Nigel Benn (22 page)
Authors: Nigel Benn
So now things are working out all right. I’ve got Carolyne, I’ve got the kids, I’ve got the church, and I’ve still got my music — there’s a new management company behind me. I’m training my
two cousins in the boxing ring and Frank Warren’s promoting them. Things have all changed.
This Christmas just past was unbelievable. The kids had never seen snow before, so when it did snow, India said, ‘Thank you, Daddy.’ She thinks if anything good happens, it’s down to her Daddy! So we went down to the park with this plastic sledge and we had a whale of a time. We went the day before Christmas and on Boxing Day, and spent two or three hours there both days. It was such fun.
Who’d have thought it? The Dark Destroyer, spending hours playing in the snow with his wife and kids. I treasure moments like that, because it’s something I never did before. We’ve got it all on tape, and we love watching it all, having fun together as a family. It’s a long way from the blood and sweat of my fighting career. A long way from the violence, the women, the money and the partying. And you know what? I wouldn’t change it for the world …
In many ways, I’m still the same Nigel — my life is far from being perfect. I’m much more relaxed, more contented and humble. There are still some issues that need to be solved, but going to church puts my life closer to what I want it to be.
Believe in the Lord. If Nigel Benn can, then so can you. Thank God!
Nigel Gregory Benn
Super-Middleweight
Born 22 January 1964 in Ilford
West Ham ABC
Amateur: 1986 London and ABA middleweight champion
Professional
| | | 1987 | |
| Jun 28 | Graeme Ahmed | | W rsf 2 Croydon |
| Mar 4 | Kevin Roper | W rsf 1 Basildon | |
| Apr 22 | Bob Nieuwenhuizen | W rsf 1 Albert Hall | |
| May 9 | Winston Burnett | W rsf 4 Battersea | |
| Jun 17 | Reginald Marks | W rsf 1 Albert Hall | |
| Jul 1 | Leon Morris | W ko 1 Albert Hall | |
| Aug 9 | Eddie Smith | W ko 1 Windsor | |
| Sep 16 | Winston Burnett | W rsf 3 Albert Hall | |
| Oct 18 | Russell Barke | W rsf 1 Windsor | |
| Nov 3 | Ronnie Yeo | W rsf 1 Bethnal Green | |
| Nov 24 | Ian Chantler | W ko 1 Wisbech | |
| Dec 2 | Reggie Miller | W ko 7 Albert Hall | |
| | | 1988 | |
| Jan 27 | Fermin Cirinos | | W ko 2 Bethnal Green |
| Feb 7 | Byron Prince | W rsf 2 Stafford | |
| Feb 24 | Greg Taylor | W rsf 2 Abervanon | |
| Mar 14 | Darren Hobson | W ko 1 Norwich | |
| Apr 20 | Abdul Umaru Sanda | W rsf 2 Muswell Hill | |
| May 28 | Tim Williams | W rsf 2 Albert Hall | |
| Oct 26 | Anthony Logan | W ko 2 Albert Hall | |
| Dec 10 | David Noel | W rsf 1 Crystal Palace | |
| | | 1989 | |
| Feb 8 | Mike Chilambe | | W ko 1 Albert Hall |
| Mar 28 | Mbayo Wa Mbayo | W ko 2 Glasgow | |
| May 21 | Michael Watson | L ko 6 Finsbury Park | |
| Oct 20 | Jorge Amparo | W pts 10 Atlantic City | |
| Dec l | Jose Quinones | W rsf 1 Las Vegas | |
| | | 1990 | |
| Jan 14 | Sanderline Williams | | W pts 10 Atlantic City |
| Apr 29 | Doug De Witt | W rsf 8 Atlantic City | |
| Aug 18 | Iran Barkley | W rsf 1 Las Vegas | |
| Nov 18 | Chris Eubank | L rsf 9 Birmingham | |
| | | 1991 | |
| Apr 3 | Robbie Sims | | W rsf 7 Bethnal Green |
| Jul 3 | Kid Milo | W rsf 4 Brentwood | |
| Oct 26 | Lenzie Morgan | W pts 10 Brentwood | |
| Dec 7 | Hector Lescano | W ko 3 Manchester | |
| | | 1992 | |
| Feb 19 | Dan Sherry | | W rsf 3 Muswell Hill |
| May 23 | Sugarboy Malinga | W pts 10 Birmingham | |
| Oct 3 | Mauro Galvano | W rsf 3 Marino | |
| Dec 12 | Nicky Piper | W rsf 11 Muswell Hill | |
| | | 1993 | |
| Mar 6 | Mauro Galvano | | W pts 12 Glasgow |
| Jun 26 | Lou Gent | W rsf 4 Olympia | |
| Oct 9 | Chris Eubank | DREW 12 Manchester | |
| | | 1994 | |
| Feb 26 | Henry Wharton | | W pts 12 Earls Court |
| Sep 10 | Juan Giminez | W pts 12 Birmingham | |
| | | 1995 | |
| Feb 25 | Gerald McClellan | | W ko 10 London Arena |
| Jul 22 | Vincenzo Nardiello | W rsf 8 London Arena | |
| Sep 2 | Danny Perez | W rsf 7 Wembley | |
| | | 1996 | |
| Mar 2 | Sugarboy Malinga | | L pts 12 Newcastle |
| July 6 | Steve Collins | L rsf 4 Manchester | |
| Nov 9 | Steve Collins | L rsf 6 Manchester | |
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