Editing Benton Harbor, Michigan (section)

==Sports==
An [[American Basketball Association (21st century)|American Basketball Association]] team (ABA), the [[Twin City Ballers]], played in Benton Harbor for a few games in November 2006, but left the city due to poor attendance at games. Another ABA team, the [[Lake Michigan Admirals]], began play in 2009. The Admirals switched from the ABA to join the Premiere Basketball League for the 2012 season.

[[Jack Dempsey]] defended his [[heavyweight]] title on September 6, 1920, in Benton Harbor, defeating [[Billy Miske]].

The city hosts the Maytag Ironman 70.3 Steelhead triathlon,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ironmansteelhead.com/ |title=Maytag Ironman 70.3 Steelhead triathlon |publisher=ironmansteelhead.com |access-date=2012-07-08}}</ref> a qualifying event for the [[Ironman 70.3]] World Championship.

The city is the birthplace of [[Iris Kyle]], the most successful professional bodybuilder ever, with ten overall [[Ms. Olympia]] wins and two heavyweight wins, along with seven [[Ms. International]] wins and one heavyweight win.