Vincenzo Nardiello

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

Vincenzo Nardiello
Statistics
Real nameVincenzo Nardiello
Weight(s)Super middleweight
Height5 ft 10 1⁄2 in (1.79 m)
NationalityItalian
Born (1966-06-11) 11 June 1966
Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg,
Germany
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights41
Wins34
Wins by KO19
Losses7

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
  • 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
    • Defeated Miodrag Radulovic (Yugoslawia) 4–1
    • Defeated Theuer Marco (Germany) 3–2

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
  • 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.

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

References
  1. "Vincenzo Nardiello Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  2. Forgive622 (13 August 2008). "Roy Jones Jr vs. Park Si-Hun Olympic Scandal-Shame on Korea". Retrieved 5 May 2017 – via YouTube.
  3. Ashdown, John (15 February 2012). "50 stunning Olympic moments No14: Roy Jones Jr cheated out of gold". Retrieved 5 May 2017 – via The Guardian.
  4. "Championship Bout Ends In A Trip To Hospital". Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  5. "Reid Knocks Out Nardiello, Parisi Stops Rey-Revilla". www.apnewsarchive.com. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  6. "Woodhall Stops Nardiello in Sixth". www.apnewsarchive.com. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  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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