Paulie Malignaggi (Magic Man) is a 44-year-old retired American professional boxer. He is a two-weightclass world champion with 2 world-title wins. In a career spanning 15 years, 7 months, and 25 days, Malignaggi amassed a record of 36-8, which includes 7 wins via KO, 1 of which was in a world-title fight.
Paulie Malignaggi was born in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, U.S. on November 23, 1980. He made his professional debut at the age of 20 years on July 7, 2001 against Thadeus Parker. Malignaggi defeated Parker via 1st round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Malignaggi got his first shot at a world title at the age of 25 after 21 professional fights. On June 10, 2006 Malignaggi challenged Miguel Cotto's WBO super-lightweight title but lost via 12-round unanimous decision.
He became a world champion on June 16, 2007 at the age of 26 years, after by defeating Lovemore N'dou, the then-reining IBF super-lightweight champion, via 12-round unanimous decision. This was his 24th fight as a professional.
Malignaggi then went on to successfully win the welterweight (WBA) titles also to become a two-division world champion.
Malignaggi's last fight was an 8th-round KO loss to Sam Eggington at age 36, on March 4, 2017.
Some of Paulie Malignaggi's best fights have been against Vyacheslav Senchenko, Lovemore N'dou, Juan Díaz, José Cotto, Pablo César Cano, and Zab Judah. For a complete list of Malignaggi's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Paulie Malignaggi".
Malignaggi has 8 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Paulie Malignaggi Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
44 | Mar 04, 2017 | 36 | ![]() | loss | KO 8 |
43 | Jul 30, 2016 | 35 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
42 | Dec 12, 2015 | 35 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
41 | Sep 26, 2015 | 34 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
40 | Aug 01, 2015 | 34 | ![]() | loss | TKO 9 |
39 | Apr 19, 2014 | 33 | ![]() | loss | TKO 4 |
38 | Dec 07, 2013 | 33 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
37 | Jun 22, 2013 | 32 | ![]() | loss | SD 12 |
36 | Oct 20, 2012 | 31 | ![]() | win | SD 12 |
35 | Apr 29, 2012 | 31 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
34 | Oct 15, 2011 | 30 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
33 | Apr 09, 2011 | 30 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
32 | Dec 18, 2010 | 30 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
31 | May 15, 2010 | 29 | ![]() | loss | TKO 11 |
30 | Dec 12, 2009 | 29 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
29 | Aug 22, 2009 | 28 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
28 | Apr 25, 2009 | 28 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
27 | Nov 22, 2008 | 27 | ![]() | loss | TKO 11 |
26 | May 24, 2008 | 27 | ![]() | win | SD 12 |
25 | Jan 05, 2008 | 27 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
24 | Jun 16, 2007 | 26 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
23 | Feb 17, 2007 | 26 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
22 | Jun 10, 2006 | 25 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
21 | Feb 10, 2006 | 25 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
20 | Aug 25, 2005 | 24 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
19 | Dec 04, 2004 | 24 | ![]() | win | TD 7 |
18 | Jun 17, 2004 | 23 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
17 | Apr 22, 2004 | 23 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
16 | Dec 06, 2003 | 23 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
15 | Oct 24, 2003 | 22 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
14 | Aug 01, 2003 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
13 | Jun 03, 2003 | 22 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
12 | Nov 23, 2002 | 22 | ![]() | win | SD 8 |
11 | Oct 13, 2002 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
10 | Aug 30, 2002 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
9 | Jul 26, 2002 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
8 | May 30, 2002 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
7 | Apr 12, 2002 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 4 |
6 | Jan 18, 2002 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
5 | Dec 07, 2001 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 4 |
4 | Nov 23, 2001 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 4 |
3 | Nov 10, 2001 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
2 | Jul 26, 2001 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
1 | Jul 07, 2001 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |