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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. Vanda won the fight by knockout in the second round. 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 2008 Vanda lost a unanimous decision to the highly regarded Sebastien Demers in a fight for Demers' IBF International middleweight title.〔(Sebastien Demers vs. Matt Vanda - Boxrec Boxing Encyclopaedia )〕 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 César Chávez, Jr. on July 12, 2008. On July 12 Vanda lost against Julio César Chávez Jr. in a controversial decision by a judge who gave the fight to Chavez 100 to 90. Chavez Jr. (37-0-1) won by a split decision over Vanda (38-7). Chavez won by scores of 97-93 and 100-90, while losing 96-95 on another card.〔(secondsout.com, Solis Retains IBF Crown/Chavez Jr Edges Out Vanda )〕 On November 1, 2008 Vanda lost against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. by unanimous decision in a ten round affair. On February 21, 2009, Vanda lost a unanimous decision to John Duddy in a ten round affair. (99-91, 99-91, 97-93) On April 18, 2009, Vanda (40-9) scored a disputed majority decision win against veteran boxer and two time world title challenger Tocker Pudwill (40-7) On August 14, 2009, Vanda (41-9) had an impressive win against Ted Muller (19-15) 80-72 | 80-72 | 79-74 this was a fight to prepare Vanda for his scheduled fight against the hard hitting Minnesota fighter Phil "The Drill" Williams (11-1) on September 26, 2009 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Matt Vanda」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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