Nigel Benn comeback: Billy Joe Saunders implores Benn’s family to scrap 55-year-old’s...

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Billy Joe Saunders has called on Nigel Benn's loved ones to try and convince the 55-year-old to scrap his plans for a bizarre and potentially dangerous comeback. Nearly 23 years have passed since Benn last punched for pay, when he retired after six rounds of his challenge for Steve Collins' WBO super-middleweight title. Saunders, the current incumbent of that very belt, was shocked by the news that Benn is now planning to return to the ring with a press conference in London this Thursday set to formally announce the fight, which is set for November in Birmingham.

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