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Our guest on the latest episode of Up Front is the Dark Destroyer - Nigel Benn. A fan favourite throughout his career, Nigel was a two-weight world champion who was involved in some of the most memorable fights in British boxing history.

After taking up the sport while serving in the army, Nigel soon established a reputation as a fearsome puncher. He won the WBO middleweight title in 1990 and the WBC super-middleweight belt in 1992 and is best remembered for his contests against Chris Eubank and Gerald McClellan, the latter of which was sadly to have tragic consequences.

Following his retirement, Nigel struggled with addictions that took him to the brink of taking his own life. He talks candidly about that period of his life and how he turned things around, the fights against Eubank and McClellan and the current boxing scene. He also discusses his son Conor, his potential fight with Chris Eubank Jr and the recent lifting of his provisional doping ban by the National Anti-Doping Panel. Nigel and Simon have strongly disagreed on that subject and, for the first time, they sit down to hear what the other has to say. This is one not to be missed.

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Jim White, Simon Jordan and Martin Keown look back at England hammering Ireland at Wembley to reach the top table in the Nations League. Boxing commentator Adam Smith joins the show to review the ‘freak show’ between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson. And Tottenham’s Rodrigo Bentancur is handed a 7-match ban for racist comments about his teammate Son Heung-Min.

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This week Troy Deeney is BACK...And Simon doesn’t waste time grilling him about his famous viral video about the speed bumps at Watford’s training ground!

In this week’s episode Simon Jordan, Graeme Souness and Troy Deeney break down some of your footballing myths and reveal if they’re actually true or just football hearsay, such as does the new manager bounce really exist and has Pep Guardiola ruined football? Elsewhere, Graeme reveals whether he agrees if Newcastle fans have the best fans in the UK.

All that and more on the latest episode of Three Up Front

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Jim White was joined by Martin O'Neill and Troy Deeney to ask if it was a night of redemption for Lee Carsley as England cruised past Greece in the Nations League. Meanwhile, off the field, fans found themselves at the wrong end of some heavy handed tactics from the Greek police. Is going away with your country now just a fool's errand? Plus, are the Premier League right to be cracking down on dodgy streaming and has all been forgiven between Son Heung-min and Rodrigo Bentancur?

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