Tony Grano
Tony Grano | |
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Tony Grano ringside at a boxing card at Foxwoods, 2010 | |
Statistics | |
Real name | Tony Grano |
Rated at | Heavyweight |
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Nationality | American |
Born |
Hartford, Connecticut | November 11, 1980
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 23 |
Wins | 20 |
Wins by KO | 16 |
Losses | 2 |
Draws | 1 |
Anthony "Tony" Grano (born November 11, 1980, in Hartford, Connecticut) is an American heavyweight boxer. He was the US amateur heavyweight (201 lbs limit) champion in 2005.
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
Professional career
Grano, originally from Connecticut, now trains and fights out of West Palm Beach FL. Weighing 220 pounds, Italian-American Tony "TNT" Grano made his debut in 2005 and has a record of 20-2-1 with 16 knockouts. In 2009, Grano scored a KO over previously undefeated (18-0) amateur star Travis Kauffman. The KO over Kauffman was Ringside Magazines 2009 heavyweight fight of the year. After stopping veteran Brian Minto in a NABF heavyweight title eliminator in the third round Grano KOd shopworn 43-year old former contender DaVarryl Williamson for the NABF heavyweight championship. He lost his momentum by dropping a decision to 19-2 Eric Molina in 2013 and has been idle since.
External links
- Professional boxing record for Tony Grano from BoxRec
- Tony Grano website
- Grano upsets Minto YouTube highlight
References
Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by Matt Godfrey |
United States Amateur Heavyweight Champion 2005 |
Succeeded by Adam Willett |