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His best-known fights include the successful world middleweight title defense against Iran Barkley in 1989; the two all-British world title contests against Chris Eubank in 1990 and 1993 (Nigel Benn vs. Chris Eubank), and the successful—but tragic—defense of his world super-middleweight title against Gerald McClellan in 1995 (Nigel Benn vs ...
Nigel Benn vs. Chris Eubank was a series of two professional boxing matches which took place on 18 November 1990 and 9 October 1993. Both Benn and Eubank fought at middleweight and super middleweight around the same time in 1985–97, and became rivals on both the domestic and world boxing scene.
Nigel Benn vs. Gerald McClellan, billed as Sudden Impact, was a professional boxing match contested on 25 February 1995 between WBC super-middleweight champion Nigel Benn and former WBC middleweight champion Gerald McClellan.
Oct 4, 2022 · Benn's pro record stands at: 42 wins (35 by KO), five defeats, one draw. Which boxing titles did Nigel Benn win?
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Benn fought at a time when boxing was hitting a crescendo in the U.K., with his rivals Chris Eubank, Michael Watson and Steve Collins all vying for world titles, Lennox Lewis and Frank Bruno were ready to reign as heavyweight champions and Naseem Hamed was emerging.
Sep 29, 2022 · Nigel Benn's first world title triumph came on April 29, 1990 when he stopped Doug DeWitt in round eight to claim the WBO world title at middleweight. Benn only managed one successful world title defence against Ian Barkley before losing to Chris Eubank seven months after his win over DeWitt.
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Oct 1, 2022 · The fathers of both men, Chris Eubank Snr and Nigel Benn captured the imagination of the boxing world in the 1990s with two brutal fights, but the result of the second fight in 1993 is one that left a sour taste in the mouth of Benn.
