Regionally he held the Commonwealth middleweight title from 1988 to 1989.

I fought . Slowly but surely, Conor Benn is showing why his dad's old nickname 'The Destroyer' seems to suit him. 7th December 1991 G-Mex Centre, Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom.

Nigel Gregory Benn (born 22 January 1964) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1987 to 1996. Conor Nigel Benn (born 28 September 1996) is a British professional boxer. This black boxing glove was signed by Roy Jones Jr on May 23, 2018 in Bristol, England. Find out more about cookies 'He was a very good fighter.' His decision to abort his …

He is the son … The classic first fight between these two British boxing legends in 1990 at the Birmingham NEC Arena England.

Nigel Benn: Eubank Jr. needs to move on from his father.

Conor Benn - Nigel Benn's son. NIGEL BENN has been dubbed “the fittest 55-year-old on planet Earth” as he prepares to come out of retirement. Benn was a world champion in 1990, one of British sport's most famous faces, a veteran of fights watched by in excess of 18-million viewers on ITV before walking away from boxing in … Jones is a historic boxer, the only boxer in history to start his career as a light middleweight (154 lbs) and go on to win a heavyweight title. Overview. The British boxing legend hung up …

Nigel Benn announced on his Instagram account that his brother Mark has died from the virus. That comes on the heels of Anthony Yarde losing both his father and grandmother to the disease. BoxRec.com uses cookies to make the site simpler. He held world championships in two weight classes, including the WBO middleweight title in 1990, and the WBC super-middleweight title from 1992 to 1996. Former British boxer Nigel Benn, whose rivalry with Chris Eubank Sr. is the stuff of fighting legend, has a similar message for Eubank Jr. By Jim Dower: Roy Jones Jr. (52-5, 38 KOs) turns 40 today, a ripe age for a fighter that many boxing fans thought would have retired a long time ago. Benn knows all about what it … Boxing legend Nigel Benn took time out of his coaching schedule to pose for a picture with son Conor and middleweight Chris Eubank Jnr. His father Nigel … I went with the clearest first-ballot choice among new names to the ballot, which is Erik Morales (and anyone who needs an explanation as to why is a lost cause), Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank (who I believe MUST be inducted together), former heavyweight champ Vitali Klitschko and longtime strawweight/junior flyweight boss Ivan Calderon. Gerald once,' he says.

Invalid Date, NIGEL BENN has announced a boxing comeback aged 55 after releasing training footage online and claiming: “I’m back”. Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank produce one of the best British Boxing fights of all time, and one of the biggest boxing rivalries. Nigel Benn, then 55, was weeks away from his first professional fight in 23 years when he injured his shoulder and pulled out. 'I don't think Nigel Benn was the same after he did that to Gerald. The former two …