Carlos Monzón

Career, Record, Stats

Carlos Monzón (Escopeta) was an Argentinian professional boxer. He was a middleweight world champion with 4 world-title wins. In a career spanning 14 years, 5 months, and 24 days, Monzón amassed a record of 87-3-9, which includes 59 wins via KO, 10 of which were in world-title fights. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1990.

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LEGEND

Carlos Monzón's Boxing Career

Carlos Monzón was born in San Javier, Santa Fe, Argentina on August 7, 1942. He made his professional debut at the age of 20 years on February 6, 1963 against Ramón Montenegro. Monzón defeated Montenegro via 2nd round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.

Monzón became a world champion fight at the age of 28 after 80 professional fights. He challenged Nino Benvenuti for the WBA, WBC, and The Ring middleweight titles and stopped the champion in the 12th of the 15-round fight, winning his first world titles. With this win, he also became the undisputed middleweight world champion — in his very first world-title fight.

Monzón's last fight was a unanimous decision victory over Rodrigo Valdéz at age 34, on July 30, 1977, in which he successfully defended his undisputed middleweight championship.

Some of Carlos Monzón's best fights were against José Nápoles (HOFer), Rodrigo Valdez, Nino Benvenuti (HOFer), Denny Moyer, and Emile Griffith (HOFer). For a complete list of Monzón's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Carlos Monzón".

Monzón has 3 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Carlos Monzón Losses".

Carlos Monzón's Boxing Record

Total Fights

Wins

Losses

Draws

KO Wins

KO Losses

Title Fights

Title-Fight Wins

Title Defenses

Title-Fight KOs

Title-Fight Dec.

Undisputed

#	Date	Age	Opponent	Res	Via
100	Jul 30, 1977	34	Rodrigo Valdéz 31 59-5-2	win	UD 15
99	Jun 26, 1976	33	Rodrigo Valdéz 30 57-4-2	win	UD 15
98	Dec 13, 1975	33	Gratien Tonna	win	KO 5
97	Jun 30, 1975	32	Tony Licata	win	TKO 10
96	Oct 05, 1974	32	Tony Mundine	win	KO 7
95	Feb 09, 1974	31	José Nápoles 33 77-5	win	RTD 7
94	Sep 29, 1973	31	Jean-Claude Bouttier	win	UD 15
93	Jun 02, 1973	30	Emile Griffith 35 76-13-1	win	UD 15
92	May 05, 1973	30	Roy Dale	win	KO 5
91	Nov 11, 1972	30	Bennie Briscoe	win	UD 15
90	Aug 19, 1972	30	Tom Bogs	win	TKO 5
89	Jun 17, 1972	29	Jean-Claude Bouttier	win	TKO 13
88	Mar 04, 1972	29	Denny Moyer 32 83-22-4	win	TKO 5
87	Dec 04, 1971	29	Fraser Scott	win	TKO 3
86	Sep 25, 1971	29	Emile Griffith 33 70-11	win	TKO 14
85	May 08, 1971	28	Nino Benvenuti 33 82-6-1	win	TKO 3
84	Mar 06, 1971	28	Roy Lee	win	KO 2
83	Feb 19, 1971	28	Domingo Guerrero	win	KO 2
82	Dec 19, 1970	28	Charley Austin	win	KO 2
81	Nov 07, 1970	28	Nino Benvenuti 32 82-4-1	win	TKO 12
80	Sep 19, 1970	28	Santiago Rosa	win	KO 4
79	Jul 18, 1970	27	Eddie Pace	win	PTS 10
78	Apr 18, 1970	27	Adolfo Jorge Cardozo	win	TKO 3
77	Mar 07, 1970	27	Juan Aguilar	win	RTD 9
76	Feb 11, 1970	27	Antonio Aguilar	win	KO 5
75	Dec 12, 1969	27	Carlos Estrada	win	KO 2
74	Sep 27, 1969	27	Manoel Severino	win	KO 6
73	Sep 05, 1969	27	Emilio Ale Ali	win	TKO 7
72	Aug 09, 1969	27	Tom Bethea	win	PTS 10
71	Jul 05, 1969	26	Harold Richardson	win	KO 3
70	Jun 06, 1969	26	Carlos Alberto Salinas	win	TKO 7
69	Apr 25, 1969	26	Carlos Alberto Salinas	draw	PTS 10
68	Mar 14, 1969	26	Mario Taborda	win	KO 3
67	Jan 10, 1969	26	Ruben Orrico	win	KO 9
66	Dec 20, 1968	26	Emilio Ale Ali	win	PTS 10
65	Dec 07, 1968	26	Johnny Brooks	win	PTS 10
64	Oct 23, 1968	26	Charley Austin	win	UD 10
63	Aug 14, 1968	26	Doug Huntley	win	KO 4
62	Jul 05, 1968	25	Benito Sanchez	win	KO 4
61	Jun 20, 1968	25	Juan Aguilar	win	PTS 10
60	May 17, 1968	25	Alberto Massi	win	PTS 10
59	Apr 05, 1968	25	Juan Aguilar	draw	PTS 10
58	Nov 18, 1967	25	Tito Marshall	win	PTS 10
57	Oct 20, 1967	25	Ramon D Rocha	win	KO 7
56	Oct 06, 1967	25	Carlos Estrada	win	KO 7
55	Sep 08, 1967	25	Ramon D Rocha	win	PTS 10
54	Aug 16, 1967	25	Tito Marshall	win	PTS 10
53	Jul 29, 1967	24	Antonio Aguilar	win	KO 9
52	Jun 10, 1967	24	Jorge Fernandez	win	UD 12
51	May 06, 1967	24	Bennie Briscoe	draw	PTS 12
50	Apr 09, 1967	24	Benito Sanchez	win	TKO 3
49	Mar 25, 1967	24	Angel Alberto Coria	win	KO 6
48	Mar 09, 1967	24	Osvaldo Marino	win	KO 7
47	Feb 15, 1967	24	Alberto Massi	win	PTS 10
46	Jan 27, 1967	24	Eudoro Robledo	win	KO 4
45	Jan 13, 1967	24	Carlos Alberto Salinas	win	KO 8
44	Dec 23, 1966	24	Marcelo Farias	win	KO 3
43	Dec 02, 1966	24	Alberto Massi	win	TKO 8
42	Nov 18, 1966	24	Luis Antonio Pereyra	win	TKO 2
41	Nov 01, 1966	24	Angel Alberto Coria	win	PTS 10
40	Sep 03, 1966	24	Jorge Fernandez	win	UD 12
39	Jul 08, 1966	23	Benito Sanchez	win	KO 4
38	Jun 03, 1966	23	Ubaldo Marcos Bustos	draw	PTS 10
37	Apr 29, 1966	23	Ismael Hamze	win	TKO 9
36	Feb 17, 1966	23	Norberto Juncos	win	KO 7
35	Feb 04, 1966	23	Ramon D Rocha	win	PTS 10
34	Dec 29, 1965	23	Carlos Alberto Salinas	win	PTS 10
33	Dec 08, 1965	23	Antonio Aguilar	win	PTS 10
32	Nov 17, 1965	23	Celedonio Lima	win	KO 5
31	Oct 06, 1965	23	Gregorio Gomez	win	PTS 10
30	Aug 28, 1965	23	Manoel Severino	draw	PTS 8
29	Aug 14, 1965	23	Manoel Severino	draw	PTS 8
28	Aug 01, 1965	22	Felipe Cambeiro	win	PTS 8
27	Jul 14, 1965	22	Alberto Retondo	win	TKO 8
26	May 19, 1965	22	Anibal Cordoba	win	PTS 10
25	Apr 09, 1965	22	Emilio Ale Ali	draw	PTS 10
24	Mar 11, 1965	22	Andres Antonio Selpa	win	PTS 10
23	Jan 08, 1965	22	Andres Antonio Selpa	draw	PTS 10
22	Nov 18, 1964	22	Celedonio Lima	draw	PTS 10
21	Oct 28, 1964	22	Francisco Gilabert	win	RTD 4
20	Oct 09, 1964	22	Alberto Massi	loss	UD 10
19	Sep 25, 1964	22	Francisco Olea	win	KO 9
18	Sep 04, 1964	22	Americo Vacca	win	KO 3
17	Aug 14, 1964	22	Juan Carlos Diaz	win	KO 9
16	Jul 24, 1964	21	Walter Villa	win	KO 9
15	Jul 10, 1964	21	Roberto Eduardo Carabajal	win	PTS 10
14	Jun 28, 1964	21	Felipe Cambeiro	loss	PTS 8
13	Jun 13, 1964	21	Angel Alberto Coria	win	PTS 8
12	Jan 17, 1964	21	Roberto Eduardo Carabajal	win	KO 8
11	Dec 06, 1963	21	Rene Sosa	win	KO 6
10	Oct 18, 1963	21	Benito Sanchez	win	KO 8
9	Aug 28, 1963	21	Antonio Aguilar	loss	PTS 10
8	Aug 09, 1963	21	Lisandro Guzmán	win	KO 3
7	Jul 17, 1963	20	Andres Cejas	win	KO 4
6	May 31, 1963	20	Jose N Rodriguez	win	KO 5
5	May 03, 1963	20	Raul Elio Rivas	win	KO 5
4	Apr 12, 1963	20	Mario Suarez	win	TKO 8
3	Apr 09, 1963	20	Albino Veron	win	TKO 2
2	Mar 13, 1963	20	Albino Veron	nc	NA
1	Feb 06, 1963	20	Ramón Montenegro	win	KO 2

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