Vinny Maddalone

Vinny Maddalone
Born
Vincent Maddalone

(1973-12-29) December 29, 1973
Flushing, Queens,
New York City,
U.S.
Statistics
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights47
Wins37
Wins by KO28
Losses8
Draws1
No contests1

Vincent "Vinny" Maddalone (born December 29, 1973) is an American professional boxer who fights at heavyweight.

Professional career

Maddalone, a hard-hitting brawler, turned professional in 1999 and became a popular contender often featured on ESPN. He suffered his first loss against former world champion Al Cole, and then later fought twice against Brian Minto, coming up short in both fights.

Recent

A fight against Evander Holyfield on March 17, 2007, ended in a loss by TKO when his corner threw in the towel in the third round. This defeat was followed by four wins and a lost fight against Denis Boytsov in November 2008 and on April 28, 2009, he defeated Benji Baker by fourth round retirement. Thereafter he lost by unanimous decision against Jean Marc Mormeck but won his next fight against Dominique Alexander by way of technical knockout in the fifth round.[1] On December 9, 2010, he lost fight against Tomasz Adamek who defended his IBF International Heavyweight and WBO and NABO Heavyweight Titles.[2][3]

On July 7, 2012, fought Tyson Fury in Hand Arena, Clevedon, Somerset, UK for the WBO Intercontinental Title. He was beaten by ruling of TKO in the 5th round when the referee stopped the fight.[4]

Professional boxing record

References

  1. ^ "Vinny Maddalone - Boxer". Archived from the original on 2015-06-17. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
  2. ^ "Adamek-Maddalone on December 9th at the Prudential Center". Archived from the original on 2010-10-13. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
  3. ^ "Tomasz Adamek". Archived from the original on 2010-08-20. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
  4. ^ "Photos/Weights: Tyson Fury, Vinny Maddalone Ready".
  5. ^ "Vinny Maddalone's Professional Boxing Record – BoxRec.com". Archived from the original on 2012-10-07. Retrieved 2012-05-03.