe | MD | 12 | PTS | WIN |
53 | Jul 19, 1973 27 years, 4 months 47-4-2 (31) | Antonio Aguilar | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
52 | Jun 5, 1973 27 years, 3 months 46-4-2 (31) | Leon Washington | 9 | KO | WIN | |
51 | Apr 16, 1973 27 years, 1 months 45-4-2 (30) | Kim Booker | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
50 | Mar 5, 1973 27 years 44-4-2 (29) | Jos茅 Rodr铆guez | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
49 | Dec 18, 1972 26 years, 9 months 43-4-2 (28) | Carlos Marks | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
48 | Sep 29, 1972 26 years, 7 months 42-4-2 (28) | Lloyd Duncan | 10 | UD | WIN | |
47 | Aug 28, 1972 26 years, 6 months 41-4-2 (28) | Roy Edmonds | 2 | KO | WIN | |
46 | Aug 10, 1972 26 years, 5 months 40-4-2 (27) | Juan Evangelista C贸rdoba | 6 | KO | WIN | |
45 | Apr 2, 1972 26 years, 1 months 39-4-2 (26) | Milton Mendez | 2 | KO | WIN | |
44 | Nov 25, 1971 25 years, 9 months 38-4-2 (25) | Doc Holliday | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
43 | Oct 19, 1971 25 years, 7 months 37-4-2 (24) | Perry Abney | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
42 | Aug 9, 1971 25 years, 5 months 36-4-2 (23) | Bobby Cassidy | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
41 | Jun 28, 1971 25 years, 4 months 35-4-2 (22) | Edmundo Leite | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
40 | May 14, 1971 25 years, 2 months 34-4-2 (21) | Marcos Tordoya | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
39 | Mar 26, 1971 25 years, 1 months 33-4-2 (20) | Arturo Lang | 5 | KO | WIN | |
38 | Jan 24, 1971 24 years, 11 months 32-4-2 (19) | Juan Jimenez | 2 | KO | WIN | |
37 | Jul 24, 1970 24 years, 5 months 31-4-2 (18) | Juan Evangelista C贸rdoba | 9 | TKO | WIN | |
36 | May 11, 1970 24 years, 2 months 30-4-2 (17) | Ralph Palladin | 10 | SD | LOSS | |
35 | May 1, 1970 24 years, 2 months 30-3-2 (17) | Cassius Greene | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
34 | Mar 2, 1970 24 years 29-3-2 (17) | Pete Toro | 10 | MD | LOSS | |
33 | Feb 14, 1970 23 years, 11 months 29-2-2 (17) | Dave Oropeza | 1 | KO | WIN | |
32 | Dec 10, 1969 23 years, 9 months 28-2-2 (16) | Denny Stiletto | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
31 | Oct 17, 1969 23 years, 7 months 27-2-2 (15) | Raul Rodr铆guez | 9 | TKO | WIN | |
30 | Sep 17, 1969 23 years, 6 months 26-2-2 (14) | David Melendez | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
29 | Sep 3, 1969 23 years, 6 months 25-2-2 (13) | Mike DeFeo | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
28 | Aug 6, 1969 23 years, 5 months 24-2-2 (12) | Peter Cobblah | 10 | UD | WIN | |
27 | Jun 4, 1969 23 years, 3 months 23-2-2 (12) | Linfer Contreras | 2 | KO | WIN | |
26 | Feb 16, 1969 22 years, 11 months 22-2-2 (11) | Daniel Guanin | 10 | PTS | LOSS | |
25 | Aug 6, 1968 22 years, 5 months 22-1-2 (11) | Humberto Trottman | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
24 | Apr 15, 1968 22 years, 1 months 21-1-2 (11) | Cartagenita Kid | 7 | KO | WIN | |
23 | Jan 21, 1968 21 years, 10 months 20-1-2 (10) | German Gastelbondo | 10 | PTS | DRAW | |
22 | Dec 3, 1967 21 years, 9 months 20-1-1 (10) | Richard Morales | 2 | KO | WIN | |
21 | Oct 1, 1967 21 years, 7 months 19-1-1 (9) | Humberto Trottman | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
20 | Aug 29, 1967 21 years, 6 months 18-1-1 (9) | Alfonso Franco | 12 | KO | WIN | |
19 | Aug 12, 1967 21 years, 5 months 17-1-1 (8) | Baby Mendez | 3 | KO | WIN | |
18 | Jun 10, 1967 21 years, 3 months 16-1-1 (7) | Kid Revolledo | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
17 | Apr 2, 1967 21 years, 1 months 15-1-1 (7) | Mario Rossito | 10 | PTS | DRAW | |
16 | Mar 5, 1967 21 years 15-1 (7) | Eugenio Espinoza | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
15 | Jan 23, 1967 20 years, 11 months 14-1 (7) | Julio Novella | 2 | KO | WIN | |
14 | Nov 4, 1966 20 years, 8 months 13-1 (6) | Alfonso Franco | 7 | KO | WIN | |
13 | Jul 29, 1966 20 years, 5 months 12-1 (5) | Elias Lian | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
12 | Jun 29, 1966 20 years, 4 months 11-1 (5) | Lucero Acary | 2 | KO | WIN | |
11 | Jun 24, 1966 20 years, 4 months 10-1 (4) | Roberto Ulloa | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
10 | Mar 3, 1966 20 years 9-1 (4) | Rafael Luna | 10 | UD | WIN | |
9 | Oct 2, 1965 19 years, 7 months 8-1 (4) | Juan Escobar | 6 | TKO | LOSS | |
8 | Jul 9, 1965 19 years, 4 months 8-0 (4) | Elias Hidalgo | 6 | KO | WIN | |
7 | Sep 12, 1964 18 years, 6 months 7-0 (3) | Manuel Jack Hernandez | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
6 | May 15, 1964 18 years, 2 months 6-0 (3) | Fernando Alvarez | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | Feb 28, 1964 18 years 5-0 (2) | Alejandro Parra | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
4 | Feb 6, 1964 17 years, 11 months 4-0 (2) | Humberto Hurtado | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
3 | Jan 15, 1964 17 years, 10 months 3-0 (2) | Alejandro Parra | 5 | KO | WIN | |
2 | Nov 6, 1963 17 years, 8 months 2-0 (1) | Eliecer de Avila | 4 | KO | WIN | |
1 | Oct 25, 1963 17 years, 8 months 1-0 (0) | Orlando Pineda | 4 | PTS | WIN |
