GR EXCLUSIVE: Sally Bread’s successor as captain in the Colombo Mob has already decided, Fmr. Pro Boxer gets Skipper Nod

October 7, 2024 — Rumors are swirling that “The Boxer” is the next man in the old “Sally Bread” crew.

According to multiple sources on both sides of the law, Vincent (Vinny the Boxer) Maddalone will succeed the recently deceased Colombo mafia capo Salvatore (Sally Bread “Cambria) as skipper in a promotion that was already set in stone by Colombo shot callers before Cambria cashed in his chips over the weekend. Maddalone, 50, boxed professionally for a decade and a half and amassed a 37-8 win-loss record in the ring, with high-profile fights against champion fighters Evander Holyfield and Tyson Fury from the late 1990s and 2000s showing. he was a highly watched talent, attracting viewers from all over the world with his fighting style and eager engagement with his opponents.

“Vinny the Boxer” hung up his gloves in late 2013 and was reportedly drawn to the mafia in Brooklyn and his hometown of Queens, where he became Sally Bread’s bodyguard, collector and protégé. Maddalone was reportedly inducted into the Colombos in a 2019 ceremony and was named as Cambria’s eventual replacement in recent years after Cambria suffered a non-fatal stroke and experienced a series of unexpected health issues.

Turncoat Lucchese mafia soldier John Pennisi first mentioned Maddalone as a player in the world of NYC LCN on his Sitdown News podcast three years ago. Sally Bread Cambria served as the organization’s acting boss in Colombo from 2012 to 2014, according to court records and FBI intelligence. Cambria, 73, died Friday evening of a stroke.