Matt Vanda

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Matt Vanda
Real name	Matt Vanda
Nickname(s)	the Predator
Rated at	middleweight
Nationality	American
Birth date	16 October 1978 (1978-10-16) (age 29)
Birth place	Arizona, United States
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	42
Wins	38
Wins by KO	21
Losses	6
Draws	0
No contests	0

Matt Vanda, nicknamed the Predator, is a middleweight boxer from east Saint Paul, Minnesota, Minnesota, USA.

1 Biography
2 Professional career
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Biography

Vanda attended but did not graduate from Harding High School, a working-class school in East Saint Paul, which has a large population of poor and disadvantaged students. The school's racial makeup is approximately 50% white and 50% minority. It was in high school that Vanda began his amateur boxing career.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] 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. Vanda won the fight by knockout in the second round.^[1]

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 of 2008 Vanda lost a unanimous decision to the highly regarded Sebastien Demers in a fight for Demers' IBF International middleweight title. ^[2]

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 Cesar Chavez, Jr. on July 12, 2008.