On August 18, 1990, Nigel Benn (26-1, 24 KOs), the middleweight WBO champion, defends his title against former world champion Iran Barkley (25-6, 16 KOs).
Nigel Benn is coming in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 88% KO rate; his last fight was a 8th round TKO victory over Doug DeWitt, 3 months and 20 days ago. Iran Barkley is on a 2-fight losing streak with a 51% KO rate, with his last fight being a majority decision loss to Michael Nunn, 1 year and 4 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Nigel Benn at 99-1 winning odds. Iran Barkley really doesn't have much to present against Benn.
Nigel Benn made quick work of Iran Barkley, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 1st. Benn improves his record to 27-1 (25 KOs), while Barkley adds a loss to his record at 25-7.