On April 29, 2012, a 31-year-old Paulie Malignaggi (30-4, 6 KOs) got a shot at the WBA welterweight title held by 35-year-old Ukrainian boxer Vyacheslav Senchenko (32-0, 21 KOs).
Malignaggi came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 17% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 14 days. Senchenko was on a 32-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 8 months and 3 days.
Paulie Malignaggi stopped the champion via TKO in the 9th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and is crowned the new WBA welterweight champion. Malignaggi improves his record to 31-4 (7 KOs), while Senchenko adds a loss to his record at 32-1.
On June 16, 2007, a 26-year-old Paulie Malignaggi (22-1, 5 KOs) got a shot at the IBF super-lightweight title held by 35-year-old Australian boxer Lovemore N'dou (45-8-1, 30 KOs).
Malignaggi came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 21% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 30 days. N'dou was on a 6-fight win streak with a 55% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 12 days.
Paulie Malignaggi defeated Lovemore N'dou via unanimous decision and wins the IBF title — in his first world-title fight. Malignaggi improves his record to 23-1, while N'dou adds a loss to his record at 45-9-1.
On December 12, 2009, a 29-year-old Paulie Malignaggi (26-3, 5 KOs) and a 26-year-old Juan Díaz (35-2, 17 KOs) met in the ring for the 2nd time, in a super-lightweight bout.
Malignaggi came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 17% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 20 days. Díaz was on a 1-fight win streak with a 45% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 20 days.
In the rematch, Paulie Malignaggi defeated Juan Díaz via unanimous decision in the 12-round super-lightweight fight. Malignaggi improves his record to 27-3, while Díaz adds a loss to his record at 35-3.
On January 5, 2008, the 27-year-old IBF super-lightweight world champion, Paulie Malignaggi (23-1, 5 KOs), faced Herman Ngoudjo, in a title defense fight.
Malignaggi came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 20% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 20 days.
Paulie Malignaggi defeated Herman Ngoudjo via unanimous decision and successfully defended his IBF super-lightweight title. Malignaggi improves his record to 24-1
On May 24, 2008, Paulie Malignaggi and Lovemore N'dou met again in a rematch.
Malignaggi came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 20% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 19 days. N'dou was on a 1-fight win streak with a 55% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 19 days.
Paulie Malignaggi defeated Lovemore N'dou via split decision in the rematch and successfully defended his IBF super-lightweight title. Malignaggi improves his record to 25-1, while N'dou adds a loss to his record at 46-10-1.
On October 20, 2012, the 31-year-old WBA welterweight world champion, Paulie Malignaggi (31-4, 7 KOs), faced a 23-year-old Mexican boxer Pablo César Cano (26-1-1, 19 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Malignaggi came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 20% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 21 days. Cano was on a 3-fight win streak with a 67% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 29 days.
Paulie Malignaggi defeated Pablo César Cano via split decision and successfully defended his WBA welterweight title. Malignaggi improves his record to 32-4, while Cano adds a loss to his record at 26-2-1.
On June 10, 2006, a 25-year-old Paulie Malignaggi (21-0, 5 KOs) got a shot at the super-lightweight WBO title held by 25-year-old Puerto Rican boxer Miguel Cotto (26-0, 22 KOs).
Malignaggi came in to the fight on a 21-fight win streak with a 23% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months. Cotto was on a 26-fight win streak with a 84% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 6 days.
Miguel Cotto defeated Paulie Malignaggi via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBO super-lightweight title. Cotto improves his record to 27-0, while Malignaggi adds a loss to his record at 21-1.
On June 22, 2013, the 32-year-old WBA welterweight world champion, Paulie Malignaggi (32-4, 7 KOs), faced a 23-year-old Adrien Broner (26-0, 22 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Malignaggi came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 19% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 2 days. Broner was on a 26-fight win streak with a 84% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 6 days.
Adrien Broner defeated Paulie Malignaggi via split decision and wins the WBA title. Broner improves his record to 27-0, while Malignaggi adds a loss to his record at 32-5.
On April 9, 2011, a 30-year-old Paulie Malignaggi (28-4, 6 KOs) and a 33-year-old Puerto Rican boxer José Cotto (32-2-1, 24 KOs) met in the ring.
Malignaggi came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 18% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 22 days. Cotto was on a 1-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 4 days.
Paulie Malignaggi defeated José Cotto via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight. Malignaggi improves his record to 29-4, while Cotto adds a loss to his record at 32-3-1.
On May 15, 2010, a 29-year-old Paulie Malignaggi (27-3, 5 KOs) got a shot at the super-lightweight WBA title held by 23-year-old British boxer Amir Khan (22-1, 16 KOs).
Malignaggi came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 16% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 3 days. Khan was on a 4-fight win streak with a 69% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 10 days.
Amir Khan stopped Paulie Malignaggi via TKO in the 11th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA super-lightweight title. Khan improves his record to 23-1 (17 KOs), while Malignaggi adds a loss to his record at 27-4.