30 Years Ago: When Chris Eubank vs. Nigel Benn Gripped A Nation
The fight that took place three long decades ago today, between genuinely fierce rivals Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank, was genuine must-see stuff.
The fight that took place three long decades ago today, between genuinely fierce rivals Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank, was genuine must-see stuff.
In an interview with Press Box PR, Nigel Benn sends a warning to Jones Jnr. Benn also slams Deontay Wilder, calling him ‘one of the worst boxers going’ and wondering why Tyson Fury has agreed to another fight with the American.
30 years ago, Britain’s Nigel Benn scored one of his most thrillingly quick wins at world level. Benn, making the first defence of his newly won WBO middleweight title, met the seasoned, tough and dangerous Iran Barkley.
February 25th, 1995, London, England.
All fight fans recall what happened today a quarter of a century ago. It was the Gerald McClellan-Nigel Benn super-middleweight title fight.
Nigel Benn’s planned ring return at age 55 has now been cancelled. The former middleweight and super-middleweight champion has announced on social media how he suffered a shoulder injury and has now been forced to scrap his comeback.
“I can confirm that I have made a formal application for a boxing licence with the British & Irish Boxing Authority.
“I’ve Got The Body Of A 30 Year Old.”, “Roy Jones Wanted $10 Million”
Former 160 and 168 pound champion Nigel Benn today made it official at a press conference in London: he is coming back to fight Sakio Bika over ten rounds at light-heavyweight on November 23rd in Birmingham.
Boxing fans are captivated by a comeback, a ring return that, if successful, can move, inspire and give a feel good sensation to millions.
For those of you who thougt it might go away, the Nigel Benn comeback: one the former two-weight king is set to launch at the age of 55, this after 23 yars of inactivity (gym work aside, and we know Nigel has kept himself in fine, fine shape; even enviable shape), ain’t going no place.
When the story surfaced late last week, telling us how former 160/168 pound champ Nigel Benn was set to return to the ring – at age 55 and after having been inactive for 23 years – it’s likely a number of fans groaned, while others were doubtless skeptical that the ring return would actually happen.