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Vinnie Curto
Born	Vincent Joseph Curto (1955-07-10) July 10, 1955 (age 68) East Boston, Massachusetts
Nationality	American
Statistics
Weight(s)	Super Middleweight
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Reach	70 in (178 cm)
Stance	Orthodox

Boxing record
Total fights	76
Wins	62
Wins by 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.

Personal

Curto was born to a couple who allegedly were both homosexual; his father was also allegedly an alcoholic who abused Curto sexually.^[4]

Professional boxing record

62 Wins (26 knockouts), 10 Losses (3 knockouts), 3 Draws, 1 No Contest[5] Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes Win 62-10-3 Jimmy Haynes PTS 12,12 1996-09-20 Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S. Won WBF super cruiserweight title Win 61-10-3 Lamont Ware TKO 2,6 1996-07-14 Lady Luck Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Win 60-10-3 Torman Doaks TKO 5,10 1996-05-16 Lady Luck Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Loss 59-10-3 Ernie Valentine PTS 5,5 1995-07-09 Boise, Idaho, U.S. Win 59-9-3 Alphonso O'Hara TKO 2,4 1994-11-22 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. Win 58-9-3 Tyrone Bledsoe PTS 4,4 1994-11-12 Greensburg, Indiana, U.S. No Contest 57-9-3 Ali Sanchez NC 2 1991-05-17 Reseda, California, U.S. 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, U.S. Loss 57-8-3 Glenn Kennedy KO 7,12 1987-04-20 Santa Monica, California, U.S. For USA California State light heavyweight title Loss 57-7-3 Chong-Pal Park KO 15,15 1986-04-11 Los Angeles, California, U.S. For IBF super middleweight title Win 57-6-3 Maurice Moore UD 10,10 1985-12-26 Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. Win 56-6-3 Maurice Moore TKO 8,10 1985-11-22 Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. Win 55-6-3 Miguel Rosa TKO 9,10 1985-08-31 Old Orchard Beach, Maine, U.S. 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, U.S. Won WBC Continental Americas light heavyweight title Win 53-5-3 Clinton Longmire TKO 6,10 1984-05-23 Revere, Massachusetts, U.S. Win 52-5-3 Zovek Barajas TKO 6,10 1983-03-22 Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. Win 51-5-3 Jeff McCall PTS 10,10 1982-10-30 Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Win 50-5-3 Hector Negrete UD 10,10 1982-09-09 Sahara Tahoe Hotel, Stateline, Nevada, U.S. Win 49-5-3 Carlos Marks TKO 4,10 1982-06-01 Cranston, Rhode Island, U.S. Marks was stopped on cuts. Win 48-5-3 Pablo Rodriguez PTS 10,10 1982-04-20 Cranston, Rhode Island, U.S. Win 47-5-3 Bob Patterson UD 10,10 1982-04-09 Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S. Win 46-5-3 Teddy Mann UD 10,10 1981-06-25 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. Win 45-5-3 Roger Phillips TKO 2,10 1981-03-06 Portland, Maine, U.S. Win 44-5-3 Bennie Briscoe PTS 10,10 1980-12-15 Hynes Convention Center, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. Win 43-5-3 Danny Heath TKO 9,10 1980-05-29 Revere, Massachusetts, U.S. Win 42-5-3 Donnie Bickford UD 10,10 1980-05-29 Revere, Massachusetts, U.S. Win 41-5-3 Rick Zarbatany TKO 5,10 1980-03-11 Miami, Florida, U.S. 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, U.S. Win 30-5-3 Tommy Ellis PTS 8,8 1978-12-05 Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. 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, U.S. Win 28-5-2 Bob Payton UD 10,10 1978-03-07 Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, U.S. Win 27-5-2 Joe Houston UD 10,10 1977-08-27 Bath, Maine, U.S. Loss 26-5-2 Tony Chiaverini UD 10,10 1977-06-17 Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. Win 26-4-2 Nat King UD 10,10 1977-05-06 Miami, Florida, U.S. Win 25-4-2 Henry Walker UD 10,10 1977-03-30 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. Win 24-4-2 DC Walker PTS 10,10 1977-03-12 Fitchburg, Massachusetts, U.S. Win 23-4-2 Dalton Swift TKO 10,10 1977-02-15 Hynes Convention Center, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. Win 22-4-2 Steven Smith UD 10,10 1977-01-29 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. Win 21-4-2 Joe Grady TKO 6,10 1976-12-21 Hynes Convention Center, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. Loss 20-4-2 Gene Wells PTS 10,10 1976-08-17 Orlando, Florida, U.S. Win 20-3-2 Nat King UD 10,10 1976-07-20 Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. Win 19-3-2 Eddie Davis SD 10,10 1976-02-17 Orlando, Florida, U.S. Draw 18-3-2 John Pinney PTS 10,10 1975-09-23 Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. Loss 18-3-1 Vito Antuofermo UD 10,10 1975-08-08 Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Draw 18-2-1 Bennie Briscoe PTS 10,10 1975-04-07 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Loss 18-2 Tony Licata UD 10,10 1975-02-13 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. For USBA middleweight title Win 18-1 Chucho Garcia UD 10,10 1974-11-26 Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. Loss 17-1 Rodrigo Valdéz UD 10,10 1974-10-25 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. Win 17-0 Luis Vinales UD 10,10 1974-05-28 Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. Win 16-0 Baby Boy Rolle PTS 10,10 1974-01-22 Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. Win 15-0 Carlos Alberto Salinas TKO 7,10 1973-12-18 Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. Win 14-0 Terry Daniels UD 10,10 1973-11-20 Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. Win 13-0 Tommy Hicks TKO 8,10 1973-09-18 Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. Win 12-0 Nat King UD 10,10 1973-08-28 Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. Win 11-0 Dennis Riggs UD 10,10 1973-07-31 Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. Win 10-0 Casey Gacic UD 10,10 1973-06-19 Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. Win 9-0 Teddy Murray TKO 2,8 1973-05-29 Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. Win 8-0 Joe Hooks PTS 8,8 1973-05-01 Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. Win 7-0 Guillermo Escalera PTS 8,8 1973-04-10 Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. Win 6-0 Bernie Bennett PTS 8,8 1973-04-03 Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. Win 5-0 Calvin Hollaman TKO 1,6 1973-03-20 Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. Win 4-0 John Henry Jones KO 2,6 1973-03-13 Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. Win 3-0 Jimmy Williams PTS 8,8 1973-02-20 Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. Win 2-0 David Lee Royster KO 4,6 1973-01-30 Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. Win 1-0 Victor Taco Perez TKO 5,6 1972-10-10 Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.

Filmography

Film credits include:^[6]

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