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| Real name | Vito Gabriele Antuofermo |
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| Height | 5 ft 7+1/2 in |
| Reach | 69 in |
| Nationality | Italian American |
| Born | February 9, 1953 Palo del Colle, Italy |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 59 |
| Wins | 50 |
| Wins by KO | 21 |
| Losses | 7 |
| Draws | 2 |
Vito Antuofermo (born February 9, 1953) is an Italian American actor and retired professional boxer. He was once the undisputed World Middleweight Champion. This means he held the top titles from different boxing organizations at the same time.
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Vito Antuofermo's Early Life
Vito Antuofermo was born in Palo del Colle, a town in Italy. When he was 17 years old, his family moved to the United States. Vito grew up in the busy areas of New York City. He learned to box there and decided he wanted to become a professional boxer. He later lived in Howard Beach, Queens.
Amateur Boxing Career
Before becoming a professional, Vito was a successful amateur boxer. In 1970, he won the New York Golden Gloves Championship in the 147-pound weight class. He beat Thomas Chestnut in the final match. The next year, in 1971, he reached the finals again. This time, he was defeated by Eddie Gregory, who later became a Light Heavyweight Champion. Vito trained at the Police Athletic Leagues Sweeney Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Professional Boxing Journey
Vito Antuofermo was known for often getting cuts during his fights, especially around his eyebrows. Because of this, his corner team spent a lot of time between rounds helping to stop the bleeding and patch up his face.
Becoming World Middleweight Champion
In 1979, Vito Antuofermo achieved his dream. He became the World Middleweight Champion. He won the title by beating the champion, Hugo Corro, in a 15-round decision. This big fight took place in Monte Carlo. The judges' scores were very close, showing how tough the fight was.
After winning the title, Vito had a surprising experience. While driving in Italy, he saw a car fall off a bridge right in front of him. Luckily, no one in his car was hurt. He was very shocked by what he saw.
Title Defenses and Rematches
On November 30, 1979, Vito defended his title against Marvelous Marvin Hagler in Las Vegas, Nevada. The fight ended in a controversial 15-round draw. This meant the fight was scored as a tie, and Vito kept his title. One judge scored it for Hagler, another for Antuofermo, and the third judge scored it as a draw.
In his next fight, Vito lost his title to Alan Minter in Las Vegas. It was a 15-round split decision, meaning the judges disagreed on who won. They had a rematch in London on June 28, 1980. Minter won again, this time by a TKO (Technical Knockout) in the eighth round because Vito had too many cuts.
After Hagler won the title from Minter in 1980, Vito got another chance to become World Middleweight Champion. He fought Hagler again in Boston's Boston Garden. However, Vito lost by a TKO in the fourth round due to cuts.
Vito Antuofermo continued to fight and win after these title matches. He retired from boxing in 1985. During his career, he defeated other world champions like Eckhard Dagge, Denny Moyer, and Emile Griffith.
Life After Boxing
After retiring from boxing, Vito Antuofermo started an acting career. In 1990, he had a small part in the movie The Godfather Part III. He played a bodyguard. Since then, he has had several small speaking roles in movies and TV shows. He also appeared in the TV show The Sopranos. Vito has also performed in many theater plays.
He also appeared in television commercials for Old Spice deodorant.
Vito Antuofermo's final boxing record was 50 wins, 7 losses, and 2 draws. He won 21 of his fights by knockout. Vito's second oldest son, Pasquale Antuofermo, also boxed as an amateur. However, he did not become a professional boxer. Today, Pasquale owns a successful landscaping company in Long Island, New York.
Film and TV Roles
- 1990: Goodfellas – A prizefighter
- 1990: The Godfather Part III – Anthony 'The Ant' Squigliaro
- 1991: Loser – A homeless man
- 1993: New York Undercover – Jimmy
- 1996: The Mouse – A trainer
- 1998: Hell's Kitchen – Boyle's Thug
- 1999: La bomba – Pippo Messina
- 2000: The Boys Behind the Desk
Professional Boxing Record
| 59 fights | 50 wins | 7 losses |
| By knockout | 21 | 5 |
| By decision | 29 | 2 |
| Draws | 2 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 59 | Loss | 50–7–2 | Matthew Hilton | RTD | 4 (10), 3:00 | Oct 20, 1985 | Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| 58 | Win | 50–6–2 | Larry McCall | UD | 10 | May 25, 1985 | Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C., U.S. | |
| 57 | Win | 49–6–2 | Mark Allman | TKO | 3 (10), 1:24 | Mar 8, 1985 | Ridgewood Grove, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 56 | Win | 48–6–2 | Marcus Starks | TKO | 4 (10), 1:46 | Dec 14, 1984 | Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, U.S. | |
| 55 | Win | 47–6–2 | Ricard Beranek | TD | 5 (10) | Sep 13, 1984 | Resorts International, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 54 | Loss | 46–6–2 | Marvin Hagler | RTD | 4 (15) | Jun 13, 1981 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | For WBA, WBC, and The Ring middleweight titles |
| 53 | Win | 46–5–2 | Mauricio Aldana | UD | 10 | Apr 2, 1981 | Conrad Hilton Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 52 | Loss | 45–5–2 | Alan Minter | TKO | 8 (15) | Jun 28, 1980 | Empire Pool, London, England | For WBA, WBC, and The Ring middleweight titles |
| 51 | Loss | 45–4–2 | Alan Minter | SD | 15 | Mar 16, 1980 | Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | Lost WBA, WBC, and The Ring middleweight titles |
| 50 | Draw | 45–3–2 | Marvin Hagler | SD | 15 | Nov 30, 1979 | Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring middleweight titles |
| 49 | Win | 45–3–1 | Hugo Corro | SD | 15 | Jun 30, 1979 | Esplanade de Fontvieille, Fontvieille, Monaco | Won WBA, WBC, and The Ring middleweight titles |
| 48 | Win | 44–3–1 | Mike Hallacy | UD | 10 | Nov 11, 1978 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| 47 | Win | 43–3–1 | Willie Classen | UD | 10 | Aug 25, 1978 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 46 | Win | 42–3–1 | Willie Warren | UD | 10 | Jun 22, 1978 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 45 | Win | 41–3–1 | Bennie Briscoe | UD | 10 | Feb 4, 1978 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 44 | Win | 40–3–1 | Mike Nixon | TKO | 4 (10), 2:58 | Oct 27, 1977 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 43 | Win | 39–3–1 | Ramon Beras | KO | 6 (10), 1:16 | Aug 30, 1977 | Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| 42 | Win | 38–3–1 | Eugene Hart | KO | 5 (10) | Mar 11, 1977 | Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 41 | Win | 37–3–1 | Pablo Rodriguez | KO | 4 (10) | Dec 2, 1976 | Sunnyside Gardens, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 40 | Loss | 36–3–1 | Maurice Hope | TKO | 15 (15), 2:48 | Oct 1, 1976 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio, Italy | Lost European super-welterweight title |
| 39 | Loss | 36–2–1 | Frank Wissenbach | PTS | 8 | Jun 18, 1976 | Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany | |
| 38 | Win | 36–1–1 | Jean-Claude Warusfel | TKO | 14 (15) | Mar 26, 1976 | Palasport di San Siro, Milan, Lombardy, Italy | Retained European super-welterweight title |
| 37 | Win | 35–1–1 | Eckhard Dagge | PTS | 15 | Jan 16, 1976 | Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany | Won European super-welterweight title |
| 36 | Win | 34–1–1 | Bruce Cantrell | PTS | 10 | Nov 28, 1975 | Long Island Arena, Commack, New York, U.S. | |
| 35 | Win | 33–1–1 | Ricky Ortiz | TKO | 6 (10) | Oct 23, 1975 | Broome County Arena, Binghamton, New York, U.S. | |
| 34 | Win | 32–1–1 | Vinnie Curto | UD | 10 | Aug 8, 1975 | Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 33 | Win | 31–1–1 | Antonio Castellini | TKO | 5 (10) | Jun 27, 1975 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Naples, Campania, Italy | |
| 32 | Win | 30–1–1 | Reinaldo Oliveira Jr. | TKO | 6 (10) | Jun 6, 1975 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Naples, Campania, Italy | |
| 31 | Win | 29–1–1 | Dave Huckaby | UD | 10 | Mar 20, 1975 | Bristol Arena, Bristol, Connecticut, U.S. | |
| 30 | Win | 28–1–1 | Ramón Mendez | PTS | 10 | Jan 24, 1975 | PalaLido, Milan, Lombardy, Italy | |
| 29 | Win | 27–1–1 | Emile Griffith | UD | 10 | Nov 22, 1974 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 28 | Win | 26–1–1 | Paul Osborne | TKO | 3 (10) | Oct 18, 1974 | Steelworkers Hall, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | |
| 27 | Win | 25–1–1 | Denny Moyer | UD | 10 | Sep 9, 1974 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 26 | Win | 24–1–1 | Melvin Dennis | PTS | 10 | Jun 7, 1974 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio, Italy | |
| 25 | Win | 23–1–1 | Joey Durelle | KO | 1 (10) | May 3, 1974 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio, Italy | |
| 24 | Win | 22–1–1 | John L. Sullivan | UD | 10 | Mar 8, 1974 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 23 | Win | 21–1–1 | Chucho García | UD | 10 | Jan 14, 1974 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 22 | Win | 20–1–1 | Buddy Boggs | TKO | 6 (10) | Dec 5, 1973 | Baltimore Civic Center, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | |
| 21 | Win | 19–1–1 | Tony Kid Durango | UD | 10 | Oct 8, 1973 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 20 | Win | 18–1–1 | Danny McAloon | UD | 10 | Aug 25, 1973 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 19 | Loss | 17–1–1 | Harold Weston | TKO | 5 (10), 2:53 | Jul 9, 1973 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 18 | Win | 17–0–1 | Tony Kid Durango | TKO | 2 (10) | Jun 18, 1973 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 17 | Win | 16–0–1 | Art Kettles | SD | 10 | Apr 30, 1973 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 16 | Win | 15–0–1 | Luis Rivera | PTS | 8 | Apr 13, 1973 | Sunnyside Gardens, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 15 | Win | 14–0–1 | Ray Villanueva | TKO | 4 (10) | Mar 9, 1973 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 14 | Win | 13–0–1 | Skip Yeaton | KO | 2 (10) | Jan 31, 1973 | Sunnyside Gardens, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 13 | Win | 12–0–1 | Al Sewell | KO | 7 (8) | Dec 15, 1972 | Sunnyside Gardens, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 12 | Win | 11–0–1 | Carlos Novotny | KO | 3 (8) | Nov 22, 1972 | Sunnyside Gardens, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 11 | Win | 10–0–1 | Oreste Lebron | PTS | 8 | Oct 10, 1972 | Sunnyside Gardens, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 10 | Win | 9–0–1 | Charles Hayward | PTS | 6 | Sep 11, 1972 | Gaelic Park, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 9 | Win | 8–0–1 | Gabe Bowens | PTS | 4 | Aug 28, 1972 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 8 | Win | 7–0–1 | Jerry Caballero | TKO | 4 (6) | Jul 21, 1972 | Singer Bowl, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 7 | Win | 6–0–1 | Don Sauls | PTS | 6 | Jun 30, 1972 | Sunnyside Gardens, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 6 | Win | 5–0–1 | Lenny Carter | KO | 2 (?) | May 26, 1972 | Sunnyside Gardens, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 5 | Win | 4–0–1 | John Presley | KO | 1 (?) | Apr 11, 1972 | Sunnyside Gardens, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 4 | Win | 3–0–1 | Ivelaw Eastman | PTS | 4 | Mar 1, 1972 | Sunnyside Gardens, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 3 | Draw | 2–0–1 | Charles Hayward | PTS | 6 | Feb 17, 1972 | Embassy Hall, North Bergen, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Juan Rivera | PTS | 6 | Jan 17, 1972 | Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, U.S. | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Ivelaw Eastman | PTS | 4 | Nov 30, 1971 | Sunnyside Gardens, New York City, New York, U.S. |
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See Also
- List of world middleweight boxing champions
