Nigel Benn
English boxer
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2024 | Benn joined fellow London boxers for a mini documentary, Four Kings, where he admitted to having bipolar disorder. |
2024 | Benn joined fellow London boxers for a mini documentary, Four Kings, where he admitted to having bipolar disorder. |
2019 | The planned boxing comeback was called off when Benn suffered a shoulder injury during sparring, leading him to abandon his comeback plans. |
2019 | The planned boxing comeback was called off when Benn suffered a shoulder injury during sparring, leading him to abandon his comeback plans. |
November 23 2019 | Benn planned a bout with former WBC super-middleweight world champion Sakio Bika, which was controversially sanctioned by the British and Irish Boxing Authority after the British Boxing Board of Control refused to sanction it. |
November 23 2019 | Benn planned a bout with former WBC super-middleweight world champion Sakio Bika, which was controversially sanctioned by the British and Irish Boxing Authority after the British Boxing Board of Control refused to sanction it. |
September 24 2019 | Nigel Benn announced his return to boxing at the age of 55 after 23 years of being out of the ring, seeking 'closure' after the unsatisfactory end to his career in 1996. |
September 24 2019 | Nigel Benn announced his return to boxing at the age of 55 after 23 years of being out of the ring, seeking 'closure' after the unsatisfactory end to his career in 1996. |
2017 | Benn's other son, Harley, turned professional. |
2017 | Benn's other son, Harley, turned professional. |
2016 | Benn's son, Conor Benn, turned professional and is currently fighting at welterweight. |
2016 | Benn's son, Conor Benn, turned professional and is currently fighting at welterweight. |
2013 | Benn ran the City to Surf to raise funds for the most underfunded PCYC gym in Redfern, Sydney. |
2013 | Benn was entered into the World Boxing Council (WBC) Boxing Hall of Fame and was honored alongside fellow Brit Joe Calzaghe as WBC middleweight champions. |
2013 | Benn ran the City to Surf to raise funds for the most underfunded PCYC gym in Redfern, Sydney. |
2013 | Benn was entered into the World Boxing Council (WBC) Boxing Hall of Fame and was honored alongside fellow Brit Joe Calzaghe as WBC middleweight champions. |
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