| Anthony Bonsante | ||
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| Profile | ||
| Born | October 28, 1970 | |
| Birthplace | Shakopee, U.S. | |
| Nationality | American | |
| Residence | Crosby-Ironton, U.S. | |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Shakopee (ˈʃɑːkəpi "SHOCK-a-pi" is a Suburb 17 miles (26 km southwest of downtown Minneapolis in the U The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Crosby is a city in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States. Ironton is a city in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the 75 m) | |
| Nickname | The Bullet | |
| Classification | Middleweight | |
| Boxing Record | ||
| Fights | 42 | |
| Wins (KOs) | 31 (18) | |
| Losses | 9 | |
| Draws | 3 | |
| Results on The Contender | ||
| First Round | Beat Cooper by technical knockout | |
| Quarter Finals | Lost to Brinkley by knockout | |
| Fans Favourite | Lost to Smith on points | |
Anthony "The Bullet" Bonsante (b. Middleweight is a division or weight class, in Boxing. Early boxing history is less than exact but the middleweight designation seems to have begun in the 1840s The Contender is a Reality television series that follows a group of Boxers as they compete with one another in an elimination-style competition Boxing career He was a contestant on the Reality TV show The Contender. Personal life Jesse comes from the tiny town of Yerington in the U Ishe Oluwa Buni kula shane Kamau Ali "Sugar Shay" Smith (b October 28, 1970, Shakopee) is a professional boxer and competitor on reality TV show The Contender. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Shakopee (ˈʃɑːkəpi "SHOCK-a-pi" is a Suburb 17 miles (26 km southwest of downtown Minneapolis in the U Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, Reality television is a genre of Television programming which presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations documents actual events and usually features ordinary The Contender is a Reality television series that follows a group of Boxers as they compete with one another in an elimination-style competition He also works overnight as a supervisor at a distribution center.
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Bonsante is a single father of two children, and he looks to them for much of his inspiration, especially in the ring. He is very much proud of his children and his work ethic.
He was a contestant on reality TV show The Contender, shortly before which he fought future contestant Peter Manfredo and lost. Reality television is a genre of Television programming which presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations documents actual events and usually features ordinary The Contender is a Reality television series that follows a group of Boxers as they compete with one another in an elimination-style competition Peter Manfredo Jr (born November 26, 1980, Pawtucket, Rhode Island) is a professional boxer That fight was Manfredo's first defence of the WBO and NABA Light Middleweight Titles. The World Boxing Organization ( WBO) is a sanctioning organization currently recognizing professional Boxing world champions Bonsante had previously won a fight for the vacant IBU Super Middleweight Title. Ibu or IBU may refer to Mount Ibu, an Indonesian stratovolcano International Bitterness Units scale (IBU scale a rating system
On the show, he was placed on the West Coast team and fought Brent Cooper in the sixth First Round fight. He won in his characteristic aggressive style. However, he was meant to fight Jimmy Lange, and an argument ensued over his choosing not to do so - Ishe Smith in particular become infuriated at his conduct. Ishe Oluwa Buni kula shane Kamau Ali "Sugar Shay" Smith (b Tarick Salmaci was the only boxer to accept that he had fought well. Tarick Salmaci (b February 28 1973) is a boxer of Lebanese decent
After running into an uppercut from Jesse Brinkley in the quarter finals despite having had the upper hand with his characteristically aggressive boxing style was knocked into a daze, and found himself flat on the canvas. His feud with Ishe continued as they fought in a Fans Favourite Fight on finals night - trying an illegal move on him before going on to lose.
Bonsante fought a rematch with Jesse Brinkley on The Contender Rematch Reality Show. Out punching and out-pointing the very fighter he lost to on the original series. Though the ringside announcers gave the fight to Tony, the judges awarded the victory to Brinkley.
In July 2006, he was beaten by Super Middleweight prospect Allan Green on ESPN. Super middleweight is a Boxing weight division that has a weight limit of 168 pounds Allan Lamar Green (born September 20, 1979 in Tulsa Oklahoma, U ESPN, originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American Cable television network dedicated to
He injected new life in his career on January 12, 2007 with a ten round unanimous decision win over archrival Matt Vanda for the Minnesota state middleweight title and vacant IBA Americas belt, before a big crowd of 8,872 at the Target Center in Minneapolis. Matt Vanda, nicknamed the Predator, is a middleweight boxer from east Saint Paul Minnesota, Minnesota, USA. Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers The Target Center is an arena in downtown Minneapolis Minnesota, sponsored by Target Corporation that is home to the National Basketball Association Bonsante dropped Vanda in the tenth on the way to a 98-92, 98-91, 98-91 win. He lost a technical decision to John Duddy on March 16 at Madison Square Garden, after referee Steve Smoger judged him unable to continue after the ninth round due to a cut from an earlier accidental headbutt. This article is about John Duddy the Irish boxer For the Scottish murderer see Massacre of Braybrook Street.
In his most recent bout Bonsante defeated 19-12-2 Teddy Muller on June 6, 2008 when the referee judged Muller unfit to continue after five rounds.