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- Nigel Benn vs. Chris Eubank was a series of two professional boxing matches which took place on 18 November 1990 and 9 October 1993. Both Benn and Eubank fought at middleweight and super middleweight around the same time in 1985–97, and became rivals on both the domestic and world boxing scene. Benn won his first 22 consecutive bouts by knockout, earning the moniker 'the Dark Destroyer'. Eubank was the cocky, flamboyant upstart who began calling out Benn after his tenth bout. The rivalry grew, with both men swearing that they would knock the other man out. The British public began to demand the fight to be made. Benn, having lost to Michael Watson, began to rebuild in America, winning the WBO middleweight title by knocking out Doug DeWitt. He then savaged Iran Barkley within one round in his first defence. Benn then agreed to meet Eubank with his title on the line, which set up the first fight. A rematch was held three years later. The Hate Game, a book documenting this boxing rivalry, written by Ben Dirs, was published in 2013. (en)
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- 1990-11-18 (xsd:date)
- 1993-10-09 (xsd:date)
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- Nigel Benn vs. Chris Eubank (en)
- Nigel Benn vs. Chris Eubank II (en)
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- Chris Eubank (en)
- Nigel Benn (en)
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- United Kingdom (en)
- Dulwich, London, (en)
- Ilford, London, (en)
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- National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, UK (en)
- Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, UK (en)
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- Simply the Best (en)
- Dark Destroyer (en)
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- Eubank wins by TKO in the ninth round (en)
- Split Draw (en)
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- WBC and WBO super middleweight titles (en)
- WBO middleweight title (en)
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- Nigel Benn vs. Chris Eubank was a series of two professional boxing matches which took place on 18 November 1990 and 9 October 1993. Both Benn and Eubank fought at middleweight and super middleweight around the same time in 1985–97, and became rivals on both the domestic and world boxing scene. Benn won his first 22 consecutive bouts by knockout, earning the moniker 'the Dark Destroyer'. Eubank was the cocky, flamboyant upstart who began calling out Benn after his tenth bout. The rivalry grew, with both men swearing that they would knock the other man out. The British public began to demand the fight to be made. (en)
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- Nigel Benn vs. Chris Eubank (en)
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