Have Ray Close and Vincenzo Nardiello ever fought each other?

Yes. Ray Close and Vincenzo Nardiello met once on March 17, 1993, and Ray Close won by TKO in round 10.

Who has the better record, Close or Nardiello?

Ray Close is 25-2-1 and Vincenzo Nardiello is 34-7. Ray Close has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Close or Nardiello?

Ray Close has 14 knockout wins and Vincenzo Nardiello has 19. Vincenzo Nardiello has more.

Do Close and Nardiello have any common opponents?

Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Ray Close and Vincenzo Nardiello have faced.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Close and Nardiello?

This comparison is drawn from 4 bouts tracked for Ray Close and 41 bouts tracked for Vincenzo Nardiello. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Ray Close vs Vincenzo Nardiello — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Ray Close (25-2-1) and Vincenzo Nardiello (34-7) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Wins14 KO · 56%

Losses

Draw4 tracked bouts

Nardiello

Wins19 KO · 56%

Losses

Draws41 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Close leads 1–0

Ray Close and Vincenzo Nardiello have met 1 time; Close leads 1–0.
Met	1993Mar 17	Series
Ray CloseFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Vincenzo NardielloFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	TKOR10Nardiello vs Close	1Meeting

Nardiello vs Close · Mar 17, 1993

The Numbers

Close 5 · Nardiello 3 of 8 measurable rows

CloseEdge = longer wingNardiello

Record: 25-2-1 (edge)34-7
Win %0–100%: 91.1% (edge)
82.9%
Wins by knockoutmax 19: 14
19 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 56% (edge)
55.88%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 100% (edge)
56%
Times stopped^†max 7: 0 (edge)
7
Title reignsmax 1: 0
1 (edge)
Bouts per year^‡max 3.9: 3.4
3.9 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 41: 4
41

† Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · ‡ Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held: Ray Close: No height on file; Vincenzo Nardiello: 5′10″
Reachnot held: Ray Close: No reach on file; Vincenzo Nardiello: 73″
Age3 yrs apart: Ray Close: 57; Vincenzo Nardiello: 60
Stance: Ray Close: Orthodox; Vincenzo Nardiello: Southpaw

Ray Close left, Vincenzo Nardiello right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Ray Close2 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

2 by KO/TKO 100%

Vincenzo Nardiello34 wins · from 41 tracked bouts

19 by KO/TKO 56%15 on the cards 44%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Ray Close 4, Vincenzo Nardiello 41 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Ray Close last boxed on May 21, 1994 — 11,838 days ago. Close had won one in a row before losing a decision to Chris Eubank.WDWL

Nardiello Mar 1993Eubank May 1993Domenge Oct 1993Eubank May 19943.4 tracked bouts per year

Vincenzo Nardiello last boxed on May 29, 1999 — 10,004 days ago. Nardiello had won once since losing by stoppage to Richie Woodhall.WWWLW

Bryan May 1997Cirilo Sep 1997Todorov Oct 1997Woodhall Feb 1999Odem May 19993.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Ray Close and Vincenzo Nardiello ever fought each other?: Yes. Ray Close and Vincenzo Nardiello met once on March 17, 1993, and Ray Close won by TKO in round 10.
Who has the better record, Close or Nardiello?: Ray Close is 25-2-1 and Vincenzo Nardiello is 34-7. Ray Close has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Close or Nardiello?: Ray Close has 14 knockout wins and Vincenzo Nardiello has 19. Vincenzo Nardiello has more.
Do Close and Nardiello have any common opponents?: Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Ray Close and Vincenzo Nardiello have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Close and Nardiello?: This comparison is drawn from 4 bouts tracked for Ray Close and 41 bouts tracked for Vincenzo Nardiello. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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