On February 25, 1995, a 27-year-old Gerald McClellan (31-2, 29 KOs) got a shot at the super-middleweight WBC title held by 31-year-old British boxer Nigel Benn (39-2-1, 32 KOs).
McClellan came in to the fight on a 21-fight win streak with a 87% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 9 months and 18 days. Benn was on a 2-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 15 days.
Nigel Benn stopped Gerald McClellan via KO in the 10th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC super-middleweight title. Benn improves his record to 40-2-1 (33 KOs), while McClellan adds a loss to his record at 31-3.
On September 21, 1989, a 21-year-old Gerald McClellan (10-1, 10 KOs) and Ralph Ward met in the ring.
McClellan came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 90% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 28 days.
Gerald McClellan lost to Ralph Ward via unanimous decision in the 8-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 10-2.
On June 24, 1989, a 21-year-old Gerald McClellan (10-0, 10 KOs) and Dennis Milton met in the ring.
McClellan came in to the fight on a 10-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 10 days.
Gerald McClellan lost to Dennis Milton via points decision in the 6-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 10-1.