On October 12, 1996, Vincenzo Nardiello (30-5, 17 KOs), the super-middleweight WBC champion, defends his title against British challenger, Robin Reid (21-0-1, 16 KOs).
Vincenzo Nardiello is coming in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate; his last fight was a split decision win over Thulani Malinga, 3 months and 6 days ago. Robin Reid is on a 16-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, with his last fight being a 4th round TKO win over Donnie Penelton, 1 month and 12 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Robin Reid at 99-1 winning odds. Vincenzo Nardiello really doesn't have much to present against Reid.
Robin Reid stopped the champion via TKO in the 7th round of the 12-round world-title fight, winning the first world title of his career, and is crowned the new WBC super-middleweight champion. Reid improves his record to 22-0-1 (17 KOs), while Nardiello adds a loss to his record at 30-6.