Nigel Benn vs. Chris Eubank 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. The Benn entourage began plotting ways to demoralise Eubank and 'even things up'.
Chris Avalos Chris Avalos Christopher Matthew "Chris" Avalos (born November 5, 1989 in Lancaster, California) is a Mexican American professional boxer who competes at bantamweight, where he is the current WBO NABO Bantamweight Champion. On April 24, 2010 Avalos stopped the veteran John Alberto Molina to win the WBO NABO Bantamweight Championship. In August 2010, Avalos lost to an undefeated Christopher Martin Peña at the Grand Casino in Hinckley, Minnesota. The bout was televised on a Showtime undercard. In February 2015 Avalos was defeated in the 5th round by Carl Frampton in Belfast challenging him for the IBF World Super Bantamweight championship.