Nigel Benn
Career, Record, Stats
Nigel Benn (The Dark Destroyer) is a 60-year-old retired British professional boxer. He is a two-weightclass world champion with 2 world-title wins. In a career spanning 9 years, 9 months, and 12 days, Benn amassed a record of 42-5-1, which includes 35 wins via KO, 8 of which were in world-title fights.
Nigel Benn's Boxing Career
Nigel Benn was born in Ilford, London, England on January 22, 1964. He made his professional debut at the age of 23 years on January 28, 1987 against Graeme Ahmed. Benn defeated Ahmed via 2nd round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Benn became a world champion at the age of 26 after 26 professional fights. He challenged Doug DeWitt for the WBO middleweight title and stopped the champion in the 8th of the 12-round fight, winning his first world title.
He then went on to successfully win the super-middleweight (WBC) titles also to become a two-division world champion.
Benn's last fight was a 6th-round RTD loss to Steve Collins at age 32, on November 9, 1996, in which he was fighting for the WBO super-middleweight title.
Some of Nigel Benn's best fights have been against Gerald McClellan, Chris Eubank, Iran Barkley, Vincenzo Nardiello, and Thulani Malinga. For a complete list of Benn's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Nigel Benn".
Benn has 5 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Nigel Benn Losses".
Nigel Benn's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
48 | Nov 09, 1996 | 32 | 
Steve Collins 32 33-3  | loss | RTD 6 |
47 | Jul 06, 1996 | 32 |
Steve Collins 31 32-3 | loss | TKO 4 |
46 | Mar 02, 1996 | 32 | 
Thulani Malinga 40 40-9 | loss | SD 12 |
45 | Sep 02, 1995 | 31 |  Danny Perez | win | TKO 7 |
44 | Jul 22, 1995 | 31 | 
Vincenzo Nardiello 29 26-3 | win | TKO 8 |
43 | Feb 25, 1995 | 31 | 
Gerald McClellan 27 31-2 | win | KO 10 |
42 | Sep 10, 1994 | 30 | Juan Carlos Giménez Ferreyra | win | UD 12 |
41 | Feb 26, 1994 | 30 | Henry Wharton | win | UD 12 |
40 | Oct 09, 1993 | 29 | 
Chris Eubank 27 35-0-1 | draw | SD 12 |
39 | Jun 26, 1993 | 29 | Lou Gent | win | TKO 4 |
38 | Mar 06, 1993 | 29 | Mauro Galvano | win | UD 12 |
37 | Dec 12, 1992 | 28 | Nicky Piper | win | TKO 11 |
36 | Oct 03, 1992 | 28 | Mauro Galvano | win | TKO 4 |
35 | May 23, 1992 | 28 |
Thulani Malinga 36 33-7 | win | PTS 10 |
34 | Feb 19, 1992 | 28 | Dan Sherry | win | KO 3 |
33 | Dec 07, 1991 | 27 | Hector Abel Lescano | win | KO 3 |
32 | Oct 26, 1991 | 27 | Lenzie Morgan | win | UD 10 |
31 | Jul 03, 1991 | 27 | Kid Milo | win | TKO 4 |
30 | Apr 03, 1991 | 27 | Robbie Sims | win | TKO 7 |
29 | Nov 18, 1990 | 26 |
Chris Eubank 24 24-0 | loss | TKO 9 |
28 | Aug 18, 1990 | 26 | 
Iran Barkley 30 25-6 | win | TKO 1 |
27 | Apr 29, 1990 | 26 | Doug DeWitt | win | TKO 8 |
26 | Jan 14, 1990 | 25 | Sanderline Williams | win | SD 10 |
25 | Dec 01, 1989 | 25 | Jose Quinones | win | TKO 1 |
24 | Oct 20, 1989 | 25 | Jorge Amparo | win | UD 10 |
23 | May 21, 1989 | 25 | 
Michael Watson 24 21-1-1 | loss | TKO 6 |
22 | Mar 28, 1989 | 25 | Mbayo Wa Mbayo | win | KO 2 |
21 | Feb 08, 1989 | 25 | Michael Chilambe | win | KO 1 |
20 | Dec 10, 1988 | 24 | David Noel | win | TKO 1 |
19 | Oct 26, 1988 | 24 | Anthony Logan | win | KO 2 |
18 | May 28, 1988 | 24 | Tim Williams | win | TKO 2 |
17 | Apr 20, 1988 | 24 | Abdul Umaru Sanda | win | TKO 2 |
16 | Apr 13, 1988 | 24 | Darren Hobson | win | KO 1 |
15 | Feb 24, 1988 | 24 | Greg Taylor | win | TKO 2 |
14 | Feb 07, 1988 | 24 | Byron Prince | win | TKO 2 |
13 | Jan 27, 1988 | 24 | Fermin Chirino | win | KO 2 |
12 | Dec 02, 1987 | 23 | Reggie Miller | win | TKO 7 |
11 | Nov 24, 1987 | 23 | Ian Chantler | win | KO 1 |
10 | Nov 03, 1987 | 23 | Ronnie Yoe | win | TKO 1 |
9 | Oct 13, 1987 | 23 | Russell Barker | win | TKO 1 |
8 | Sep 16, 1987 | 23 | Winston Burnett | win | KO 3 |
7 | Sep 08, 1987 | 23 | Eddie Smith | win | KO 2 |
6 | Jul 01, 1987 | 23 | Leon Morris | win | KO 1 |
5 | Jun 07, 1987 | 23 | Reginald Marks | win | TKO 1 |
4 | May 09, 1987 | 23 | Winston Burnett | win | TKO 4 |
3 | Apr 22, 1987 | 23 | Rob Nieuwenhuizen | win | TKO 1 |
2 | Mar 04, 1987 | 23 | Kevin Roper | win | TKO 1 |
1 | Jan 28, 1987 | 23 | Graeme Ahmed | win | TKO 2 |