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Carlos Monzón

Argentine boxer (1942-1995) · Argentina · Athletes · Died at 52

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Carlos Roque Monzón, nicknamed Escopeta (Shotgun), was an Argentine professional boxer who held the undisputed world middleweight championship for seven years, and successfully defended his title 14 times against 11 different fighters.

A life in dates

1995Died8 January 19951990International Boxing Hall of FameAward1972Sugar Ray Robinson AwardAwardThe Ring magazine Fighter of the YearAward1942Born7 August 1942

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Awards

International Boxing Hall of Fame1990
Sugar Ray Robinson Award1972
The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year1972
WBC World Middleweight Champion
WBA World Middleweight Champion
The Ring World Middleweight Champion

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Spouse: Alicia Muniz

About this person

Carlos Roque Monzón, nicknamed Escopeta (Shotgun), was an Argentine professional boxer who held the undisputed world middleweight championship for seven years, and successfully defended his title 14 times against 11 different fighters. The Ring magazine and Boxing Writers Association of America named him Fighter of the Year in 1972. As of May 2026, Monzón is ranked by BoxRec as the seventh greatest boxer of all time, pound for pound. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990.

Country
Argentina
Category
Athletes
Type
Athlete
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1942 to 1995 · aged 52

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