Middleweight and middle-aged -- Benn and Collins plan rematch
Former world boxing champion Nigel Benn is looking for "closure" in facing the man who beat him twice, Ireland's Steve Collins, for a third time despite both now being over 50.
Benn, known in his heyday as the 'Dark Destroyer', told the BBC he and Collins plan to fight each other sometime this year and if their bout is not given the official stamp of approval by the British Boxing Board of Control they will try and get it sanctioned abroad.
Benn, who at one point held the WBO middleweight title and the WBC super middleweight crown, is now 53.
Collins, known as the 'Celtic Warrior' and who held the WBO super-middleweight belt, is a year younger with both having sons who are now professional pugilists.
However, Benn protests he is as fresh as ever and compared himself to the F Scott Fitzgerald character Benjamin Button -- who gets physically younger as he gets older -- brought to life on the silver screen by Hollywood star Brad Pitt.
"It's about the final chapter," Benn told the BBC.
"It's about closure. I'm not angry any more and I can have everything I ever want.
"I am Nigel 'Benjamin Button' Benn. I feel like I am in my thirties."
Collins, whose sole attempt to return to the ring ended when he collapsed during sparring, said he was doing it for financial reasons.
"It's just about money, a payday which will allow me to buy some more land," said Collins, who has dabbled in acting since his retirement.
"I'm fighting someone the same age as me. There's no disadvantage to anybody.
"I get medicals every year and the most impressive part is my MRI. 'Excellent' was how the neurosurgeon described it. I'm very healthy and very fit."