Vyacheslav Senchenko vs Paulie Malignaggi
On April 29, 2012, Vyacheslav Senchenko (32-0, 21 KOs), the welterweight WBA champion, defends his title against former world champion Paulie Malignaggi (30-4, 6 KOs).
Senchenko vs Malignaggi Stats
Vyacheslav Senchenko is coming in to the fight on a 32-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate; his last fight was a 6th round TKO victory over Marco Antonio Avendaño, 8 months and 3 days ago. Paulie Malignaggi is on a 3-fight win streak with a 17% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Orlando Lora, 6 months and 14 days ago.
Senchenko vs Malignaggi Prediction & Odds
The winning odds are at 90.4-9.6 in favor of Vyacheslav Senchenko. It is going to be very difficult for Paulie Malignaggi to win this fight.
Senchenko vs Malignaggi Result
Paulie Malignaggi stopped the champion via TKO in the 9th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and is crowned the new WBA welterweight champion. Malignaggi improves his record to 31-4 (7 KOs), while Senchenko adds a loss to his record at 32-1.