Peter Manfredo
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Peter Manfredo Jr. is a professional boxer. He is the IBO
Middleweight champion. He held the NABO
Light Middleweight
IBU
Light Middleweight
EBA
Light Middleweight
. Although he regularly wears the Italian flag on his trunks to show his heritage, he is a representative of the U.S.
.
in the first fight, and lost—much to everyone's surprise. But when Jeff Fraza
was withdrawn with chickenpox
, he was brought back in—by "fate" he said. He beat Miguel Espino
in his second chance at the first round, and went on to face Joey Gilbert
in the second round. Here, an accidental headbutt stopped the fight, and Manfredo was given a win on points. He then was re-matched up with Gomez, whom he beat, in the semi-final.
In the final fight he was defeated by Sergio Mora
in a seven round unanimous decision for him to become the Contender champion. Manfredo fought a second bout scheduled with Sergio Mora on October 15, 2005 at the Staples Center
in Los Angeles
, California
. He defeated Manfredo by a split decision in a rematch. Many ringside observers felt Manfredo won the fight convincingly, but Mora won by a controversial split decision.
in Providence, Rhode Island
on ESPN. It was his first fight at Super Middleweight, as he won by a dramatic 3rd round knockout. On October 14, 2006 Manfredo defeated Joey Spina
with an impressive 3rd round TKO also at the Dunkin' Donuts Center.
undefeated Super Middleweight
Champion Joe Calzaghe
in Calzaghe's 20th title defense. The fight was originally scheduled for March 3, but had to be re-arranged for the later date. The show, from the Millennium Stadium
, Cardiff
was aired on HBO in the United States. Manfredo lost the fight when the referee stopped the contest in the third round, with Manfredo appearing unable to reply to Calzaghe's unending barrage of shots. Manfredo claimed his plan was to have Calzaghe (then 34) "run out of gas". Manfredo himself believed that the fight was stopped prematurely. One month later Manfredo easily defeated Ted Muller in a ninth round stoppage at Twin River Casino in Lincoln Rhode Island.
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) David Banks
, who was featured on season 3 of the Contender. Manfredo got the relatively easy decision 97-93 on all the judges' cards. Manfredo then signed to fight former World Champion Jeff Lacy
on December 8 at the MGM Grand Las Vegas
, as the final bout on the undercard to the Floyd Mayweather vs Ricky Hatton
main event. Manfredo lasted the distance against Lacy, but lost by unanimous decision.
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 Cour 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.
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. 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.
by unanamous decision (100-89, 100-89, 99-90) in a 10 round attraction at Mohegan Sun Casino in Ledyard, Connecticut. He knocked down Vanda at the end of round 6. Manfredo was then crowned NABF Middleweight Champion and ranked 12th in the World in the middleweight division. The fight earned Manfredo a shot at the IBO Middleweight Title, which he won, when he defeated Mexican native Angel Hernandez on May 22, 2010.
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. On January 14, 2011, he stopped Daniel Edouard for his sixth win in a row. Manfredo won a unanimous decision with scores of 97-92 and 98-91 (twice).
International Boxing Organization
The International Boxing Organization is a for-profit organization that sanctions professional boxing matches and awards world and subordinate championships.- Origins :...
Middleweight champion. He held the NABO
North American Boxing Organization
The North American Boxing Organization is one of several regulators of boxing that works in North America. The NABO is one of the regional bodies that is part of the World Boxing Organization.Legendary Roy Jones Jr is former Light heavyweight champion....
Light Middleweight
Light middleweight
Light Middleweight , is a weight division in professional boxing, above 147 pounds and up to 154 pounds ....
IBU
International Boxing Union
The International Boxing Union was created June 1911 in Paris, France. It was an attempt to create a unified international governing body for professional boxing...
Light Middleweight
Light middleweight
Light Middleweight , is a weight division in professional boxing, above 147 pounds and up to 154 pounds ....
EBA
EBA
The abbreviation EBA may refer to:* Early Bronze Age* Eastern Basketball Alliance, American basketball league started in 1996* Eastern Basketball Association, defunct basketball league * Elite Beat Agents, a video game for the Nintendo DS...
Light Middleweight
Light middleweight
Light Middleweight , is a weight division in professional boxing, above 147 pounds and up to 154 pounds ....
. Although he regularly wears the Italian flag on his trunks to show his heritage, he is a representative of the U.S.
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, the New England Golden Gloves and the New England Tournament of Championships. As an amateur Manfredo defeated current WBC Super middleweight champion Carl FrochCarl Froch
Carl Froch is an English professional boxer and is a two-time and reigning WBC super middleweight champion. He previously held the British, Commonwealth, & English titles at super middleweight.-Amateur:...
.
Pro 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 reality tv show The Contender, and was placed on the East Coast Team. He was challenged to fight Alfonso GomezAlfonso Gomez
Alfonso Salvador Gómez Becerra is a Mexican professional boxer. He was a competitor on the reality TV show The Contender, where he ended up ranked third out of sixteen fighters.-Personal life:...
in the first fight, and lost—much to everyone's surprise. But when Jeff Fraza
Jeff Fraza
Jeffery Toney "Hell Raza" Fraza is a professional boxer.He was a contestant on the NBC reality TV show The Contender...
was withdrawn with chickenpox
Chickenpox
Chickenpox or chicken pox is a highly contagious illness caused by primary infection with varicella zoster virus . It usually starts with vesicular skin rash mainly on the body and head rather than at the periphery and becomes itchy, raw pockmarks, which mostly heal without scarring...
, he was brought back in—by "fate" he said. He beat Miguel Espino
Miguel Espino
Miguel Angel Espino is a professional American boxer.-Personal life:Espino, a Mexican-American, was born in North Hollywood, California. Espino is from the "hood", and sees boxing as an escape from this - looking to the day when he can present his family the keys to a new house...
in his second chance at the first round, and went on to face Joey Gilbert
Joey Gilbert
Joseph Salvatore Gilbert is a retired professional boxer, currently a criminal defense & personal injury lawyer, and sports agent.-Biography:...
in the second round. Here, an accidental headbutt stopped the fight, and Manfredo was given a win on points. He then was re-matched up with Gomez, whom he beat, in the semi-final.
In the final fight he was defeated by Sergio Mora
Sergio Mora
Sergio "The Latin Snake" Mora is a Mexican American professional boxer trained by Dean Campos. He is the former WBC Light Middleweight Champion and also the first champion of NBC's The Contender....
in a seven round unanimous decision for him to become the Contender champion. Manfredo fought a second bout scheduled with Sergio Mora on October 15, 2005 at the Staples Center
Staples Center
Staples Center is a multi-purpose sports arena in Downtown Los Angeles. Adjacent to the L.A. Live development, it is located next to the Los Angeles Convention Center complex along Figueroa Street. Opening on October 17, 1999, it is one of the major sporting facilities in the Greater Los Angeles...
in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. He defeated Manfredo by a split decision in a rematch. Many ringside observers felt Manfredo won the fight convincingly, but Mora won by a controversial split decision.
After The Contender
Manfredo fought Scott Pemberton on February 2, 2006 to a sold out crowd in the Dunkin' Donuts CenterDunkin' Donuts Center
The Dunkin' Donuts Center , is an indoor arena, located in downtown Providence, Rhode Island, United States...
in Providence, Rhode Island
Providence, Rhode Island
Providence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island and was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region...
on ESPN. It was his first fight at Super Middleweight, as he won by a dramatic 3rd round knockout. On October 14, 2006 Manfredo defeated Joey Spina
Joey Spina
Joey Spina is an American professional boxer.Joey Spina is a former IBF Inter-Continental Super Middleweight champion and WBC United States Super Middleweight champion. Spina won the WBC United States Super Middleweight title in 2005 when he decisioned Carl Daniels for the vacant title...
with an impressive 3rd round TKO also at the Dunkin' Donuts Center.
WBO Super Middleweight Title
On April 7, 2007, Manfredo fought WelshWales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
undefeated Super Middleweight
Super middleweight
Super Middleweight is a boxing and Muay Thai weight division that has a weight limit of 168 pounds .- 1960s–1983 :There was interest in a division between Middleweight and Light Heavyweight in the late 1960s, the mid-1970s, and the early 1980s...
Champion Joe Calzaghe
Joe Calzaghe
Joseph William Calzaghe, CBE, MBE is a Welsh former professional boxer. He is the former WBO, WBA, WBC, IBF, The Ring & British super middleweight champion and The Ring light heavyweight champion....
in Calzaghe's 20th title defense. The fight was originally scheduled for March 3, but had to be re-arranged for the later date. The show, from the Millennium Stadium
Millennium Stadium
The Millennium Stadium is the national stadium of Wales, located in the capital, Cardiff. It is the home of the Wales national rugby union team and also frequently stages games of the Wales national football team, but is also host to many other large scale events, such as the Super Special Stage...
, Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
was aired on HBO in the United States. Manfredo lost the fight when the referee stopped the contest in the third round, with Manfredo appearing unable to reply to Calzaghe's unending barrage of shots. Manfredo claimed his plan was to have Calzaghe (then 34) "run out of gas". Manfredo himself believed that the fight was stopped prematurely. One month later Manfredo easily defeated Ted Muller in a ninth round stoppage at Twin River Casino in Lincoln Rhode Island.
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) David Banks
David Banks
David Banks is a British actor.As a theatre actor he has played many leading roles in London and throughout the UK...
, who was featured on season 3 of the Contender. Manfredo got the relatively easy decision 97-93 on all the judges' cards. Manfredo then signed to fight former World Champion Jeff Lacy
Jeff Lacy
Jeffrey Scott Lacy is an American boxer. He is a former International Boxing Federation super middleweight champion.-Amateur career:...
on December 8 at the MGM Grand Las Vegas
MGM Grand Las Vegas
The MGM Grand Las Vegas is a hotel casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The MGM Grand is the third largest hotel in the world and largest hotel resort complex in the United States in front of The Venetian. The MGM Grand was the largest hotel in the world when it opened in...
, as the final bout on the undercard to the Floyd Mayweather vs Ricky Hatton
Ricky Hatton
Richard John Hatton MBE, more commonly known as Ricky "the Hitman" Hatton, , is a former British professional boxer, and currently a promoter....
main event. Manfredo lasted the distance against Lacy, but lost by unanimous decision.
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 Cour 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 BikaSakio Bika
Sakio "The Scorpion" Bika , is a professional boxer in the super middleweight division. He is the former IBO super middleweight world champion.-Amateur career:...
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
Walid Smichet
Walid Smichet is a professional boxer based in Montreal, Canada, who is known as "Tempete de Sable" who fights in the middleweight division...
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
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"....
, but Duddy had suffered his first loss in his last fight. He has stated multiple times, he would like to fight Sergio Mora
Sergio Mora
Sergio "The Latin Snake" Mora is a Mexican American professional boxer trained by Dean Campos. He is the former WBC Light Middleweight Champion and also the first champion of NBC's The Contender....
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. 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 Matt VandaMatt Vanda
Matt Vanda, nicknamed the Predator, is a middleweight boxer from east Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA.-Professional career:Vanda's first fight as a professional boxer was on March 30, 1996 in the welterweight division against Ed Fuller in Kearney, Nebraska...
by unanamous decision (100-89, 100-89, 99-90) in a 10 round attraction at Mohegan Sun Casino in Ledyard, Connecticut. He knocked down Vanda at the end of round 6. Manfredo was then crowned NABF Middleweight Champion and ranked 12th in the World in the middleweight division. The fight earned Manfredo a shot at the IBO Middleweight Title, which he won, when he defeated Mexican native Angel Hernandez on May 22, 2010.
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. On January 14, 2011, he stopped Daniel Edouard for his sixth win in a row. Manfredo won a unanimous decision with scores of 97-92 and 98-91 (twice).
Professional record
| Result | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss |  Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. |
TKO Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Peter Manfredo Jr. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Peter Manfredo Jr. was a Middleweight championship fight for the WBC world title. The fight took place in the Reliant Arena in Houston, Texas on November 19, 2011. Chavez wanted to fight a September tuneup against Ronald Hearns ahead of his November title defense, but he... |
5 | 2011-11-19 |  Reliant Arena, Houston, Texas, United States |
|
| Win |  Daniel Edouard |
UD | 10 | 2011-01-14 | Mallory Square, Key West, Florida, United States |
|
| Win |  Jhon Berrio |
RTD | 6 | 2010-11-12 | American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida, USA |
|
| Win | Angel Hernandez Angel Hernandez (boxer) Angel Hernandez Angel Hernandez Angel Hernandez (born September 17, 1975 in (San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosí, Mexico) is a Mexican middleweight boxer. Hernandez has fought many noted fighters. He has held the NABA, NABF and International Boxing Association Americas light middleweight titles... |
TKO | 10 | 2010-05-22 | Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut, United States |
|
| Win | Matt Vanda Matt Vanda Matt Vanda, nicknamed the Predator, is a middleweight boxer from east Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA.-Professional career:Vanda's first fight as a professional boxer was on March 30, 1996 in the welterweight division against Ed Fuller in Kearney, Nebraska... |
UD | 10 | 2010-01-29 | Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut, USA |
|
| Win | Ronald Weaver |
RTD | 1 | 2009-11-05 | Martin's Valley Mansion, Cockeysville, Maryland, United States |
|
| Win |  Walid SmichetWalid Smichet Walid Smichet is a professional boxer based in Montreal, Canada, who is known as "Tempete de Sable" who fights in the middleweight division... |
KO | 7 | 2009-04-18 |  Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
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| Loss |  Sakio BikaSakio Bika Sakio "The Scorpion" Bika , is a professional boxer in the super middleweight division. He is the former IBO super middleweight world champion.-Amateur career:... |
TKO | 3 | 2008-11-13 | Dunkin Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island, United States |
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| Win | Donny McCrary Donny McCrary Donny McCrary is an Irish-American professional boxer.-Professional career:Known as "The Savage", McCrary began his professional career in 2003, and has lost to contenders Lucian Bute, Kofi Jantuah, Allan Green, and Yuri Foreman. In 2007 he won via stunning 1st round TKO against Eric Regan... |
TKO | 2 | 2008-08-22 | Twin River Event Center, Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA |
|
| Win | Luis Lopez |
RTD | 3 | 2008-05-03 | Coeur d'Alene Casino, Worley, Idaho, United States |
|
| Win | Shane Benfield |
TKO | 6 | 2008-03-14 | Pechanga Entertainment Center, Temecula, California, USA |
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| Loss | Jeff Lacy Jeff Lacy Jeffrey Scott Lacy is an American boxer. He is a former International Boxing Federation super middleweight champion.-Amateur career:... |
UD | 10 | 2007-12-08 | MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
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| Win | David Banks David Banks (boxer) David Banks is an American boxer fighting out of Portland, Oregon, originally from Las Vegas, Nevada .-Professional career:... |
UD | 10 | 2007-06-20 | Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States |
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| Win | Ted Muller |
TKO | 9 | 2007-05-11 | Twin River Event Center, Lincoln, Rhode Island, United States |
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| Loss |  Joe CalzagheJoe Calzaghe Joseph William Calzaghe, CBE, MBE is a Welsh former professional boxer. He is the former WBO, WBA, WBC, IBF, The Ring & British super middleweight champion and The Ring light heavyweight champion.... |
TKO | 3 | 2007-04-07 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom |
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