On July 6, 1996, Steve Collins (32-3, 17 KOs), the super-middleweight WBO champion, defends his title against former world champion Nigel Benn (42-3-1, 35 KOs).
Steve Collins is coming in to the fight on a 11-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate; his last fight was a 11th round TKO victory over Neville Brown, 3 months and 27 days ago. Nigel Benn is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 76% KO rate, with his last fight being a split decision loss to Thulani Malinga, 4 months and 4 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Steve Collins at 99-1 winning odds. Nigel Benn really doesn't have much to present against Collins.
Steve Collins stopped Nigel Benn via TKO in the 4th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBO super-middleweight title. Collins improves his record to 33-3 (18 KOs), while Benn adds a loss to his record at 42-4-1.