Born: November 23, 1980 in Brooklyn, New York
Hometown: Brooklyn, New York
Height: 5′ 7″ Weight: 140
Record: 21-1, 5 KOs
WBC International Light Welterweight Champion
Rated No. 9 World Boxing Council

Brooklyn-native Paulie “The Magic Man” Malignaggi is a proud Italian-American who plans on continuing a strong boxing tradition established by Willie Pep and carried on by Rocky Marciano, Jake LaMotta, Rocky Graziano, Carmen Basilio and Vinny Paz.

Malignaggi started boxing at 16 when his grandfather and uncle took him to the famed Gleason