Born: Jan. 22, 1964
Bouts: 48
Won: 42
Lost: 5
Draw: 1
KOs: 35
Induction: 2026
Born Nigel Gregory Benn on January 22, 1964 in Ilford, Essex.
Following a 41-1 amateur career, the 5’ 9 ½” Benn turned pro in 1987 and racked up 22 straight knockout victories, including capturing the Commonwealth middleweight title in 1988 via 2nd round TKO. Benn successfully defended three times before dropping the title to Michael Watson in 1989 via 6th round TKO. He relocated the U.S. for five fights including a 1990 stoppage of Doug Dewitt (TKO 8) for the WBO middleweight title and a successful defense over Iran Barkley (TKO 1). Upon returning to the U.K., he lost the belt to Chris Eubank (TKO by 9) but rebounded with wins over Robbie Sims (KO 7) and Thulane Malinga (W 10) before winning the WBC super middleweight belt with a 4th round TKO over Mauro Galvano in 1992. He reigned for 4 years and defended 9 times including wins over Galvano (W 12), Gerald McClellan (KO 10) and Vincenzo Nardiello (TKO 8) and a draw with WBO champion Eubank in a unification bout. After losing the belt to Malinga in 1996 (L 12), he was unsuccessful in two bouts with WBO champion Steve Collins and retired with a pro ledger of 42-5-1 (35 KOs).
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