Oliver McCall vs. Frank Bruno 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 his first title defence he agreed to fight WBC No. 6 contender Frank Bruno with the winner contracted to make their next defence against former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson. This was Bruno's fourth attempt at winning a world title. WBA Champion Tim Witherspoon knocked him out in 11 rounds in 1986, undisputed champion Mike Tyson stopped him in
Lennox Lewis vs. Frank Bruno 'I'm going to let him see my hook'". Bruno's manager, Mickey Duff, said "Frank (Bruno) has no chin... once he gets hit clean on the button, he goes". The undercard of the main fight was made up of Joe Calzaghe making his first professional fight in front of barely 300 spectators. Calzaghe would later become the undefeated WBO, WBA, WBC, IBF, "The Ring Magazine" and British super middleweight champion. Lennox Lewis vs. Frank Bruno Lennox Lewis vs. Frank Bruno was a boxing match that took place at the then National Stadium, Cardiff Arms Park, in Wales on 1 October 1993.