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THE UPSET CLUB

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ID GALAHAD, Duke McKenzie, Terri Harper and Lennox Lewis are all part of a small club of British fighters who lost their world titles in shocks.

There are not as many members of the club as you imagine.

Nigel Benn beat Gerald McClellan and the following year was beaten on a split by Sugarboy Malinga, who had previously lost nine times. Malinga was a better fighter than his nine defeats suggest, but it remains a big shock. It was close, a split, but Sugarboy deserved it.

Lloyd Honeyghan was cut and beaten on points after seven rounds at Wembley

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