Nigel Benn
"The Dark Destroyer"
- Born
- 1964
- Died
- —
- Nationality
- UK
- Career
- 1987–1996
An all-action British puncher.
Titles & Honours
- WBO Middleweight Champion
- WBC Super Middleweight Champion
Career Timeline
1987–1996- Milestone
First recorded professional bout
vs Graeme Ahmed · W TKO
- Milestone
25th recorded win
vs Sanderline Williams · SD. Newspaper decisions excluded.
- Signature fight
vs Gerald McClellan
W KO · London Arena , London, England. Archive selection: one of the first three wins over distinct fighters profiled here, not an expert-selected signature fight.
- Milestone
Latest recorded bout
vs Steve Collins · L RTD. Not necessarily the retirement date.
Title wins · dates not yet documented
Derived from the current archive and profile honours. Title-reign years are not exact bout dates; title claims are not independently verified. Signature fights use existing profile selections, or clearly labelled wins over other archived fighters when no selections exist. Year-only dates retain their original precision.
Photo Archive
1 archival photographs under their original licences.
Fight-by-Fight Record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-01-28 | W | Graeme Ahmed | TKO | 2 | Fairfield Halls , London , England |
| 1987-03-04 | W | Kevin Roper | TKO | 1 | Festival Hall Super Tent, Basildon , England |
| 1987-04-22 | W | Rob Nieuwenhuizen | TKO | 1 | Royal Albert Hall , London, England |
| 1987-05-09 | W | Winston Burnett | TKO | 4 | Latchmere Leisure Centre, London, England |
| 1987-06-07 | W | Reginald Marks | TKO | 1 | Royal Albert Hall, London, England |
| 1987-07-01 | W | Leon Morris | KO | 1 | Royal Albert Hall, London, England |
| 1987-09-08 | W | Eddie Smith | KO | 2 | Blazers Nightclub, Windsor , England |
| 1987-09-16 | W | Winston Burnett | KO | 3 | Royal Albert Hall, London, England |
| 1987-10-13 | W | Russell Barker | TKO | 1 | Blazers Nightclub, Windsor, England |
| 1987-11-03 | W | Ronnie Yoe | TKO | 1 | Crowtree Leisure Centre, Sunderland , England |
| 1987-11-24 | W | Ian Chantler | KO | 1 | The Hudson, Wisbech , England |
| 1987-12-02 | W | Reggie Miller | TKO | 7 | Wembley Conference Centre , London, England |
| 1988-01-27 | W | Fermin Chirino | KO | 2 | York Hall , London, England |
| 1988-02-07 | W | Byron Prince | TKO | 2 | Bingley Hall , Stafford , England |
| 1988-02-24 | W | Greg Taylor | TKO | 2 | Afan Lido F.C. , Port Talbot , Wales |
| 1988-04-13 | W | Darren Hobson | KO | 1 | Norwich Lads Boxing Club, Norwich , England |
| 1988-04-20 | W | Abdul Umaru Sanda | TKO | 2 | Alexandra Pavilion, London, England |
| 1988-05-28 | W | Tim Williams | TKO | 2 | Royal Albert Hall, London, England |
| 1988-10-26 | W | Anthony Logan | KO | 2 | Royal Albert Hall, London, England |
| 1988-12-10 | W | David Noel | TKO | 1 | Crystal Palace National Sports Centre , London, England |
| 1989-02-08 | W | Michael Chilambe | KO | 1 | Royal Albert Hall, London, England |
| 1989-03-28 | W | Mbayo Wa Mbayo | KO | 2 | Kelvin Hall , Glasgow , Scotland |
| 1989-05-21 | L | Michael Watson | TKO | 6 | Majestic Ballroom, London, England |
| 1989-10-20 | W | Jorge Amparo | UD | 10 | Steel Pier , Atlantic City, New Jersey , US |
| 1989-12-01 | W | Jose Quinones | TKO | 1 | Hacienda Resort Hotel and Casino , Paradise, Nevada , US |
| 1990-01-14 | W | Sanderline Williams | SD | 10 | Caesar's , Atlantic City, New Jersey, US |
| 1990-04-29 | W | Doug DeWitt | TKO | 8 | Caesar's, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US |
| 1990-08-18 | W | Iran Barkley | TKO | 1 | Bally's Las Vegas , Paradise, Nevada, US |
| 1990-11-18 | L | Chris Eubank | TKO | 9 | National Exhibition Centre , Birmingham , England |
| 1991-04-03 | W | Robbie Sims | TKO | 7 | York Hall, London, England |
| 1991-07-03 | W | Kid Milo | TKO | 4 | International Centre, Brentwood , England |
| 1991-10-26 | W | Lenzie Morgan | UD | 10 | Leisure Centre, Brentwood, England |
| 1991-12-07 | W | Hector Abel Lescano | KO | 3 | G-Mex Centre , Manchester , England |
| 1992-02-19 | W | Dan Sherry | KO | 3 | Alexandra Pavilion, London, England |
| 1992-05-23 | W | Thulani Malinga | SD | 10 | National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England |
| 1992-10-03 | W | Mauro Galvano | TKO | 4 | Palaghiaccio, Marino , Italy |
| 1992-12-12 | W | Nicky Piper | TKO | 11 | Alexandra Pavilion, London, England |
| 1993-03-06 | W | Mauro Galvano | UD | 12 | Exhibition and Conference Centre , Glasgow, Scotland |
| 1993-06-26 | W | Lou Gent | TKO | 4 | Earls Court Exhibition Centre , London, England |
| 1993-10-09 | D | Chris Eubank | SD | 12 | Old Trafford , Manchester, England |
| 1994-02-26 | W | Henry Wharton | UD | 12 | Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England |
| 1994-09-10 | W | Juan Carlos Giménez Ferreyra | UD | 12 | National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England |
| 1995-02-25 | W | Gerald McClellan | KO | 10 | London Arena , London, England |
| 1995-07-22 | W | Vincenzo Nardiello | TKO | 8 | London Arena, London, England |
| 1995-09-02 | W | Danny Perez | TKO | 7 | Wembley Stadium, London, England |
| 1996-03-02 | L | Thulani Malinga | SD | 12 | Telewest Arena , Newcastle , England |
| 1996-07-06 | L | Steve Collins | TKO | 4 | NYNEX Arena , Manchester, England |
| 1996-11-09 | L | Steve Collins | RTD | 6 | NYNEX Arena, Manchester, England |
Showing 48 of 48 recorded fights · last updated 2026-10-15. Imported record tables are not independently verified and may be incomplete. Early-era logs include newspaper decisions (NWS), which are not counted in the official totals above.
Record notes
Fight record last retrieved: 2026-10-11. Title histories remain subject to archival review.
Historical-era totals differ between record-keeping conventions (newspaper decisions, exhibitions).
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