Matt Vanda
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Matt Vanda, nicknamed the Predator, is a middleweight boxer from east Saint Paul, Minnesota
, USA.
division against Ed Fuller in Kearney, Nebraska
. Vanda won the fight by knockout in the second round.
Vanda showed great potential as a young pro, finally returning to St Paul for his fourth professional bout, a win against Angel Louis Salgado. Vanda won his first 11 fights by knockout, and was undefeated in his first 31 professional fights, garnering national attention. The national attention soured after Vanda defeated Sam Garr on ESPN in a controversial decisions.
In April 2008 Vanda lost a unanimous decision to the highly regarded Sebastien Demers
in a fight for Demers' IBF
International middleweight title.
In his most recent bout Vanda defeated Bruce Rumbolz by unanimous decision in an eight round affair.
On June 6, 2008, ESPN.com's Dan Rafael reported Matt Vanda will fight Julio César Chávez, Jr. on July 12, 2008.
On July 12 Vanda lost against Julio César Chávez Jr. in a controversial decision by a judge who gave the fight to Chavez 100 to 90. Chavez Jr. (37-0-1) won by a split decision
over Vanda (38-7). Chavez won by scores of 97-93 and 100-90, while losing 96-95 on another card.
On November 1, 2008 Vanda lost against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. by unanimous decision in a ten round affair.
On February 21, 2009, Vanda lost a unanimous decision to John Duddy
in a ten round affair. (99-91, 99-91, 97-93)
On April 18, 2009, Vanda (40-9) scored a disputed majority decision win against veteran boxer and two time world title challenger Tocker Pudwill (40-7)
On August 14, 2009, Vanda (41-9) had an impressive win against Ted Muller (19-15) 80-72 | 80-72 | 79-74 this was a fight to prepare Vanda for his scheduled fight against the hard hitting Minnesota fighter Phil "The Drill" Williams (11-1) on September 26, 2009
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Saint Paul is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies mostly on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the area surrounding its point of confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, the state's largest city...
, USA.
Professional career
Vanda's first fight as a professional boxer was on March 30, 1996 in the welterweightWelterweight
Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system...
division against Ed Fuller in Kearney, Nebraska
Kearney, Nebraska
Kearney is a city in and the county seat of Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 30,787 at the 2010 census. It is home to the University of Nebraska-Kearney....
. Vanda won the fight by knockout in the second round.
Vanda showed great potential as a young pro, finally returning to St Paul for his fourth professional bout, a win against Angel Louis Salgado. Vanda won his first 11 fights by knockout, and was undefeated in his first 31 professional fights, garnering national attention. The national attention soured after Vanda defeated Sam Garr on ESPN in a controversial decisions.
In April 2008 Vanda lost a unanimous decision to the highly regarded Sebastien Demers
Sebastien Demers
Sébastien Demers is a Canadian professional boxer, known as "Double Trouble", who fights in the super middleweight division....
in a fight for Demers' IBF
IBF
IBF may refer to:*International Boxing Federation is one of several boxing organisations* International Bandy Federation former name of Federation of International Bandy , an international governing body for bandy...
International middleweight title.
In his most recent bout Vanda defeated Bruce Rumbolz by unanimous decision in an eight round affair.
On June 6, 2008, ESPN.com's Dan Rafael reported Matt Vanda will fight Julio César Chávez, Jr. on July 12, 2008.
On July 12 Vanda lost against Julio César Chávez Jr. in a controversial decision by a judge who gave the fight to Chavez 100 to 90. Chavez Jr. (37-0-1) won by a split decision
Split decision
A split decision is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts and others sports involving striking in which two of the three judges score for the same fighter as the winner, while the third judge scores for the other...
over Vanda (38-7). Chavez won by scores of 97-93 and 100-90, while losing 96-95 on another card.
On November 1, 2008 Vanda lost against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. by unanimous decision in a ten round affair.
On February 21, 2009, Vanda lost a unanimous decision to John Duddy
John Duddy
John Francis Duddy is a retired middleweight professional boxer, from Derry, Northern Ireland. Duddy fought under the moniker of "Ireland's John Duddy" or "The Derry Destroyer"....
in a ten round affair. (99-91, 99-91, 97-93)
On April 18, 2009, Vanda (40-9) scored a disputed majority decision win against veteran boxer and two time world title challenger Tocker Pudwill (40-7)
On August 14, 2009, Vanda (41-9) had an impressive win against Ted Muller (19-15) 80-72 | 80-72 | 79-74 this was a fight to prepare Vanda for his scheduled fight against the hard hitting Minnesota fighter Phil "The Drill" Williams (11-1) on September 26, 2009