Vicente Rondón (40-16-1, 23) was born in San José de Río Chico, Venezuela on July 29, 1938. At the age of 26 years on June 28, 1965, he made his professional boxing debut against Jose Caraballo, winning the fight via 3rd-round KO.
On his 38th career fight at 32 years old, Rondón became a light-heavyweight world champion on February 27, 1971 after defeating Jimmy Dupree via 6th-round KO to win the vacant WBA title.
Rondón's last fight was a 2nd-round TKO loss to José Roman at age 35 on June 6, 1974. He was on a 5-fight losing streak by his last fight.
Vicente Rondón's best fight was against Piero Del Papa.
Rondón has 16 losses on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "Vicente Rondón Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
59  | Jun 6, 1974 35 years, 10 months 40-16-1 (23) | 27 years, 5 months 43-9-2 (21) | 2 | TKO | Loss | |
58 | Feb 19, 1974 35 years, 6 months 40-15-1 (23) | Rodney Bobick | 2 | RTD | Loss | |
57 | Dec 8, 1973 35 years, 4 months 40-14-1 (23) | Bobby Lloyd | 10 | UD | Loss | |
56 | Nov 17, 1973 35 years, 3 months 40-13-1 (23) | Rudiger Schmidtke | 10 | PTS | Loss | |
55  | Sep 10, 1973 35 years, 1 months 40-12-1 (23) | 22 years, 3 months 19-1 (16) | 9 | TKO | Loss | |
54 | Aug 24, 1973 35 years 40-11-1 (23) | Mike Boswell | 4 | TKO | Win | |
53 | Jul 3, 1973 34 years, 11 months 39-11-1 (22) | Boston Blackie | 7 | TKO | Win | |
52 | Jun 14, 1973 34 years, 10 months 38-11-1 (21) | Tom Bogs | 10 | UD | Loss | |
51 | May 19, 1973 34 years, 9 months 38-10-1 (21) | Len Hutchins | 10 | UD | Loss | |
50 | Apr 3, 1973 34 years, 8 months 38-9-1 (21) | Oliver Wright | 10 | UD | Win | |
49 | Feb 15, 1973 34 years, 6 months 37-9-1 (21) | Larry Beilfuss | 10 | PTS | Win | |
48 | Dec 1, 1972 34 years, 4 months 36-9-1 (21) | José Manuel Urtain | 10 | PTS | Loss | |
47  | Aug 26, 1972 34 years 36-8-1 (21) | 27 years, 11 months 39-2 (39) | 10 | UD | Loss | |
46  | Jul 10, 1972 33 years, 11 months 36-7-1 (21) | 31 years, 4 months 15-0 (13) | 2 | TKO | Loss | |
45  | Apr 7, 1972 33 years, 8 months 36-6-1 (21) | 29 years, 11 months 46-5 (39) | LHW | 2 | TKO | Loss Lost WBA |
44 | Dec 15, 1971 33 years, 4 months 36-5-1 (21) | Doyle Baird | LHW | 8 | TKO | Win Defended WBA |
43 | Oct 26, 1971 33 years, 2 months 35-5-1 (20) | Gomeo Brennan | LHW | 13 | TKO | Win Defended WBA |
42 | Oct 14, 1971 33 years, 2 months 34-5-1 (19) | Conny Velensek | 10 | PTS | Win | |
41 | Aug 21, 1971 33 years 33-5-1 (19) | Eddie Jones | LHW | 15 | UD | Win Defended WBA |
40 | Jul 11, 1971 32 years, 11 months 32-5-1 (19) | Johnny Griffin | 10 | PTS | Win | |
39 | Jun 5, 1971 32 years, 10 months 31-5-1 (19) | Piero Del Papa | LHW | 1 | KO | Win Defended WBA |
38 | Feb 27, 1971 32 years, 6 months 30-5-1 (18) | Jimmy Dupree | LHW | 6 | KO | Win Won WBA Vacant |
37 | Nov 7, 1970 32 years, 3 months 29-5-1 (17) | Roger Rouse | 10 | UD | Win | |
36 | Oct 6, 1970 32 years, 2 months 28-5-1 (17) | Willie Johnson | 4 | TKO | Win | |
35 | Aug 11, 1970 32 years 27-5-1 (16) | Hydra Lacy | 2 | KO | Win | |
34 | May 20, 1970 31 years, 9 months 26-5-1 (15) | Levan Roundtree | 10 | PTS | Win | |
33 | Apr 18, 1970 31 years, 8 months 25-5-1 (15) | Fred Williams | 4 | KO | Win | |
32 | Dec 6, 1969 31 years, 4 months 24-5-1 (14) | Avenamar Peralta | 10 | PTS | Win | |
31 | Nov 29, 1969 31 years, 4 months 23-5-1 (14) | Randy Stevens | 5 | KO | Win | |
30 | Oct 26, 1969 31 years, 2 months 22-5-1 (13) | Angel Oquendo | 6 | TKO | Win | |
29 | Aug 9, 1969 31 years 21-5-1 (12) | Paul Johnson | 7 | NC | NC | |
28 | Jul 5, 1969 30 years, 11 months 21-5-1 (12) | Eddie Talhami | 10 | PTS | Win | |
27 | May 30, 1969 30 years, 10 months 20-5-1 (12) | Jose Luis Garcia | LHW | 12 | PTS | Win |
26 | May 6, 1969 30 years, 9 months 19-5-1 (12) | Karl Zurheide | 10 | UD | Win | |
25 | Apr 1, 1969 30 years, 8 months 18-5-1 (12) | Allen Thomas | 10 | UD | Win | |
24 | Jan 25, 1969 30 years, 5 months 17-5-1 (12) | Bennie Briscoe | 8 | TKO | Loss | |
23 | Nov 26, 1968 30 years, 3 months 17-4-1 (12) | Charlie Jordan | 10 | UD | Win | |
22 | Nov 12, 1968 30 years, 3 months 16-4-1 (12) | Charlie Jordan | 10 | UD | Win | |
21 | Nov 3, 1968 30 years, 3 months 15-4-1 (12) | Juarez de Lima | 10 | PTS | Loss | |
20 | Sep 23, 1968 30 years, 1 months 15-3-1 (12) | Bennie Briscoe | 10 | UD | Win | |
19 | Sep 9, 1968 30 years, 1 months 14-3-1 (12) | Charley Austin | 10 | PTS | Win | |
18 | Jul 18, 1968 29 years, 11 months 13-3-1 (12) | Luis Manuel Rodríguez | 10 | UD | Loss | |
17 | Jun 3, 1968 29 years, 10 months 13-2-1 (12) | Luis Manuel Rodríguez | 10 | UD | Win | |
16 | Apr 19, 1968 29 years, 8 months 12-2-1 (12) | Jose Gonzalez | 8 | TKO | Loss | |
15 | Jan 12, 1968 29 years, 5 months 12-1-1 (12) | Bobby Warthen | 10 | SD | Loss | |
14 | Dec 14, 1967 29 years, 4 months 12-0-1 (12) | Phil Robinson | 5 | KO | Win | |
13 | Nov 10, 1967 29 years, 3 months 11-0-1 (11) | Harold Richardson | 10 | PTS | Draw | |
12 | Oct 14, 1967 29 years, 2 months 11-0 (11) | Pedro Miranda | 10 | TKO | Win | |
11 | Sep 8, 1967 29 years, 1 months 10-0 (10) | Tony Smith | 3 | KO | Win | |
10 | Jun 12, 1967 28 years, 10 months 9-0 (9) | Marco Tulio Polanco | 3 | KO | Win | |
9 | Mar 20, 1967 28 years, 7 months 8-0 (8) | Danny Machado | 4 | TKO | Win | |
8 | Dec 4, 1966 28 years, 4 months 7-0 (7) | Marco Tulio Polanco | 2 | NC | NC | |
7 | Nov 14, 1966 28 years, 3 months 7-0 (7) | Marcos Pirella | 2 | KO | Win | |
6 | Sep 16, 1966 28 years, 1 months 6-0 (6) | Melville Bennett | 2 | KO | Win | |
5 | Jun 24, 1966 27 years, 10 months 5-0 (5) | Marco Tulio Polanco | 3 | KO | Win | |
4 | Dec 5, 1965 27 years, 4 months 4-0 (4) | Pedro Vanegas | 7 | KO | Win | |
3 | Oct 29, 1965 27 years, 3 months 3-0 (3) | Pedro Vanegas | 4 | TKO | Win | |
2 | Jul 26, 1965 26 years, 11 months 2-0 (2) | Joe Louis Troconis | 1 | KO | Win | |
1 | Jun 28, 1965 26 years, 10 months 1-0 (1) | Jose Caraballo | 3 | KO | Win |
