Lennox Lewis Stops Frank Bruno This Day October 1, 1993

 

• Lennox Lewis 229 lbs
• Frank Bruno 238 lbs
• TKO at 1:12 in round 7 of 12
• National Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
• Referee: Mickey Vann
• Judge: Tony Castellano 57-57
• Judge: Jerry Roth 57-57
• Judge: Adrian Morgan 55-59

 

Notes:

This was the first time in history that two British-born boxers fought each other for a world heavyweight title.

Lewis was a 4-1 favorite.

Lewis’ purse was $8 million and Bruno’s was $1.5 million.

There was a crowd of 25,784.

Lewis hurt Bruno with a left hook in the seventh round and battered him against the ropes until the referee stopped the fight.