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About Nigel Benn
British former professional boxer, born 1964
Nigel Benn is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1987 to 1996. He was born in 1964 and is known for holding world titles at middleweight and super-middleweight during his career. He won the Commonwealth middleweight title from 1988 to 1989, the WBO middleweight title in 1990, and the WBC super-middleweight title from 1992 to 1996. As an amateur, he also won the ABA middleweight title in 1986.
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