Tony Grano
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Antonio "Tony" Grano (b. November 11, 1980, in Hartford, Connecticut) is an American heavyweight boxer. He was the US amateur heavyweight (201 lbs limit) champion in 2005.
[edit] Amateur highlights
2005
- National Golden Gloves Heavyweight competition
- Defeated Arturo Reyes 5-0
- Defeated Allen Grissom RSC 2
- Defeated Erick Vega 3-2
- Lost to Eric Fields 1-4 in final, for 2nd place
- United States Amateur Heavyweight championships
- Defeated Yuwshua Zoock 27-4
- Defeated Tim Skolnik RSC 3
- Defeated Marcus Henry 14-10
- Defeated Homer Fonesca RET 4, to win championship
[edit] Professional career
Grano, originally from Connecticut, now fights out of New York. Weighing 220 pounds, Italian-American "TNT" Grano made his debut in 2005 and has beaten 12 opponents so far. Against journeyman Rodney Ray (record 3-3), Grano could only draw. In 2008, he was upset by little-known 13-1 Mark Brown. In 2009, he rebounded with a KO over previously undefeated (18-0) amateur star Travis Kauffman. However, this win was disputed.
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| Preceded by Matt Godfrey |
United States Amateur Heavyweight Champion 2005 |
Succeeded by Adam Willett |
