Thulani Malinga vs Vincenzo Nardiello
On July 6, 1996, Thulani Malinga (41-9, 17 KOs), the super-middleweight WBC champion, defends his title against Italian challenger, Vincenzo Nardiello (29-5, 17 KOs).
Malinga vs Nardiello Stats
Thulani Malinga is coming in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 34% KO rate; his last fight was a split decision win over Nigel Benn, 4 months and 4 days ago. Vincenzo Nardiello is on a 1-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, with his last fight being a 1st round KO win over Norberto Bueno, 3 months and 27 days ago.
Malinga vs Nardiello Prediction & Odds
The odds of winning are at 96.7-3.3 in favor of Thulani Malinga. Vincenzo Nardiello won't be able to do much against Malinga.
Malinga vs Nardiello Result
Vincenzo Nardiello defeated Thulani Malinga via split decision and wins the WBC title — in his first world-title fight. Nardiello improves his record to 30-5, while Malinga adds a loss to his record at 41-10.