Peter Manfredo Jr.
Peter Manfredo Jr. | |
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Born | Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. | November 26, 1980
Nationality | American |
Other names | The Pride of Providence |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Middleweight Super middleweight |
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 50 |
Wins | 42 |
Wins by KO | 23 |
Losses | 7 |
Draws | 1 |
Peter Manfredo Jr. (born November 26, 1980) is a former American
Background
The son of Peter Manfredo Sr., a former professional boxer and world kickboxing champion who holds a third degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do, Manfredo Jr. grew up watching his father train and mentor boxers at the family’s gym in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
Amateur career
Having started boxing at seven, Manfredo Jr. competed in his first match at nine. He then proceeded to fight in 165 amateur bouts, including a bronze medal-winning performance at the 2000 Eastern Olympic Trials. Manfredo is the only boxer in New England history to receive the Outstanding Boxer Award at the Junior Olympics, as well as win the title for the Silver Mittens, and the New England Golden Gloves. As an amateur Manfredo defeated future WBC, WBA, IBF Super middleweight champion Carl Froch.,[1] but lost several decisions to future undisputed middleweight champion Jermain Taylor in national competitions[2][3] and even lost a decision in the 2nd round of the 1998 National Golden Gloves to future and fellow Contender finalist Sergio Mora[4]
Professional career
Manfredo Jr. eventually turned professional at the age of 19 and in his debut, he won a four-round decision over Steve Garrett. Less than two years later, he captured the EBA Light Middleweight Championship with an eighth-round TKO over Mike McFail. He successfully defended his EBA belt two months later, winning a unanimous ten-round decision over Charles Clark. In October 2002, in front of a packed arena of fans at the Dunkin Donuts Center in his hometown of Providence, Manfredo Jr. stepped up in weight class and won a seventh-round TKO over former WBC and WBA Light Welterweight champion Frankie “The Surgeon” Randall. Manfredo Jr.’s nineteenth consecutive victory came at the Blue Horizon in Philadelphia with a sixth-round TKO over Leonard Townsend. In January 2004, he went on to win the NABO Junior Middleweight title in a sixth-round fight against the previously undefeated Sherwin Davis in an ESPN2 co-feature at Foxwoods Casino.
The Contender
In 2005, he entered
After The Contender
Manfredo fought Scott Pemberton on February 2, 2006, to a sold out crowd in the
WBO Super Middleweight Title
On April 7, 2007, Manfredo fought
Manfredo's next fight was June 20, 2007, just one month after his previous victory over Muller, at Foxwoods Hotel and Casino, against tough veteran (14-1)
On March 14, 2008, Manfredo defeated Shane Benfield, then (29-5), at the Twin River Events Center in Lincoln, Rhode Island. A series of attacks to the body from Manfredo eventually forced a stoppage after 2:30 of the sixth round. May 3, 2008, Peter defeated Luis Lopez by KO in the 3rd round at the Coeur D'Alene Casino Idaho.
On a CES card appropriately billed as “August Annihilation,” Manfredo savagely annihilated Donny by TKO of round two, on August 22 at the Twin Rivers Events Center winning the vacant NABF Interim super middleweight belt. The win put Manfredo as one of the top 5 Super Middleweights in the world.
IBO Super Middleweight Title
Manfredo would get an IBO Title shot in his next bout against Sakio Bika on November 13, 2008, at the Dunkin Donut Center. He was knocked out in the third round by the Season 3 winner of the Contender. With the loss, Manfredo dropped to 31-6. Manfredo stated after the fight that it may be his last time in the ring, but he later opted to fight again. He returned, on April 18, 2009, at the Montreal Casino, Montreal, and defeated Canadian super middleweight Walid Smichet by a devastating left hook in the last minute of round 7.
After the fight, Manfredo announced he is moving down to Middleweight, where he was ranked 9th in the World. He planned on fighting John Duddy, but Duddy had suffered his first loss in his last fight. He has stated multiple times, he would like to fight Sergio Mora a third time, this time being in Providence Rhode Island. On June 15, 2009, Manfredo signed a three-fight deal to be promoted exclusively by Chet Koerner's TKO Promotions.[8] In his first fight with TKO Promotions, Peter defeated Ronald Weaver by 1st-round TKO, after Weaver refused to come out of his corner for the second round. The fight was a tune-up fight, fought for charity at the Jonathan Ogden Boxing Classic.
Another IBO Super Middleweight shot
On January 29, 2010, Peter Manfredo defeated St. Paul Minnesota native
WBC Super Middleweight shot
On November 12, 2010, Manfredo stopped Jhon Berrio for his fifth win in a row. The fight was stopped before the 7th round, when Berrio was unable to continue.[9] On January 14, 2011, he outpointed Daniel Edouard for his sixth win in a row. Manfredo won a unanimous decision with scores of 97-92 and 98-91 (twice).[10]
In November 2011, Peter Manfredo was stopped by Julio Cesar Chavez Jr in the fifth round of a WBC middleweight title bout. After an entertaining first four rounds "The Pride of Providence" seemed to decide he would go down swinging and engaged Chavez in a brawl. Manfredo got hurt and referee Laurence Cole stepped in at 1:52 to end the fight, allowing Julio Cesar Chavez Jr to retain the title.[11]
Comeback
In November 2012, Peter Manfredo Jr announced his return to boxing and defeated durable veteran Rayco Saunders in a dominant 10-round decision. Four months later, he beat
In July, after fellow
Professional boxing record
References
- ^ http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Peter_Manfredo_Jr.http://www.badlefthook.com/2010/11/13/1811383/friday-boxing-results-peter-manfredo-jr-stops-jhon-berrio-in-rhode [dead link]
- ^ "USA National Championships 1998".
- ^ "USA National Championships 1999".
- ^ "US Golden Gloves 1998".
- ^ "MaxBoxing: "The Contender" rematch". 13 October 2005.
- ^ ESPN – No Hollywood ending for The Contender star as referee stops fight – Boxing
- ^ Lacy outworked Manfredo Jr
- ^ "TKO Boxing Promotions Signs Peter Manfredo Jr. - the CBZ Newswire".
- ^ "Friday Boxing Results: Peter Manfredo Jr. Stops Jhon Berrio in Rhode Island". 13 November 2010.
- ^ "Manfredo, Rodriguez Get Ws on FNF". 15 January 2011.
- ^ Christ, Scott (20 November 2011). "Chavez vs Manfredo Results: JCC Jr Stops Manfredo in Five, Stays Unbeaten". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- ^ "RI boxer Balletto in critical condition following trampoline accident at home | Providence Journal". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-08-23.
- ^ Peter Manfredo Jr's Professional Boxing Record – BoxRec.com
External links
- Manfredo Jr., The Official Site
- Peter Manfredo Jr. Fight-by-Fight Career Record
- Boxing record for Peter Manfredo Jr. from BoxRec (registration required)
- Manfredo Gym