| Realname | Vincent Joseph Curto |
|---|---|
| Weight | Super Middleweight |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Reach | 70 in |
| Nationality | American |
| Birth date | July 10, 1955 (age 71) |
| Birth place | East Boston, Massachusetts |
| Style | Orthodox |
| Total | 76 |
| Wins | 62 |
| Ko | 26 |
| Losses | 10 |
| Draws | 3 |
Vinnie Curto (born July 10, 1955) is an American former professional boxer. Curto was managed by actor Sylvester Stallone and trained by Angelo Dundee.[1]
Boxing career
IBF Super Middleweight Championship
Curto lost twice to IBF Champion Chong-Pal Park. The first bout was a decision in South Korea and then a stoppage loss.[2]
WBF Super Cruiserweight Championship
On September 20, 1996, Curto won the World Boxing Federation Super Cruiserweight Title in Lincoln, Nebraska.[3]
Acting career
Curto has made various film and television appearances. He made his on-screen debut on November 9, 1984, when he appeared on the first season of Miami Vice in Episode 7 entitled "No Exit". He played a bodyguard for Tony Amato, played by Bruce Willis.
Professional boxing record
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="8"|62 Wins (26 knockouts), 10 Losses (3 knockouts), 3 Draws, 1 No Contest[4] |- ! Res. ! Record ! Opponent ! Type ! Rd., Time ! Date ! Location ! Notes |- align=center |Win||62-10-3|| align=left| Jimmy Haynes |PTS || 12,12 ||1996-09-20 |align=left| Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S. |align=left|Won WBF super cruiserweight title |- align=center |Win||61-10-3 || align=left| Lamont Ware |TKO || 2,6 ||1996-07-14 |align=left| Lady Luck Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |align=left| |- align=center |Win||60-10-3 || align=left| Torman Doaks |TKO || 5,10 ||1996-05-16 |align=left| Lady Luck Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |align=left| |- align=center |Loss||59-10-3 || align=left| Ernie Valentine |PTS || 5,5 ||1995-07-09 |align=left| Boise, Idaho, U.S. |align=left| |- align=center |Win||59-9-3 || align=left| Alphonso O'Hara |TKO || 2,4 ||1994-11-22 |align=left| Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |align=left| |- align=center |Win||58-9-3 || align=left| Tyrone Bledsoe |PTS || 4,4 ||1994-11-12 |align=left| Greensburg, Indiana, U.S. |align=left| |- align=center |No Contest||57-9-3 || align=left| Ali Sanchez |NC || 2 ||1991-05-17 |align=left| Reseda, California, U.S. |align=left|Double disqualification as Curto attacked Sanchez during a low blow timeout and uncontrolled melee followed. |- align=center |Loss||57-9-3 || align=left| Al Houck |TKO || 1 ||1988-11-23 |align=left| Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |align=left| |- align=center |Loss||57-8-3 || align=left| Glenn Kennedy |KO || 7,12 ||1987-04-20 |align=left| Santa Monica, California, U.S. |align=left|For USA California State light heavyweight title |- align=center |Loss||57-7-3 || align=left| Chong-Pal Park |KO || 15,15 ||1986-04-11 |align=left| Los Angeles, California, U.S. |align=left|For IBF super middleweight title |- align=center |Win||57-6-3 || align=left| Maurice Moore |UD || 10,10 ||1985-12-26 |align=left| Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |align=left| |- align=center |Win||56-6-3 || align=left| Maurice Moore |TKO || 8,10 ||1985-11-22 |align=left| Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |align=left| |- align=center |Win||55-6-3 || align=left| Miguel Rosa |TKO || 9,10 ||1985-08-31 |align=left| Old Orchard Beach, Maine, U.S. |align=left| |- align=center |Loss||54-6-3 || align=left| Chong-Pal Park |UD || 15,15 ||1985-06-30 |align=left| Seoul, South Korea |align=left|For IBF super middleweight title |- align=center |Win||54-5-3 || align=left| Mark Frazie |PTS || 12,12 ||1984-08-25 |align=left| Miami, Florida, U.S. |align=left|Won WBC Continental Americas light heavyweight title |- align=center |Win||53-5-3 || align=left| Clinton Longmire |TKO || 6,10 ||1984-05-23 |align=left| Revere, Massachusetts, U.S. |align=left| |- align=center |Win||52-5-3 || align=left| Zovek Barajas |TKO || 6,10 ||1983-03-22 |align=left| Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |align=left| |- align=center |Win||51-5-3 || align=left| Jeff McCall |PTS || 10,10 ||1982-10-30 |align=left| Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |align=left| |- align=center |Win||50-5-3 || align=left| Hector Negrete |UD || 10,10 ||1982-09-09 |align=left| Sahara Tahoe Hotel, Stateline, Nevada, U.S. |align=left| |- align=center |Win||49-5-3 || align=left| Carlos Marks |TKO || 4,10 ||1982-06-01 |align=left| Cranston, Rhode Island, U.S. |align=left| Marks was stopped on cuts. |- align=center |Win||48-5-3 || align=left| Pablo Rodriguez |PTS || 10,10 ||1982-04-20 |align=left| Cranston, Rhode Island, U.S. |align=left| |- align=center |Win||47-5-3 || align=left| Bob Patterson |UD || 10,10 ||1982-04-09 |align=left| Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S. |align=left| |- align=center |Win||46-5-3 || align=left| Teddy Mann |UD || 10,10 ||1981-06-25 |align=left| Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |align=left| |- align=center |Win||45-5-3 || align=left| Roger Phillips |TKO || 2,10 ||1981-03-06 |align=left| Portland, Maine, U.S. |align=left| |- align=center |Win||44-5-3 || align=left| Bennie Briscoe |PTS || 10,10 ||1980-12-15 |align=left| Hynes Convention Center, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |align=left| |- align=center |Win||43-5-3 || align=left| Danny Heath |TKO || 9,10 ||1980-05-29 |align=left| Revere, Massachusetts, U.S. |align=left| |- align=center |Win||42-5-3 || align=left| Donnie Bickford |UD || 10,10 ||1980-05-29 |align=left| Revere, Massachusetts, U.S. |align=left| |- align=center |Win||41-5-3 || align=left| Rick Zarbatany |TKO || 5,10 ||1980-03-11 |align=left| Miami, Florida, U.S. |align=left| |- align=center |Win||40-5-3 || align=left| Kelly Anderson |KO || 3,10 ||1980-01-20 |align=left| Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |align=left| |- align=center |Win||39-5-3 || align=left| Eddie Melo |UD || 10,10 ||1979-11-06 |align=left| Montreal, Quebec, Canada |align=left| |- align=center |Win||38-5-3 || align=left| Marciano Bernardi |UD || 8,8 ||1979-10-02 |align=left| Montreal, Quebec, Canada |align=left| |- align=center |Win||37-5-3 || align=left| Dennis Waters |TKO || 2,8 ||1979-08-21 |align=left| Montreal, Quebec, Canada |align=left| |- align=center |Win||36-5-3 || align=left| Jean-Yves Fillion |PTS || 10,10 ||1979-07-29 |align=left| Montreal, Quebec, Canada |align=left| |- align=center |Win||35-5-3 || align=left| Bill Ramsey |KO || 5 ||1979-07-17 |align=left| Dolbeau, Quebec, Canada |align=left| |- align=center |Win||34-5-3 || align=left| Ralph Hollett |UD || 8,8 ||1979-06-26 |align=left| Montreal, Quebec, Canada |align=left| |- align=center |Win||33-5-3 || align=left| Bud Ramsey |KO || 5 ||1979-05-10 |align=left| Montreal, Quebec, Canada |align=left| |- align=center |Win||32-5-3 || align=left| Tony Daniels |KO || 1,10 ||1979-04-30 |align=left| Montreal, Quebec, Canada |align=left| |- align=center |Win||31-5-3 || align=left| Roscoe Bell |KO || 4,10 ||1979-02-19 |align=left| Sunrise, Florida, U.S. |align=left| |- align=center |Win||30-5-3 || align=left| Tommy Ellis |PTS || 8,8 ||1978-12-05 |align=left| Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |align=left| |- align=center |Win||29-5-3 || align=left| Tony Daniels |KO || 2 ||1978-06-27 |align=left| Paul Sauvé Arena, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |align=left| |- align=center |Draw||28-5-3 || align=left| Willie Classen |PTS || 10,10 ||1978-04-27 |align=left| Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |align=left| |- align=center |Win||28-5-2 || align=left| Bob Payton |UD || 10,10 ||1978-03-07 |align=left| Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, U.S. |align=left| |- align=center |Win||27-5-2 || align=left| Joe Houston |UD || 10,10 ||1977-08-27 |align=left| Bath, Maine, U.S. |align=left| |- align=center |Loss||26-5-2 || align=left| Tony Chiaverini |UD || 10,10 ||1977-06-17 |align=left| Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. |align=left| |- align=center |Win||26-4-2 || align=left| Nat King |UD || 10,10 ||1977-05-06 |align=left| Miami, Florida, U.S. |align=left| |- align=center |Win||25-4-2 || align=left| Henry Walker |UD || 10,10 ||1977-03-30 |align=left| Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |align=left| |- align=center |Win||24-4-2 || align=left| DC Walker |PTS || 10,10 ||1977-03-12 |align=left| Fitchburg, Massachusetts, U.S. |align=left| |- align=center |Win||23-4-2 || align=left| Dalton Swift |TKO || 10,10 ||1977-02-15 |align=left| Hynes Convention Center, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |align=left| |- align=center |Win||22-4-2 || align=left| Steven Smith |UD || 10,10 ||1977-01-29 |align=left| Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |align=left| |- align=center |Win||21-4-2 || align=left| Joe Grady |TKO || 6,10 ||1976-12-21 |align=left| Hynes Convention Center, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |align=left| |- align=center |Loss||20-4-2 || align=left| Gene Wells |PTS || 10,10 ||1976-08-17 |align=left| Orlando, Florida, U.S. |align=left| |- align=center |Win||20-3-2 || align=left| Nat King |UD || 10,10 ||1976-07-20 |align=left| Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |align=left| |- align=center |Win||19-3-2 || align=left| Eddie Davis |SD || 10,10 ||1976-02-17 |align=left| Orlando, Florida, U.S. |align=left| |- align=center |Draw||18-3-2 || align=left| John Pinney |PTS || 10,10 ||1975-09-23 |align=left| Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |align=left| |- align=center |Loss||18-3-1 || align=left| Vito Antuofermo |UD || 10,10 ||1975-08-08 |align=left| Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |align=left| |- align=center |Draw||18-2-1 || align=left| Bennie Briscoe |PTS || 10,10 ||1975-04-07 |align=left| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |align=left| |- align=center |Loss||18-2 || align=left| Tony Licata |UD || 10,10 ||1975-02-13 |align=left| New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |align=left|For USBA middleweight title |- align=center |Win||18-1 || align=left| Chucho Garcia |UD || 10,10 ||1974-11-26 |align=left| Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |align=left| |- align=center |Loss||17-1 || align=left| Rodrigo Valdéz |UD || 10,10 ||1974-10-25 |align=left| Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |align=left| |- align=center |Win||17-0 || align=left| Luis Vinales |UD || 10,10 ||1974-05-28 |align=left| Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |align=left| |- align=center |Win||16-0 || align=left| Baby Boy Rolle |PTS || 10,10 ||1974-01-22 |align=left| Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |align=left| |- align=center |Win||15-0 || align=left| Carlos Alberto Salinas |TKO || 7,10 ||1973-12-18 |align=left| Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |align=left| |- align=center |Win||14-0 || align=left| Terry Daniels |UD || 10,10 ||1973-11-20 |align=left| Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |align=left| |- align=center |Win||13-0 || align=left| Tommy Hicks |TKO || 8,10 ||1973-09-18 |align=left| Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |align=left| |- align=center |Win||12-0 || align=left| Nat King |UD || 10,10 ||1973-08-28 |align=left| Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |align=left| |- align=center |Win||11-0 || align=left| Dennis Riggs |UD || 10,10 ||1973-07-31 |align=left| Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |align=left| |- align=center |Win||10-0 || align=left| Casey Gacic |UD || 10,10 ||1973-06-19 |align=left| Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |align=left| |- align=center |Win||9-0 || align=left| Teddy Murray |TKO || 2,8 ||1973-05-29 |align=left| Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |align=left| |- align=center |Win||8-0 || align=left| Joe Hooks |PTS || 8,8 ||1973-05-01 |align=left| Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |align=left| |- align=center |Win||7-0 || align=left| Guillermo Escalera |PTS || 8,8 ||1973-04-10 |align=left| Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |align=left| |- align=center |Win||6-0 || align=left| Bernie Bennett |PTS || 8,8 ||1973-04-03 |align=left| Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |align=left| |- align=center |Win||5-0 || align=left| Calvin Hollaman |TKO || 1,6 ||1973-03-20 |align=left| Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |align=left| |- align=center |Win||4-0 || align=left| John Henry Jones |KO || 2,6 ||1973-03-13 |align=left| Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |align=left| |- align=center |Win||3-0 || align=left| Jimmy Williams |PTS || 8,8 ||1973-02-20 |align=left| Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |align=left| |- align=center |Win||2-0 || align=left| David Lee Royster |KO || 4,6 ||1973-01-30 |align=left| Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |align=left| |- align=center |Win||1-0 || align=left| Victor Taco Perez |TKO || 5,6 ||1972-10-10 |align=left| Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |align=left|
Filmography
Film credits include:[5]
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Miami Vice | Tony's Bodyguard |
| 1988 | Nitti: The Enforcer | |
| 1989 | Amen | Windmill Pearson |
| 1989 | Quantum Leap | Link |
| 1990 | Downtown | Mr. Lopez |
| 1990 | Backstreet Dreams | Gus |
| 1991 | 29th Street | Zippers Bad Lungs |
| 1992 | Night Rhythms | Joseph |
| 1992 | Equinox | Gangster |
| 1992 | Intent to Kill | 'Mooch' |
| 1993 | No Escape No Return | Vice Cop #1 |
| 1993 | Maniac Cop III: Badge of Silence | Kenyon |
| 1994 | Bad Blood | Will Sharp |
| 1995 | Deadly Past | Nick |
| 1996 | Barb Wire | Aide to Pryzer |
| 1996 | Unhook the Stars | Danny |
| 1997 | Brotherhood | Harry |
| 1998 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Goon #1 |
| 1998 | Surface to Air | Kurdish Soldier |
| 1998 | Logan's War: Bound by Honor | Johnny |
| 2002 | Stealing Harvard | Loach's Friend |
| 2004 | Cross Bronx | Eddie Fusco |
| 2006 | Hitman: Blood Money | Rudy Menzana |
References
- ^ "Vinnie Curto - BoxRec"
- ^ http://artic Archived 2013-07-23 at the Wayback Machine les.latimes.com/1986-04-10/sports/sp-3225_1_vinnie-curto
- ^ "Vinnie Curto - Boxer". Archived from the original on 2015-04-14. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
- ^ Vinnie Curto's Professional Boxing Record –. Boxrec.com. Retrieved on 2012-12-07.
- ^ "Vinnie Curto". IMDb
External links
- Official website
- Vinnie Curto at IMDb