Nigel Benn refused licence to fight by British Boxing Board of Control ahead of expected...

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The British Boxing Board of Control has refused to grant Nigel Benn a licence to return to the sport at the age of 55, 23 years after his last professional fight. Benn, a two-weight former world champion has called a press conference for Thursday, when he is expected to confirm his comeback fight for Nov 23 in Birmingham, against another former champion, Sakio Bika, 40, of Cameroon, who last fought in 2017. Robert Smith, general secretary of the BBBofC, said that the risks were too great to consider licensing Benn.

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