Facts: - weight: heavyweight - draws: 1 - losses: 8 - home: howard beach , ny , usa - ko: 28 - style: orthodox - realname: vincent maddalone - total: 47 - birth date: 29 december 1973 - name: vinny maddalone - nationality: american - birth place: flushing , ny , u.s. - wins: 37 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of vincent maddalone .
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vincent maddalone -lrb- born december 29 , 1973 in flushing , new york -rrb- is an american boxer and is a fringe contender in the heavyweight division .maddalone , a hard-hitting brawler , turned pro in 1999 and is a popular fighter who is often featured on espn .he suffered his first loss against former titlist al cole , and later fought twice against brian minto , coming up short in both fights .at 38 , vincent maddalone stands at 6 foot 2 inches tall .he was ranked 204th of out 1078 in the world .his trainer is al certo and his manager is bobby lancellotti .maddalone has fought only 8 amateur fights .