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Niño Valdés was born into a poor family in Havana, Cuba. He began boxing at the age of 12 and quickly rose to prominence in the Cuban amateur boxing scene. He won the Cuban National Amateur Boxing Championship in 1942 and 1943. He then went on to win the Cuban National Professional Boxing Championship in 1947 and 1948. In 1949, Valdés moved to the United States and began his professional boxing career. He quickly rose to prominence in the American boxing scene, winning the New York State Middleweight Championship in 1950. He went on to win the World Middleweight Championship in 1952, becoming the first Cuban to do so. Throughout his career, Valdés fought some of the greatest boxers of his time, including Sugar Ray Robinson, Rocky Graziano, and Gene Fullmer. He retired from boxing in 1959 with a record of 56 wins, 11 losses, and 4 draws. In addition to his boxing career, Valdés was also an actor and appeared in several films, including The Harder They Fall (1956) and The Big Brawl (1980). Valdés was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990. He is currently 77 years old and has a net worth of $2 million.

Popular As Geraldo Ramos Ponciano Valdés
Occupation N/A
Age 77 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 5 December 1924
Birthday 5 December
Birthplace Havana, Cuba
Date of death (2001-06-03)
Died Place New York City, US
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Niño Valdés Height, Weight & Measurements

At 77 years old, Niño Valdés height is 6 ft and Weight Heavyweight.

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Height 6 ft
Weight Heavyweight
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He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.

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Niño Valdés Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Niño Valdés worth at the age of 77 years old? Niño Valdés’s income source is mostly from being a successful boxer. He is from . We have estimated Niño Valdés's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2023 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Timeline

1959

He continued boxing, losing to heavyweight contenders Zora Folley, Eddie Machen, and Sonny Liston. After defeating contender Brian London in December 1959, Valdés retired due to eye problems.

1955

After a string of four losses to notable fighters such as Harold Johnson, Archie Moore, and Bob Baker in 1952 and 1953, he went undefeated in an impressive run of 11 consecutive victories which saw him defeat Ezzard Charles and Tommy "Hurricane" Jackson. However, the streak came to an end when he lost a rematch to Moore by a fifteen-round unanimous decision on May 2, 1955. He lost another fight to Bob Satterfield three months later. After beating former title contender Don Cockell, he lost a ten-round unanimous decision to Bob Baker on December 7, 1955, costing him a potential title bout against Rocky Marciano.

1950

Valdés was a top contender for the heavyweight title during the mid 1950s, although he never received a shot due to his mixed results in the ring. Ring Magazine ranked Valdez as high as the #2 contender in its annual rankings for 1958 and he was highly ranked in several other years.

1924

Niño Valdés (born Geraldo Ramos Ponciano Valdés, also known as Nino Valdés) (December 5, 1924 – June 3, 2001) was a Cuban professional boxer who was Cuba's national heavyweight boxing champion in the 1940s and 1950s. Statistical boxing website BoxRec rates Valdés as the 8th best Cuban boxer ever across all weight divisions.