Vincenzo Nardiello

Vincenzo Nardiello
Statistics
Real name Vincenzo Nardiello
Rated at Super middleweight
Height 5 ft 10 1⁄2 in (1.79 m)
Nationality Italian
Born (1966-06-11) 11 June 1966
Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg,
Germany
Stance Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights 41
Wins 34
Wins by KO 19
Losses 7

Vincenzo Nardiello (born 11 June 1966) is a retired world championship Italian boxer in the super middleweight division.

Nardiello was born in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. A former world champion in the super middleweight division, he and Roy Jones Jr. are best remembered as the two boxers who were controversially robbed of decisions against eventually Olympic light middleweight gold medalist Park Si-Hun in the last two rounds of the 1988 Olympics despite Nardiello and Jones clearly landing more punches in their bouts.[1] Two of the judges in Jones versus Si-Hun finals were banned for life after the tournament, while the third admitted his card was a mistake, with Jones being named the outstanding fighter of the tournament.[2] Si-Hun apologized and retired. The stain of the 'bad decisions' in the 1988 Olympics stayed with Nardiello and Jones for the rest of their careers. 36 of 37 Americans got decisions in boxing in the 1984 Olympics in the United States, and the South Koreans had vowed to get back at the American media for being terribly wronged in 1984, and Nardiello and Jones were targets of the South Korean scorecards of the time. Nardiello, who lost a 3-2 split decision Park Si-Hun, felt he had been cheated, argued with the officials at ringside and had to be physically dragged from the Seoul Olympics ring area.[3]

Amateur Achievements

Professional career

Nardiello turned pro after the 1988 Olympics and won seventeen consecutive bouts. On 13 December 1991, Nardiello was stopped in the 11th round of his first world title bout by WBA Super Middleweight champion Victor Corboba in France. He then won and lost, regained and lost again the European Super Middlewight title in bouts in Italy and France. After knocking Massimiliano Bocchini in Italy, Nardiello again challenged for a world title, but was stopped in the eighth round of a London bout against WBC Super Middleweight champion Nigel Benn, in Benn's first bout since his bout with Gerald McClellan who sustained critical injuries.[4] Benn then lost his title to Thulani Malinga, lost his last three title bouts and retired in 1996. Nardiello qualified for another world title shot by knocking out Norberto Bueno in Italy. On 6 July 1996, in Manchester, England, Nardiello defeated WBC champion Thulani Malinga to win a share of the World Super Middleweight title in his third attempt. Nardiello lost the WBC title in Milan, Italy, later in 1996, when he was stopped by Robin Reid[5] After winning three more bouts, Nardiello was unsuccessful in his final world title bout, getting stopped in the sixth round of a WBC World Super Middleweight title bout against Richie Woodhall (who had lost the 'other' 1988 Olympics semi-final bout to Jones) on 13 February 1999.[6] Nardiello retired after winning a six round decision over Glenn Odem in Italy on 29 May 1999.

Miscellaneous

Professional boxing record

34 Wins (19 knockouts), 7 Losses (7 knockouts)[7]
Res. Record Opponent Type Round
Time		 Date Location Notes
Win34–7United States Glenn Odem PTS 6 1999–05–29 Italy Bari, Apulia
Loss33–7England Richie Woodhall TKO 6 (12)
1:44		 1999–02–13 England Telewest Arena,
Newcastle, England		 For WBC Super middleweight title.
Win33–6Bulgaria Stanimir Todorov TKO 1 (?) 1997–10–04 Italy Vibo Valentia, Calabria
Win32–6Mexico Nino Cirilo PTS 6 1997–09–17 Italy Fiumicino, Lazio
Win31–6United States Tim Bryan KO 2 (?) 1997–05–10 Italy Rome, Lazio
Loss30–6England Robin Reid TKO 7 (12)
2:59		 1996–10–12 Italy Forum di Assago,
Milan, Lombardy		 Lost WBC Super middleweight title.
Win30–5South Africa Thulani Malinga SD 12 1996–07–06 England NYNEX Arena,
Manchester, North West England		 Won WBC Super middleweight title.
Win29–5Mexico Norberto Bueno KO 1 (?) 1996–03–09 Italy PalaLido,
Milan, Lombardy
Loss28–5England Henry Wharton TKO 6 (12)
0:52		 1996–01–13 England North Bridge Leisure Centre,
Halifax, West Yorkshire		 For EBU Super middleweight title.
Win28–4Mexico Rolando Torres KO 4 (?) 1995–12–16 Italy Voghera, Lombardy
Win27–4Spain José Bayón Vargas KO 3 (8) 1995–10–14 Germany Olympiahalle,
Munich, Bavaria
Loss26–4England Nigel Berin TKO 8 (12)
1:43		 1995–07–22 England New London Arena,
London		 For WBC Super middleweight title.
Win26–3Italy Massimiliano Bocchini TKO 3 (?) 1994–10–26 Italy Spotorno, Liguria
Loss25–3France Frederic Seillier TKO 5 (12) 1994–06–11 France Zénith Oméga de Toulon,
Toulon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur		 Lost EBU Super middleweight title.
Win25–2Italy Mauro Galvano PTS 12 1993–11–26 Italy Marino, Lazio Won vacant EBU Super middleweight title.
Win24–2United States Bruce Starling TKO 2 (?) 1993–07–16 Russia CSKA Moscow, Moscow
Win23–2Uruguay Juan Alberto Barrero PTS 8 1993–05–28 Italy San Mango d'Aquino, Calabria
Loss22–2United Kingdom Ray Close TKO 10 (12) 1993–03–17 Italy Campione d'Italia, Lombardy Lost EBU Super middleweight title.
Win22–1England Fidel Castro Smith PTS 12 1992–12–16 Italy Ariccia, Lazio Won vacant EBU Super middleweight title.
Win21–1United States Mike Peoples PTS 8 1992–10–03 Italy Palaghiaccio de Marino,
Marino, Lazio
Win20–1United States Kenny Snow PTS 6 1992–07–22 Italy Palazzo dello Sport,
Capo d'Orlando, Sicily
Win19–1Paraguay Eladio Centurión KO 1 (8) 1992–06–25 Italy Acquaflash di Licola,
Licola, Campania
Win18–1United States Troy Watson PTS 8 1992–03–12 France Paris, Île-de-France
Loss17–1Panama Víctor Córdoba TKO 11 (12)
1:44		 1991–12–13 France Palais Omnisports,
Paris, Île-de-France		 For WBA Super middleweight title.
Win17–0England Tony Burke KO 2 (6) 1991–10–12 Monaco Stade Louis II, Fontvieille
Win16–0Argentina Edmundo Diaz TKO 4 (8) 1991–07–20 Italy Palermo, Sicily
Win15–0Argentina Miguel Antonio Mosna PTS 8 1991–06–08 Italy La Spezia, Liguria
Win14–0Argentina Miguel Angel Maldonado PTS 8 1991–03–23 Italy Vallecrosia, Liguria
Win13–0Argentina Jorge Alberto Morello PTS 10 1991–01–26 Italy Palazzo dello Sport,
Sassari, Sardinia
Win12–0Argentina Daniel Ochoa KO 3 (10) 1990–11–16 Italy Piove di Sacco, Veneto
Win11–0United States Ismael Gonzalez TKO 5 (?) 1990–10–15 Italy Milan, Lombardy
Win10–0Belgium Gaston Cool TKO 4 (?) 1990–06–02 Italy Godiasco, Lombardy
Win9–0France Jean-Paul Roux TKO 2 (?) 1990–05–12 Italy Sassari Arena,
Sassari, Sardinia
Win8–0France Akim Zeroual TKO 1 (8) 1990–03–13 Italy Milan, Lombardy
Win7–0Ghana Franky Moro TKO 6 (8) 1990–01–29 Italy Milan, Lombardy
Win6–0Mexico Juan Graciano KO 1 (?) 1989–07–15 Italy Vigevano, Lombardy
Win5–0Dominican Republic Pedro Durán KO 1 (?) 1989–06–08 Italy Ostia, Lazio
Win4–0United States Sylvan Plowright TKO 1 (?) 1989–05–06 Italy Syracuse, Sicily
Win3–0Belgium Bechir Chaarane PTS 6 1989–03–10 Italy Bergamo, Lombardy
Win2–0Belgium Jimmy Gourad PTS 6 1989–01–28 Italy Milan, Lombardy
Win1–0Belgium Philip Houthoofdt PTS 6 1988–12–22 Italy Milan, Lombardy

References

  1. ↑ sports-reference
  2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJYBV9BXQNY
  3. ↑ http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog/2012/feb/15/olympic-moments-roy-jones-jr
  4. ↑ http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1995-07-23/sports/9507230113_1_vincenzo-nardiello-world-boxing-council-super-middleweight-super-middleweight-title
  5. ↑ http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1996/Reid-Knocks-Out-Nardiello-Parisi-Stops-Rey-Revilla/id-84bd3b004659f7621abcef532dae653f
  6. ↑ http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1999/Woodhall-Stops-Nardiello-in-Sixth/id-3ead3369148bb4c87ab706c3c7543abd
  7. ↑ "Vincenzo Nardiello boxing record". BoxRec.com.
Achievements
Vacant
Title last held by
Frank Nicotra		 EBU Super Middleweight Champion
16 December 1992 – 17 March 1993 		Succeeded by
Ray Close
Vacant
Title last held by
Ray Close		 EBU Super Middleweight Champion
26 November 1993 – 11 June 1994 		Succeeded by
Frederic Seilier
Preceded by
Thulani Malinga		 WBC Super Middleweight Champion
6 Jul 1996 – 12 Oct 1996 		Succeeded by
Robin Reid
Olympic Games
Preceded by
Manfred Zielonka &
Christophe Tiozzo		 Light Middleweight Bronze Medalist
1988
With: Richie Woodhall		 Succeeded by
György Mizsei
& Robin Reid
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