Anthony Bonsante
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| Anthony Bonsante | ||
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| Profile | ||
| Born | October 28, 1970 | |
| Birthplace | Shakopee, USA | |
| Nationality | American | |
| Residence | Crosby-Ironton, USA | |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | |
| Nickname | The Bullet | |
| Classification | Middleweight | |
| Boxing Record | ||
| Fights | 35 | |
| Wins (KOs) | 29 (17) | |
| 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. October 28, 1970, Shakopee) is a professional boxer and competitor on reality TV show The Contender. He also works overnight as a supervisor at a distribution center.
[edit] Personal life
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.
[edit] Boxing career
He was a contestant on reality TV show The Contender, shortly before which he fought future contestant Peter Manfredo and lost. That fight was Manfredo's first defence of the WBO and NABA Light Middleweight Titles. Bonsante had previously won a fight for the vacant IBU Super Middleweight Title.
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. Tarick Salmaci was the only boxer to accept that he had fought well.
After a hamstring injury, he then lost to Jesse Brinkley in the Quarter Finals. Despite having had the upper hand with his characteristically aggressive boxing style, he was knocked down, and became the only man in the series to find 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.
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. 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.
