Carlos Monzón

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Carlos Monzón was an Argentine middleweight boxing champion widely regarded as one of the greatest fighters in the division’s history, known for his dominant title reign in the 1970s.

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instanceOf human
professional boxer
world middleweight boxing champion
boxingRecordSummary 87 wins, 3 losses, 9 draws, 1 no contest
burialPlace Cemetery of Santa Fe, Argentina
causeOfDeath traffic collision
convictedOf homicide of Alicia Muñiz
countryOfCitizenship Argentina
dateOfBirth 1942-08-07
dateOfDeath 1995-01-08
deathManner accidental death
defendedTitleAgainst Emile Griffith
José Nápoles
Rodrigo Valdez
ethnicGroup Argentine of mixed European and indigenous descent
familyName Monzón
fullName Carlos Roque Monzón
givenName Carlos
hallOfFameInduction International Boxing Hall of Fame
hallOfFameInductionYear 1990
height 1.81 m
knownFor considered one of the greatest middleweight boxers in history
dominant middleweight title reign in the 1970s
nationality Argentine
nativeLanguage Spanish
notableVictoryOver Emile Griffith
José Nápoles
Nino Benvenuti
Rodrigo Valdez
occupation actor
boxer
placeOfBirth San Javier, Santa Fe, Argentina
placeOfDeath Los Cerrillos, Santa Fe, Argentina
placeOfImprisonment Las Flores prison, Santa Fe, Argentina
rankedAmong greatest middleweight boxers of all time
sexOrGender male
sport boxing
spouse Alicia Muñiz
Mercedes Beatriz García
stance orthodox stance
weightClass middleweight
winsByKnockout 59
wonTitleFrom Nino Benvenuti
worldTitleHeld WBA middleweight title
WBC middleweight title
worldTitleReignEnd 1977
worldTitleReignStart 1970
yearsActiveInBoxing 1963–1977

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Emile Griffith opponent Carlos Monzón