Heavyweight · Cuba
Nino Valdez 48-18-3, 1 NC 36 KO · 1941–1959
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Updated Oct 12, 2026 · Sources: Wikidata, English Wikipedia, Wikipedia (ru), +1
Nino Valdez was a heavyweight boxer from Cuba, born Dec 5, 1924. Record 48-18-3, 1 NC with 36 knockouts over 1941–1959. Nino Valdez last fought Brian London on Dec 1, 1959 and won by RTD in round 7 of 10.
Also: نينو فالديز · ニーニョ・バルデス · El Niño Valdes +7 more El Niño Valdés · Giraldo Valdés · Giraldo Valdés Ponciano · Nino Valdes · Nino Valdés · Niño Valdés · el Niño
Born Dec 5, 1924
Died Jun 3, 2001
Country 🇨🇺 Cuba
Stance Orthodox
Reach 198 cm
Debut Dec 27, 1941
Career 1941–1959
Rounds boxed 460
KO share 75%
Born in Havana, Cuba
Titles Cuban heavyweight title 1945
Boxerbook rating 1612 ± 311 · inactive since Dec 1959Why here › Confirmed bouts 8 of 70
Career record Record
48-18-3, 1 NC, 36 KOs · 1941–1959
Last result W
RTD 7/10 · Empire Pool, Wembley, 🇬🇧
The record 70 bouts, 1941–1959, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 70, Wikipedia (ru) · 2, Wikipedia (ja) · 1
W
RTD 7/10 · Empire Pool, Wembley, 🇬🇧
Valdez 47-18-3 · London —
L
KO 3/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Valdez 47-17-3 · Liston 26-1-0
L
Alonzo Johnson
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Valdez 47-16-3 · Johnson —
W
TKO 8/10 · Forum, Wichita, 🇺🇸
Valdez 46-16-3 · Hodge —
L
TKO 8/10 · Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Valdez 46-15-3 · Powell —
W
Pat McMurtry
TKO 1/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Valdez 45-15-3 · McMurtry —
W
Mike DeJohn
SD 10/10 · War Memorial Auditorium, Rochester, 🇺🇸
Valdez 44-15-3 · DeJohn —
W
Harold Carter
TKO 9/10 · Coliseum, Spokane, 🇺🇸
Valdez 43-15-3 · Carter —
W
Johnny Summerlin
KO 5/10 · Fairground Racing Oval, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Valdez 42-15-3 · Summerlin —
W
Mike DeJohn
SD 10/10 · State Fair Coliseum, Syracuse, 🇺🇸
Valdez 41-15-3 · DeJohn —
W
Wayne Bethea
SD 10/10 · Auditorium Arena, Denver, 🇺🇸
Valdez 40-15-3 · Bethea —
L
SD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Valdez 40-14-3 · Miteff —
W
Jeff Dyer
KO 10/10 · Auditorium, Bangor, 🇺🇸
Valdez 39-14-3 · Dyer —
W
John Holman
UD 10/10 · Auditorium, Portland, 🇺🇸
Valdez 38-14-3 · Holman —
W
KO 1/10 · Earls Court Arena, London, 🇬🇧
Valdez 37-14-3 · Erskine —
W
Hans Friedrich
TKO 6/10 · Arena Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, 🇩🇪
Valdez 36-14-3 · Friedrich —
W
RTD 8/10 · Harringay Arena, London, 🇬🇧
Valdez 35-14-3 · Richardson —
W
Bob Woodall
KO 3/10 · Arena, Boston, 🇺🇸
Valdez 34-14-3 · Woodall —
L
UD 10/10 · Softball Park, Phoenix, 🇺🇸
Valdez 34-13-3 · Folley —
L
KO 8/10 · Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Valdez 34-12-3 · Machen —
Show all 70 bouts W
Ken Hammer
TKO 8/10 · Coliseum, Charlotte, 🇺🇸
Valdez 33-12-3 · Hammer —
L
UD 10/10 · Cow Palace, Daly City, 🇺🇸
Valdez 33-11-3 · Machen —
L
UD 10/10 · Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Valdez 33-10-3 · Baker —
W
RTD 3/10 · White City Stadium, London, 🇬🇧
Valdez 32-10-3 · Cockell 65-12-1
L
UD 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Valdez 32-9-3 · Satterfield 38-20-3
L
For vacant world heavyweight title recognized only by Nevada PTS 15/15 · Cashman Field, Las Vegas, 🇺🇸
Valdez 32-8-3 · Moore 147-19-8
W
Jack Flood
KO 7/10 · Radio Center Arena, Huntington, 🇺🇸
Valdez 31-8-3 · Flood —
W
Jimmy Walls
KO 2/10 · King's Stadium, Hamilton
Valdez 30-8-3 · Walls —
W
TKO 2/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Valdez 29-8-3 · Jackson 16-2-1
W
TKO 4/10 · Palais des Sports, Schaerbeek, 🇧🇪
Valdez 28-8-3 · Sys —
W
James J. Parker
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Valdez 27-8-3 · Parker —
W
Archie McBride
SD 10/10 · Palacio de Deportes, Havana, 🇨🇺
Valdez 26-8-3 · McBride —
W
KO 4/10 · Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, 🇩🇪
Valdez 25-8-3 · Neuhaus —
W
Matt Daniels
TKO 2/10 · Fort Homer Hesterly Armory, Tampa, 🇺🇸
Valdez 24-8-3 · Daniels —
W
UD 10/10 · Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Valdez 23-8-3 · Williams —
W
UD 10/10 · Miami Beach Exhibition Hall, Miami Beach, Florida, 🇺🇸
Valdez 22-8-3 · Charles 85-8-1
W
Omelio Agramonte
TKO 10/12 · Palacio de Deportes, Havana, 🇨🇺
Valdez 21-8-3 · Agramonte —
L
UD 10/10 · Radio Center Arena, Huntington, 🇺🇸
Valdez 21-7-3 · Baker —
L
SD 10/10 · War Memorial Arena, Johnstown, 🇺🇸
Valdez 21-6-3 · Gilliam —
L
UD 10/10 · Arena, St. Louis, 🇺🇸
Valdez 21-5-3 · Moore 137-19-8
L
UD 10/10 · Boxing From Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, 🇺🇸
Valdez 21-4-3 · Johnson 37-5-0
W
Jimmy Walker
KO 6/8 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Valdez 20-4-3 · Walker —
D
Joe McFadden
PTS 8/8 · Ridgewood Grove, New York City, 🇺🇸
Valdez 20-4-2 · McFadden —
W
Sandy McPherson
UD 8/8 · Sunnyside Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Valdez 19-4-2 · McPherson —
W
Keene Simmons
UD 10/10 · Sunnyside Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Valdez 18-4-2 · Simmons —
W
Joe McFadden
KO 7/8 · Sunnyside Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Valdez 17-4-2 · McFadden —
W
Aldo Rodriguez
TKO 1/8 · Palacio de Deportes, Havana, 🇨🇺
Valdez 16-4-2 · Rodriguez —
W
Juan Carlos Vigo
KO 1/8 · Palacio de Deportes, Havana, 🇨🇺
Valdez 15-4-2 · Vigo —
W
Tommy Bevil
TKO 3/10 · Jacksonville, Florida, 🇺🇸
Valdez 14-4-2 · Bevil —
L
Archie McBride
PTS 8/8 · Armory, Reading, 🇺🇸
Valdez 14-3-2 · McBride —
W
Doc Bee
PTS 6/6 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Valdez 13-3-2 · Bee —
D
Jimmy Freeman
PTS 6/6 · Auditorium, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Valdez 13-3-1 · Freeman —
NC
Cheo Morejon
NC 5/10 · Palacio de Deportes, Havana, 🇨🇺
Valdez 13-3-1 · Morejon —
W
Aldo Rodriguez
PTS 8/8 · Palacio de Deportes, Havana, 🇨🇺
Valdez 12-3-1 · Rodriguez —
W
Kid Carbajal
KO 7/10 · Cienfuegos, 🇨🇺
Valdez 11-3-1 · Carbajal —
D
Cheo Morejon
PTS 10/10 · Sancti Spiritus, 🇨🇺
Valdez 11-3-0 · Morejon —
W
Federico Malibran
Won Cuban heavyweight title KO 8/12 · Ciego de Avila, 🇨🇺
Valdez 10-3-0 · Malibran —
L
Federico Malibran
For Cuban heavyweight title KO 4/12 · Palacio de Deportes, Havana, 🇨🇺
Valdez 10-2-0 · Malibran —
W
Epifanio Perez
KO 2/8 · Candelaria, 🇨🇺
Valdez 9-2-0 · Perez —
L
Mario Raul Ochoa
PTS 8/8 · Candelaria, 🇨🇺
Valdez 9-1-0 · Ochoa —
W
Andres Ferrer
KO 2/8 · Candelaria, 🇨🇺
Valdez 8-1-0 · Ferrer —
W
Julio Lazaro Diaz
TKO 7/10 · Arena Cristal, Havana, 🇨🇺
Valdez 7-1-0 · Diaz —
W
Benito Garcia Malpica
TKO 2/10 · Arena Cristal, Havana, 🇨🇺
Valdez 6-1-0 · Malpica —
W
Andres Dominguez
KO 2/8 · Arena Cristal, Havana, 🇨🇺
Valdez 5-1-0 · Dominguez —
W
Jose Andres Hornedo
KO 2/6 · Arena Cristal, Havana, 🇨🇺
Valdez 4-1-0 · Hornedo —
W
Epifanio Perez
KO 2/4 · Arena Cristal, Havana, 🇨🇺
Valdez 3-1-0 · Perez —
L
Julio Lazaro Diaz
KO 3/6 · Arena Cristal, Havana, 🇨🇺
Valdez 3-0-0 · Diaz —
W
Wilfredo Ferrer
KO 1/6 · Arena Cristal, Havana, 🇨🇺
Valdez 2-0-0 · Ferrer —
W
Andres Dominguez
KO 1/6 · Arena Cristal, Havana, 🇨🇺
Valdez 1-0-0 · Dominguez —
W
Basilio Ayestaran
KO 3/6 · Palacio de Deportes, Havana, 🇨🇺
Valdez 0-0-0 · Ayestaran —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles No world title reigns recorded.
Facts
What is Nino Valdez's record? Nino Valdez's professional record is 48-18-3, 1 NC with 36 knockouts.
Who did Nino Valdez fight last? Nino Valdez last fought Brian London on Dec 1, 1959 and won by RTD in round 7 of 10. Sources Boxerbook ID 2091 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/2091 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
