Vincent Maddalone

Infobox Boxer


name=Vincent Maddalone
realname=Vincent Maddalone
nickname=none
weight=Heavyweight
nationality=flagicon|USA American, flagicon|Italy Italian
birth_date=birth date and age|1973|12|29
birth_place=Flushing, NY, U.S.
death_date|=
death_place|=
home=Howard Beach, NY, USA
style=Orthodox
total=31
wins=27
losses=4
draws=0
no contests=0
KO=19|

Vincent Maddalone (born December 29, 1973 in Flushing, New York) is an American boxer and is a fringe contender in the heavyweight division.

Maddalone, a hard-hitting brawler, turned pro in 1999 and is a popular fighter that is often featured on ESPN. He suffered his first loss against former titlist Alfred Cole, and later fought two memorable wars against Brian Minto, coming up short in both fights.

At 33, Vincent Maddalone stands at 6 foot 2 inches tall. He is ranked 204thof out 1078 in the world. His trainer is Al Certo and his manager is Bobby Lancellotti.Maddalone has fought 8 amateur fights and 31 professional fights, of which hehas won 27 (19 of these through knock-outs) and lost the other 4.

Biography

Maddalone is the youngest of three boys, and was pitching minor league baseball for the Adirondack Lumberjacks of the independent Northern League when the idea to enter a ToughMan contest first crossed his mind. He fought Friday nights and Saturday nights and was instantly hooked. A proud Italian American and a member of the Teamsters, Maddalone says that he is fighting hard and training hard to finally come to the day when it is just him and the heavyweight champion alone in the ring. He does admit that he had to learn quite a bit when going professional because he never had long amateur career.

Maddalone has had two fights with Brian Minto, the first on July 23, 2004, where Maddalone was stopped in the 10th and final round by knockout. Maddalone showed that he is a strong puncher (knocking Minto down in the very first round)and that he is very tough and can take a lot of hits. His next fight with Minto on October 1, 2005 Maddalone was stopped again, this time in the 7th round of 10 by a TKO. Maddalone has had some great success in the ring, winning most of his fights (16) by TKO. When he has knocked out oppenents for a 10 count, it has been in the 1st or 2nd rounds, showing he is an extremely hard hitter.

Recent

Maddalone's most recent 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. His current professional record is 27-4-0.

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