Nigel Benn (42-5-1, 35) was born in Ilford, London, England on January 22, 1964. At the age of 23 years on January 28, 1987, he made his professional boxing debut against Graeme Ahmed, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On his 27th career fight at 26 years old, Benn became a middleweight world champion on April 29, 1990 after defeating Doug DeWitt via 8th-round TKO to win the WBO title.
He then went on to become world champion at the super-middleweight weight class as well, winning the WBC title against Mauro Galvano via 4th-round TKO on October 3, 1992.
Benn's last fight was a super-middleweight world-title fight against Steve Collins for Collins' WBO title on November 9, 1996. He lost the fight via 6th-round retirement. He retired on a 3-fight losing streak.
Some of Nigel Benn's best fights have been against Chris Eubank, Gerald McClellan, Iran Barkley, Doug DeWitt, Vincenzo Nardiello, Robbie Sims and Thulani Malinga. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Nigel Benn".
Benn has 5 losses on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "Nigel Benn Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
48  | Nov 9, 1996 32 years, 9 months 42-5-1 (35) | 32 years, 3 months 33-3 (18) | SMD | 6 | RTD | LOSS For WBO |
47 | Jul 6, 1996 32 years, 5 months 42-4-1 (35) | 31 years, 11 months 32-3 (17) | SMD | 4 | TKO | LOSS For WBO |
46  | Mar 2, 1996 32 years, 1 months 42-3-1 (35) | 40 years, 2 months 40-9 (17) | SMD | 12 | SD | LOSS Lost WBC |
45 | Sep 2, 1995 31 years, 7 months 42-2-1 (35) | Danny Perez | SMD | 7 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
44  | Jul 22, 1995 31 years, 6 months 41-2-1 (34) | 29 years, 1 months 26-3 (14) | SMD | 8 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
43  | Feb 25, 1995 31 years, 1 months 40-2-1 (33) | 27 years, 4 months 31-2 (29) | SMD | 10 | KO | WIN Defended WBC |
42 | Sep 10, 1994 30 years, 7 months 39-2-1 (32) | Juan Carlos Giménez Ferreyra | SMD | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBC |
41 | Feb 26, 1994 30 years, 1 months 38-2-1 (32) | Henry Wharton | SMD | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBC |
40  | Oct 9, 1993 29 years, 8 months 37-2-1 (32) | 27 years, 2 months 35-0-1 (18) | SMD | 12 | SD | DRAW Defended WBC For WBO |
39 | Jun 26, 1993 29 years, 5 months 37-2 (32) | Lou Gent | SMD | 4 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
38 | Mar 6, 1993 29 years, 1 months 36-2 (31) | Mauro Galvano | SMD | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBC |
37 | Dec 12, 1992 28 years, 10 months 35-2 (31) | Nicky Piper | SMD | 11 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
36 | Oct 3, 1992 28 years, 8 months 34-2 (30) | Mauro Galvano | SMD | 4 | TKO | WIN Won WBC |
35 | May 23, 1992 28 years, 4 months 33-2 (29) | 36 years, 5 months 33-7 (13) | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
34 | Feb 19, 1992 28 years 32-2 (29) | Dan Sherry | 3 | KO | WIN | |
33 | Dec 7, 1991 27 years, 10 months 31-2 (28) | Hector Abel Lescano | 3 | KO | WIN | |
32 | Oct 26, 1991 27 years, 9 months 30-2 (27) | Lenzie Morgan | 10 | UD | WIN | |
31 | Jul 3, 1991 27 years, 5 months 29-2 (27) | Kid Milo | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
30  | Apr 3, 1991 27 years, 2 months 28-2 (26) | 31 years, 4 months 32-8-2 (22) | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
29 | Nov 18, 1990 26 years, 9 months 27-2 (25) | 24 years, 3 months 24-0 (14) | MD | 9 | TKO | LOSS Lost WBO |
28  | Aug 18, 1990 26 years, 6 months 27-1 (25) | 30 years, 3 months 25-6 (16) | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Defended WBO |
27  | Apr 29, 1990 26 years, 3 months 26-1 (24) | 28 years, 8 months 32-6-4 (19) | MD | 8 | TKO | WIN Won WBO |
26 | Jan 14, 1990 25 years, 11 months 25-1 (23) | Sanderline Williams | 10 | SD | WIN | |
25 | Dec 1, 1989 25 years, 10 months 24-1 (23) | Jose Quinones | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
24 | Oct 20, 1989 25 years, 8 months 23-1 (22) | Jorge Amparo | 10 | UD | WIN | |
23  | May 21, 1989 25 years, 3 months 22-1 (22) | 24 years, 2 months 21-1-1 (17) | MD | 6 | TKO | LOSS |
22 | Mar 28, 1989 25 years, 2 months 22-0 (22) | Mbayo Wa Mbayo | 2 | KO | WIN | |
21 | Feb 8, 1989 25 years 21-0 (21) | Michael Chilambe | MD | 1 | KO | WIN |
20 | Dec 10, 1988 24 years, 10 months 20-0 (20) | David Noel | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN |
19 | Oct 26, 1988 24 years, 9 months 19-0 (19) | Anthony Logan | MD | 2 | KO | WIN |
18 | May 28, 1988 24 years, 4 months 18-0 (18) | Tim Williams | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
17 | Apr 20, 1988 24 years, 2 months 17-0 (17) | Abdul Umaru Sanda | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN |
16 | Apr 13, 1988 24 years, 2 months 16-0 (16) | Darren Hobson | 1 | KO | WIN | |
15 | Feb 24, 1988 24 years, 1 months 15-0 (15) | Greg Taylor | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
14 | Feb 7, 1988 24 years 14-0 (14) | Byron Prince | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
13 | Jan 27, 1988 24 years 13-0 (13) | Fermin Chirino | 2 | KO | WIN | |
12 | Dec 2, 1987 23 years, 10 months 12-0 (12) | Reggie Miller | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
11 | Nov 24, 1987 23 years, 10 months 11-0 (11) | Ian Chantler | 1 | KO | WIN | |
10 | Nov 3, 1987 23 years, 9 months 10-0 (10) | Ronnie Yoe | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
9 | Oct 13, 1987 23 years, 8 months 9-0 (9) | Russell Barker | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | Sep 16, 1987 23 years, 7 months 8-0 (8) | Winston Burnett | 3 | KO | WIN | |
7 | Sep 8, 1987 23 years, 7 months 7-0 (7) | Eddie Smith | 2 | KO | WIN | |
6 | Jul 1, 1987 23 years, 5 months 6-0 (6) | Leon Morris | 1 | KO | WIN | |
5 | Jun 7, 1987 23 years, 4 months 5-0 (5) | Reginald Marks | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
4 | May 9, 1987 23 years, 3 months 4-0 (4) | Winston Burnett | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | Apr 22, 1987 23 years, 3 months 3-0 (3) | Rob Nieuwenhuizen | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
2 | Mar 4, 1987 23 years, 1 months 2-0 (2) | Kevin Roper | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Jan 28, 1987 23 years 1-0 (1) | Graeme Ahmed | 2 | TKO | WIN |
