Rodrigo Valdez
Colombian boxer (1946-2017) · Colombia · On the map · Athletes · Died at 70
Rodrigo Valdez was a Colombian professional boxer who competed from 1963 to 1980. He was a two time middleweight champion, having held the WBC title from 1974 to 1976 and the undisputed WBA, WBC, and The Ring titles from 1977 to 1978.
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His rivalry with Carlos Monzón has long been considered among the most legendary boxing rivalries. Valdez was trained by hall of famer coach Gil Clancy. Many people consider him, Antonio Cervantes and Miguel "Happy" Lora to be the three greatest boxers ever to come from that country. He is 29th on Ring Magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time. Valdez was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame batch 2025.
The same award as Rodrigo
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Hugo CorroBoth received WBC World Middleweight ChampionJulian JacksonBoth received WBC World Middleweight Champion
Sumbu KalambayBoth received WBA World Middleweight Champion