On February 25, 1995, Nigel Benn (39-2-1, 32 KOs), the super-middleweight WBC champion, defends his title against former world champion Gerald McClellan (31-2, 29 KOs).
Gerald McClellan is coming in to the fight on a 21-fight win streak with a 87% KO rate; his last fight was a 1st round KO victory over Julian Jackson, 9 months and 18 days ago. Nigel Benn is on a 2-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Juan Carlos Giménez Ferreyra, 5 months and 15 days ago.
The winning odds are at 72.3-27.7 in favor of Nigel Benn, but the win will not come easy. It is going to be a competitive fight and Gerald McClellan will put on a really good performance, Benn will be required to be at his best.
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.