Eladio "Black Bill" Valdés (July 1905 – May 14, 1933) was a Cuban boxer, active in the 1920s. Small of stature at and weighing between , he was managed by Luis "Pincho" Gutiérrez and trained by Moe Fleischer. He made his first official appearance on September 11, 1920 (at age 15) in a fight in Havana, his native city, where he defeated Diego Blanco in the fourth round.

Valdés continued to fight throughout the 1920s, dividing his fights between Havana and New York City. Although he was neither large nor a power hitter, he was known for throwing opponents off guard by attacking with agility and angled punches. He is notable for having never suffered a single loss by knockout. Valdés was the cousin of Cuban boxer Kid Chocolate.

Boxing career

Cuban flyweight and light flyweight champion, 1921–1923 On November 6, 1921, he was proclaimed Cuban Flyweight Champion after his defeat of Dixie Lewis, and presented with a belt that month. On May 7, 1923, in Havana, he defeated Genaro Pino for the Light Flyweight Championship of Cuba in 12 rounds.

Challenging for the world flyweight championship, 1930 On March 21, 1930, he unsuccessfully challenged Midget Wolgast for the New York State Athletic Commission's version of the World Flyweight Title at Madison Square Garden.

During his career, he defeated opponents such as Johnny McCoy, Willie Davies, "Corporal" Izzy Schwartz, Sammy Bienfield, the French boxer Eugène Huat, Happy Atherton, Genaro Pino, Marty Gold, Bobby Green, Henry Catena, Pinky Silverberg, and Benny Marks.

Death Plagued by alcoholism and boxing-related blindness, Valdés committed suicide while in Harlem, New York, on May 14, 1933.

Professional boxing record All information in this section is derived from BoxRec, unless otherwise stated.

Official record

All newspaper decisions are officially regarded as “no decision” bouts and are not counted in the win/loss/draw column. ResultRecordOpponentTypeRoundDateAgeLocationNotes168Win123–24–13 Felipe AndradePTS10Jan 1, 1931167Draw122–24–13 Jose LagoPTS10Dec 25, 1930166Loss122–24–12 Antal KocsisPTS10Nov 20, 1930165Win122–23–12 Freddie LattanzioPTS10Oct 16, 1930164Win121–23–12 Bobby ZimmermanPTS8Oct 10, 1930163Loss120–23–12 'Happy' Melvin AthertonNWS10Sep 23, 1930162Loss120–23–12 Marty GoldMD10Sep 17, 1930161Loss120–22–12 Willie DaviesUD10Jul 14, 1930160Loss120–21–12 Willie DaviesMD10Jun 2, 1930159Win120–20–12 Routier ParraSD6Apr 28, 1930158Loss119–20–12 Midget WolgastPTS15Mar 21, 1930157Win119–19–12 Manuel GonzálezPTS10Mar 1, 1930156Win118–19–12 Routier ParraPTS8Feb 8, 1930155Win117–19–12 Routier ParraPTS8Jan 25, 1930154Win116–19–12 Freddie LattanzioPTS10Jan 11, 1930153Win115–19–12 Freddie LattanzioPTS10Dec 11, 1929152Win114–19–12 Eugène HuatPTS10Nov 22, 1929151Win113–19–12 Willie DaviesPTS10Nov 4, 1929150Win112–19–12 Johnny McCoyPTS6Sep 30, 1929149Win111–19–12 'Happy' Melvin AthertonPTS10Sep 17, 1929148Win110–19–12 Tommy AboboPTS10Aug 31, 1929147Win109–19–12 Marty GoldPTS10Jul 26, 1929146Win108–19–12 Phil TobiasPTS10Jul 10, 1929145Win107–19–12 Harry GoldsteinPTS10Jun 24, 1929144Win106–19–12 Jack McDermottPTS10May 11, 1929143Win105–19–12 Routier ParraKO9 (10)Apr 29, 1929142Win104–19–12 Hal StevensonTKO8 (10)Apr 15, 1929141Win103–19–12 Johnny McCoyPTS8Apr 8, 1929140Win102–19–12 Mickey PaulPTS6Mar 18, 1929139Win101–19–12 Marty GoldPTS8Mar 14, 1929138Win100–19–12 Freddie LattanzioPTS10Feb 23, 1929137Win99–19–12 Marty GoldPTS10Feb 15, 1929136Win98–19–12 Routier ParraPTS10Feb 9, 1929135Win97–19–12 Tommy AboboPTS10Jan 26, 1929134Win96–19–12 Pinky Silverberg PTS6Dec 29, 1928133Loss95–19–12 Joey Ross PTS10Dec 3, 1928132Loss95–18–12 Corporal Izzy SchwartzPTS10Nov 20, 1928N/A131Win95–17–12 Young ChappiePTS10Nov 17, 1928130ND94–17–12 Benny TellND10Nov 11, 1928129Win94–17–12 Young GranadoPTS10Sep 1, 1928128Win93–17–12 H. BetancourtKO10 (?)Aug 30, 1928N/A127Win92–17–12 John DempseyDQ5 (?)Aug 18, 1928N/A126Win91–17–12 Corporal Izzy SchwartzPTS10Aug 8, 1928N/A125Win90–17–12 Enrique ValdesPTS8Jun 16, 1928124Win89–17–12 Gilbert CastilloPTS10May 30, 1928N/A123Win88–17–12 Enrique ValdesPTS10Mar 10, 1928122Win87–17–12 Ramon PerezPTS10Mar 3, 1928121Win86–17–12 Anselmo Kid SalgadoKO2 (6)Feb 25, 1928120Win85–17–12 Gilbert CastilloKO10 (10)Nov 15, 1927N/A119Win84–17–12 Luis Kiki TorresPTS10Sep 10, 1927118Win83–17–12 Harry GoldsteinPTS10Aug 2, 1927117Win83–17–12 Willie CubicNWS10Jul 20, 1927116Win83–17–12 Phil TobiasPTS10Apr 11, 1927115Draw82–17–12 Matty WhiteNWS8Feb 28, 1927114Loss82–17–12 Joey RossPTS10Feb 5, 1927113Win82–16–12 Pinky SilverbergPTS6Jan 19, 1927112Draw81–16–12 Blas RodriguezPTS12Jan 8, 1927111Loss81–16–11 Davey AdelmanPTS8Jan 1, 1927110Loss81–15–11 Ruby BradleyPTS10Dec 13, 1926109Loss81–14–11 'Happy' Melvin AthertonPTS10Nov 5, 1926108Win81–13–11 Johnny MayoNWS4Oct 22, 1926107Draw81–13–11 Joey RossPTS6Oct 2, 1926106Loss81–13–10 Benny MarksPTS6Sep 11, 1926105Win81–12–10 Benny MarksDQ7 (10)Aug 30, 1926104Loss80–12–10 Tommy HughesPTS10Aug 27, 1926103Draw80–11–10 Mickey GillPTS10Jul 17, 1926102Draw80–11–9 Willie DaviesPTS12Jul 5, 1926101Draw80–11–8 Willie DaviesPTS12Jun 2, 192610080–11–7 Lalo DominguezND3Apr 24, 192699Win80–11–7 Enrique ValdesKO9 (12)Apr 14, 192698Win79–11–7 Henny CatenaPTS12Mar 31, 192697Win78–11–7 Johnny BreslinPTS10Mar 15, 192696Win77–11–7 Bobby GreenPTS10Mar 6, 192695Win76–11–7 Eddie ZieglerPTS10Feb 20, 192694Win75–11–7 Benny TellPTS10Feb 15, 192693Win74–11–7 Manny WexlerPTS10Feb 6, 192692Loss73–11–7 Young ChappiePTS10Jan 15, 192691Win73–10–7 Willie WoodsPTS12Jan 12, 192690Win72–10–7 Bobby BurkePTS10Jan 2, 192689Loss71–10–7 Davey AdelmanPTS6Jan 1, 1926N/A88Win71–9–7 George WaverlyPTS10Dec 17, 1925N/A87Win70–9–7 Joe McKeanPTS10Dec 12, 192586Win69–9–7 Marty GoldPTS10Dec 11, 192585Win68–9–7 Benny TellNWS10Nov 12, 192584Win68–9–7 Jimmy RussoPTS10Nov 7, 192583Win67–9–7 Corporal Izzy SchwartzPTS12Oct 24, 192582Loss66–9–7 Ernie JarvisPTS10Oct 16, 192581Loss66–8–7 Willie DaviesUD10Sep 30, 192580Win66–7–7 'Young' Dencio VillamorePTS10Sep 26, 192579Loss65–7–7 Corporal Izzy SchwartzPTS10Sep 17, 192578Loss65–6–7 'Young' Dencio VillamoreDQ5 (12)Aug 29, 192577Win65–5–7 Battling Al MurrayPTS10Aug 22, 192576Win64–5–7 Corporal Izzy SchwartzPTS10Jul 20, 192575Win63–5–7 Willie WoodsPTS12Jul 11, 192574Win62–5–7 Corporal Izzy SchwartzPTS10Jun 27, 192573Win61–5–7 Sammy BienfeldPTS10Jun 13, 192572Win60–5–7 Joe McKeanPTS10May 28, 192571Win59–5–7 Jockey Joe DillonPTS10May 16, 192570Win58–5–7 Willie WoodsPTS12May 6, 192569Win57–5–7 Tony TakisPTS12Apr 25, 192568Win56–5–7 Bobby BurkePTS12Apr 4, 192567Win55–5–7 Genaro PinoPTS10Jan 3, 192566Draw54–5–7 Kid CampbellPTS8Nov 16, 192465Draw54–5–6 Santiago ZorrillaPTS8Nov 9, 192464Win54–5–5 Kid CampbellPTS12Oct 18, 192463Draw53–5–5 Kid VaqueroPTS8Oct 11, 192462Win53–5–4 Marino DiazTKO6 (8)Sep 20, 192461Win52–5–4 Kid MolinetPTS10Aug 30, 192460Win51–5–4 Enriquito ValdezTKO6 (8)Jul 1, 192459Win50–5–4 Ramon PerezKO1 (?)Jun 28, 192458Win49–5–4 Ramon PerezKO4 (?)May 10, 192457Win48–5–4 Angel 'Kid' WhitePTS10Feb 9, 192456Win47–5–4 Kid MolinetPTS6Jan 5, 192455Win46–5–4 Genaro PinoPTS10Dec 8, 192354Win45–5–4 Jackie PalmerPTS10Oct 28, 192353Win44–5–4 Emilio CasadoKO4 (?)Sep 1, 192352Win43–5–4 Kid GuanajayPTS8Aug 19, 192351Win42–5–4 Mike RojoPTS10Jul 22, 192350Win41–5–4 Modesto MoralesPTS8Jul 2, 1923N/A49Win40–5–4 Tommy AlbearPTS8Jun 10, 192348Win39–5–4 Genaro PinoPTS12May 7, 192347Win38–5–4 Kid GuanajayPTS6Mar 17, 192346Win37–5–4 Kid GuanajayPTS8Nov 25, 192245Loss36–5–4 Genaro PinoDQ7 (8)Oct 10, 192244Win36–4–4 Joe GomezPTS12Jul 22, 192243Win35–4–4 Luis VenturaPTS8Jul 15, 1922N/A42Win34–4–4 Modesto MoralesPTS6Jul 10, 1922N/A41Win33–4–4 Kid DelgadoPTS6Jun 15, 192240Win32–4–4 Modesto MoralesPTS6May 20, 192239Win31–4–4 Kid McCarthyPTS6May 15, 1922N/A38Win30–4–4 Andres UrquiaPTS6Apr 29, 1922N/A37Win29–4–4 Modesto MoralesPTS?Apr 10, 1922N/A36Win28–4–4 Andres RojoKO1 (?)Apr 8, 1922N/A35Win27–4–4 Modesto MoralesPTS6Mar 10, 1922N/A34Loss26–4–4 Antonio ValdezPTS8Jan 28, 192233Loss26–3–4 Jockey Joe DillonPTS12Jan 14, 192232Loss26–2–4 Antonio ValdezPTS6Jan 11, 192231Draw26–1–4 Julio OtamendiPTS4Jan 7, 1922N/A30Win26–1–3 Diego PedrosoKO2 (?)Dec 10, 1921N/A29Win25–1–3 Mike RojoKO8 (?)Nov 25, 192128Win24–1–3 Young SibyscoKO5 (?)Nov 8, 1921N/A27Win23–1–3 Dixie LewisPTS8Nov 6, 192126Win22–1–3 Joe FoxKO5 (6)Oct 16, 192125Win21–1–3 Modesto MoralesPTS?Oct 10, 1921N/A24Win20–1–3 Kid GuanajayPTS4Oct 2, 192123Draw19–1–3 Julio OtamendiPTS8Sep 25, 192122Win19–1–2 Modesto MoralesKO?Sep 20, 1921N/A21Win18–1–2 Eduardo CardenasKO5 (?)Sep 17, 192120Win17–1–2 Diego PedrosoPTS6Sep 9, 192119Loss16–1–2 Kid CastroPTS4Sep 3, 1921N/A18Win16–0–2 Armando GarayPTS6Sep 3, 1921N/A17Win15–0–2 Andres UrquiaKO3 (?)Aug 28, 192116Win14–0–2 Modesto MoralesPTS4Aug 11, 1921N/A15Draw13–0–2 Modesto MoralesPTS6Jul 24, 192114Win13–0–1 A. CardonaKO5 (?)Jul 15, 1921N/A13Win12–0–1 Modesto MoralesPTS?Jul 10, 1921N/A12Win11–0–1 Kid GarciaKO1 (?)Jun 9, 1921N/A11Win10–0–1 Modesto MoralesPTS?Jun 7, 1921N/A10Draw9–0–1 Julio OtamendiPTS4May 2, 1921N/A9Win9–0 Antonio PineroPTS4Apr 30, 19218Win8–0 Antonio PineroDQ6 (?)Apr 24, 19217Win7–0 Kid CastroPTS6Apr 3, 19216Win6–0 Andre FitcherPTS6Mar 2, 1921N/A5Win5–0 Gerardo RodriguezPTS6Feb 2, 1921N/A4Win4–0 Young AlvarezPTS4Jan 2, 19213Win3–0 Kid CastroPTS6Dec 11, 1920N/A2Win2–0 Diego BlancoPTS4Sep 11, 1920N/A1Win1–0 Enriquito ValdezPTS4Jan 1, 1920N/A

Unofficial record

Record with the inclusion of newspaper decisions in the win/loss/draw column.