"When I step in the ring, personally I want to give everyone who brought tickets what they were looking for and that's knockouts," said Conto.
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Growing up on 9th and Porter streets, the South Philly native's dad introduced him to boxing as a toddler. But it was at the age of 10 when he came home from school and told his mom he was ready to jump in the ring.
"She was like, 'What?' I was like, 'Yeah.' So she takes me down to 17th and Fitzwater in South Philadelphia and that's where I began starting to box," shares Conto.
Conto says from a young age he knew he wanted to be a professional athlete. He just wasn't sure if it would be as a baseball player or in the ring. Now that he's reached this stage, he's got his eyes set on a bigger boxing title.
"I wanna be the next heavyweight champion in Philadelphia. The last one to do it was Joe Frazier. I believe I have the tools and skills to do it. Plus, I have the support of the city of Philadelphia," he says.
Weighing in at 6 foot, 5 inches, 230 lbs, Conto remembers in 2018, as an amateur fighter, when his career really started to take off.
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"Back in the National Golden Gloves, I was knocking guys out with headgear on and people were wondering like, 'Who is this guy? Where did he come from?'"
Who is "he?" A goofy, spaghetti-loving Italian, often training to Michael Jackson, and a proud dad, making his dreams come true.
"My dream would be to have a world title fight at the Linc," says Conto, "and sell the Linc out."
From fighting in the streets of Philadelphia to now fighting for a heavyweight title, Conto says he's just getting started. He hopes his name will go down as one of the best in the world to ever box.