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Carlos Monzón
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Carlos Monzón

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Holding the world middleweight championship through fourteen successful defences.

Middleweight reign

Born
7 August 1942
Birthplace
San Javier, Argentina
Died
8 January 1995

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Carlos Monzón

Argentine boxer known for a long championship reign during the 1970s.

Early life

Santa Fe

Grew up in poverty, left school early to work and trained under Amílcar Brusa.

Career

  1. 1963

    Professional debut

    Won his first professional bout.

  2. 1966

    National champion

    Won the Argentine middleweight title.

  3. 1970

    World champion

    Defeated Nino Benvenuti.

  4. 1977

    Retirement

    Ended his boxing career as champion.

Achievements

Middleweight reign

Defended the world title fourteen times.

Beyond sport

Criminal conviction

Was convicted of killing Alicia Muñiz and sentenced to eleven years in prison. Died in a car crash in 1995 while returning from prison leave.

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