Carlos Monzón

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{{Short description|Argentine boxer (1942–1995)}}
{{Infobox boxer
| name = Carlos Monzón
| image = [[File:Carlos monzon 1974.jpg|250px]]
| image_size =
| caption = Monzón in 1974
| real_name = Carlos Roque Monzón
| nickname = Escopeta
| weight = [[Middleweight]]
| height = 1.88 m
| reach = 2.06 m
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1942|8|7|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[San Javier, Santa Fe|San Javier]], Argentina
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1995|1|8|1942|8|7|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Santa Rosa de Calchines]], Argentina
| style = [[Orthodox stance|Orthodox]]
| total = 100
| wins = 87
| KO = 59
| losses = 3
| draws = 9
| no contests = 1
}}
'''Carlos Roque Monzón''' (7 August 1942 – 8 January 1995), nicknamed '''Escopeta''' (''Shotgun''), was an [[Argentina|Argentine]] professional [[Boxing|boxer]] who held the [[List of undisputed boxing champions|undisputed world middleweight championship]] for seven years,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/middle.htm|title=THE CYBER BOXING ZONE|website=www.cyberboxingzone.com|access-date=2020-03-09}}</ref> and successfully defended his title 14 times<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/monzon.htm |title=Carlos Monzon |publisher=Cyber Boxing Zone |date=1942-08-07 |access-date=2010-10-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.portalplanetasedna.com.ar/monzon.htm |title=Biografia de Carlos Monzón Figura Boxeo Argentino Idolos Argentinos |publisher=Portalplanetasedna.com.ar |access-date=2010-10-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-carlos-monzon-1567342.html|title=Obituary: Carlos Monzon|date=1995-01-10|website=The Independent|language=en|access-date=2020-03-09}}</ref> against 11 different fighters.<ref name=monzon-record>{{Cite web|url=https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/009036|title=Professional boxing record: Carlos Monzon|access-date=11 April 2020}}</ref><ref name=ibhof-book3>{{cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/TheBoxingRegisterInternationalBoxingHallOfFameOfficialRecordBook|work=The Boxing Register: International Boxing Hall Of Fame Official Record Book |publisher=[[International Boxing Hall Of Fame]] |title=Carlos Monzon, p. 608|format=pdf |access-date=26 May 2019}}</ref> [[The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year|''The Ring'' magazine]] and [[Sugar Ray Robinson Award|Boxing Writers Association of America]] named him Fighter of the Year in 1972.<ref> {{Cite web |title=Carlos Monzon - BoxRec Achievements |url=https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php/Carlos_Monzon |access-date=September 18, 2025 |website=boxrec.com}} </ref> As of December 2024, Monzón is ranked by [[BoxRec]] as the third greatest boxer of all time, pound for pound.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://boxrec.com/en/ratings?r%5Brole%5D=proboxer&r%5Bsex%5D=M&r%5Bdivision%5D=&r%5Bcountry%5D=&r%5Bstance%5D=&r%5Bstatus%5D=&r_go=| title=BoxRec ratings: world, pound-for-pound, active and inactive| access-date=July 22, 2020| website=BoxRec}}</ref> He was inducted into the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1990.<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 July 2021 |title=Carlos Monzon beat Rodrigo Valdes to retain titles |url=https://www.fightsports.tv/carlos-monzon-beat-rodrigo-valdes-to-retain-his-wba-and-wbc-middleweight-titles-july-30-1977-this-day-in-boxing-history/ |access-date=18 September 2025 |website=FIGHT SPORTS |language=en-US}}</ref>

Known for his speed, punching power and relentless work rate, Monzón ended his career with a record of 87-3-9-1 with 59 knockouts; all of his losses were early in his career and were avenged. In 2002, Monzón was chosen by ''The Ring'' magazine as the 11th greatest fighter of the last 80 years,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://boxing.about.com/od/history/a/ring_80_best.htm |title=Ring Magazine's 80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years |publisher=Boxing.about.com |date=2013-03-01 |access-date=2014-04-30 |archive-date=2017-01-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170108035508/http://boxing.about.com/od/history/a/ring_80_best.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> and voted him as the best middleweight title holder of the last 50 years in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ringtv.craveonline.com/blog/169390-10-best-middleweight-titleholders-of-the-last-50-years |title=10: Best middleweight titleholders of the last 50 years |publisher=RingTV |access-date=December 22, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002115759/http://ringtv.craveonline.com/blog/169390-10-best-middleweight-titleholders-of-the-last-50-years |archive-date=October 2, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> As of January 2018, Monzón holds the [[Unified Champion|2nd longest unified championship reign in middleweight history]] at 9 consecutive defenses.

Argentinians adored Monzón throughout his career. His glamorous and violent life was avidly followed both by the media and Argentine people. He was, however, accused many times of [[domestic violence]] by his two wives and many mistresses and of beating [[paparazzi]]. Charged with killing his second wife Alicia Muñiz in 1988, the former champion was sentenced to 11 years in jail.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://m24digital.com/en/2009/11/07/carlos-monzon-got-his-first-world-title-39-years-ago/ |title=Carlos Monzón got his first world title 39 years ago |url-status=dead |access-date=2013-08-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130826014904/http://m24digital.com/en/2009/11/07/carlos-monzon-got-his-first-world-title-39-years-ago/ |archive-date=2013-08-26 }}</ref><ref name=nyt>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/01/09/obituaries/carlos-monzon-boxer-dies-at-52.html |title=Carlos Monzon, Boxer, Dies at 52 |work=The New York Times |date=9 January 1995 |access-date=2013-08-23}}</ref> He died in a January 1995 car crash while on his way back to jail after receiving a weekend [[Prison furlough|furlough]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theboxinghistorian.com/news/010/6342-monzon.php |title=Boxing: 15 year Anniversary of Carlos Monzon's Death |publisher=Theboxinghistorian.com |url-status=usurped |access-date=2013-08-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130826024615/http://www.theboxinghistorian.com/news/010/6342-monzon.php |archive-date=2013-08-26 }}</ref>

==Early life==
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Monzón was born in the city of [[San Javier, Santa Fe|San Javier]], [[Argentina]], to a family of [[Mocoví]] descent. His parents were Roque Monzón and Amalia Ledesma. Monzón was raised in poverty with his twelve siblings. When Monzón was six years old, his family moved to Barranquitas Oeste, a poor neighborhood of [[Santa Fe, Argentina|Santa Fe]], the capital of [[Santa Fe Province]]. To help out his family, he quit school in the third grade, working different jobs, such as shoeshiner, paperboy and milkman. As a youngster, he showed an interest in boxing.

When he was sixteen, he met Zulema Encarnación Torres, with whom he had his first son. Later, on 11 May 1962, he married Mercedes Beatriz García, nicknamed 'Pelusa'. They were so poor that they did not have enough money to buy the marriage license. They had three kids, one of whom was adopted.

==Boxing beginnings==
[[File:Nino Benvenuti vs Carlos Monzón 1970.jpg|thumb|right|Monzón (right) fighting [[Nino Benvenuti]] in 1970]]
Monzón had his first amateur fight on 2 October 1959. This first fight ended in a draw. Three years later, after a 73-6-8 amateur record, he became a professional. His first professional bout was held on 6 February 1963. He knocked out his opponent in the second round. In 1966, he won the Argentine [[middleweight]] title. In 1967, he won the South American middleweight title. After this success, Argentine boxing promoter [[Juan Carlos Lectoure]] pushed him into the international boxing scene by organizing fights with foreign boxers such as Douglas Huntley, Charles Austin, Johnny Brooks, Harold Richardson, Tommy Bethea, Bennie Briscoe (a ten-round tie) Manoel Severino and Eddy Pace.

World [[middleweight]] champion [[Nino Benvenuti]] had long had a distinguished career that included championships in 2 divisions and 2 wins in 3 bouts vs all-time great [[Emile Griffith]]. He had lost the year before to [[United States|American]] [[Tom Bethea]] in [[Australia]], but in an actual title fight in [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]], he avenged that loss.

Nobody expected Monzón to beat Benvenuti in their title match (very few knew of him). Yet Monzón applied pressure from the start, and in the 12th, a right hand landed perfectly on Benvenuti's chin, and the title changed hands. Monzón also beat Benvenuti in a rematch, this time in only three rounds in [[Monte Carlo]] when Benvenuti's seconds threw in the towel.

==Champion==
In 1971, Monzón became only the second man to stop former three-time world champion [[Emile Griffith]] in 14 rounds, and later out-pointed him over 15 in a close fight (before the fight Monzón had to spar three rounds and run three miles in order to make the weight). Monzón then scored a win over tough [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphian]] [[Bennie Briscoe]] in their rematch, over-coming a shakey 9th round, in which Briscoe almost scored a knockout; a [[knockout]] in five rounds over European champion [[Tom Bogs]], a knockout in seven rounds over Cuban-Mexican [[José Nápoles|José ''Mantequilla'' Nápoles]] in Paris, and a 10-round knockout of tough [[Tony Licata]] of New Orleans at the [[Madison Square Garden]], in what would turn out to be Monzón's only fight in the United States.

Monzón's middleweight championship title was lifted in 1975 by the [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] for not defending it against [[mandatory challenger]] [[Rodrigo Valdez]]. Valdez, a Colombian, won the [[World Boxing Council|WBC's]] title, while Monzón kept the [[World Boxing Association|WBA]]'s championship. In 1976, they finally met, this time, world champion vs. world champion.

Valdez's brother had been shot to death one week prior to the fight and he did not feel like fighting. Still, the fight went on, as they were both under contract. It took place in [[Monte Carlo]]. Monzón handed Valdez a beating, winning a 15-round unanimous decision and unifying the world title once again. Facing a lack of good challengers, Monzón was offered a high purse to again fight the Colombian.

The second fight was different. Monzón-Valdez II is a classic.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.secondsout.com/legends/classic-bouts/classic-bout-carlos-monzn-vs-rodrigo-valdez-ii |title=SecondsOut Boxing News - Classic Bouts: Monzón-Valdez II |publisher=secondsOut.com |access-date=2010-10-19 |archive-date=2012-11-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121116193750/http://www.secondsout.com/legends/classic-bouts/classic-bout-carlos-monzn-vs-rodrigo-valdez-ii |url-status=dead }}</ref> Valdez came out roaring this time. In the second round, right cross to the chin put Monzón down for the first and only time in his career. Valdez built a lead through the first part of the fight. Monzón, however, mounted a brilliant comeback and outboxed Valdez for the last 8 rounds, winning a unanimous decision to retain the title and score his 14th title defense.

==Retirement==
Monzón retired after the second Valdez fight defense. His record stood at 87 wins, only three losses, nine draws and one [[no contest (boxing)|no contest]]. Of his wins, 59 came by knockout. All three of his losses were on points, early in his career, and were all avenged. In 2003, he was named by the [[Ring Magazine]] as one of the 100 greatest punchers of all time. As of May 2023, [[BoxRec]] ranks Monzon as the fifth greatest fighter of all time, pound for pound.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://boxrec.com/en/ratings?r%5Brole%5D=box-pro&r%5Bsex%5D=M&r%5Bstatus%5D=&r%5Bdivision%5D=&r%5Bcountry%5D=C_EU&r_go=|title=BoxRec ratings: Europe, lb for lb, active and inactive|access-date=14 August 2022 |publisher=BoxRec}}</ref>

Always known for his overhand right, following Monzón's victory over Mantequilla Nápoles, [[Angelo Dundee]] said: "Monzón is the complete fighter. He can box, he can hit, he can think, and he is game all the way."<ref>Latino Athletes, by Ian C. Friedman. Facts on File; 1 edition (May 2007).</ref>

Before retirement, in 1974, he starred in ''[[La Mary]]'', a hit movie directed by [[Daniel Tinayre]]. After retirement, he participated as an actor in a couple of Argentine movies, which were not very successful, and TV shows.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0600406/ |title=Carlos Monzón - IMDb |publisher=imdb.com |access-date=2012-03-16}}</ref>

A monument to him stands in [[Santa Fe, Argentina]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.welcomeargentina.com/personas-y-personajes/monumento-carlos-monzon/index_i.html |title=Visit to the Carlos Monzón Monument |publisher=Welcomeargentina.com |access-date=2010-10-19}}</ref>

==Personal life==
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While still a champion, a darker side of Monzón began to emerge. In 1973, Monzón was shot in the leg by his then wife of 11 years, Mercedes Beatriz García,<ref>[https://archive.today/20120711133324/http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1MYtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-IAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3240,3392316&dq=monzon+shot+by+wife&hl=en Monzon is shot by wife in argument]</ref> with whom he had a daughter and two sons (one of whom was adopted). The shooting required seven hours of surgery to remove the bullet from Monzón's leg. In 1975, he began a very publicized romance with Susana Giménez; they had previously met in the 1974 [[Thriller film|thriller]] ''[[La Mary]]'', directed by [[Daniel Tinayre]], where the two played husband and wife. Monzón hated paparazzi who detailed his affairs. He went to Italy with Giménez to participate in a movie, and started increasingly traveling with her to locations in [[Brazil]] and the rest of [[Latin America]], allowing himself be seen with her, although still legally married. He was accused of domestic violence and of beating [[paparazzi]].

Monzón was repeatedly detained by the police. Giménez began wearing sunglasses more often, presumably to hide her bruises, and many times, paparazzi had to be hospitalized from the beatings suffered at the hands of Monzón, who had unpredictable violent outbursts. During this period, Monzón and Mercedes Beatriz Garcia finally divorced.

Susana Giménez left him in 1978. After the breakup, Monzón dated Swiss actress [[Ursula Andress]].<ref>Hackley, Randall (21 February 1988). "Rise and fall of Carlos Monzon stuns Argentina". ''Times-Advocate''. p. D5.</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Zeta, Issues 1022-1033|year=1995|publisher=University of Texas|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6ZE3AAAAYAAJ|page=44}}</ref> In 1979, he met Uruguayan model [[Alicia Muñiz]], with whom he had an on-and-off relationship for many years. They eventually married and had a son together, Maximiliano Roque. But his violent behavior continued. On 14 February 1988, while vacationing in the resort city of [[Mar del Plata]], after a heated argument, he beat Muñiz. According to the investigation after this incident, he strangled her into unconsciousness, picked her up, and pushed her off the second floor balcony, killing her, during which he followed her in the fall, injuring his shoulder. On July 3, 1989, Monzón was found guilty of homicide. He received an 11-year prison sentence.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xXEhAAAAIBAJ&pg=3805,606268&dq=carlos+monzon+murder&hl=en|title=Schenectady Gazette - Google News Archive Search|website=news.google.com|access-date=2020-03-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Ares|first1=Carlos|title=Carlos Monzón, condenado a 11 años por el homicidio de su segunda esposa |url=http://elpais.com/diario/1989/07/05/deportes/615592811_850215.html |access-date=19 December 2016|work=[[El País]]|date=5 July 1989|location=Madrid}}</ref>

In January 1995, Monzón was given a weekend [[furlough]] while serving his term in Cárcel de Las Flores, Santa Fe Province, to visit his family and children. On 8 January 1995, when on his way to returning to jail after the weekend, he and a passenger, Gerónimo Domingo Mottura, were killed instantly when their vehicle rolled over near [[Santa Rosa de Calchines]]. The other passenger, Monzón's sister-in-law Alicia Guadalupe Fessia, was injured.<ref name=nyt/><ref>{{cite news|last1=Cantero|first1=Julio M.|title=Leyenda incomparable|url=http://www.unosantafe.com.ar/leyenda-incomparable-n869226.html|access-date=19 December 2016|work=Diario Uno Santa Fe|date=7 January 2015|location=Santa Fe, Argentina}}</ref>

Even in death, Monzón drew a crowd. Thousands sang "Dale campeón" ("Go Champ") during his funeral.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wander-argentina.com/boxer-carlos-monzon/ |title=Crazy Fist – The Life of Boxer Carlos Monzón |date=9 June 2011 |publisher=Wander-argentina.com |access-date=2014-04-30}}</ref>

==Professional boxing record==
{{BoxingRecordSummary
|draws=9
|nc=1
|ko-wins=59
|dec-wins=28
|dec-losses=3
}}
{|class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|-
!{{abbr|No.|Number}}
!Result
!Record
!Opponent
!Type
!Round, time
!Date
!Location
!Notes
|-
|100
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{nowrap|87–3–9 {{small|(1)}}}}
|align=left|[[Rodrigo Valdez]]
|UD
|15
|30 Jul 1977
|align=left|{{small|Stade Louis II, Fontvieille, Monte Carlo, Monaco}}
|align=left|{{small|Retained WBA, WBC, and ''The Ring'' middleweight titles}}
|-
|99
|{{yes2}}Win
|86–3–9 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|[[Rodrigo Valdez]]
|UD
|15
|26 Jun 1976
|align=left|{{small|Stade Louis II, Fontvieille, Monte Carlo, Monaco}}
|align=left|{{small|Retained WBA and ''The Ring'' middleweight titles; Won WBC middleweight title}}
|-
|98
|{{yes2}}Win
|85–3–9 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Gratien Tonna
|KO
|5 (15)
|13 Dec 1975
|align=left|{{small|[[Hippodrome de Pantin|Nouvelle Hippodrome]], Paris, Île-de-France, France}}
|align=left|{{small|Retained WBA and ''The Ring'' middleweight titles}}
|-
|97
|{{yes2}}Win
|84–3–9 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Tony Licata
|TKO
|10 (15), {{small|2:43}}
|30 Jun 1975
|align=left|{{small|[[Madison Square Garden]], [[New York City|New York]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S.}}
|align=left|{{small|Retained WBA and ''The Ring'' middleweight titles}}
|-
|96
|{{yes2}}Win
|83–3–9 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|[[Tony Mundine (boxer)|Tony Mundine]]
|KO
|7 (15), {{small|1:20}}
|5 Oct 1974
|align=left|{{small|Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina}}
|align=left|{{small|Retained WBA and ''The Ring'' middleweight titles}}
|-
|95
|{{yes2}}Win
|82–3–9 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|[[José Nápoles]]
|RTD
|7 (15), {{small|3:00}}
|9 Feb 1974
|align=left|{{small|[[Puteaux]], [[Hauts-de-Seine]], France}}
|align=left|{{small|Retained WBA, WBC, and ''The Ring'' middleweight titles}}
|-
|94
|{{yes2}}Win
|81–3–9 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|[[Jean-Claude Bouttier]]
|UD
|15
|29 Sep 1973
|align=left|{{small|[[Stade Roland Garros]], Paris, Île-de-France, France}}
|align=left|{{small|Retained WBA, WBC, and ''The Ring'' middleweight titles}}
|-
|93
|{{yes2}}Win
|80–3–9 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|[[Emile Griffith]]
|UD
|15
|2 Jun 1973
|align=left|{{small|Stade Louis II, Fontvieille, Monte Carlo, Monaco}}
|align=left|{{small|Retained WBA, WBC, and ''The Ring'' middleweight titles}}
|-
|92
|{{yes2}}Win
|79–3–9 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Roy Dale
|KO
|5 (10), {{small|2:40}}
|5 May 1973
|align=left|{{small|[[Palazzetto dello Sport]], Rome, Lazio, Italy}}
|align=left|
|-
|91
|{{yes2}}Win
|78–3–9 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|[[Bennie Briscoe]]
|UD
|15
|11 Nov 1972
|align=left|{{small|Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina}}
|align=left|{{small|Retained WBA, WBC, and ''The Ring'' middleweight titles}}
|-
|90
|{{yes2}}Win
|77–3–9 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|[[Tom Bogs]]
|TKO
|5 (15), {{small|2:30}}
|19 Aug 1972
|align=left|{{small|[[Københavns Idrætspark|Idrætspark]], [[Copenhagen]], Denmark}}
|align=left|{{small|Retained WBA, WBC, and ''The Ring'' middleweight titles}}
|-
|89
|{{yes2}}Win
|76–3–9 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|[[Jean-Claude Bouttier]]
|TKO
|13 (15), {{small|3:00}}
|17 Jun 1972
|align=left|{{small|[[Stade Yves-du-Manoir|Colombes Stadium]], [[Paris]], [[Île-de-France (region)|Île-de-France]], France}}
|align=left|{{small|Retained WBA, WBC, and ''The Ring'' middleweight titles}}
|-
|88
|{{yes2}}Win
|75–3–9 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|[[Denny Moyer]]
|TKO
|5 (15), {{small|1:50}}
|4 Mar 1972
|align=left|{{small|Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio, Italy}}
|align=left|{{small|Retained WBA, WBC, and ''The Ring'' middleweight titles}}
|-
|87
|{{yes2}}Win
|74–3–9 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Fraser Scott
|TKO
|3 (10), {{small|0:01}}
|4 Dec 1971
|align=left|{{small|Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|86
|{{yes2}}Win
|73–3–9 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|[[Emile Griffith]]
|TKO
|14 (15), {{small|2:32}}
|25 Sep 1971
|align=left|{{small|Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina}}
|align=left|{{small|Retained WBA, WBC, and ''The Ring'' middleweight titles}}
|-
|85
|{{yes2}}Win
|72–3–9 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|[[Nino Benvenuti]]
|TKO
|3 (15), {{small|1:05}}
|8 May 1971
|align=left|{{small|[[Stade Louis II (1939)|Stade Louis II]], [[Fontvieille, Monaco|Fontvieille]], [[Monte Carlo]], Monaco}}
|align=left|{{small|Retained WBA, WBC, and ''The Ring'' middleweight titles}}
|-
|84
|{{yes2}}Win
|71–3–9 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Roy Lee
|KO
|2 (10)
|6 Mar 1971
|align=left|{{small|Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|83
|{{yes2}}Win
|70–3–9 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Domingo Guerrero
|KO
|2 (10)
|19 Feb 1971
|align=left|{{small|[[Salta]], [[Salta Province|Salta]], Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|82
|{{yes2}}Win
|69–3–9 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Charley Austin
|KO
|2 (10), {{small|2:09}}
|19 Dec 1970
|align=left|{{small|Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|81
|{{yes2}}Win
|68–3–9 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|[[Nino Benvenuti]]
|TKO
|12 (15), {{small|1:57}}
|7 Nov 1970
|align=left|{{small|[[PalaLottomatica|PalaEur]], [[Rome]], [[Lazio]], Italy}}
|align=left|{{small|Won [[List of WBA world champions#Middleweight|WBA]], [[List of WBC world champions#Middleweight|WBC]], and [[List of The Ring world champions#Middleweight|''The Ring'' middleweight titles]]}}
|-
|80
|{{yes2}}Win
|67–3–9 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Santiago Rosa
|KO
|4 (10)
|19 Sep 1970
|align=left|{{small|Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|79
|{{yes2}}Win
|66–3–9 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Eddie Pace
|PTS
|10
|18 Jul 1970
|align=left|{{small|Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|78
|{{yes2}}Win
|65–3–9 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Adolfo Jorge Cardozo
|TKO
|3 (10)
|18 Apr 1970
|align=left|{{small|Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|77
|{{yes2}}Win
|64–3–9 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Juan Aguilar
|RTD
|9 (10)
|7 Mar 1970
|align=left|{{small|Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|76
|{{yes2}}Win
|63–3–9 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Antonio Aguilar
|KO
|5 (12)
|11 Feb 1970
|align=left|{{small|Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina}}
|align=left|{{small|Retained Argentina (FAB) middleweight title}}
|-
|75
|{{yes2}}Win
|62–3–9 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Carlos Estrada
|KO
|2 (10)
|12 Dec 1969
|align=left|{{small|Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|74
|{{yes2}}Win
|61–3–9 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Manoel Severino
|KO
|6 (12)
|27 Sep 1969
|align=left|{{small|Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina}}
|align=left|{{small|Retained South American middleweight title}}
|-
|73
|{{yes2}}Win
|60–3–9 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Emilio Ale Ali
|TKO
|7 (10)
|5 Sep 1969
|align=left|{{small|San Miguel, Tucumán, Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|72
|{{yes2}}Win
|59–3–9 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Tom Bethea
|PTS
|10
|9 Aug 1969
|align=left|{{small|Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|71
|{{yes2}}Win
|58–3–9 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Harold Richardson
|KO
|3 (10)
|5 Jul 1969
|align=left|{{small|Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|70
|{{yes2}}Win
|57–3–9 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Carlos Alberto Salinas
|TKO
|7 (10)
|6 Jun 1969
|align=left|{{small|Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|69
|{{draw}}Draw
|56–3–9 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Carlos Alberto Salinas
|PTS
|10
|25 Apr 1969
|align=left|{{small|Recreativo Bochas Club, Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|68
|{{yes2}}Win
|56–3–8 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Mario Taborda
|KO
|3 (10)
|14 Mar 1969
|align=left|{{small|Club Sportivo, [[Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena]], Chaco, Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|67
|{{yes2}}Win
|55–3–8 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Ruben Orrico
|KO
|9 (12)
|10 Jan 1969
|align=left|{{small|Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Argentina}}
|align=left|{{small|Retained South American middleweight title}}
|-
|66
|{{yes2}}Win
|54–3–8 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Emilio Ale Ali
|PTS
|10
|20 Dec 1968
|align=left|{{small|Mendoza, Mendoza, Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|65
|{{yes2}}Win
|53–3–8 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Johnny Brooks
|PTS
|10
|7 Dec 1968
|align=left|{{small|Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|64
|{{yes2}}Win
|52–3–8 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Charley Austin
|UD
|10
|23 Oct 1968
|align=left|{{small|Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|63
|{{yes2}}Win
|51–3–8 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Doug Huntley
|KO
|4 (10)
|14 Aug 1968
|align=left|{{small|Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|62
|{{yes2}}Win
|50–3–8 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Benito Sanchez
|KO
|4 (10)
|5 Jul 1968
|align=left|{{small|Chaco, Chaco, Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|61
|{{yes2}}Win
|49–3–8 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Juan Aguilar
|PTS
|10
|20 Jun 1968
|align=left|{{small|Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|60
|{{yes2}}Win
|48–3–8 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Alberto Massi
|PTS
|10
|17 May 1968
|align=left|{{small|Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|59
|{{draw}}Draw
|47–3–8 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Juan Aguilar
|PTS
|10
|5 Apr 1968
|align=left|{{small|[[Mendoza, Argentina|Mendoza]], [[Mendoza Province|Mendoza]], Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|58
|{{yes2}}Win
|47–3–7 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Tito Marshall
|PTS
|10
|18 Nov 1967
|align=left|{{small|Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|57
|{{yes2}}Win
|46–3–7 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Ramon D Rocha
|KO
|7 (10)
|20 Oct 1967
|align=left|{{small|[[San Juan, Argentina|San Juan]], [[La Rioja Province, Argentina|La Rioja]], Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|56
|{{yes2}}Win
|45–3–7 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Carlos Estrada
|KO
|7 (10)
|6 Oct 1967
|align=left|{{small|[[Trelew]], [[Chubut Province|Chubut]], Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|55
|{{yes2}}Win
|44–3–7 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Ramon D Rocha
|PTS
|10
|8 Sep 1967
|align=left|{{small|[[Rosario, Santa Fe|Rosario]], Santa Fe, Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|54
|{{yes2}}Win
|43–3–7 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Tito Marshall
|PTS
|10
|16 Aug 1967
|align=left|{{small|Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|53
|{{yes2}}Win
|42–3–7 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Antonio Aguilar
|KO
|9 (10)
|29 Jul 1967
|align=left|{{small|Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|52
|{{yes2}}Win
|41–3–7 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Jorge Fernandez
|UD
|12
|10 Jun 1967
|align=left|{{small|Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina}}
|align=left|{{small|Won South American middleweight title}}
|-
|51
|{{draw}}Draw
|40–3–7 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|[[Bennie Briscoe]]
|PTS
|12
|6 May 1967
|align=left|{{small|Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|50
|{{yes2}}Win
|40–3–6 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Benito Sanchez
|TKO
|3 (10)
|9 Apr 1967
|align=left|{{small|[[Santa Elena, Entre Ríos|Santa Elena]], Entre Ríos, Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|49
|{{yes2}}Win
|39–3–6 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Angel Alberto Coria
|KO
|6 (10)
|25 Mar 1967
|align=left|{{small|Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|48
|{{yes2}}Win
|38–3–6 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Osvaldo Marino
|KO
|7 (10)
|9 Mar 1967
|align=left|{{small|Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|47
|{{yes2}}Win
|37–3–6 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Alberto Massi
|PTS
|10
|15 Feb 1967
|align=left|{{small|[[San Francisco, Argentina|San Francisco]], Santa Fe, Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|46
|{{yes2}}Win
|36–3–6 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Eudoro Robledo
|KO
|4 (10)
|27 Jan 1967
|align=left|{{small|[[Charata]], Chaco, Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|45
|{{yes2}}Win
|35–3–6 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Carlos Alberto Salinas
|KO
|8 (10)
|13 Jan 1967
|align=left|{{small|Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|44
|{{yes2}}Win
|34–3–6 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Marcelo Farias
|KO
|3 (10)
|23 Dec 1966
|align=left|{{small|[[San Cristóbal, Santa Fe|San Cristóbal]], Santa Fe, Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|43
|{{yes2}}Win
|33–3–6 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Alberto Massi
|TKO
|8 (10)
|2 Dec 1966
|align=left|{{small|Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|42
|{{yes2}}Win
|32–3–6 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Luis Antonio Pereyra
|TKO
|2 (10)
|18 Nov 1966
|align=left|{{small|Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|41
|{{yes2}}Win
|31–3–6 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Angel Alberto Coria
|PTS
|10
|1 Nov 1966
|align=left|{{small|Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|40
|{{yes2}}Win
|30–3–6 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Jorge Fernandez
|UD
|12
|3 Sep 1966
|align=left|{{small|Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina}}
|align=left|{{small|Won Argentina (FAB) [[middleweight]] title}}
|-
|39
|{{yes2}}Win
|29–3–6 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Benito Sanchez
|KO
|4 (10)
|8 Jul 1966
|align=left|{{small|San Pereyra, Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|38
|{{draw}}Draw
|28–3–6 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Ubaldo Marcos Bustos
|PTS
|10
|3 Jun 1966
|align=left|{{small|[[Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz|Río Gallegos]], [[Santa Cruz Province, Argentina|Santa Cruz]], Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|37
|{{yes2}}Win
|28–3–5 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Ismael Hamze
|TKO
|9 (10)
|29 Apr 1966
|align=left|{{small|San Nicolas, [[Santiago del Estero Province|Santiago del Estero]], Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|36
|{{yes2}}Win
|27–3–5 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Norberto Juncos
|KO
|7 (10)
|17 Feb 1966
|align=left|{{small|Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|35
|{{yes2}}Win
|26–3–5 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Ramon D Rocha
|PTS
|10
|4 Feb 1966
|align=left|{{small|Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|34
|{{yes2}}Win
|25–3–5 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Carlos Alberto Salinas
|PTS
|10
|29 Dec 1965
|align=left|{{small|Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|33
|{{yes2}}Win
|24–3–5 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Antonio Aguilar
|PTS
|10
|8 Dec 1965
|align=left|{{small|Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|32
|{{yes2}}Win
|23–3–5 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Celedonio Lima
|KO
|5 (10)
|17 Nov 1965
|align=left|{{small|Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|31
|{{yes2}}Win
|22–3–5 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Gregorio Gomez
|PTS
|10
|6 Oct 1965
|align=left|{{small|Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|30
|{{draw}}Draw
|21–3–5 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Manoel Severino
|PTS
|8
|28 Aug 1965
|align=left|{{small|Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil}}
|align=left|
|-
|29
|{{draw}}Draw
|21–3–4 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Manoel Severino
|PTS
|8
|14 Aug 1965
|align=left|{{small|Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil}}
|align=left|
|-
|28
|{{yes2}}Win
|21–3–3 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Felipe Cambeiro
|PTS
|8
|1 Aug 1965
|align=left|{{small|[[São Paulo, São Paulo|São Paulo]], [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo]], Brazil}}
|align=left|
|-
|27
|{{yes2}}Win
|20–3–3 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Alberto Retondo
|TKO
|8 (10)
|14 Jul 1965
|align=left|{{small|Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|26
|{{yes2}}Win
|19–3–3 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Anibal Cordoba
|PTS
|10
|19 May 1965
|align=left|{{small|Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|25
|{{draw}}Draw
|18–3–3 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Emilio Ale Ali
|PTS
|10
|9 Apr 1965
|align=left|{{small|[[San Miguel de Tucumán|San Miguel]], [[Tucumán Province|Tucumán]], Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|24
|{{yes2}}Win
|18–3–2 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Andres Antonio Selpa
|PTS
|10
|11 Mar 1965
|align=left|{{small|Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|23
|{{draw}}Draw
|17–3–2 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Andres Antonio Selpa
|PTS
|10
|8 Jan 1965
|align=left|{{small|Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|22
|{{draw}}Draw
|17–3–1 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Celedonio Lima
|PTS
|10
|18 Nov 1964
|align=left|{{small|Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|21
|{{yes2}}Win
|17–3 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Francisco Gilabert
|RTD
|4 (10)
|28 Oct 1964
|align=left|{{small|Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|20
|{{no2}}Loss
|16–3 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Alberto Massi
|UD
|10
|9 Oct 1964
|align=left|{{small|Cordoba Sport Club, Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|19
|{{yes2}}Win
|16–2 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Francisco Olea
|KO
|9 (10)
|25 Sep 1964
|align=left|{{small|Tostado, Santa Fe, Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|18
|{{yes2}}Win
|15–2 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Americo Vacca
|KO
|3 (10)
|4 Sep 1964
|align=left|{{small|Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|17
|{{yes2}}Win
|14–2 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Juan Carlos Diaz
|KO
|9 (10)
|14 Aug 1964
|align=left|{{small|[[Villa Ángela]], [[Chaco Province|Chaco]], Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|16
|{{yes2}}Win
|13–2 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Walter Villa
|KO
|9 (10)
|24 Jul 1964
|align=left|{{small|[[Ceres, Santa Fe|Ceres]], Santa Fe, Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|15
|{{yes2}}Win
|12–2 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Roberto Eduardo Carabajal
|PTS
|10
|10 Jul 1964
|align=left|{{small|[[Tostado, Santa Fe|Tostado]], Santa Fe, Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|14
|{{no2}}Loss
|11–2 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Felipe Cambeiro
|PTS
|8
|28 Jun 1964
|align=left|{{small|Auditorium Río TV, [[Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro|Rio de Janeiro]], [[Rio de Janeiro (state)|Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil}}
|align=left|
|-
|13
|{{yes2}}Win
|11–1 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Angel Alberto Coria
|PTS
|8
|13 Jun 1964
|align=left|{{small|[[Mar del Plata]], [[Buenos Aires Province|Buenos Aires]], Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|12
|{{yes2}}Win
|10–1 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Roberto Eduardo Carabajal
|KO
|8 (8)
|17 Jan 1964
|align=left|{{small|Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|11
|{{yes2}}Win
|9–1 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Rene Sosa
|KO
|6 (8)
|6 Dec 1963
|align=left|{{small|Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|10
|{{yes2}}Win
|8–1 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Benito Sanchez
|KO
|8 (10)
|18 Oct 1963
|align=left|{{small|[[Reconquista, Santa Fe|Reconquista]], Santa Fe, Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|9
|{{no2}}Loss
|7–1 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Antonio Aguilar
|PTS
|10
|28 Aug 1963
|align=left|{{small|Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|8
|{{yes2}}Win
|7–0 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Lisandro Guzmán
|KO
|3 (8)
|9 Aug 1963
|align=left|{{small|[[Cordoba, Argentina|Córdoba]], [[Córdoba Province, Argentina|Córdoba]], Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|7
|{{yes2}}Win
|6–0 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Andres Cejas
|KO
|4 (6)
|17 Jul 1963
|align=left|{{small|[[Estadio Luna Park]], [[Buenos Aires]], [[Distrito Federal, Argentina|Distrito Federal]], Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|6
|{{yes2}}Win
|5–0 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Jose N Rodriguez
|KO
|5 (6)
|31 May 1963
|align=left|{{small|[[Paraná, Entre Ríos|Paraná]], [[Entre Ríos Province|Entre Ríos]], Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|5
|{{yes2}}Win
|4–0 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Raul Elio Rivas
|KO
|5 (10)
|3 May 1963
|align=left|{{small|Posadas, Misiones, Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|4
|{{yes2}}Win
|3–0 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Mario Suarez
|TKO
|8 (10)
|12 Apr 1963
|align=left|{{small|[[Posadas, Misiones|Posadas]], [[Misiones Province|Misiones]], Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|3
|{{yes2}}Win
|2–0 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Albino Veron
|TKO
|2 (6)
|9 Apr 1963
|align=left|{{small|[[Santa Fe, Argentina|Santa Fe]], Santa Fe, Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|2
|style=background:#DDD|NC
|1–0 {{small|(1)}}
|align=left|Albino Veron
|NC
|1 (6)
|13 Mar 1963
|align=left|{{small|Vila, Santa Fe, Argentina}}
|align=left|
|-
|1
|{{yes2}}Win
|1–0
|align=left|Ramón Montenegro
|KO
|2 (6)
|6 Feb 1963
|align=left|{{small|[[Club Sportivo Ben Hur]], [[Rafaela]], [[Santa Fe Province|Santa Fe]], Argentina}}
|align=left|
|}

==Titles in boxing==
===Major world titles===
* [[list of WBA world champions#Middleweight|WBA middleweight champion]] (160 lbs)
* [[list of WBC world champions#Middleweight|WBC middleweight champion]] (160 lbs) (2×)

===''The Ring'' magazine titles===
* [[list of The Ring world champions#Middleweight|''The Ring'' middleweight champion]] (160 lbs)

===Regional/International titles===
* [[Argentina]] (FAB) [[middleweight]] champion (160 lbs)
* [[South America|South American]] middleweight champion (160 lbs)

===Undisputed titles===
* [[list of undisputed world boxing champions#Middleweight|Undisputed middleweight champion]] (160 lbs) (2×)

==See also==
*[[List of world middleweight boxing champions]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*{{Boxrec|id=9036}}
*[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/monzon.htm Carlos Monzon - CBZ Profile]
*[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/monzon.html Carlos "Escopeta" Monzón - IBHOF Biography]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090809143547/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/cover/featured/8549/index.htm ''Sports Illustrated''], 8 August 1977, Volume 47, Issue 6
*{{Find a Grave|7994401}}

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