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==Personal life== {{multiple image |align = right |direction = vertical |total_width = 250 |image1 = Susana y Monzón 1976.jpg |caption1 = Monzón and actress [[Susana Giménez]] in 1976. Their turbulent relationship attracted media attention for years |image2 = |caption2 = One of the last photos of Monzón, working as young boxers coach in Santa Fe, 1993 |footer = }} While still a champion, a darker side of Monzón began to emerge. In 1973, Monzón was shot in the leg by his then wife of 11 years, Mercedes Beatriz García,<ref>[https://archive.today/20120711133324/http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1MYtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-IAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3240,3392316&dq=monzon+shot+by+wife&hl=en Monzon is shot by wife in argument]</ref> with whom he had a daughter and two sons (one of whom was adopted). The shooting required seven hours of surgery to remove the bullet from Monzón's leg. In 1975, he began a very publicized romance with Susana Giménez; they had previously met in the 1974 [[Thriller film|thriller]] ''[[La Mary]]'', directed by [[Daniel Tinayre]], where the two played husband and wife. Monzón hated paparazzi who detailed his affairs. He went to Italy with Giménez to participate in a movie, and started increasingly traveling with her to locations in [[Brazil]] and the rest of [[Latin America]], allowing himself be seen with her, although still legally married. He was accused of domestic violence and of beating [[paparazzi]]. Monzón was repeatedly detained by the police. Giménez began wearing sunglasses more often, presumably to hide her bruises, and many times, paparazzi had to be hospitalized from the beatings suffered at the hands of Monzón, who had unpredictable violent outbursts. During this period, Monzón and Mercedes Beatriz Garcia finally divorced. Susana Giménez left him in 1978. After the breakup, Monzón dated Swiss actress [[Ursula Andress]].<ref>Hackley, Randall (21 February 1988). "Rise and fall of Carlos Monzon stuns Argentina". ''Times-Advocate''. p. D5.</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Zeta, Issues 1022-1033|year=1995|publisher=University of Texas|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6ZE3AAAAYAAJ|page=44}}</ref> In 1979, he met Uruguayan model [[Alicia Muñiz]], with whom he had an on-and-off relationship for many years. They eventually married and had a son together, Maximiliano Roque. But his violent behavior continued. On 14 February 1988, while vacationing in the resort city of [[Mar del Plata]], after a heated argument, he beat Muñiz. According to the investigation after this incident, he strangled her into unconsciousness, picked her up, and pushed her off the second floor balcony, killing her, during which he followed her in the fall, injuring his shoulder. On July 3, 1989, Monzón was found guilty of homicide. He received an 11-year prison sentence.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xXEhAAAAIBAJ&pg=3805,606268&dq=carlos+monzon+murder&hl=en|title=Schenectady Gazette - Google News Archive Search|website=news.google.com|access-date=2020-03-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Ares|first1=Carlos|title=Carlos Monzón, condenado a 11 años por el homicidio de su segunda esposa |url=http://elpais.com/diario/1989/07/05/deportes/615592811_850215.html |access-date=19 December 2016|work=[[El País]]|date=5 July 1989|location=Madrid}}</ref> In January 1995, Monzón was given a weekend [[furlough]] while serving his term in Cárcel de Las Flores, Santa Fe Province, to visit his family and children. On 8 January 1995, when on his way to returning to jail after the weekend, he and a passenger, Gerónimo Domingo Mottura, were killed instantly when their vehicle rolled over near [[Santa Rosa de Calchines]]. The other passenger, Monzón's sister-in-law Alicia Guadalupe Fessia, was injured.<ref name=nyt/><ref>{{cite news|last1=Cantero|first1=Julio M.|title=Leyenda incomparable|url=http://www.unosantafe.com.ar/leyenda-incomparable-n869226.html|access-date=19 December 2016|work=Diario Uno Santa Fe|date=7 January 2015|location=Santa Fe, Argentina}}</ref> Even in death, Monzón drew a crowd. Thousands sang "Dale campeón" ("Go Champ") during his funeral.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wander-argentina.com/boxer-carlos-monzon/ |title=Crazy Fist – The Life of Boxer Carlos Monzón |date=9 June 2011 |publisher=Wander-argentina.com |access-date=2014-04-30}}</ref>
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