Career
Vanda"s first fight as a professional boxer was on March 30, 1996 in the welterweight division against Editor Fuller in Kearney, Nebraska. The national attention soured after Vanda defeated Sam Garr on Entertainment and Sports Programming Network in a controversial decisions. In April 2008 Vanda lost a unanimous decision to the highly regarded Sebastien Demers in a fight for Demers" IBF International middleweight title.
In his most recent bout Vanda defeated Bruce Rumbolz by unanimous decision in an eight round affair.
On June 6, 2008, Entertainment and Sports Programming Network.com"s Dan Rafael reported Matt Vanda will fight Julio César Chávez, Junior. on July 12, 2008. On July 12 Vanda lost against Julio César Chávez Junior. in a controversial decision by a judge who gave the fight to Chavez 100 to 90.
On November 1, 2008 Vanda lost against Julio Cesar Chavez Junior. by unanimous decision in a ten round affair. On February 21, 2009, Vanda lost a unanimous decision to John Duddy in a ten round affair.