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 April 22, 1978, the 32-year-old undisputed middleweight world champion, Rodrigo Valdez (60-6-2, 40 KOs), faced a 24-year-old Argentinian boxer Hugo Corro (43-2-1, 24 KOs) in an undisputed title defense fight.
Valdez came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 58% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 17 days. Corro was on a 18-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 19 days.
Hugo Corro defeated Rodrigo Valdéz via unanimous decision and wins the WBA, WBC, and The Ring middleweight world champion — and becomes the undisputed middleweight world champion — in his first world-title fight. Corro improves his record to 44-2-1, while Valdez adds a loss to his record at 60-7-2.
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 May 11, 1970, a 24-year-old Rodrigo Valdez (30-3-2, 17 KOs) and Ralph Palladin met in the ring.
Valdez came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 10 days.
Rodrigo Valdez lost to Ralph Palladin via split decision in the 10-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 30-4-2.
On March 2, 1970, a 24-year-old Rodrigo Valdez (29-2-2, 17 KOs) and Pete Toro met in the ring.
Valdez came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 51% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 16 days.
Rodrigo Valdez lost to Pete Toro via majority decision in the 10-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 29-3-2.
On February 16, 1969, a 22-year-old Rodrigo Valdez (22-1-2, 11 KOs) and Daniel Guanin met in the ring.
Valdez came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 44% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 10 days.
Rodrigo Valdez lost to Daniel Guanin via points decision in the 10-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 22-2-2.
On October 2, 1965, a 19-year-old Rodrigo Valdez (8-0, 4 KOs) and Juan Escobar met in the ring.
Valdez came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 23 days.
Rodrigo Valdez lost to Juan Escobar via TKO in the 6th round, and adds a loss to his record at 8-1.