Lennox Lewis out American contender Lionel Butler. However, at the behest of promoter Don King, the WBC bypassed him and gave Mike Tyson the first chance at the title recently won by Briton Frank Bruno from Oliver McCall. Bruno had previously lost to both Lewis and Tyson. Lewis had the number 1 contender's slot in the WBC rankings when he knocked out Australian Justin Fortune, then defeated former WBO Champion Tommy Morrison in October 1995, followed by Olympic gold medalist and former WBO champion Ray Mercer in a close majority decision in May 1996. Lewis successfully sued to force Tyson to make
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,