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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
41 | May 29, 1999 | 32 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
40 | Feb 13, 1999 | 32 | ![]() | loss | TKO 6 |
39 | Oct 04, 1997 | 31 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
38 | Sep 17, 1997 | 31 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
37 | May 10, 1997 | 30 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
36 | Oct 12, 1996 | 30 | ![]() | loss | TKO 7 |
35 | Jul 06, 1996 | 30 | ![]() | win | SD 12 |
34 | Mar 09, 1996 | 29 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
33 | Jan 13, 1996 | 29 | ![]() | loss | TKO 6 |
32 | Dec 16, 1995 | 29 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
31 | Oct 14, 1995 | 29 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
30 | Jul 22, 1995 | 29 | ![]() | loss | TKO 8 |
29 | Oct 26, 1994 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
28 | Jun 11, 1994 | 28 | ![]() | loss | TKO 5 |
27 | Nov 26, 1993 | 27 | ![]() | win | PTS 12 |
26 | Jul 16, 1993 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
25 | May 28, 1993 | 26 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
24 | Mar 17, 1993 | 26 | ![]() | loss | TKO 10 |
23 | Dec 16, 1992 | 26 | ![]() | win | PTS 12 |
22 | Oct 03, 1992 | 26 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
21 | Jul 22, 1992 | 26 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
20 | Jun 25, 1992 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
19 | Mar 12, 1992 | 25 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
18 | Dec 13, 1991 | 25 | ![]() | loss | TKO 11 |
17 | Oct 12, 1991 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
16 | Jul 20, 1991 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
15 | Jun 08, 1991 | 24 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
14 | Mar 23, 1991 | 24 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
13 | Jan 26, 1991 | 24 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
12 | Nov 16, 1990 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
11 | Oct 15, 1990 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
10 | Jun 02, 1990 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
9 | May 12, 1990 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
8 | Mar 13, 1990 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
7 | Jan 29, 1990 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
6 | Jul 15, 1989 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
5 | Jun 08, 1989 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
4 | May 06, 1989 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
3 | Mar 10, 1989 | 22 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
2 | Jan 28, 1989 | 22 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
1 | Dec 22, 1988 | 22 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |