Vito Antuofermo

Vito Antuofermo

Born: February 9, 1953
Age: 71
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Biography

Vito Antuofermo (born February 9, 1953) is an Italian American actor and retired professional boxer. He is a former undisputed World Middleweight Champion.

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Background

Antuofermo was born in Italy, in the town of Palo del Colle, about 15 km inland from the city of Bari. His family moved to the United States when he was 17 years old. Antuofermo learned how to fight in the tough areas of New York City. By his teens, he had made up his mind that he wanted to be a professional boxer.

Amateur career

Antuofermo won the 1970 147 lb New York Golden Gloves Championship, defeating Thomas Chestnut in the finals. In 1971, Antuofermo was defeated by future Light Heavyweight Champion Eddie Gregory in the finals of the 147 lb Open division. Antuofermo trained at the Police Athletic Leagues Sweeney Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Professional career

One of the things for which Antuofermo was known was his propensity to bleed easily, especially around the eyebrows. In between rounds in his fights, as much attention (if not more) was given to Vito patching up cuts on his face as it was giving him advice and instructions.

In 1979, Antuofermo became World Middleweight Champion by beating defending champion Hugo Corro by a decision in 15 rounds at Monte Carlo. According to an article on Ring Magazine, Howard Cosell, who was working on that fight's live broadcast to the USA, was telling viewers that Corro was, in his opinion, way ahead on the judges' cards. When someone on the American television crew found out it was Antuofermo who was actually leading on the cards, Cosell then began to say he had Antuofermo ahead.

On the morning after winning the title, Antuofermo and his crew were driving to a small vacation in Italy, when he saw a car fly off a bridge under which they were passing. The car landed right in front of his, but luckily the accident did not injure any occupants in Antuofermo's car. He was so shocked that he kept driving and never found out what happened to the occupants of that car. He came back to his senses about 20 minutes later.

Antuofermo defended his title against Marvelous Marvin Hagler in Las Vegas, Nevada, the fight resulting in a controversial 15-round draw. In his next defense, against Alan Minter, also in Las Vegas, he lost the title by a 15-round split decision. They had a rematch in London. Minter retained the crown by a TKO (on cuts) in eight rounds.

Antuofermo kept fighting and winning and, after Hagler won the title from Minter in 1980, Antuofermo was given another chance to regain the World Middleweight Championship. In front of an HBO Boxing audience and a full house at Hagler's native Boston's Boston Garden, Antuofermo this time lost by a TKO on cuts in the fourth round.

After several attempts at becoming a top middleweight again, Antuofermo retired from boxing in 1985.

Apart from Corro, other boxers he beat included world champions Eckhard Dagge, Denny Moyer and Emile Griffith.

Life after boxing

After retirement, Antuofermo began to pursue an acting career. In 1990, he landed a small role in The Godfather Part III as the chief bodyguard of gangster Joey Zasa. He has landed several small speaking roles in movies and television shows since, included the critically acclaimed television show The Sopranos as a mobster. He has also done many theater plays.

Antuofermo's record reads 50 wins, 7 losses and 2 draws, with 21 wins by knockout. Vito Antuofermo's second oldest son Pasquale Antuofermo is currently fighting as an amateur. He now owns a successful landscaping company that operates in Long Island, New York.

Professional boxing record

50 Wins (21 knockouts), 7 Losses (5 knockouts), 2 Draws
Res. Record Opponent Type Round
Time
Date Location Notes
Loss 50-7-2 Matthew Hilton
Win 50-6-2 Larry McCall
Win 49-6-2 Mark Allman
Win 48-6-2 Marcus Starks
Win 47-6-2 Ricard Beranek
Loss 46-6-2 Marvelous Marvin Hagler
Win 46-5-2 Mauricio Aldana
Loss 45-5-2 Alan Minter
Loss 45-4-2 Alan Minter
Draw 45-3-2 Marvelous Marvin Hagler
Win 45-3-1 Hugo Corro
Win 44-3-1 Mike Hallacy
Win 43-3-1 Willie Classen
Win 42-3-1 Willie Warren
Win 41-3-1 Bennie Briscoe
Win 40-3-1 Mike Nixon
Win 39-3-1 Ramon Beras
Win 38-3-1 Eugene Hart
Win 37-3-1 Pablo Rodriguez
Loss 36-3-1 Maurice Hope
Loss 36-2-1 Frank Wissenbach
Win 36-1-1 Jean-Claude Warusfel
Win 35-1-1 Eckhard Dagge
Win 34-1-1 Bruce Cantrell
Win 33-1-1 Ricky Ortiz
Win 32-1-1 Vinnie Curto
Win 31-1-1 Antonio Castellini
Win 30-1-1 Reinaldo Oliveira, Jr.
Win 29-1-1 Dave Huckaby
Win 28-1-1 Ramón Mendez
Win 27-1-1 Emile Griffith
Win 26-1-1 Paul Osborne
Win 25-1-1 Denny Moyer
Win 24-1-1 Melvin Dennis
Win 23-1-1 Joey Durelle
Win 22-1-1 John L. Sullivan
Win 21-1-1 Chucho García
Win 20-1-1 Buddy Boggs
Win 19-1-1 Tony Kid Durango
Win 18-1-1 Danny McAloon
Loss 17-1-1 Harold Weston
Win 17-0-1 Tony Kid Durango
Win 16-0-1 Art Kettles
Win 15-0-1 Luis Rivera
Win 14-0-1 Ray Villanueva
Win 13-0-1 Skip Yeaton
Win 12-0-1 Al Sewell
Win 11-0-1 Carlos Novotny
Win 10-0-1 Oreste Lebron
Win 9-0-1 Charles Hayward
Win 8-0-1 Gabe Bowens
Win 7-0-1 Jerry Caballero
Win 6-0-1 Don Sauls
Win 5-0-1 Lenny Carter
Win 4-0-1 John Presley
Win 3-0-1 Ivelaw Eastman
Draw 2-0-1 Charles Hayward
Win 2-0 Juan Rivera
Win 1-0 Ivelaw Eastman

[ Source: Wikipedia ]


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