Lovemore N'dou vs Paul Malignaggi
On June 16, 2007, Lovemore N'dou (45-8-1, 30 KOs), the super-lightweight IBF champion, defends his title against American challenger, Paulie Malignaggi (22-1, 5 KOs).
N'dou vs Malignaggi Stats
Lovemore N'dou is coming in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 55% KO rate; his last fight was a 11th round RTD victory over Naoufel Ben Rabeh, 4 months and 12 days ago. Paulie Malignaggi is on a 1-fight win streak with a 21% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Edner Cherry, 3 months and 30 days ago.
N'dou vs Malignaggi Prediction & Odds
The winning odds are at 76.3-23.7 in favor of Paulie Malignaggi. It is going to be a competitive fight and Lovemore N'dou will put up a very good fight, but Malignaggi will prevail.
N'dou vs Malignaggi Result
Paulie Malignaggi defeated Lovemore N'dou via unanimous decision and wins the IBF title — in his first world-title fight. Malignaggi improves his record to 23-1, while N'dou adds a loss to his record at 45-9-1.