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Nigel Benn had a total of five losses in his professional boxing career — four of them in title bouts and one in a non-title bout. He suffered his first loss against Michael Watson via 6th round TKO on May 21, 1989, which ended his 22-fight win streak. He has been stopped four times and lost once via decision.
Steve Collins, Thulani Malinga, Chris Eubank, and Michael Watson are the four boxers who have beaten Benn.
This is the first loss in Nigel Benn's career. Benn lost to fellow British boxer Michael Watson via 6th round TKO on in a non-title bout. He was 25 years old with a record of 22-0. Watson was 24 years old with a record of 21-1-1.
On Benn lost to fellow British boxer Chris Eubank via 9th round TKO. He was defending his middleweight WBO title, he was 26 years old with a record of 27-1. Eubank was 24 years old with a record of 24-0.
On Benn lost to South African boxer Thulani Malinga in a rematch via 12 round split decision. He was defending his super-middleweight WBC title, he was 32 years old with a record of 42-2-1. Malinga was 40 years old with a record of 40-9.
On Benn lost to Irish boxer Steve Collins via 4th round TKO. He was fighting for Collins' super-middleweight WBO title, he was 32 years old with a record of 42-3-1. Collins was 31 years old with a record of 32-3.
On Benn lost to Irish boxer Steve Collins in the rematch via 6th round RTD. He was fighting for Collins' super-middleweight WBO title, he was 32 years old with a record of 42-4-1. Collins was also 32 years old, with a record of 33-3.