On May 24, 2008, Paulie Malignaggi (24-1, 5 KOs), the super-lightweight IBF champion, defends his title against former world champion Lovemore N'dou (46-9-1, 31 KOs).
Paulie Malignaggi is coming in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 20% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Herman Ngoudjo, 4 months and 19 days ago. Lovemore N'dou is on a 1-fight win streak with a 55% KO rate, with his last fight being a 7th round KO win over Rafael Ortiz, 4 months and 19 days ago.
The odds of winning are at 98-2 in favor of Paulie Malignaggi. Lovemore N'dou won't be able to do much against Malignaggi.
Paulie Malignaggi defeated Lovemore N'dou via split decision in the rematch and successfully defended his IBF super-lightweight title. Malignaggi improves his record to 25-1, while N'dou adds a loss to his record at 46-10-1.