Vince Shomo boxer

Vince Shomo boxer
bouts
24
won
12
lost
10
draw
2
Status
inactive
Division
welterweight
Debut
1960-10-10
Height
5′ 7″/170cm
Reach
-
Age
-
Born
1940-07-30
Death
-
Nationality
USA

Vincent O'Neal Shomo better known as Vince Shomo or Vincent Shomo (born in New York, NY on 30 July 1940 - June 9, 2020) was a 5' 7" (170 cm) American amateur light welterweight boxer and champion.Shomo won four Daily News Golden Gloves titles in five years between 1956 and 1960. In 1956 he won the sub-novice championship at 126 pounds and three times in the 135-pound open titles in 1957, 1958 and 1960. by taking part in a number of championship tournaments run by the National Amateur Boxing Welterweight Association also known as United States Amateur Championships.In 1959, Shomo came first in the lightweight category for the Pan-American Games that were organized in Chicago between 27 August and 7 September 1959. In the quarter-finals of the Pan-American Games, he defeated the representative of Brazil Jorge Sacomãna. In the semi-final duel, Shomo faced Mexico's representative Humberto Dip, with whom he won by technical knockout in the first round. In the final he faced the Argentine Luis Aranda, defeating him by a technical knockout in the first round.He continued boxing until 1968 with the period 1960 to 1968 as a professional boxer. Later on in the 1980s, he returned as a boxing official. He was inducted to the Daily News Golden Gloves Hall of Fame. Retired, he lived in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, USA.

Date Opponent Last Opponents' Results Place Result
1968-11-16 Billy Backus WWLWWW War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse LOST
Technical knockout
1968-06-10 Carlos Marks LWWLWW Audubon Ballroom, New York DRAW
Points
1965-06-25 Stanley Hayward WWLWWW Convention Hall, Philadelphia LOST
Technical knockout
1965-01-20 Brian Curvis WWWWWL Sophia Gardens Pavilion, Cardiff LOST
Points
1964-06-26 Jose Stable WWWWWW Madison Square Garden, New York LOST
Technical knockout
1964-02-15 Isaac Logart WLLLWW Armory, Teaneck WIN
Points
1963-11-26 Tommy Williams LWWLLW Sunnyside Garden, Sunnyside, Queens WIN
Unanimous decision
1963-10-29 Antonio Marcilla LWLWDL Sunnyside Garden, Sunnyside, Queens WIN
Majority decision
1963-08-26 Manuel Burgo WWWWWW Sargent Field, New Bedford WIN
Unanimous decision
1963-08-05 Charley Scott LWLLWL Sargent Field, New Bedford WIN
Unanimous decision
1963-02-19 Gil Diaz DLDLWL Sunnyside Garden, Sunnyside, Queens LOST
Split-decision
1963-01-08 Walter Daniels LWLWWL Sunnyside Garden, Sunnyside, Queens LOST
Split-decision
1962-03-12 Antonio Marcilla WWLLWL St. Nicholas Arena, New York LOST
Unanimous decision
1961-11-20 Kelvin Scott WWLWWL St. Nicholas Arena, New York LOST
Split-decision
1961-10-30 Roger Harvey LWLWWD St. Nicholas Arena, New York WIN
Unanimous decision
1961-08-26 Fernando Barreto WWWWWW Madison Square Garden, New York LOST
Unanimous decision
1961-06-17 Jose Leon Garcia WWLWLL Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Technical knockout
1961-05-20 Walter Daniels WLLWWW St. Nicholas Arena, New York DRAW
Points
1961-04-24 Walter Daniels WWLLWW St. Nicholas Arena, New York LOST
Points
1961-03-27 Larry Jones LLWWLL St. Nicholas Arena, New York WIN
Technical knockout
1961-01-28 Len Sparks WWWLWW Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Points
1961-01-02 Ricky Ortiz WLWWWL St. Nicholas Arena, New York WIN
KO
1960-11-07 Gaylord Barnes WLLLLL St. Nicholas Arena, New York WIN
Points
1960-10-10 Larue Sherman DLWWWW St. Nicholas Arena, New York WIN
Points