In 1936 he was eliminated in the first round of the bantamweight class after losing his fight to Jack Wilson.

Kustaa Pihlajamäki, who had won gold in the lighter bantamweight class in 1924, took silver.

In 1932 he finished fourth in the bantamweight class.

During his career Vinci set 12 world records in the bantamweight class, between 1955 and 1960.

As a professional boxer, he was an Italian champion in the bantamweight class in 1945-1946.

Four years later he won the silver medal in the bantamweight class after losing the final against Horace Gwynne.

At the 1930 Empire Games he won the gold medal in the bantamweight class.

He won silver at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico in the bantamweight class.

He fought in the bantamweight class at the 1924 Olympics, representing Ireland.

These games marked the addition of the bantamweight class to the Olympic programme, the first change to the programme since 1920.