Oliver McCall vs. Frank Bruno lost his first defence against Mike Tyson and retired shortly afterwards. McCall returned to the ring 6 months later when he beat future WBC heavyweight champion Oleg Maskaev. In 1997 he fought a rematch again Lennox Lewis for the now vacant WBC title, which he lost in bizarre fashion as he refused to fight and started crying. Confirmed bouts: Oliver McCall vs. Frank Bruno Oliver McCall vs. Frank Bruno, billed as "The Empire Strikes Back", was a professional boxing match contested on 2 September 1995 for the WBC Heavyweight Championship. After Oliver McCall narrowly beat former champion Larry Holmes in
Frank Bruno the World Cup song, "Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Jurgen Klinsmann?". On 15 August 2009 he appeared on "The Weakest Link" beating Duke McKenzie in the final for £12,800. He had a small role in the 2008 British crime drama "Cass". Bruno made brief guest appearances in episodes of the ITV comedy show, "Harry Hill's TV Burp" in February and October 2011. On 21 April 2011, Bruno appeared on the ITV1 chatshow "The Alan Titchmarsh Show", where he was candid about his previous health issues. In 2011, he made a guest appearance in "Sooty". On 20 April 2012,