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Nigel Benn Record

42-5-1
Total Fights48
Wins42
Losses5
Draws1
No-Contests0
Title Wins2
Title Defenses9
Title-Fight KOs8
KO Wins35
KO Losses4
Nigel Benn Record & Stats
Nigel Benn's Record
Nigel Benn's boxing record and career infographic

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      What is Nigel Benn's boxing record?

      In a professional boxing career spanning nine years and nine months, Nigel Benn fought 48 times with 42 wins, 5 losses, and 1 draw.

      Benn retired from professional boxing with a record of 42-5-1, which included two world-title wins and nine successful title defense fights at two weight classes — middleweight and super-middleweight. He had a 72.9% knockouts-to-fights ratio with 35 of his total 48 fights being knockout wins, eight of which were in title fights. Benn suffered four knockout losses in his career, three of which were in title fights.

      His last fight was a 6th round RTD defeat to Steve Collins on November 9, 1996. Benn was fighting for the super-middleweight WBO title.

      Some of Benn's best fights and notable victories include wins over Gerald McClellan, Lou Gent, Mauro Galvano, Iran Barkley, Danny Perez, Doug DeWitt, and Nicky Piper.

      #DateAgeOpponentResVia
      48Nov 9, 199632Steve CollinsLoss *RTD6
      47Jul 6, 199632Steve CollinsLoss *TKO4
      46Mar 2, 199632Thulani MalingaLoss *SD
      45Sep 2, 199531Danny PerezWin *TKO7
      44Jul 22, 199531Vincenzo NardielloWin *TKO8
      43Feb 25, 199531Gerald McClellanWin *KO10
      42Sep 10, 199430Juan Carlos Giménez FerreyraWin *UD
      41Feb 26, 199430Henry WhartonWin *UD
      40Oct 9, 199329Chris EubankDraw *SD
      39Jun 26, 199329Lou GentWin *TKO4
      38Mar 6, 199329Mauro GalvanoWin *UD
      37Dec 12, 199228Nicky PiperWin *TKO11
      36Oct 3, 199228Mauro GalvanoWin *TKO4
      35May 23, 199228Thulani MalingaWinPTS
      34Feb 19, 199228Dan SherryWinKO3
      33Dec 7, 199127Hector Abel LescanoWinKO3
      32Oct 26, 199127Lenzie MorganWinUD
      31Jul 3, 199127Kid MiloWinTKO4
      30Apr 3, 199127Robbie SimsWinTKO7
      29Nov 18, 199026Chris EubankLoss *TKO9
      28Aug 18, 199026Iran BarkleyWin *TKO1
      27Apr 29, 199026Doug DeWittWin *TKO8
      26Jan 14, 199025Sanderline WilliamsWinSD
      25Dec 1, 198925Jose QuinonesWinTKO1
      24Oct 20, 198925Jorge AmparoWinUD
      23May 21, 198925Michael WatsonLossTKO6
      22Mar 28, 198925Mbayo Wa MbayoWinKO2
      21Feb 8, 198925Michael ChilambeWinKO1
      20Dec 10, 198824David NoelWinTKO1
      19Oct 26, 198824Anthony LoganWinKO2
      18May 28, 198824Tim WilliamsWinTKO2
      17Apr 20, 198824Abdul Umaru SandaWinTKO2
      16Apr 13, 198824Darren HobsonWinKO1
      15Feb 24, 198824Greg TaylorWinTKO2
      14Feb 7, 198824Byron PrinceWinTKO2
      13Jan 27, 198824Fermin ChirinoWinKO2
      12Dec 2, 198723Reggie MillerWinTKO7
      11Nov 24, 198723Ian ChantlerWinKO1
      10Nov 3, 198723Ronnie YoeWinTKO1
      9Oct 13, 198723Russell BarkerWinTKO1
      8Sep 16, 198723Winston BurnettWinKO3
      7Sep 8, 198723Eddie SmithWinKO2
      6Jul 1, 198723Leon MorrisWinKO1
      5Jun 7, 198723Reginald MarksWinTKO1
      4May 9, 198723Winston BurnettWinTKO4
      3Apr 22, 198723Rob NieuwenhuizenWinTKO1
      2Mar 4, 198723Kevin RoperWinTKO1
      1Jan 28, 198723Graeme AhmedWinTKO2

      * World-title fight

      Boxing career

      Nigel Benn (The Dark Destroyer) is a 60-year old retired British professional boxer. He was born in Ilford, London, England on January 22, 1964. He is a former two-weight-class world champion. His professional boxing career spanned more than 9 years — from 1987 to 1996.

      Benn made his professional boxing debut against Graeme Ahmed at the age of 23 on January 28, 1987, defeating Ahmed via 2nd round TKO. He went on to win 21 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 21 wins via stoppage.

      He had his first world title fight at the age of 26 on April 29, 1990 after 26 professional fights, against Doug DeWitt for the middleweight WBO title. He defeated DeWitt via 8th round TKO to become the middleweight champion of the world.

      Benn has won two world titles at two weight classes. For all the details about Benn's world title wins and defenses refer to the "Championships" section below.

      Benn had a total of five losses in his professional boxing career.

      His last professional fight was on November 9, 1996 against Irish boxer Steve Collins for Collins' super-middleweight WBO title. Benn lost the fight via 6th round RTD. It's been 27 years, 5 months, and 10 days since this fight.

      Championships

      Benn had a total of 16 world-title fights, which includes winning two world titles and 10 successful title defenses. He won 11 of these fights, lost four, and drew in one.

      Title Wins

      Nigel Benn fought for world titles in five fights and won two of these fights, both of them via stoppage. In total, he won two belts across two weight classes.

      DateOpponentDivisionTitles WonMethod
      Oct 3, 1992Mauro GalvanoSuper-middleweightWBCTKO
      Apr 29, 1990Doug DeWittMiddleweightWBOTKO

      Title Defenses

      Nigel Benn had 12 world-title defense fights across two weight classes — middleweight (x2) and super-middleweight (x10). He won 10 of them and lost two times.

      Following is the table of his successful title defense fights, the next section has the fights where he lost his titles.

      DateOpponentDivisionTitles DefendedMethod
      Sep 2, 1995Danny PerezSuper-middleweightWBCTKO
      Jul 22, 1995Vincenzo NardielloSuper-middleweightWBCTKO
      Feb 25, 1995Gerald McClellanSuper-middleweightWBCKO
      Sep 10, 1994Juan Carlos Giménez FerreyraSuper-middleweightWBCUD
      Feb 26, 1994Henry WhartonSuper-middleweightWBCUD
      Oct 9, 1993Chris EubankSuper-middleweightWBCSD (draw)
      Jun 26, 1993Lou GentSuper-middleweightWBCTKO
      Mar 6, 1993Mauro GalvanoSuper-middleweightWBCUD
      Dec 12, 1992Nicky PiperSuper-middleweightWBCTKO
      Aug 18, 1990Iran BarkleyMiddleweightWBOTKO

      Title Losses

      Nigel Benn lost two world-title defense fights, and lost a total of two titles in these fights.

      DateOpponentDivisionTitles LostMethod
      Mar 2, 1996Thulani MalingaSuper-middleweightWBCSD
      Nov 18, 1990Chris EubankMiddleweightWBOTKO

      Highlights

      Benn fought a total of 48 times during his professional career, which includes 16 world-title fights at two weight divisions. He put on some great performances in these fights. These five fights are the highlight of his career.

      • April 29, 1990: Benn wins his first world title by defeating Doug DeWitt via 8th round TKO. He is now the WBO middleweight world champion.

      • August 18, 1990: Benn successfully defends the WBO middleweight title against Iran Barkley, winning the fight via 1st round TKO.

      • October 3, 1992: Benn wins the WBC super-middleweight title from Mauro Galvano, by beating Galvano via 4th round TKO.

      • June 26, 1993: Benn successfully defends the WBC super-middleweight title against Lou Gent, winning the fight via 4th round TKO.

      • February 25, 1995: Benn successfully defends the WBC super-middleweight title against Gerald McClellan, winning the fight via 10th round KO.

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