Middleweight · Television Era (1960–1989)
Rodrigo Valdez
63
Wins
8
Losses
2
Draws
43
KOs
68%
KO %
- Born
- 1946
- Died
- 2017
- Nationality
- Colombia
- Career
- 1963–1980
Carlos Monzón's toughest rival.
Titles & Honours
- World Middleweight Champion
Career Timeline
1963–1980- Milestone
First recorded professional bout
vs Orlando Pineda · W PTS
- Milestone
25th recorded win
vs Mike DeFeo · TKO. Newspaper decisions excluded.
- Signature fight
vs Bennie Briscoe
W UD · Omnisports Stadium, Nouméa , South Province , New Caledonia. Archive selection: one of the first three wins over distinct fighters profiled here, not an expert-selected signature fight.
- Milestone
50th recorded win
vs Ernie Burns · KO. Newspaper decisions excluded.
- Milestone
Latest recorded bout
vs Gilberto Almonte · W TKO. Not necessarily the retirement date.
Title wins · dates not yet documented
Derived from the current archive and profile honours. Title-reign years are not exact bout dates; title claims are not independently verified. Signature fights use existing profile selections, or clearly labelled wins over other archived fighters when no selections exist. Year-only dates retain their original precision.
Photo Archive
1 archival photographs under their original licences.
Fight-by-Fight Record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963-10-25 | W | Orlando Pineda | PTS | 4 | Estadio Once de Noviembre , Cartagena , Bolívar , Colombia |
| 1963-11-06 | W | Eliecer de Avila | KO | 4 | Teatro Circo, Cartagena, Bolívar, Colombia |
| 1964-01-15 | W | Alejandro Parra | KO | 5 | Cartagena, Bolívar, Colombia |
| 1964-02-06 | W | Humberto Hurtado | PTS | 6 | Plaza de Toros de la Serrezuela, Cartagena, Bolívar, Colombia |
| 1964-02-28 | W | Alejandro Parra | PTS | 8 | Barranquilla , Atlántico , Colombia |
| 1964-05-15 | W | Fernando Alvarez | TKO | 8 | Coliseo Humberto Perea, Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia |
| 1964-09-12 | W | Manuel Jack Hernandez | PTS | 10 | Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia |
| 1965-07-09 | W | Elias Hidalgo | KO | 6 | Coliseo Humberto Perea, Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia |
| 1965-10-02 | L | Juan Escobar | TKO | 6 | Coliseo Humberto Perea, Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia |
| 1966-03-13 | W | Rafael Luna | UD | 10 | Estadio 11 de Noviembre, Cartagena, Bolívar, Colombia |
| 1966-04-29 | W | Sixto Ulloa | PTS | 10 | Estadio 11 de Noviembre, Cartagena, Bolívar, Colombia |
| 1966-06-24 | W | Luis Ascary Lucero | KO | 2 | Estadio 11 de Noviembre, Cartagena, Bolívar, Colombia |
| 1966-07-29 | W | Elias Lian | PTS | 10 | Estadio 11 de Noviembre, Cartagena, Bolívar, Colombia |
| 1966-11-04 | W | Alfonso Franco | KO | 7 | Estadio 11 de Noviembre, Cartagena, Bolívar, Colombia |
| 1967-01-22 | W | Julio Novella | TKO | 2 | Estadio 11 de Noviembre, Cartagena, Bolívar, Colombia |
| 1967-03-05 | W | Eugenio Espinoza | UD | 10 | Estadio 11 de Noviembre, Cartagena, Bolívar, Colombia |
| 1967-04-02 | D | Mario Rossito | PTS | 10 | Estadio 11 de Noviembre, Cartagena, Bolívar, Colombia |
| 1967-06-10 | W | Kid Revolledo | PTS | 10 | Sincelejo , Sucre , Colombia |
| 1967-08-12 | W | Baby Mendez | KO | 3 | El Carmen, Colombia |
| 1967-08-20 | W | Alfonso Franco | KO | 12 | Estadio 11 de Noviembre, Cartagena, Bolívar, Colombia |
| 1967-10-01 | W | Humberto Trottman | PTS | 10 | Estadio 11 de Noviembre, Cartagena, Bolívar, Colombia |
| 1967-12-03 | W | Richard Morales | KO | 2 | Coliseo Cubierto de Monteria, Monteria, Bolívar, Colombia |
| 1968-01-21 | D | German Gastelbondo | PTS | 10 | Estadio 11 de Noviembre, Cartagena, Bolívar, Colombia |
| 1968-04-15 | W | Cartagenita Kid | KO | 7 | Cartagena, Bolívar, Colombia |
| 1968-08-06 | W | Humberto Trottman | PTS | 10 | Bogotá , Colombia |
| 1969-02-16 | L | Daniel Guanin | PTS | 10 | Quito , Pichincha , Ecuador |
| 1969-06-04 | W | Linfer Contreras | KO | 2 | Teatro Circo, Cartagena, Bolívar, Colombia |
| 1969-08-06 | W | Peter Cobblah | UD | 10 | Silver Slipper , Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
| 1969-09-03 | W | Mike DeFeo | TKO | 1 | Silver Slipper, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
| 1969-09-17 | W | David Melendez | TKO | 5 | Felt Forum , New York City , New York , U.S. |
| 1969-10-17 | W | Raul Rodríguez | TKO | 9 | The Forum , Inglewood , California , U.S. |
| 1969-12-10 | W | Denny Stiletto | TKO | 1 | Silver Slipper, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
| 1970-02-14 | W | Dave Oropeza | KO | 1 | The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. |
| 1970-03-02 | L | Pete Toro | MD | 10 | Madison Square Garden , New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1970-05-01 | W | Cassius Greene | UD | 10 | Sunnyside Gardens , New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1970-05-11 | L | Ralph Palladin | SD | 10 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1970-07-31 | W | Juan Evangelista Córdoba | TKO | 9 | Atanasio Girardot Coliseum , Medellín , Antioquia , Colombia |
| 1971-01-24 | W | Juan Jimenez | KO | 2 | Estadio 11 de Noviembre, Cartagena, Bolívar, Colombia |
| 1971-03-26 | W | Arturo Lang | KO | 5 | Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia |
| 1971-05-14 | W | Marcos Tordoya | TKO | 4 | Coliseo Humberto Perea, Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia |
| 1971-06-28 | W | Edmundo Leite | TKO | 4 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1971-08-09 | W | Bobby Cassidy | TKO | 7 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1971-10-19 | W | Perry Abney | TKO | 1 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1971-11-25 | W | Thurman Doc Holliday | TKO | 4 | Sunnyside Gardens, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1972-04-02 | W | Milton Mendez | KO | 2 | Valledupar , Cesar , Colombia |
| 1972-08-10 | W | Juan Evangelista Córdoba | KO | 6 | Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia |
| 1972-08-28 | W | Roy Edmonds | KO | 2 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1972-09-29 | W | Lloyd Duncan | UD | 10 | Sunnyside Gardens, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1972-12-18 | W | Carlos Marks | PTS | 10 | Parc des Expositions , Paris , Île-de-France , France |
| 1973-03-05 | W | José Rodríguez | TKO | 5 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1973-04-16 | W | Kim Booker | TKO | 5 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1973-05-30 | W | Leon Washington | KO | 7 | Coliseo El Campin , Bogotá, Colombia |
| 1973-07-19 | W | Antonio Aguilar | PTS | 10 | Coliseo El Campin, Bogotá, Colombia |
| 1973-09-01 | W | Bennie Briscoe | UD | 12 | Omnisports Stadium, Nouméa , South Province , New Caledonia |
| 1973-12-14 | W | Joey Durelle | KO | 2 | Coliseo El Campin, Bogotá, Colombia |
| 1974-03-16 | W | Ernie Burns | KO | 2 | Plaza de Toros de Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, Bolívar, Colombia |
| 1974-05-25 | W | Bennie Briscoe | TKO | 7 | Stade Louis II , Fontvieille , Monaco |
| 1974-09-06 | W | Cubby Jackson | TKO | 2 | Coliseo El Campin, Bogotá, Colombia |
| 1974-10-25 | W | Vinnie Curto | UD | 10 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1974-11-30 | W | Gratien Tonna | KO | 11 | Palais des Expositions, Paris, Île-de-France, France |
| 1975-05-31 | W | Ramón Mendez | TKO | 8 | Coliseo El Pueblo , Cali , Valle del Cauca , Colombia |
| 1975-08-16 | W | Rudy Robles | UD | 15 | Plaza de Toros de Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, Bolívar, Colombia |
| 1976-03-28 | W | Nessim Max Cohen | TKO | 4 | Pavillon de Paris , Paris, Île-de-France, France |
| 1976-06-26 | L | Carlos Monzón | UD | 15 | Stade Louis II, Fontvieille, Monaco |
| 1976-10-24 | W | Ramon Beras | KO | 7 | Cartagena, Bolívar, Colombia |
| 1977-03-19 | W | Oreste Lebron | TKO | 5 | Coliseo Humberto Perea, Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia |
| 1977-07-30 | L | Carlos Monzón | UD | 15 | Stade Louis II, Fontvieille, Monaco |
| 1977-11-05 | W | Bennie Briscoe | UD | 15 | Casinò di Campione , Campione d'Italia , Lombardy , Italy |
| 1978-04-22 | L | Hugo Corro | UD | 15 | Teatro Ariston , Sanremo , Liguria , Italy |
| 1978-09-30 | W | Mayfield Pennington | TKO | 7 | Coliseo El Campin, Bogotá, Colombia |
| 1978-11-11 | L | Hugo Corro | UD | 15 | Estadio Luna Park , Buenos Aires , Argentina |
| 1980-05-14 | W | Charles Hayward | TKO | 7 | Coliseo El Campin, Bogotá, Colombia |
| 1980-11-28 | W | Gilberto Almonte | TKO | 1 | Coliseo El Campin, Bogotá, Colombia |
Showing 73 of 73 recorded fights · last updated 2026-10-15. Imported record tables are not independently verified and may be incomplete. Early-era logs include newspaper decisions (NWS), which are not counted in the official totals above.
Record notes
Fight record last retrieved: 2026-10-11. Title histories remain subject to archival review.
Historical-era totals differ between record-keeping conventions (newspaper decisions, exhibitions).
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