VINCENT `The Kid’ Howard ended Michael `Hitman’ Pittman’s hope of being a winner when the two featherweights met at the National Sports Hall on January 22, 1994. Howard used his superior ring craft to TKO Pittman in the fourth round. The victory allowed Howard to keep a clean record and was his seventh consecutive win since joining the professional ranks in 1992. The fight was one of three encounters he had with Pittman. In the return bout staged in April of 1994, Howard lost via a points decision at the end of six rounds.

In February 1995 he would again TKO Pittman, this time in the 10th round. Howard had an interesting career that afforded him the chance to match gloves with some of the best in the world at that time. In September 1997 he lost by TKO in the 12th round to Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez.
The Mexican went on to win the WBA featherweight and the WBC super featherweight titles. In his next fight Howard lost by unanimous decision to Kevin `Flushing Flash’ Kelly. The American was crowned WBC featherweight champion later in his career.
Howard then challenged Angel Manfredy in March of 2000 but lost by unanimous decision. `The Kid’ last fought in 2005 and has won 18 fights, lost 14 and drawn two.