Thulani Malinga vs Vincenzo Nardiello
On July 6, 1996, Thulani Malinga (41-9, 17 KOs), the super-middleweight WBC champion, defends his title against Italian challenger, Vincenzo Nardiello (29-5, 17 KOs).
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- Dec 11, 1955
- Born
- Jun 11, 1966
- 40 y, 7 m
- Age
- 30 y, 1 m
- 41-9
- Record
- 29-5
- 4
- Title Fights
- 2
- 17 (34.0%)
- KOs
- 17 (50.0%)
- Health
- Last Five
- 177 cm
- Height
- 179 cm
- 177 cm
- Reach
- 185 cm
- 0 cm
- Ape Index
- 6 cm
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Southpaw
- 6
- Win Streak
- 1
- 4 m, 4 d
- Layoff
- 3 m, 27 d
Malinga vs Nardiello Stats
Thulani Malinga is coming in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 34% KO rate; his last fight was a split decision win over Nigel Benn, 4 months and 4 days ago. Vincenzo Nardiello is on a 1-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, with his last fight being a 1st round KO win over Norberto Bueno, 3 months and 27 days ago.
Malinga vs Nardiello Prediction & Odds
This should be a confident win for Thulani Malinga at 99-1 winning odds. Vincenzo Nardiello really doesn't have much to present against Malinga.
Malinga vs Nardiello Result
Vincenzo Nardiello defeated Thulani Malinga via split decision and wins the WBC title — in his first world-title fight. Nardiello improves his record to 30-5, while Malinga adds a loss to his record at 41-10.