Tony Grano
Tony Grano ringside at a boxing card at Foxwoods, 2010 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Born | Tony Grano November 11, 1980 |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | Heavyweight |
| Boxing career | |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 24 |
| Wins | 20 |
| Win by KO | 16 |
| Losses | 3 |
| Draws | 1 |
Anthony Grano (born November 11, 1980) is an American professional 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 Fonseca 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. In 2009, Grano scored a KO over previously undefeated (18–0) amateur star Travis Kauffman. It was Ring Magazine's 2009 heavyweight fight of the year. After stopping veteran Brian Minto in a NABF heavyweight title eliminator in the third round Grano knocked out shopworn 43-year old former contender DaVarryl Williamson for the NABF heavyweight championship. He lost his momentum after a unanimous decision loss to Eric Molina (19–2) in 2013 and has been idle since.
Professional boxing record
| 24 fights | 20 wins | 3 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 16 | 2 |
| By decision | 4 | 1 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Loss | 20–3–1 | Éric Molina | UD | 12 | Apr 27, 2013 | Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario, California, U.S. | Lost NABF heavyweight title. |
| 23 | Win | 20–2–1 | DaVarryl Williamson | KO | 4 (12), 2:27 | Jun 23, 2012 | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida, U.S. | Won vacant NABF heavyweight title. |
| 22 | Win | 19–2–1 | Brian Minto | TKO | 3 (10), 1:04 | Jan 28, 2012 | Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, New York, U.S. | |
| 21 | Win | 18–2–1 | Dominique Alexander | TKO | 6 (6), 2:09 | Apr 9, 2011 | Connecticut Convention Center, Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. | |
| 20 | Loss | 17–2–1 | Nicolai Firtha | TKO | 2 (10), 2:15 | Jun 26, 2010 | Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut, U.S. | For vacant NABF USA heavyweight title. |
| 19 | Win | 17–1–1 | Mark Brown | UD | 10 | Mar 12, 2010 | Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Connecticut, U.S. | |
| 18 | Win | 16–1–1 | Travis Kauffman | KO | 4 (10), 2:56 | Sep 18, 2009 | Chumash Casino Resort, Santa Ynez, California, U.S. | |
| 17 | Win | 15–1–1 | Jermell Barnes | UD | 6 | Feb 27, 2009 | Lion's Den Fitness Center, Middletown, Connecticut, U.S. | |
| 16 | Loss | 14–1–1 | Mark Brown | TKO | 8 (8), 1:10 | Sep 27, 2008 | Arena at Harbor Yard, Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S. | For vacant WBF All-Americas heavyweight title. |
| 15 | Win | 14–0–1 | Leroy Childs | TKO | 1 (8), 2:43 | Jun 13, 2008 | Connecticut Convention Center, Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. | |
| 14 | Win | 13–0–1 | John Battle | TKO | 2 (8), 0:34 | Dec 1, 2007 | Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Connecticut, U.S. | |
| 13 | Win | 12–0–1 | David Polk | SD | 8 | Nov 8, 2007 | Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut, U.S. | |
| 12 | Win | 11–0–1 | Kevin Tallon | KO | 1 (4), 0:30 | Oct 6, 2007 | Louisville Gardens, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. | |
| 11 | Win | 10–0–1 | James Phipps | TKO | 1 (8), 1:25 | Jun 29, 2007 | Connecticut Convention Center, Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. | |
| 10 | Win | 9–0–1 | Jay Sweetman | TKO | 1 (6) | May 4, 2007 | Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut, U.S. | |
| 9 | Win | 8–0–1 | John Turlington | TKO | 1 (6), 2:25 | Mar 23, 2007 | Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Connecticut, U.S. | |
| 8 | Win | 7–0–1 | Tyrone Smith | UD | 6 | Feb 23, 2007 | Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut, U.S. | |
| 7 | Win | 6–0–1 | Larry White | TKO | 3 (4), 2:46 | Oct 28, 2006 | Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut, U.S. | |
| 6 | Win | 5–0–1 | Mike Miller | TKO | 2 (4), 2:54 | Sep 23, 2006 | Connecticut Convention Center, Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. | |
| 5 | Draw | 4–0–1 | Rodney Ray | UD | 6 | May 24, 2006 | Hammerstein Ballroom, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Mike Jones | KO | 2 (4), 1:08 | May 10, 2006 | Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Connecticut, U.S. | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Robert Irizarry | TKO | 1 (4), 1:02 | Feb 18, 2006 | Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut, U.S. | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Tim Gulley | KO | 1 (4) | Dec 10, 2005 | Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut, U.S. | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Rubin Bracero | KO | 2 (4) | Nov 23, 2005 | Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, U.S. |
References
External links
- Boxing record for Tony Grano from BoxRec (registration required)
- Tony Grano website