SPORT & NOTE
Carlos Monzon

Male

(Carlos Roque Monzón)
Middleweight, Argentina, Santa Fe
Born: 7 August 1942, Barrio La Flecha, San Javier, Santa Fe, Argentina
Died: 8 January 1995, in Argentina
Height: 6ft, mt 1,83

Carlos Monzon was killed in a car crash on the Road 1 in the Los Cerrillos Juridiscition,
near Santa Rosa de Calchines, Santa Fe, a small town 480 kilometres north of Buenos Aires.
The former world champion died instantly when his car ran off the road and overturned.
The accident happened as Monzon was driving back to the prison Las Flores
where he was serving an 11-year jail sentence
for murdering his girlfriend Alicia Muniz (February 1988).

amateur record: 73-8-6









No amateur results

Professional record

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1963
+ Feb. 6Ramon MontenegroRafaela, ArgentinaKO 2
* Mar. 13Albino VeronVila, ArgentinaNC 1
+ Apr. 9Albino VeronSanta Fe, ArgentinaTKO 2
+ Apr. 12Mario SuarezPosadas, ArgentinaTKO 8
+ May 3Raul Elio RivasPosadas, ArgentinaKO 5
+ May 31 Jose N RodriguezParana, ArgentinaKO 5
+ July 17Andres CejasBuenos Aires, ArgentinaKO 4
+ Aug. 9Lisandro GuzmanCordoba, ArgentinaKO 3
- Aug. 28Antonio AguilarBuenos Aires, ArgentinaL 10
+ Oct. 18Benito SanchezReconquista, ArgentinaKO 8
+ Dec. 6Rene SosaParana, ArgentinaKO 6
1964
+ Jan. 17Roberto Eduardo CarabajalParana, ArgentinaKO 8
+ June 13Angel Alberto CoriaMar del Plata, ArgentinaW 8
- June 28Felipe CambeiroRio de Janeiro, BrazilL 8
+ July 10Roberto Eduardo CarabajalTostado, ArgentinaW 10
+ July 24Walter VillaCeres, ArgentinaKO 9
+ Aug. 14Juan Carlos DiazVilla Angela, ArgentinaKO 9
+ Sept. 4Americo VaccaParana, ArgentinaKO 3
+ Sept. 25Francisco OleaTostado, ArgentinaKO 9
- Oct. 9Alberto MassiCordoba, ArgentinaL 10
+ Oct. 28Francisco GelabertBuenos Aires, ArgentinaTKO 4
= Nov. 18Celedonio LimaBuenos Aires, ArgentinaDraw 10
1965
= Jan. 8Andres Antonio SelpaMar del Plata, ArgentinaDraw 10
+ Mar. 11Andres Antonio SelpaSanta Fe, ArgentinaW 10
= Apr. 9Emilio Ale AliSan Miguel de Tucuman, ArgentinaDraw 10
+ May 19Anibal CordobaBuenos Aires, ArgentinaW 10
+ July 14Alberto RetondoBuenos Aires, ArgentinaTKO 8
+ July 31Felipe CambeiroSao Paulo, BrazilW 8
= Aug. 14Manoel SeverinoRi­o de Janeiro, BrazilDraw 8
= Aug. 28Manoel SeverinoRio de Janeiro, BrazilDraw 8
+ Oct. 6Gregorio GomezBuenos Aires, ArgentinaW 10
+ Nov. 17Celedonio LimaBuenos Aires, ArgentinaKO 5
+ Dec. 8Antonio AguilarBuenos Aires, ArgentinaW 10
+ Dec. 29Carlos Alberto SalinasBuenos Aires, ArgentinaW 10
1966
+ Feb. 4 Ramon D RochaSanta Fe, ArgentinaW 10
+ Feb. 17Norberto JuncosSanta Fe, ArgentinaKO 7
+ Apr. 29Ismael HamzeSan Nicolas, ArgentinaTKO 9
= June 3Ubaldo Marcos BustosRio Gallegos, ArgentinaDraw 10
+ July 8Benito SanchezSan Pereyra, ArgentinaKO 4
+ Sept. 3Jorge Jose FernandezBuenos Aires, ArgentinaW 12
(Won Argentinian Middleweight Title)
+ Oct. 1Angel Alberto CoriaMar del Plata, ArgentinaW 10
+ Nov. 18Luis Antonio PereyraSanta Fe, ArgentinaTKO 2
+ Dec. 2Alberto MassiSanta Fe, ArgentinaTKO 8
+ Dec. 23Marcelo FariasSan Cristobal, ArgentinaKO 3
1967
+ Jan. 13Carlos Alberto SalinasSanta Fe, ArgentinaKO 8
+ Jan. 27Eudoro RobledoCharata, ArgentinaKO 4
+ Feb. 15Alberto MassiSan Francisco, ArgentinaW 10
+ Mar. 9Osvaldo MarinoSanta Fe, ArgentinaKO 7
+ Mar. 25Angel Alberto CoriaMar del Plata, ArgentinaKO 6
+ Apr. 9Benito SanchezSanta Elena, ArgentinaTKO 3
= May 6Bennie BriscoeBuenos Aires, ArgentinaDraw 10
+ June 10Jorge Jose FernandezBuenos Aires, ArgentinaW 12
(Won South American Middleweight Title)
+ July 29Antonio AguilarBuenos Aires, ArgentinaKO 9
+ Aug. 16Tito MarshallBuenos Aires, ArgentinaW 10
+ Sept. 8 Ramon D RochaRosario, ArgentinaW 10
+ Oct. 6Carlos EstradaTrelew, ArgentinaKO 7
+ Oct. 20Ramon D. RochaSan Juan, ArgentinaKO 7
+ Nov. 18Tito MarshallBuenos Aires, ArgentinaW 10
1968
= Apr. 5Juan AguilarMendoza, ArgentinaDraw 10
+ May 17Alberto MassiCordoba, ArgentinaW 10
+ June 20Juan AguilarBuenos Aires, ArgentinaW 10
+ July 5Benito SanchezChaco, ArgentinaKO 4
+ Aug. 14Doug HuntleyBuenos Aires, ArgentinaKO 4
+ Oct. 23Charley AustinBuenos Aires, ArgentinaW 10
+ Dec. 7 Johnny BrooksBuenos Aires, ArgentinaW 10
+ Dec. 20Emilio Ale AliMendoza, ArgentinaW 10
1969
+ Jan. 10Ruben OrricoSanta Fe, ArgentinaKO 9
(Retained South American Middleweight Title)
+ Mar. 14Mario TabordaResistencia, ArgentinaKO 3
= Apr. 25Carlos Alberto SalinasParana, ArgentinaDraw 10
+ June 6Carlos Alberto SalinasParana, ArgentinaTKO 7
+ July 5Harold RichardsonBuenos Aires, ArgentinaKO 3
+ Aug. 9Tom BetheaBuenos Aires, ArgentinaW 10
+ Sept. 5Emilio Ale AliSan Miguel de Tucuman, ArgentinaTKO 7
+ Sept. 27Manoel SeverinoBuenos Aires, ArgentinaKO 6
(Retained South American Middleweight Title)
+ Dec. 12Carlos EstradaSanta Fe, ArgentinaKO 2
1970
+ Feb. 11Antonio AguilarMar del Plata, ArgentinaKO 5
(Retained Argentinian Middleweight Title)
+ Mar. 7Juan AguilarSanta Fe, ArgentinaTKO 9
+ Apr. 18Adolfo Jorge CardozoBuenos Aires, ArgentinaTKO 3
+ July 18Eddie PaceBuenos Aires, ArgentinaW 10
+ Sept. 19Santiago RosaBuenos Aires, ArgentinaKO 4
+ Nov. 7Nino BenvenutiRoma, ItalyTKO 12
(Won World Middleweight Title)
+ Dec. 19Charley AustinBuenos Aires, ArgentinaKO 2
1971
+ Feb. 19Domingo GuerreroSalta, ArgentinaKO 2
+ Mar. 6Roy LeeSanta Fe, ArgentinaKO 2
+ May 8Nino BenvenutiMonte Carlo, MonacoTKO 3
(Retained World Middleweight Title)
+ Sept. 25Emile GriffithBuenos Aires, ArgentinaTKO 14
(Retained World Middleweight Title)
+ Dec. 4Fraser ScottBuenos Aires, ArgentinaTKO 3
1972
+ Mar. 4Denny MoyerRoma, ItalyTKO 5
(Retained World Middleweight Title)
+ June 17Jean Claude BouttierParis, FranceTKO 13
(Retained World Middleweight Title)
+ Aug. 19Tom BogsCopenhagen, DenmarkTKO 5
(Retained World Middleweight Title)
+ Nov. 11Bennie BriscoeBuenos Aires, ArgentinaW 15
(Retained World Middleweight Title)
1973
+ May 5Roy DaleRoma, ItalyKO 5
+ June 2Emile GriffithMonte Carlo, MonacoW 15
(Retained World Middleweight Title)
+ Sept. 29Jean Claude BouttierParis, FranceW 15
(Retained World Middleweight Title)
1974
+ Feb. 9Jose NapolesPuteaux, FranceTKO 7
(Retained World Middleweight Title)
+ Oct. 5Tony MundineBuenos Aires, ArgentinaKO 7
(Retained WBA Middleweight Title)
1975
+ June 30Tony LicataNew York, USATKO 10
(Retained WBA Middleweight Title)
+ Dec. 13Gratien TonnaParis, FranceKO 5
(Retained WBA Middleweight Title)
1976
+ June 26Rodrigo ValdezMonte Carlo, MonacoW 15
(Retained WBA and won WBC Middleweight Titles)
1977
+ July 30Rodrigo ValdezMonte Carlo, MonacoW 15
(Retained WBA and WBC Middleweight Titles)

 

Summary

Total bouts: 100, Won: 87 (59 inside the limit), Lost: 3 (0 inside the limit), Draw: 9, NC: 1