All boxersRodrigo Valdez
“Rocky”
Boxing · Deceased63-8-2RECORD
43WINS BY KO / TKO
20WINS BY DECISION
73PRO FIGHTS
Profile
| Full name | Rodrigo Valdez Hernández |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Rocky |
| Date of birth | 22 Feb 1946 |
| Died | 15 Mar 2017 |
| Nationality | Colombian |
| Birthplace | Cartagena, Colombia |
| Based in | Not added yet |
| Weight classes | Middleweight |
| Trainers | Gil Clancy |
| Height | 173 cm (5′8″) |
| Reach | 178 cm (70″) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Years active | 1963–1980 |
| Status | Deceased |
| Pro debut | 25 Oct 1963 |
| Last fight | Win vs Gilberto Almonte, 28 Nov 1980 |
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Titles and honours
- WBC middleweight champion (1974–1976)
- Undisputed (WBA, WBC, The Ring) middleweight champion (1977–1978)
- NABF middleweight champion (1973–1974)
Background
Colombian middleweight from Cartagena who held the WBC middleweight title and later the undisputed middleweight championship. He is best known for his two world title fights with Carlos Monzón.
Fight history
73 professional fights. Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Gilberto Almonte | TKO | 1 | 1:41 | 28 Nov 1980 | Coliseo El Campín, Bogotá, Colombia | |
| Win | Charles Hayward | TKO | 7 | 1:25 | 14 May 1980 | Coliseo El Campín, Bogotá, Colombia | |
| Loss | Hugo Corro | Decision (unanimous) | 15 | 11 Nov 1978 | Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | For WBA, WBC and The Ring middleweight titles | |
| Win | Mayfield Pennington | TKO | 7 | 1:22 | 30 Sep 1978 | Coliseo El Campín, Bogotá, Colombia | |
| Loss | Hugo Corro | Decision (unanimous) | 15 | 22 Apr 1978 | Teatro Ariston, Sanremo, Italy | Lost WBA, WBC and The Ring middleweight titles | |
| Win | Bennie Briscoe | Decision (unanimous) | 15 | 5 Nov 1977 | Casinò di Campione, Campione d'Italia, Italy | Won vacant WBA, WBC and The Ring middleweight titles | |
| Loss | Carlos Monzón | Decision (unanimous) | 15 | 30 Jul 1977 | Stade Louis II, Fontvieille, Monaco | For WBA, WBC and The Ring middleweight titles | |
| Win | Oreste Lebron | TKO | 5 | 19 Mar 1977 | Coliseo Humberto Perea, Barranquilla, Colombia | ||
| Win | Ramon Beras | KO | 7 | 24 Oct 1976 | Cartagena, Colombia | ||
| Loss | Carlos Monzón | Decision (unanimous) | 15 | 26 Jun 1976 | Stade Louis II, Fontvieille, Monaco | Lost WBC middleweight title; for WBA and The Ring titles | |
| Win | Nessim Max Cohen | TKO | 4 | 2:45 | 28 Mar 1976 | Pavillon de Paris, Paris, France | Retained WBC middleweight title |
| Win | Rudy Robles | Decision (unanimous) | 15 | 16 Aug 1975 | Plaza de Toros de Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, Colombia | Retained WBC middleweight title | |
| Win | Ramón Mendez | TKO | 8 | 31 May 1975 | Coliseo El Pueblo, Cali, Colombia | Retained WBC middleweight title | |
| Win | Gratien Tonna | KO | 11 | 30 Nov 1974 | Palais des Expositions, Paris, France | Retained WBC middleweight title | |
| Win | Vinnie Curto | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 25 Oct 1974 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | ||
| Win | Cubby Jackson | TKO | 2 | 6 Sep 1974 | Coliseo El Campín, Bogotá, Colombia | ||
| Win | Bennie Briscoe | TKO | 7 | 2:55 | 25 May 1974 | Stade Louis II, Fontvieille, Monaco | Won vacant WBC middleweight title |
| Win | Ernie Burns | KO | 2 | 16 Mar 1974 | Plaza de Toros de Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, Colombia | ||
| Win | Joey Durelle | KO | 2 | 14 Dec 1973 | Coliseo El Campín, Bogotá, Colombia | ||
| Win | Bennie Briscoe | Decision (unanimous) | 12 | 1 Sep 1973 | Omnisports Stadium, Nouméa, New Caledonia | Won NABF middleweight title | |
| Win | Antonio Aguilar | Decision (points) | 10 | 19 Jul 1973 | Coliseo El Campín, Bogotá, Colombia | ||
| Win | Leon Washington | KO | 7 | 30 May 1973 | Coliseo El Campín, Bogotá, Colombia | ||
| Win | Kim Booker | TKO | 5 | 2:12 | 16 Apr 1973 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, US | |
| Win | José Rodríguez | TKO | 5 | 5 Mar 1973 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, US | ||
| Win | Carlos Marks | Decision (points) | 10 | 18 Dec 1972 | Parc des Expositions, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Lloyd Duncan | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 29 Sep 1972 | Sunnyside Gardens, New York City, New York, US | ||
| Win | Roy Edmonds | KO | 2 | 1:11 | 28 Aug 1972 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | |
| Win | Juan Evangelista Córdoba | KO | 6 | 10 Aug 1972 | Barranquilla, Colombia | ||
| Win | Milton Mendez | KO | 2 | 2 Apr 1972 | Valledupar, Colombia | ||
| Win | Thurman Doc Holliday | TKO | 4 | 2:38 | 25 Nov 1971 | Sunnyside Gardens, New York City, New York, US | |
| Win | Perry Abney | TKO | 1 | 2:59 | 19 Oct 1971 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, US | |
| Win | Bobby Cassidy | TKO | 7 | 0:44 | 9 Aug 1971 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | |
| Win | Edmundo Leite | TKO | 4 | 28 Jun 1971 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, US | ||
| Win | Marcos Tordoya | TKO | 4 | 14 May 1971 | Coliseo Humberto Perea, Barranquilla, Colombia | ||
| Win | Arturo Lang | KO | 5 | 2:59 | 26 Mar 1971 | Barranquilla, Colombia | |
| Win | Juan Jimenez | KO | 2 | 24 Jan 1971 | Estadio 11 de Noviembre, Cartagena, Colombia | ||
| Win | Juan Evangelista Córdoba | TKO | 9 | 31 Jul 1970 | Coliseo Atanasio Girardot, Medellín, Colombia | ||
| Loss | Ralph Palladin | Decision (split) | 10 | 11 May 1970 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | ||
| Win | Cassius Greene | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 1 May 1970 | Sunnyside Gardens, New York City, New York, US | ||
| Loss | Pete Toro | Decision (majority) | 10 | 2 Mar 1970 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | ||
| Win | Dave Oropeza | KO | 1 | 1:29 | 14 Feb 1970 | The Forum, Inglewood, California, US | |
| Win | Denny Stiletto | TKO | 1 | 10 Dec 1969 | Silver Slipper, Paradise, Nevada, US | ||
| Win | Raul Rodríguez | TKO | 9 | 17 Oct 1969 | The Forum, Inglewood, California, US | ||
| Win | David Melendez | TKO | 5 | 2:08 | 17 Sep 1969 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, US | |
| Win | Mike DeFeo | TKO | 1 | 1:27 | 3 Sep 1969 | Silver Slipper, Paradise, Nevada, US | |
| Win | Peter Cobblah | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 6 Aug 1969 | Silver Slipper, Paradise, Nevada, US | ||
| Win | Linfer Contreras | KO | 2 | 4 Jun 1969 | Teatro Circo, Cartagena, Colombia | ||
| Loss | Daniel Guanin | Decision (points) | 10 | 16 Feb 1969 | Quito, Ecuador | ||
| Win | Humberto Trottman | Decision (points) | 10 | 6 Aug 1968 | Bogotá, Colombia | ||
| Win | Cartagenita Kid | KO | 7 | 15 Apr 1968 | Cartagena, Colombia | ||
| Draw | German Gastelbondo | Decision (points) | 10 | 21 Jan 1968 | Estadio 11 de Noviembre, Cartagena, Colombia | ||
| Win | Richard Morales | KO | 2 | 3 Dec 1967 | Coliseo Cubierto de Montería, Montería, Colombia | ||
| Win | Humberto Trottman | Decision (points) | 10 | 1 Oct 1967 | Estadio 11 de Noviembre, Cartagena, Colombia | ||
| Win | Alfonso Franco | KO | 12 | 20 Aug 1967 | Estadio 11 de Noviembre, Cartagena, Colombia | ||
| Win | Baby Mendez | KO | 3 | 12 Aug 1967 | El Carmen, Colombia | ||
| Win | Kid Revolledo | Decision (points) | 10 | 10 Jun 1967 | Sincelejo, Colombia | ||
| Draw | Mario Rossito | Decision (points) | 10 | 2 Apr 1967 | Estadio 11 de Noviembre, Cartagena, Colombia | ||
| Win | Eugenio Espinoza | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 5 Mar 1967 | Estadio 11 de Noviembre, Cartagena, Colombia | ||
| Win | Julio Novella | TKO | 2 | 22 Jan 1967 | Estadio 11 de Noviembre, Cartagena, Colombia | ||
| Win | Alfonso Franco | KO | 7 | 4 Nov 1966 | Estadio 11 de Noviembre, Cartagena, Colombia | ||
| Win | Elias Lian | Decision (points) | 10 | 29 Jul 1966 | Estadio 11 de Noviembre, Cartagena, Colombia | ||
| Win | Luis Ascary Lucero | KO | 2 | 24 Jun 1966 | Estadio 11 de Noviembre, Cartagena, Colombia | ||
| Win | Sixto Ulloa | Decision (points) | 10 | 29 Apr 1966 | Estadio 11 de Noviembre, Cartagena, Colombia | ||
| Win | Rafael Luna | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 13 Mar 1966 | Estadio 11 de Noviembre, Cartagena, Colombia | ||
| Loss | Juan Escobar | TKO | 6 | 3:00 | 2 Oct 1965 | Coliseo Humberto Perea, Barranquilla, Colombia | |
| Win | Elias Hidalgo | KO | 6 | 9 Jul 1965 | Coliseo Humberto Perea, Barranquilla, Colombia | ||
| Win | Manuel Jack Hernandez | Decision (points) | 10 | 12 Sep 1964 | Barranquilla, Colombia | ||
| Win | Fernando Alvarez | TKO | 8 | 15 May 1964 | Coliseo Humberto Perea, Barranquilla, Colombia | ||
| Win | Alejandro Parra | Decision (points) | 8 | 28 Feb 1964 | Barranquilla, Colombia | ||
| Win | Humberto Hurtado | Decision (points) | 6 | 6 Feb 1964 | Plaza de Toros de la Serrezuela, Cartagena, Colombia | ||
| Win | Alejandro Parra | KO | 5 | 15 Jan 1964 | Cartagena, Colombia | ||
| Win | Eliecer de Avila | KO | 4 | 6 Nov 1963 | Teatro Circo, Cartagena, Colombia | ||
| Win | Orlando Pineda | Decision (points) | 4 | 25 Oct 1963 | Estadio 11 de Noviembre, Cartagena, Colombia | Pro debut |
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