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American boxer
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
10 July 1955
The details
Biography
Introduction
Vinnie Curto (born July 10, 1955 in East Boston) is a retired American professional boxer in the Super Middleweight division. Curto was managed by actor Sylvester Stallone and trained by Angelo Dundee.
Boxing career
IBF Super Middleweight Championship
Curto lost twice to IBF Champion Chong-Pal Park. The first bout was a very disputed decision in South Korea and then a stoppage loss with just seconds left.
WBF Super Cruiserweight Championship
On September 20, 1996, Curto won the World Boxing Federation Super Cruiserweight Title in Lincoln, Nebraska.
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
| 62 Wins (26 knockouts), 10 Losses (3 knockouts), 3 Draws, 1 No Contest | |||||||
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Type | Rd., Time | Date | Location | Notes |
| Win | 62-10-3 |  Jimmy Haynes | PTS | 12,12 | 1996-09-20 | Lincoln, Nebraska, United States | Won WBF Super Cruiserweight Title |
| Win | 61-10-3 | Lamont Ware | TKO | 2,6 | 1996-07-14 | Lady Luck Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 60-10-3 | Torman Doaks | TKO | 5,10 | 1996-05-16 | Lady Luck Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 59-10-3 | Ernie Valentine | PTS | 5,5 | 1995-07-09 | Boise, Idaho, United States | |
| Win | 59-9-3 | Alphonso O'Hara | TKO | 2,4 | 1994-11-22 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | |
| Win | 58-9-3 | Tyrone Bledsoe | PTS | 4,4 | 1994-11-12 | Greensburg, Indiana, United States | |
| No Contest | 57-9-3 |  Ali Sanchez | NC | 2 | 1991-05-17 | Reseda, California, United States | Double disqualification as Curto attacked Sanchez during a low blow timeout and uncontrolled melee followed. |
| Loss | 57-9-3 | Al Houck | TKO | 1 | 1988-11-23 | Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States | |
| Loss | 57-8-3 | Glenn Kennedy | KO | 7,12 | 1987-04-20 | Santa Monica, California, United States | For USA California State Light Heavyweight Title |
| Loss | 57-7-3 |  Chong-Pal Park | KO | 15,15 | 1986-04-11 | Los Angeles, California, United States | For IBF Super Middleweight Title |
| Win | 57-6-3 | Maurice Moore | UD | 10,10 | 1985-12-26 | Miami Beach, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 56-6-3 | Maurice Moore | TKO | 8,10 | 1985-11-22 | Miami Beach, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 55-6-3 |  Miguel Rosa | TKO | 9,10 | 1985-08-31 | Old Orchard Beach, Maine, United States | |
| Loss | 54-6-3 | Chong-Pal Park | UD | 15,15 | 1985-06-30 | Seoul, South Korea | For IBF Super Middleweight Title |
| Win | 54-5-3 | Mark Frazie | PTS | 12,12 | 1984-08-25 | Miami, Florida, United States | Won WBC Continental Americas Light Heavyweight Title |
| Win | 53-5-3 | Clinton Longmire | TKO | 6,10 | 1984-05-23 | Revere, Massachusetts, United States | |
| Win | 52-5-3 |  Zovek Barajas | TKO | 6,10 | 1983-03-22 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 51-5-3 | Jeff McCall | PTS | 10,10 | 1982-10-30 | Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 50-5-3 | Hector Negrete | UD | 10,10 | 1982-09-09 | Sahara Tahoe Hotel, Stateline, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 49-5-3 |  Carlos Marks | TKO | 4,10 | 1982-06-01 | Cranston, Rhode Island, United States | Marks was stopped on cuts. |
| Win | 48-5-3 | Pablo Rodriguez | PTS | 10,10 | 1982-04-20 | Cranston, Rhode Island, United States | |
| Win | 47-5-3 | Bob Patterson | UD | 10,10 | 1982-04-09 | Springfield, Massachusetts, United States | |
| Win | 46-5-3 | Teddy Mann | UD | 10,10 | 1981-06-25 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, United States | |
| Win | 45-5-3 | Roger Phillips | TKO | 2,10 | 1981-03-06 | Portland, Maine, United States | |
| Win | 44-5-3 | Bennie Briscoe | PTS | 10,10 | 1980-12-15 | Hynes Convention Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States | |
| Win | 43-5-3 | Danny Heath | TKO | 9,10 | 1980-05-29 | Revere, Massachusetts, United States | |
| Win | 42-5-3 | Donnie Bickford | UD | 10,10 | 1980-05-29 | Revere, Massachusetts, United States | |
| Win | 41-5-3 |  Rick Zarbatany | TKO | 5,10 | 1980-03-11 | Miami, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 40-5-3 | Kelly Anderson | KO | 3,10 | 1980-01-20 | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | |
| Win | 39-5-3 | Eddie Melo | UD | 10,10 | 1979-11-06 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| Win | 38-5-3 | Marciano Bernardi | UD | 8,8 | 1979-10-02 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| Win | 37-5-3 | Dennis Waters | TKO | 2,8 | 1979-08-21 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| Win | 36-5-3 | Jean-Yves Fillion | PTS | 10,10 | 1979-07-29 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| Win | 35-5-3 | Bill Ramsey | KO | 5 | 1979-07-17 | Dolbeau, Quebec, Canada | |
| Win | 34-5-3 | Ralph Hollett | UD | 8,8 | 1979-06-26 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| Win | 33-5-3 | Bud Ramsey | KO | 5 | 1979-05-10 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| Win | 32-5-3 | Tony Daniels | KO | 1,10 | 1979-04-30 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| Win | 31-5-3 | Roscoe Bell | KO | 4,10 | 1979-02-19 | Sunrise, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 30-5-3 | Tommy Ellis | PTS | 8,8 | 1978-12-05 | Miami Beach, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 29-5-3 | Tony Daniels | KO | 2 | 1978-06-27 | Paul Sauvé Arena, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| Draw | 28-5-3 | Willie Classen | PTS | 10,10 | 1978-04-27 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, United States | |
| Win | 28-5-2 | Bob Payton | UD | 10,10 | 1978-03-07 | Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| Win | 27-5-2 | Joe Houston | UD | 10,10 | 1977-08-27 | Bath, Maine, United States | |
| Loss | 26-5-2 | Tony Chiaverini | UD | 10,10 | 1977-06-17 | Kansas City, Kansas, United States | |
| Win | 26-4-2 | Nat King | UD | 10,10 | 1977-05-06 | Miami, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 25-4-2 | Henry Walker | UD | 10,10 | 1977-03-30 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | |
| Win | 24-4-2 | DC Walker | PTS | 10,10 | 1977-03-12 | Fitchburg, Massachusetts, United States | |
| Win | 23-4-2 | Dalton Swift | TKO | 10,10 | 1977-02-15 | Hynes Convention Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States | |
| Win | 22-4-2 | Steven Smith | UD | 10,10 | 1977-01-29 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | |
| Win | 21-4-2 | Joe Grady | TKO | 6,10 | 1976-12-21 | Hynes Convention Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States | |
| Loss | 20-4-2 | Gene Wells | PTS | 10,10 | 1976-08-17 | Orlando, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 20-3-2 | Nat King | UD | 10,10 | 1976-07-20 | Miami Beach, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 19-3-2 | Eddie Davis | SD | 10,10 | 1976-02-17 | Orlando, Florida, United States | |
| Draw | 18-3-2 | John Pinney | PTS | 10,10 | 1975-09-23 | Miami Beach, Florida, United States | |
| Loss | 18-3-1 |  Vito Antuofermo | UD | 10,10 | 1975-08-08 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Draw | 18-2-1 | Bennie Briscoe | PTS | 10,10 | 1975-04-07 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| Loss | 18-2-0 | Tony Licata | UD | 10,10 | 1975-02-13 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | For USBA Middleweight Title |
| Win | 18-1-0 | Chucho Garcia | UD | 10,10 | 1974-11-26 | Miami Beach, Florida, United States | |
| Loss | 17-1-0 |  Rodrigo Valdéz | UD | 10,10 | 1974-10-25 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, United States | |
| Win | 17-0-0 | Luis Vinales | UD | 10,10 | 1974-05-28 | Miami Beach, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 16-0-0 |  Baby Boy Rolle | PTS | 10,10 | 1974-01-22 | Miami Beach, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 15-0-0 |  Carlos Alberto Salinas | TKO | 7,10 | 1973-12-18 | Miami Beach, Florida, United States | Main Event |
| Win | 14-0-0 | Terry Daniels | UD | 10,10 | 1973-11-20 | Miami Beach, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 13-0-0 | Tommy Hicks | TKO | 8,10 | 1973-09-18 | Miami Beach, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 12-0-0 | Nat King | UD | 10,10 | 1973-08-28 | Miami Beach, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 11-0-0 | Dennis Riggs | UD | 10,10 | 1973-07-31 | Miami Beach, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 10-0-0 | Casey Gacic | UD | 10,10 | 1973-06-19 | Miami Beach, Florida, United States | First Main Event for Curto |
| Win | 9-0-0 | Teddy Murray | TKO | 2,8 | 1973-05-29 | Miami Beach, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 8-0-0 | Joe Hooks | PTS | 8,8 | 1973-05-01 | Miami Beach, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 7-0-0 | Guillermo Escalera | PTS | 8,8 | 1973-04-10 | Miami Beach, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 6-0-0 | Bernie Bennett | PTS | 8,8 | 1973-04-03 | Miami Beach, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 5-0-0 | Calvin Hollaman | TKO | 1,6 | 1973-03-20 | Miami Beach, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 4-0-0 | John Henry Jones | KO | 2,6 | 1973-03-13 | Miami Beach, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 3-0-0 | Jimmy Williams | PTS | 8,8 | 1973-02-20 | Miami Beach, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 2-0-0 | David Lee Royster | KO | 4,6 | 1973-01-30 | Miami Beach, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 1-0-0 | Victor Taco Perez | TKO | 5,6 | 1972-10-10 | Miami Beach, Florida, United States | |
Filmography
Film credits include:
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Miami Vice | Tony's Bodyguard |
| 1988 | Frank Nitti: The Enforcer | |
| 1989 | Amen | Windmill Pearson |
| 1989 | Quantam 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 |
| 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 |