Middleweight · Colombia
Rodrigo Valdez 63-8-2 43 KO · 1963–1980
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Rodrigo Valdez was a middleweight boxer from Colombia, born Dec 22, 1946. Record 63-8-2 with 43 knockouts over 1963–1980. World titles: WBA middleweight (1977–1978), WBC middleweight (1977–1978), WBC middleweight (1974–1976). Rodrigo Valdez last fought Gilberto Almonte on Nov 28, 1980 and won by TKO in round 1 of 10.
Also: Родриго Валдез · Родріго Вальдес · رودريغو فالديز +10 more رودریگو والدس · ロドリゴ・バルデス · 로드리고 발데스 · Rocky · Rodrigo Rocky Valdes · Rodrigo Rocky Valdés · Rodrigo Valdes · Rodrigo Valdés · Rodrigo Valdéz · Rodrígo Valdéz
Born Dec 22, 1946
Died Mar 14, 2017
Country 🇨🇴 Colombia
Stance Orthodox
Height 177 cm
Reach 178 cm
Nickname Rocky
Debut Oct 25, 1963
Career 1963–1980
Rounds boxed 519
KO share 68%
Born in Cartagena, Colombia
Titles WBA, WBC middleweight · 1974–1978
Boxerbook rating 1800 ± 267 · inactive since Nov 1980Why here › Confirmed bouts 7 of 73
Career record Record
63-8-2, 43 KOs · 1963–1980
Last result W
Gilberto Almonte
TKO 1/10 · Coliseo El Campin, Bogotá, 🇨🇴
The record 73 bouts, 1963–1980, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 73, Wikipedia (es) · 3
W
Gilberto Almonte
TKO 1/10 · Coliseo El Campin, Bogotá, 🇨🇴
Valdez 62-8-2 · Almonte —
W
Charles Hayward
TKO 7/10 · Coliseo El Campin, Bogotá, 🇨🇴
Valdez 61-8-2 · Hayward —
L
For WBA, WBC, and The Ring middleweight titles UD 15/15 · Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, 🇦🇷
Valdez 61-7-2 · Corro 46-2-1
W
Mayfield Pennington
TKO 7/10 · Coliseo El Campin, Bogotá, 🇨🇴
Valdez 60-7-2 · Pennington —
L
For WBA, WBC, and The Ring middleweight titles UD 15/15 · Teatro Ariston, Sanremo, 🇮🇹
Valdez 60-6-2 · Corro 43-2-1
W
Won vacant WBA, WBC, and The Ring middleweight titles UD 15/15 · Casinò di Campione, Campione d'Italia, 🇮🇹
Valdez 59-6-2 · Briscoe 58-14-5
L
For WBA, WBC, and The Ring middleweight titles UD 15/15 · Stade Louis II, Fontvieille, 🇲🇨
Valdez 59-5-2 · Monzón 86-3-9
W
Oreste Lebron
TKO 5/10 · Coliseo Humberto Perea, Barranquilla, 🇨🇴
Valdez 58-5-2 · Lebron —
W
Ramon Beras
KO 7/10 · Cartagena, Bolívar, 🇨🇴
Valdez 57-5-2 · Beras —
L
Lost WBC middleweight title UD 15/15 · Stade Louis II, Fontvieille, 🇲🇨
Valdez 57-4-2 · Monzón 85-3-9
W
Retained WBC middleweight title TKO 4/15 · Pavillon de Paris, Paris, 🇫🇷
Valdez 56-4-2 · Cohen —
W
Rudy Robles
Retained WBC middleweight title UD 15/15 · Plaza de Toros de Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, 🇨🇴
Valdez 55-4-2 · Robles —
W
Ramón Mendez
Retained WBC middleweight title TKO 8/15 · Coliseo El Pueblo, Cali, 🇨🇴
Valdez 54-4-2 · Mendez —
W
Retained WBC middleweight title KO 11/15 · Palais des Expositions, Paris, 🇫🇷
Valdez 53-4-2 · Tonna —
W
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Valdez 52-4-2 · Curto —
W
Cubby Jackson
TKO 2/12 · Coliseo El Campin, Bogotá, 🇨🇴
Valdez 51-4-2 · Jackson —
W
Won vacant WBC middleweight title TKO 7/15 · Stade Louis II, Fontvieille, 🇲🇨
Valdez 50-4-2 · Briscoe 49-12-1
W
Ernie Burns
KO 2/10 · Plaza de Toros de Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, 🇨🇴
Valdez 49-4-2 · Burns —
W
Joey Durelle
KO 2/10 · Coliseo El Campin, Bogotá, 🇨🇴
Valdez 48-4-2 · Durelle —
W
Won NABF middleweight title UD 12/12 · Omnisports Stadium, Nouméa
Valdez 47-4-2 · Briscoe 46-11-1
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Antonio Aguilar
PTS 10/10 · Coliseo El Campin, Bogotá, 🇨🇴
Valdez 46-4-2 · Aguilar —
W
Leon Washington
KO 7/10 · Coliseo El Campin, Bogotá, 🇨🇴
Valdez 45-4-2 · Washington —
W
Kim Booker
TKO 5/10 · Felt Forum, New York City, 🇺🇸
Valdez 44-4-2 · Booker —
W
José Rodríguez
TKO 5/10 · Felt Forum, New York City, 🇺🇸
Valdez 43-4-2 · Rodríguez —
W
Carlos Marks
PTS 10/10 · Parc des Expositions, Paris, 🇫🇷
Valdez 42-4-2 · Marks —
W
Lloyd Duncan
UD 10/10 · Sunnyside Gardens, New York City, 🇺🇸
Valdez 41-4-2 · Duncan —
W
Roy Edmonds
KO 2/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Valdez 40-4-2 · Edmonds —
W
KO 6 · Barranquilla, Atlántico, 🇨🇴
Valdez 39-4-2 · Córdoba —
W
Milton Mendez
KO 2 · Valledupar, Cesar, 🇨🇴
Valdez 38-4-2 · Mendez —
W
Thurman Doc Holliday
TKO 4/10 · Sunnyside Gardens, New York City, 🇺🇸
Valdez 37-4-2 · Holliday —
W
Perry Abney
TKO 1/10 · Felt Forum, New York City, 🇺🇸
Valdez 36-4-2 · Abney —
W
TKO 7/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Valdez 35-4-2 · Cassidy —
W
Edmundo Leite
TKO 4/10 · Felt Forum, New York City, 🇺🇸
Valdez 34-4-2 · Leite —
W
Marcos Tordoya
TKO 4/10 · Coliseo Humberto Perea, Barranquilla, 🇨🇴
Valdez 33-4-2 · Tordoya —
W
Arturo Lang
KO 5/10 · Barranquilla, Atlántico, 🇨🇴
Valdez 32-4-2 · Lang —
W
Juan Jimenez
KO 2/10 · Estadio 11 de Noviembre, Cartagena, 🇨🇴
Valdez 31-4-2 · Jimenez —
W
TKO 9/10 · Atanasio Girardot Coliseum, Medellín, 🇨🇴
Valdez 30-4-2 · Córdoba —
L
Ralph Palladin
SD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Valdez 30-3-2 · Palladin —
W
Cassius Greene
UD 10/10 · Sunnyside Gardens, New York City, 🇺🇸
Valdez 29-3-2 · Greene —
L
Pete Toro
MD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Valdez 29-2-2 · Toro —
W
Dave Oropeza
KO 1/10 · The Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸
Valdez 28-2-2 · Oropeza —
W
Denny Stiletto
TKO 1/10 · Silver Slipper, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Valdez 27-2-2 · Stiletto —
W
TKO 9/10 · The Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸
Valdez 26-2-2 · Rodríguez —
W
David Melendez
TKO 5/10 · Felt Forum, New York City, 🇺🇸
Valdez 25-2-2 · Melendez —
W
Mike DeFeo
TKO 1/10 · Silver Slipper, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Valdez 24-2-2 · DeFeo —
W
Peter Cobblah
UD 10/10 · Silver Slipper, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Valdez 23-2-2 · Cobblah —
W
KO 2 · Teatro Circo, Cartagena, 🇨🇴
Valdez 22-2-2 · Contréras —
L
Daniel Guanin
PTS 10/10 · Quito, Pichincha, 🇪🇨
Valdez 22-1-2 · Guanin —
W
Humberto Trottman
PTS 10/10 · Bogotá, 🇨🇴
Valdez 21-1-2 · Trottman —
W
Cartagenita Kid
KO 7 · Cartagena, Bolívar, 🇨🇴
Valdez 20-1-2 · Kid —
D
German Gastelbondo
PTS 10/10 · Estadio 11 de Noviembre, Cartagena, 🇨🇴
Valdez 20-1-1 · Gastelbondo —
W
Richard Morales
KO 2 · Coliseo Cubierto de Monteria, Monteria, 🇨🇴
Valdez 19-1-1 · Morales —
W
Humberto Trottman
PTS 10/10 · Estadio 11 de Noviembre, Cartagena, 🇨🇴
Valdez 18-1-1 · Trottman —
W
Alfonso Franco
KO 12/12 · Estadio 11 de Noviembre, Cartagena, 🇨🇴
Valdez 17-1-1 · Franco —
W
Baby Mendez
KO 3 · El Carmen, 🇨🇴
Valdez 16-1-1 · Mendez —
W
Kid Revolledo
PTS 10/10 · Sincelejo, Sucre, 🇨🇴
Valdez 15-1-1 · Revolledo —
D
Mario Rossito
PTS 10/10 · Estadio 11 de Noviembre, Cartagena, 🇨🇴
Valdez 15-1-0 · Rossito —
W
UD 10/10 · Estadio 11 de Noviembre, Cartagena, 🇨🇴
Valdez 14-1-0 · Espinoza —
W
Julio Novella
TKO 2/10 · Estadio 11 de Noviembre, Cartagena, 🇨🇴
Valdez 13-1-0 · Novella —
W
Alfonso Franco
KO 7/12 · Estadio 11 de Noviembre, Cartagena, 🇨🇴
Valdez 12-1-0 · Franco —
W
Elias Lian
PTS 10/10 · Estadio 11 de Noviembre, Cartagena, 🇨🇴
Valdez 11-1-0 · Lian —
W
Luis Ascary Lucero
KO 2/10 · Estadio 11 de Noviembre, Cartagena, 🇨🇴
Valdez 10-1-0 · Lucero —
W
Sixto Ulloa
PTS 10/10 · Estadio 11 de Noviembre, Cartagena, 🇨🇴
Valdez 9-1-0 · Ulloa —
W
Rafael Luna
UD 10/10 · Estadio 11 de Noviembre, Cartagena, 🇨🇴
Valdez 8-1-0 · Luna —
L
Juan Escobar
TKO 6/10 · Coliseo Humberto Perea, Barranquilla, 🇨🇴
Valdez 8-0-0 · Escobar —
W
Elias Hidalgo
KO 6 · Coliseo Humberto Perea, Barranquilla, 🇨🇴
Valdez 7-0-0 · Hidalgo —
W
Manuel Jack Hernandez
PTS 10/10 · Barranquilla, Atlántico, 🇨🇴
Valdez 6-0-0 · Hernandez —
W
Fernando Alvarez
TKO 8/10 · Coliseo Humberto Perea, Barranquilla, 🇨🇴
Valdez 5-0-0 · Alvarez —
W
Alejandro Parra
PTS 8/8 · Barranquilla, Atlántico, 🇨🇴
Valdez 4-0-0 · Parra —
W
Humberto Hurtado
PTS 6/6 · Plaza de Toros de la Serrezuela, Cartagena, 🇨🇴
Valdez 3-0-0 · Hurtado —
W
Alejandro Parra
KO 5 · Cartagena, Bolívar, 🇨🇴
Valdez 2-0-0 · Parra —
W
Eliecer de Avila
KO 4 · Teatro Circo, Cartagena, 🇨🇴
Valdez 1-0-0 · Avila —
W
Orlando Pineda
PTS 4/4 · Estadio Once de Noviembre, Cartagena, 🇨🇴
Valdez 0-0-0 · Pineda —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles
Facts
What is Rodrigo Valdez's record? Rodrigo Valdez's professional record is 63-8-2 with 43 knockouts.
Who did Rodrigo Valdez fight last? Rodrigo Valdez last fought Gilberto Almonte on Nov 28, 1980 and won by TKO in round 1 of 10.
Which world titles has Rodrigo Valdez held? Rodrigo Valdez has held 3 world title reigns: WBA middleweight (1977–1978), WBC middleweight (1977–1978), WBC middleweight (1974–1976). Sources Boxerbook ID 11739 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/11739 . 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.
