Answer the following question: Facts:   - weight: heavyweight    - draws: 1    - losses: 8    - home: howard beach , ny , usa    - ko: 28    - style: orthodox    - realname: vincent maddalone    - total: 47      - birth date: 29 december 1973    - name: vinny maddalone    - nationality: american    - birth place: flushing , ny , u.s.    - wins: 37   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of vincent maddalone .
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vincent maddalone -lrb- born december 29 , 1973 in flushing , new york -rrb- is an american boxer and is a fringe contender in the heavyweight division .maddalone , a hard-hitting brawler , turned pro in 1999 and is a popular fighter who is often featured on espn .he suffered his first loss against former titlist al cole , and later fought twice against brian minto , coming up short in both fights .at 38 , vincent maddalone stands at 6 foot 2 inches tall .he was ranked 204th of out 1078 in the world .his trainer is al certo and his manager is bobby lancellotti .maddalone has fought only 8 amateur fights .