Vinnie Curto
# Vinnie Curto

Vinnie Curto (born July 10, 1955) is an American former professional boxer. 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 decision in South Korea and then a stoppage loss.

### 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.

## Personal

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

## 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, 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:

| 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 |
