Vincenzo Nardiello was born in Stuttgart, West Germany on June 11, 1966. He made his professional debut at the age of 22 years on December 22, 1988 against Philip Houthoofdt. Nardiello defeated Houthoofdt via 6 round points decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Nardiello got his first shot at a world title at the age of 25 after 17 professional fights. On December 13, 1991 Nardiello challenged Víctor Córdoba's WBA super-middleweight title but lost via 11th round TKO.
He became a world champion on July 6, 1996 at the age of 30 years, after by defeating Thulani Malinga, the then-reining WBC super-middleweight champion, via 12-round split decision. This was his 35th fight as a professional.
Nardiello's last fight was a points decision victory over Glenn Odem at age 32, on May 29, 1999.
Some of Vincenzo Nardiello's best fights have been against Thulani Malinga. For a complete list of Nardiello's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Vincenzo Nardiello".
Nardiello has 7 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Vincenzo Nardiello Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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41 | May 29, 1999 | 32 | Glenn Odem | win | PTS 6 |
40 | Feb 13, 1999 | 32 | Richie Woodhall 30 24-1 | loss | TKO 6 |
39 | Oct 04, 1997 | 31 | Stanimir Todorov | win | TKO 1 |
38 | Sep 17, 1997 | 31 | Nino Cirilo | win | PTS 6 |
37 | May 10, 1997 | 30 | Tim Bryan | win | KO 2 |
36 | Oct 12, 1996 | 30 | Robin Reid 25 21-0-1 | loss | TKO 7 |
35 | Jul 06, 1996 | 30 | Thulani Malinga 40 41-9 | win | SD 12 |
34 | Mar 09, 1996 | 29 | Norberto Bueno | win | KO 1 |
33 | Jan 13, 1996 | 29 | Henry Wharton | loss | TKO 6 |
32 | Dec 16, 1995 | 29 | Rolando Torres | win | KO 4 |
31 | Oct 14, 1995 | 29 | José Bayón Vargas | win | KO 3 |
30 | Jul 22, 1995 | 29 | Nigel Benn 31 40-2-1 | loss | TKO 8 |
29 | Oct 26, 1994 | 28 | Massimiliano Bocchini | win | TKO 3 |
28 | Jun 11, 1994 | 28 | Frederic Seillier | loss | TKO 5 |
27 | Nov 26, 1993 | 27 | Mauro Galvano | win | PTS 12 |
26 | Jul 16, 1993 | 27 | Bruce Starling | win | TKO 2 |
25 | May 28, 1993 | 26 | Juan Alberto Barrero | win | PTS 8 |
24 | Mar 17, 1993 | 26 | Ray Close | loss | TKO 10 |
23 | Dec 16, 1992 | 26 | Fidel Castro Smith | win | PTS 12 |
22 | Oct 03, 1992 | 26 | Mike Peoples | win | PTS 8 |
21 | Jul 22, 1992 | 26 | Kenny Snow | win | PTS 6 |
20 | Jun 25, 1992 | 26 | Eladio Centurión | win | KO 1 |
19 | Mar 12, 1992 | 25 | Troy Watson | win | PTS 8 |
18 | Dec 13, 1991 | 25 | Víctor Córdoba 29 18-2-3 | loss | TKO 11 |
17 | Oct 12, 1991 | 25 | Tony Burke | win | KO 2 |
16 | Jul 20, 1991 | 25 | Edmundo Diaz | win | TKO 4 |
15 | Jun 08, 1991 | 24 | Miguel Antonio Mosna | win | PTS 8 |
14 | Mar 23, 1991 | 24 | Miguel Angel Maldonado | win | PTS 8 |
13 | Jan 26, 1991 | 24 | Jorge Alberto Morello | win | PTS 10 |
12 | Nov 16, 1990 | 24 | Daniel Ochoa | win | KO 3 |
11 | Oct 15, 1990 | 24 | Ismael Gonzalez | win | TKO 5 |
10 | Jun 02, 1990 | 23 | Gaston Cool | win | TKO 4 |
9 | May 12, 1990 | 23 | Jean-Paul Roux | win | TKO 2 |
8 | Mar 13, 1990 | 23 | Akim Zeroual | win | TKO 1 |
7 | Jan 29, 1990 | 23 | Franky Moro | win | TKO 6 |
6 | Jul 15, 1989 | 23 | Juan Graciano | win | KO 1 |
5 | Jun 08, 1989 | 22 | Pedro Durán | win | KO 1 |
4 | May 06, 1989 | 22 | Sylvan Plowright | win | TKO 1 |
3 | Mar 10, 1989 | 22 | Bechir Chaarane | win | PTS 6 |
2 | Jan 28, 1989 | 22 | Jimmy Gourad | win | PTS 6 |
1 | Dec 22, 1988 | 22 | Philip Houthoofdt | win | PTS 6 |