Lennox Lewis vs. Frank Bruno

"The Battle of Britain"
Date1 October 1993
VenueNational Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Title(s) on the lineWBC Heavyweight Championship
Tale of the tape
Boxer United Kingdom Lennox Lewis United Kingdom Frank Bruno
Nickname "The Lion" "True Brit"
Hometown West Ham, London, UK Hammersmith, London, UK
Purse $8,000,000 $1,500,000
Pre-fight record 23–0 (19 KO) 36–3 (35 KO)
Age 28 years 31 years, 10 months
Height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 229 lb (104 kg) 238 lb (108 kg)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition WBC
Heavyweight Champion
WBA/WBC/IBF
No. 5 Ranked Heavyweight
Result
Lewis wins via 7th-round TKO

Lennox Lewis vs. Frank Bruno, billed as "The Battle of Britain" was a professional boxing match contested on 1 October 1993 at National Stadium, Cardiff in Wales.[1] It was between WBC heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis, who was making the second defence of his title and Frank Bruno, who was fighting in his third world title bout, his two previous title fights having been unsuccessful. Lewis beat Bruno by a technical knockout in the seventh round.

  1. ^ "Lennox Lewis vs. Frank Bruno". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 21 March 2024.