Gary Balletto

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Gary Balletto

Real name	Gary Balletto
Nickname(s)	Tiger
Rated at	Lightweight
Nationality	American
Birth date	May 21, 1975 (1975-05-21) (age 33)
Birth place	Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	36
Wins	31
Wins by KO	26
Losses	3
Draws	2
No contests	0

Gary Balletto (b. May 21, 1975) is a professional boxer. He has twice won minor lightweight titles (the IBU and EBA belts). Outside the ring, in his hometown of Providence, Rhode Island, Balletto is the New England representative for the Joint Association of Boxers (JAB), owns a construction company, and is married with three children^[1]. He was featured in the movie "Sweet Dreams," due to his attempts to unionize boxers with the JAB.

Balletto turned pro just 10 days before his 21^st birthday, amassing a 30-3-2 record in a 7-year career. One of his three losses came to Michael Clark (a unanimous decision in 10 rounds at Foxwoods), who would later appear on the ESPN reality show "Contender Season 2" as a team-mate of Balletto, where they both were on the Gold Team. Another loss came to Gregorio Vargas, a former WBC Featherweight champion and IBA Super-Featherweight champion, to whom Balletto lost his IBU title.

On the show, Balletto won his first-round fight, where Aaron Torres chose him as an opponent, by split decision. In his second fight, Norberto Bravo beat him, by unanimous decision.

Balletto has since continued his boxing career, winning by technical knockout on against a young light welterweight prospect Matthew Strode.