On May 25, 1974, Rodrigo Valdez and Bennie Briscoe met again in a rematch.
Valdez came in to the fight on a 20-fight win streak with a 58% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 9 days.
In the rematch, Rodrigo Valdez stopped Bennie Briscoe via TKO in the 7th round of the 15-round world-title fight. Valdez improves his record to 51-4-2 (34 KOs)
On March 28, 1976, the 30-year-old WBC middleweight world champion, Rodrigo Valdez (56-4-2, 37 KOs), faced Nessim Max Cohen, in a title defense fight.
Valdez came in to the fight on a 26-fight win streak with a 59% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 12 days.
Rodrigo Valdez stopped Nessim Max Cohen via TKO in the 4th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC middleweight title. Valdez improves his record to 57-4-2 (38 KOs)
On May 31, 1975, the 29-year-old WBC middleweight world champion, Rodrigo Valdez (54-4-2, 36 KOs), faced Ramón Mendez, in a title defense fight.
Valdez came in to the fight on a 24-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 1 day.
Rodrigo Valdez stopped Ramón Mendez via TKO in the 8th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC middleweight title. Valdez improves his record to 55-4-2 (37 KOs)
On July 30, 1977, a 31-year-old Rodrigo Valdez (59-5-2, 40 KOs) got a shot at the undisputed middleweight championship held by 34-year-old Carlos Monzón (86-3-9, 59 KOs).
Valdez came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 11 days. Monzón was on a 30-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year, 1 month, and 4 days.
Carlos Monzón defeated Rodrigo Valdéz via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his WBA, WBC, and The Ring middleweight titles. Monzón improves his record to 87-3-9, while Valdez adds a loss to his record at 59-6-2.
On June 26, 1976, the 30-year-old WBC middleweight world champion, Rodrigo Valdez (57-4-2, 38 KOs), faced a 33-year-old Argentinian boxer Carlos Monzón (85-3-9, 59 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Valdez came in to the fight on a 27-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 29 days. Monzón was on a 29-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 13 days.
Carlos Monzón defeated Rodrigo Valdéz via unanimous decision and wins the WBC middleweight world champion — and becomes the undisputed middleweight world champion. Monzón improves his record to 86-3-9, while Valdez adds a loss to his record at 57-5-2.
On November 30, 1974, the 28-year-old WBC middleweight world champion, Rodrigo Valdez (53-4-2, 35 KOs), faced Gratien Tonna, in a title defense fight.
Valdez came in to the fight on a 23-fight win streak with a 59% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 5 days.
Rodrigo Valdez stopped Gratien Tonna via KO in the 11th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC middleweight title. Valdez improves his record to 54-4-2 (36 KOs)
On November 5, 1977, a 31-year-old Rodrigo Valdez (59-6-2, 40 KOs) got a shot at the undisputed middleweight championship held by Bennie Briscoe.
Valdez came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 59% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 6 days.
Rodrigo Valdez defeated Bennie Briscoe via unanimous decision in the rematch and wins the WBC, The Ring, and WBA middleweight world champion — and becomes the undisputed middleweight world champion. Valdez improves his record to 60-6-2
On August 16, 1975, the 29-year-old WBC middleweight world champion, Rodrigo Valdez (55-4-2, 37 KOs), faced Rudy Robles, in a title defense fight.
Valdez came in to the fight on a 25-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 16 days.
Rodrigo Valdez defeated Rudy Robles via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBC middleweight title. Valdez improves his record to 56-4-2
On November 11, 1978, a 32-year-old Rodrigo Valdez (61-7-2, 41 KOs) got a shot at the undisputed middleweight championship held by 25-year-old Hugo Corro (46-2-1, 24 KOs).
Valdez came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 58% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 12 days. Corro was on a 21-fight win streak with a 49% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 5 days.
Hugo Corro defeated Rodrigo Valdéz via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his WBA, WBC, and The Ring middleweight titles. Corro improves his record to 47-2-1, while Valdez adds a loss to his record at 61-8-2.
On August 9, 1971, a 25-year-old Rodrigo Valdez (35-4-2, 22 KOs) and Bobby Cassidy met in the ring.
Valdez came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 53% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 12 days.
Rodrigo Valdez stopped Bobby Cassidy via TKO in the 7th round. Valdez improves his record to 36-4-2 (23 KOs)