Vincenzo Nardiello | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Italian |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Super middleweight |
Height | 5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (179 cm) |
Reach | 73 in (185 cm) |
Stance | Southpaw |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 41 |
Wins | 34 |
Wins by KO | 19 |
Losses | 7 |
Vincenzo Nardiello (born 11 June 1966) is a retired former world champion Italian boxer in the super middleweight division.
Nardiello was born in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany. A former world champion in the super middleweight division, he and Roy Jones Jr. are best remembered as the two boxers who were controversially robbed of decisions against eventually Olympic light middleweight gold medalist Park Si-Hun in the last two rounds of the 1988 Olympics despite Nardiello and Jones clearly landing more punches in their bouts. Two of the judges in Jones versus Si-Hun finals were banned for life after the tournament, while the third admitted his card was a mistake, with Jones being named the outstanding fighter of the tournament. [1] Si-Hun apologized and retired. The stain of the 'bad decisions' in the 1988 Olympics stayed with Nardiello and Jones for the rest of their careers. 36 of 37 Americans got decisions in boxing in the 1984 Olympics in the United States, and the South Koreans had vowed to get back at the American media for being terribly wronged in 1984, and Nardiello and Jones were targets of the South Korean scorecards of the time. Nardiello, who lost a 3–2 split decision Park Si-Hun, felt he had been cheated, argued with the officials at ringside and had to be physically dragged from the Seoul Olympics ring area. [2]
Nardiello turned pro after the 1988 Olympics and won seventeen consecutive bouts. On 13 December 1991, Nardiello was stopped in the 11th round of his first world title bout by WBA Super Middleweight champion Victor Corboba in France. He then won and lost, regained and lost again the European Super Middleweight title in bouts in Italy and France. After knocking Massimiliano Bocchini in Italy, Nardiello again challenged for a world title, but was stopped in the eighth round of a London bout against WBC Super Middleweight champion Nigel Benn, in Benn's first bout since his bout with Gerald McClellan who sustained critical injuries. [3] Benn then lost his title to Thulani Malinga, lost his last three title bouts and retired in 1996. Nardiello qualified for another world title shot by knocking out Norberto Bueno in Italy. On 6 July 1996, in Manchester, England, Nardiello defeated WBC champion Thulani Malinga to win a share of the World Super Middleweight title in his third attempt. Nardiello lost the WBC title in Milan, Italy, later in 1996, when he was stopped by Robin Reid [4] After winning three more bouts, Nardiello was unsuccessful in his final world title bout, getting stopped in the sixth round of a WBC World Super Middleweight title bout against Richie Woodhall (who had lost the 'other' 1988 Olympics semi-final bout to Jones) on 13 February 1999. [5] Nardiello retired after winning a six-round decision over Glenn Odem in Italy on 29 May 1999.
41 fights | 34 wins | 7 losses |
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By knockout | 19 | 7 |
By decision | 15 | 0 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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41 | Win | 34–7 | Glenn Odem | PTS | 6 | 1999–05–29 | Bari, Puglia, Italy | |
40 | Loss | 33–7 | Richie Woodhall | TKO | 6 (12) 1:44 | 1999–02–13 | Telewest Arena, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, U.K. | For WBC Super middleweight title. |
39 | Win | 33–6 | Stanimir Todorov | TKO | 1 (?) | 1997–10–04 | Vibo Valentia, Calabria, Italy | |
38 | Win | 32–6 | Nino Cirilo | PTS | 6 | 1997–09–17 | Fiumicino, Lazio, Italy | |
37 | Win | 31–6 | Tim Bryan | KO | 2 (?) | 1997–05–10 | Palasport, Roma, Lazio, Italy | |
36 | Loss | 30–6 | Robin Reid | TKO | 7 (12) 2:59 | 1996–10–12 | Forum, Assago, Milano, Lombardia, Italy | Lost WBC Super middleweight title. |
35 | Win | 30–5 | Thulani Malinga | SD | 12 | 1996–07–06 | NYNEX Arena, Manchester, England, U.K. | Won WBC Super middleweight title. |
34 | Win | 29–5 | Norberto Bueno | KO | 1 (?) | 1996–03–09 | PalaLido, Milan, Lombardia, Italy | |
33 | Loss | 28–5 | Henry Wharton | TKO | 6 (12) 0:52 | 1996–01–13 | North Bridge Leisure Centre, Halifax, England, U.K. | For EBU Super middleweight title. |
32 | Win | 28–4 | Rolando Torres | KO | 4 (?) | 1995–12–16 | Voghera, Lombardia, Italy | |
31 | Win | 27–4 | José Bayón Vargas | KO | 3 (8) | 1995–10–14 | Olympiahalle, Munich, Bayern, Germany | |
30 | Loss | 26–4 | Nigel Benn | TKO | 8 (12) 1:43 | 1995–07–22 | London Arena, Millwall, England, U.K. | For WBC Super middleweight title. |
29 | Win | 26–3 | Massimiliano Bocchini | TKO | 3 (?) | 1994–10–26 | Spotorno, Liguria, Italy | |
28 | Loss | 25–3 | Frederic Seillier | TKO | 5 (12) | 1994–06–11 | Le Zénith, Toulon, Var, France | Lost EBU Super middleweight title. |
27 | Win | 25–2 | Mauro Galvano | PTS | 12 | 1993–11–26 | Palazzo del Ghiaccio, Marino, Italy | Won vacant EBU Super middleweight title. |
26 | Win | 24–2 | Bruce Starling | TKO | 2 (?) | 1993–07–16 | CSKA, Moscow, Russia | |
25 | Win | 23–2 | Juan Alberto Barrero | PTS | 8 | 1993–05–28 | San Mango d'Aquino, Calabria, Italy | |
24 | Loss | 22–2 | Ray Close | TKO | 10 (12) | 1993–03–17 | Campione d'Italia, Lombardia, Italy | Lost EBU Super middleweight title. |
23 | Win | 22–1 | Fidel Castro Smith | PTS | 12 | 1992–12–16 | Ariccia, Lazio, Italy | Won vacant EBU Super middleweight title. |
22 | Win | 21–1 | Mike Peoples | PTS | 8 | 1992–10–03 | Palazzo del Ghiaccio, Marino, Lazio, Italy | |
21 | Win | 20–1 | Kenny Snow | PTS | 6 | 1992–07–22 | Palazzo Dello Sport, Capo d'Orlando, Italy | |
20 | Win | 19–1 | Eladio Centurión | KO | 1 (8) | 1992–06–25 | Acquaflash di Licola, Campania, Italy | |
19 | Win | 18–1 | Troy Watson | PTS | 8 | 1992–03–12 | Cirque d'hiver, Paris, France | |
18 | Loss | 17–1 | Víctor Córdoba | TKO | 11 (12) 1:44 | 1991–12–13 | Palais Omnisport de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France | For WBA Super middleweight title. |
17 | Win | 17–0 | Tony Burke | KO | 2 (6) | 1991–10–12 | Stade Louis II, Fontvieille, Monaco | |
16 | Win | 16–0 | Edmundo Diaz | TKO | 4 (8) | 1991–07–20 | Stadio delle Palme, Palermo, Italy | |
15 | Win | 15–0 | Miguel Antonio Mosna | PTS | 8 | 1991–06–08 | La Spezia, Liguria, Italy | |
14 | Win | 14–0 | Miguel Angel Maldonado | PTS | 8 | 1991–03–23 | Vallecrosia, Liguria, Italy | |
13 | Win | 13–0 | Jorge Alberto Morello | PTS | 10 | 1991–01–26 | Arena, Sassari, Sardegna, Italy | |
12 | Win | 12–0 | Daniel Ochoa | KO | 3 (10) | 1990–11–16 | Piove di Sacco, Veneto, Italy | |
11 | Win | 11–0 | Ismael Gonzalez | TKO | 5 (?) | 1990–10–15 | Milan, Lombardy, Italy | |
10 | Win | 10–0 | Gaston Cool | TKO | 4 (?) | 1990–06–02 | Salice Terme, Lombardia, Italy | |
9 | Win | 9–0 | Jean-Paul Roux | TKO | 2 (?) | 1990–05–12 | Arena, Sassari, Sardegna, Italy | |
8 | Win | 8–0 | Akim Zeroual | TKO | 1 (8) | 1990–03–13 | Milan, Lombardy, Italy | |
7 | Win | 7–0 | Franky Moro | TKO | 6 (8) | 1990–01–29 | Milan, Lombardy, Italy | |
6 | Win | 6–0 | Juan Graciano | KO | 1 (?) | 1989–07–15 | Vigevano, Lombardy, Italy | |
5 | Win | 5–0 | Pedro Durán | KO | 1 (?) | 1989–06–08 | Ostia, Lazio, Italy | |
4 | Win | 4–0 | Sylvan Plowright | TKO | 1 (?) | 1989–05–06 | Stadio Nicola De Simone, Syracuse, Sicily, Italy | |
3 | Win | 3–0 | Bechir Chaarane | PTS | 6 | 1989–03–10 | Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy | |
2 | Win | 2–0 | Jimmy Gourad | PTS | 6 | 1989–01–28 | Milan, Lombardy, Italy | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | Philip Houthoofdt | PTS | 6 | 1988–12–22 | Milan, Lombardy, Italy |
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