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Vincenzo Nardiello

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

Vincenzo Nardiello
Born (1966-06-11) 11 June 1966 (age 57)
Stuttgart, West Germany
NationalityItalian
Statistics
Weight(s)Super middleweight
Height5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (179 cm)
Reach73 in (185 cm)
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights41
Wins34
Wins by KO19
Losses7

Early life and amateur career edit

Nardiello was born in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, West 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. 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.[1] 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.[2]

Amateur achievements edit

  • 1984 Italian superlightweight champion
  • 1985 Silver Trofeo Italy
    • Lost Jose Luis Hernandez (Kuba) WO
  • 1986 Italian superwelterweight champion
  • 1986 Winner Trofeo Italy
    • Defeated Kalin Stoyanov (Bulgaria) KO 2
  • 1987 Italian middleweight champion
  • Represented Italy as a Light Middleweight, at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games. Results were:
    • 1st round bye
    • Defeated Likou Aliu (Samoa) KO 3
    • Defeated Quinton Paynter (Bermuda) KO 2
    • Lost to Park Si-Hun (South Korea) 2–3
  • 1988 Winner Trofeo Italia – Venice, Italy
    • Defeated Renato Mastria (Italy) 5–0
  • 1989 Silver Box-Am Tournament – Huelva, Spain
    • Defeated Javier Martinez (Espania) KO 3
    • Lost to Theuer Marco (Germany) 0–5
  • 1990 Winner Trofeo Italia – Venice, Italy

Professional career edit

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 Middleweight 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.[3] 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[4] 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.[5] Nardiello retired after winning a six-round decision over Glenn Odem in Italy on 29 May 1999.

Professional boxing record edit

41 fights 34 wins 7 losses
By knockout 19 7
By decision 15 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
41 Win 34–7   Glenn Odem PTS 6 1999–05–29   Bari, Puglia, Italy
40 Loss 33–7   Richie Woodhall TKO 6 (12) 1:44 1999–02–13   Telewest Arena, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, U.K. For WBC Super middleweight title.
39 Win 33–6   Stanimir Todorov TKO 1 (?) 1997–10–04   Vibo Valentia, Calabria, Italy
38 Win 32–6   Nino Cirilo PTS 6 1997–09–17   Fiumicino, Lazio, Italy
37 Win 31–6   Tim Bryan KO 2 (?) 1997–05–10   Palasport, Roma, Lazio, Italy
36 Loss 30–6   Robin Reid TKO 7 (12) 2:59 1996–10–12   Forum, Assago, Milano, Lombardia, Italy Lost WBC Super middleweight title.
35 Win 30–5   Thulani Malinga SD 12 1996–07–06   NYNEX Arena, Manchester, England, U.K. Won WBC Super middleweight title.
34 Win 29–5   Norberto Bueno KO 1 (?) 1996–03–09   PalaLido, Milan, Lombardia, Italy
33 Loss 28–5   Henry Wharton TKO 6 (12) 0:52 1996–01–13   North Bridge Leisure Centre, Halifax, England, U.K. For EBU Super middleweight title.
32 Win 28–4   Rolando Torres KO 4 (?) 1995–12–16   Voghera, Lombardia, Italy
31 Win 27–4   José Bayón Vargas KO 3 (8) 1995–10–14   Olympiahalle, Munich, Bayern, Germany
30 Loss 26–4   Nigel Benn TKO 8 (12) 1:43 1995–07–22   London Arena, Millwall, England, U.K. For WBC Super middleweight title.
29 Win 26–3   Massimiliano Bocchini TKO 3 (?) 1994–10–26   Spotorno, Liguria, Italy
28 Loss 25–3   Frederic Seillier TKO 5 (12) 1994–06–11   Le Zénith, Toulon, Var, France Lost EBU Super middleweight title.
27 Win 25–2   Mauro Galvano PTS 12 1993–11–26   Palazzo del Ghiaccio, Marino, Italy Won vacant EBU Super middleweight title.
26 Win 24–2   Bruce Starling TKO 2 (?) 1993–07–16   CSKA, Moscow, Russia
25 Win 23–2   Juan Alberto Barrero PTS 8 1993–05–28   San Mango d'Aquino, Calabria, Italy
24 Loss 22–2   Ray Close TKO 10 (12) 1993–03–17   Campione d'Italia, Lombardia, Italy Lost EBU Super middleweight title.
23 Win 22–1   Fidel Castro Smith PTS 12 1992–12–16   Ariccia, Lazio, Italy Won vacant EBU Super middleweight title.
22 Win 21–1   Mike Peoples PTS 8 1992–10–03   Palazzo del Ghiaccio, Marino, Lazio, Italy
21 Win 20–1   Kenny Snow PTS 6 1992–07–22   Palazzo Dello Sport, Capo d'Orlando, Italy
20 Win 19–1   Eladio Centurión KO 1 (8) 1992–06–25   Acquaflash di Licola, Campania, Italy
19 Win 18–1   Troy Watson PTS 8 1992–03–12   Cirque d'hiver, Paris, France
18 Loss 17–1   Víctor Córdoba TKO 11 (12) 1:44 1991–12–13   Palais Omnisport de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France For WBA Super middleweight title.
17 Win 17–0   Tony Burke KO 2 (6) 1991–10–12   Stade Louis II, Fontvieille, Monaco
16 Win 16–0   Edmundo Diaz TKO 4 (8) 1991–07–20   Stadio delle Palme, Palermo, Italy
15 Win 15–0   Miguel Antonio Mosna PTS 8 1991–06–08   La Spezia, Liguria, Italy
14 Win 14–0   Miguel Angel Maldonado PTS 8 1991–03–23   Vallecrosia, Liguria, Italy
13 Win 13–0   Jorge Alberto Morello PTS 10 1991–01–26   Arena, Sassari, Sardegna, Italy
12 Win 12–0   Daniel Ochoa KO 3 (10) 1990–11–16   Piove di Sacco, Veneto, Italy
11 Win 11–0   Ismael Gonzalez TKO 5 (?) 1990–10–15   Milan, Lombardy, Italy
10 Win 10–0   Gaston Cool TKO 4 (?) 1990–06–02   Salice Terme, Lombardia, Italy
9 Win 9–0   Jean-Paul Roux TKO 2 (?) 1990–05–12   Arena, Sassari, Sardegna, Italy
8 Win 8–0   Akim Zeroual TKO 1 (8) 1990–03–13   Milan, Lombardy, Italy
7 Win 7–0   Franky Moro TKO 6 (8) 1990–01–29   Milan, Lombardy, Italy
6 Win 6–0   Juan Graciano KO 1 (?) 1989–07–15   Vigevano, Lombardy, Italy
5 Win 5–0   Pedro Durán KO 1 (?) 1989–06–08   Ostia, Lazio, Italy
4 Win 4–0   Sylvan Plowright TKO 1 (?) 1989–05–06   Stadio Nicola De Simone, Syracuse, Sicily, Italy
3 Win 3–0   Bechir Chaarane PTS 6 1989–03–10   Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy
2 Win 2–0   Jimmy Gourad PTS 6 1989–01–28   Milan, Lombardy, Italy
1 Win 1–0   Philip Houthoofdt PTS 6 1988–12–22   Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Miscellaneous edit

  • Brother of Giovanni Nardiello, a former Italian Super Middleweight champion, who lost an IBF world title bout to Sven Ottke in his only world title opportunity.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Forgive622 (13 August 2008). "Roy Jones Jr vs. Park Si-Hun Olympic Scandal-Shame on Korea". Retrieved 5 May 2017 – via YouTube.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Ashdown, John (15 February 2012). "50 stunning Olympic moments No14: Roy Jones Jr cheated out of gold". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Championship Bout Ends In A Trip To Hospital". 23 July 1995. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Reid Knocks Out Nardiello, Parisi Stops Rey-Revilla". www.apnewsarchive.com. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Woodhall Stops Nardiello in Sixth". www.apnewsarchive.com. Retrieved 5 May 2017.

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Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Frank Nicotra 		EBU super middleweight champion
16 December 1992 – 17 March 1993 		Succeeded by
Vacant
Title last held by
Ray Close 		EBU super middleweight champion
26 November 1993 – 11 June 1994 		Succeeded by
Frederic Seillier
World boxing titles
Preceded by WBC super middleweight champion
6 July 1996 – 12 October 1996 		Succeeded by
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