Nigel Benn’s woeful misjudgment is dangerous temptation of fate | Kevin Mitchell

Sep 26, 2019

The fighter, who has announced his comeback at the age of 55, knows from the plight of his friend Gerald McClellan what a perilous place the boxing ring can be

It is nearly 25 years since Nigel Benn and Gerald McClellan went to war in London, but the tale took a surprising and unfortunate twist on Thursday afternoon.

To the astonishment of all but those inured to the machinations of the fight game, Benn announced he is returning to the ring in Birmingham on 23 November – at 55, against Sakio Bika, who is 40 but was a world champion as recently as 2014.

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