Ex-middle champ Rodrigo Valdes passes

Monzon also won a rematch on July 30, 1977 in Monaco. Valdes captured the vacant WBC and WBA middleweight crowns by defeating Bennie Briscoe by fifteen round decision in Italy on November 5, 1977. Hugo Corro defeated Valdes in Italy to capture the belts in 1978, then beat him again seven months later. Valdes ended his career with a record of 68-8-2 with 43 KOs.