Vinny Paz (50-10, 30) was born in Cranston, Rhode Island, U.S. on December 16, 1962. At the age of 20 years on May 26, 1983, he made his professional boxing debut against Alfredo Rivera, winning the fight via 4th-round TKO.
On his 24th career fight at 24 years old, Paz became a lightweight world champion on June 7, 1987 after defeating Greg Haugen via 15-round unanimous decision to win the IBF title.
He then went on to become world champion at the super-welterweight weight class as well, winning the WBA title against Gilbert Delé via 12th-round TKO on October 1, 1991.
Paz' last fight was a 10-round unanimous decision win against Tocker Pudwill at age 41 on March 27, 2004. He retired with a 1-fight winning streak.
Some of Vinny Paz' best fights have been against Greg Haugen, Roberto Durán, Robbie Sims, Lloyd Honeyghan and Hector Camacho.
Paz has 10 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
60 | Mar 27, 2004 41 years, 3 months 50-10 (30) | Tocker Pudwill | 10 | UD | WIN | |
59  | Mar 1, 2002 39 years, 2 months 49-10 (30) | 30 years, 9 months 34-4-3 (13) | SMD | 12 | UD | LOSS For WBC |
58 | Dec 7, 2001 38 years, 11 months 49-9 (30) | Levan Easley | 10 | UD | WIN | |
57 | Sep 21, 2001 38 years, 9 months 48-9 (30) | Tim Shocks | 10 | UD | WIN | |
56 | Jul 27, 2001 38 years, 7 months 47-9 (30) | Pat Lawlor | 2 | KO | WIN | |
55 | Feb 9, 2001 38 years, 1 months 46-9 (29) | Aaron Davis | 8 | TKO | LOSS | |
54 | Nov 5, 1999 36 years, 10 months 46-8 (29) | Dana Rosenblatt | SMD | 12 | SD | LOSS |
53 | Jun 25, 1999 36 years, 6 months 46-7 (29) | Esteban Cervantes | 10 | SD | WIN | |
52 | Apr 9, 1999 36 years, 3 months 45-7 (29) | Joseph Kiwanuka | 10 | UD | WIN | |
51 | Jan 8, 1999 36 years 44-7 (29) | Undra White | 9 | TKO | WIN | |
50 | Nov 6, 1998 35 years, 10 months 43-7 (28) | Arthur Allen | 10 | UD | WIN | |
49 | Jul 26, 1998 35 years, 7 months 42-7 (28) | Glenwood Brown | 10 | MD | WIN | |
48  | Dec 6, 1997 34 years, 11 months 41-7 (28) | 38 years, 2 months 47-5 (28) | SMD | 12 | UD | LOSS |
47 | Aug 23, 1996 33 years, 8 months 41-6 (28) | Dana Rosenblatt | SMD | 4 | TKO | WIN |
46  | Jun 24, 1995 32 years, 6 months 40-6 (27) | 26 years, 5 months 28-0 (24) | SMD | 6 | TKO | LOSS For IBF |
45  | Jan 14, 1995 32 years 40-5 (27) | 43 years, 6 months 93-10 (66) | SMD | 12 | UD | WIN |
44 | Nov 8, 1994 31 years, 10 months 39-5 (27) | Rafael Williams | 10 | UD | WIN | |
43 | Jun 25, 1994 31 years, 6 months 38-5 (27) | 43 years 92-9 (65) | SMD | 12 | UD | WIN |
42 | Apr 5, 1994 31 years, 3 months 37-5 (27) | Jacques LeBlanc | 10 | UD | WIN | |
41 | Dec 28, 1993 31 years 36-5 (27) | Dan Sherry | SMD | 11 | KO | WIN |
40  | Oct 26, 1993 30 years, 10 months 35-5 (26) | 33 years, 11 months 37-9-2 (26) | 10 | UD | WIN | |
39  | Jun 26, 1993 30 years, 6 months 34-5 (26) | 33 years, 2 months 41-3 (28) | 10 | TKO | WIN | |
38 | Mar 2, 1993 30 years, 2 months 33-5 (25) | Brett Lally | 6 | RTD | WIN | |
37 | Dec 15, 1992 29 years, 11 months 32-5 (24) | Luis Santana | 10 | UD | WIN | |
36 | Oct 1, 1991 28 years, 9 months 31-5 (24) | Gilbert Delé | SWL | 12 | TKO | WIN Won WBA |
35 | Jul 2, 1991 28 years, 6 months 30-5 (23) | Ron Amundsen | SWL | 12 | UD | WIN |
34 | Dec 1, 1990 27 years, 11 months 29-5 (23) | Loreto Garza | SLT | 11 | DQ | LOSS For WBA |
33  | Aug 5, 1990 27 years, 7 months 29-4 (23) | 29 years, 11 months 25-2 (13) | 10 | UD | WIN | |
32  | Feb 3, 1990 27 years, 1 months 28-4 (23) | 27 years, 8 months 36-0 (16) | SLT | 12 | UD | LOSS For WBO |
31 | Nov 27, 1989 26 years, 11 months 28-3 (23) | Eddie VanKirk | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
30 | Jun 11, 1989 26 years, 5 months 27-3 (22) | Vinnie Burgese | 10 | TKO | WIN | |
29 | Apr 14, 1989 26 years, 3 months 26-3 (21) | Jake Carollo | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
28  | Nov 7, 1988 25 years, 10 months 25-3 (20) | 27 years, 6 months 33-5 (23) | SLT | 12 | UD | LOSS For WBC |
27 | Oct 4, 1988 25 years, 9 months 25-2 (20) | Rick Kaiser | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
26 | Jun 27, 1988 25 years, 6 months 24-2 (19) | Felix Dubray | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
25 | Feb 6, 1988 25 years, 1 months 23-2 (18) | 27 years, 5 months 20-1 (10) | LT | 15 | UD | LOSS Lost IBF |
24 | Jun 7, 1987 24 years, 5 months 23-1 (18) | 26 years, 9 months 19-0 (9) | LT | 15 | UD | WIN Won IBF |
23 | Feb 8, 1987 24 years, 1 months 22-1 (18) | Roberto Elizondo | 10 | TKO | WIN | |
22 | Nov 8, 1986 23 years, 10 months 21-1 (17) | Roger Brown | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
21 | Sep 18, 1986 23 years, 9 months 20-1 (16) | Nelson Bolanos | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
20 | May 18, 1986 23 years, 5 months 19-1 (15) | Harry Arroyo | 10 | UD | WIN | |
19 | Feb 5, 1986 23 years, 1 months 18-1 (15) | Joe Frazier Jr. | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
18 | Nov 26, 1985 22 years, 11 months 17-1 (14) | Melvin Paul | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
17 | Sep 18, 1985 22 years, 9 months 16-1 (13) | Jeff Bumpus | 10 | UD | WIN | |
16 | Mar 27, 1985 22 years, 3 months 15-1 (13) | Antoine Lark | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
15 | Dec 1, 1984 21 years, 11 months 14-1 (12) | Abdelkader Marbi | 5 | TKO | LOSS | |
14 | Nov 17, 1984 21 years, 11 months 14-0 (12) | Bruno Simili | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
13 | Aug 29, 1984 21 years, 8 months 13-0 (11) | Rich McCain | 8 | UD | WIN | |
12 | Apr 15, 1984 21 years, 3 months 12-0 (11) | Mike Golden | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
11 | Feb 26, 1984 21 years, 2 months 11-0 (11) | David Bell | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
10 | Dec 14, 1983 20 years, 11 months 10-0 (10) | Jose Ortiz | 6 | KO | WIN | |
9 | Dec 2, 1983 20 years, 11 months 9-0 (9) | Emilio Diaz | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | Oct 27, 1983 20 years, 10 months 8-0 (8) | Robert Stevenson | 1 | KO | WIN | |
7 | Sep 24, 1983 20 years, 9 months 7-0 (7) | Jim Zelinski | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | Sep 9, 1983 20 years, 8 months 6-0 (6) | Ricardo Moreno | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | Aug 31, 1983 20 years, 8 months 5-0 (5) | Rafael Alicia | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
4 | Aug 16, 1983 20 years, 8 months 4-0 (4) | Eddie Carberry | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | Jul 10, 1983 20 years, 6 months 3-0 (3) | Patrick Dangerfield Jr. | 2 | KO | WIN | |
2 | Jun 30, 1983 20 years, 6 months 2-0 (2) | Keith McCoy | 3 | KO | WIN | |
1 | May 26, 1983 20 years, 5 months 1-0 (1) | Alfredo Rivera | 4 | TKO | WIN |
