On July 22, 1995, Nigel Benn (40-2-1, 33 KOs), the super-middleweight WBC champion, defends his title against Italian challenger, Vincenzo Nardiello (26-3, 14 KOs).
Nigel Benn is coming in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate; his last fight was a 10th round KO victory over Gerald McClellan, 4 months and 27 days ago. Vincenzo Nardiello is on a 1-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate, with his last fight being a 3rd round TKO win over Massimiliano Bocchini, 8 months and 26 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Nigel Benn at 99-1 winning odds. Vincenzo Nardiello really doesn't have much to present against Benn.
Nigel Benn stopped Vincenzo Nardiello via TKO in the 8th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC super-middleweight title. Benn improves his record to 41-2-1 (34 KOs), while Nardiello adds a loss to his record at 26-4.