Denzel Bentley | |
|---|---|
| Born | Denzel Bentley Ntim-Mensah 29 January 1995 London, England |
| Other names | 2Sharp [1] |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Middleweight |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) [2] |
| Reach | 72 in (183 cm) [2] |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record [3] | |
| Total fights | 25 |
| Wins | 21 |
| Wins by KO | 17 |
| Losses | 3 |
| Draws | 1 |
Denzel Bentley Ntim-Mensah (born 29 January 1995), [1] is an English professional boxer who has held the British middleweight title three times. He is the current champion and also holds the European and WBO International middleweight titles.
Bentley made his professional debut on 14 October 2017, scoring a first-round knockout (KO) victory against Casey Blair at the York Hall in London. [4]
After compiling a record of 13–0 (11 KOs) he faced Mark Heffron in an eliminator for the British middleweight title on 12 September 2020 at the York Hall. Bentley scored a knockdown in the second round en route to a unanimous draw, with all three judges scoring the bout 95–95. [5]
The pair fought in a rematch two months later on 13 November at the BT Sport Studio in London, with the vacant British middleweight title on the line. Bentley landed a right hand in the second round, causing damage to Heffron's left eye. Bentley began to target Heffron's damaged eye over the next two rounds. At the end of the fourth, Heffron's eye was swollen shut, forcing his trainer to pull Heffron out of the fight, handing Bentley a fourth-round stoppage victory via corner retirement (RTD) to capture the British title. [6] [7]
He lost his titie on 24 April 2021, against Commonwealth middleweight champion Felix Cash, by third round technical knockout at York Hall. [8] [9]
Bentley won the vacant British middleweight title on 13 May 2022, with a split decision success over Linus Udofia at Indigo at The O2 in London. [10] [11] [12]
He went on to hold the championship until 18 November 2023, when he lost to Nathan Heaney by majority decision at Manchester Arena. [13] [14]
Bentley won the vacant WBO International middleweight title with a second round stoppage of Danny Dignum at York Hall on 11 May 2024. [15] [16]
At the same venue, he successfully defended his belt thanks to another second round stoppage on 17 August 2024, this time against Derrick Osaze. [17] [18]
Bentley became a three-time British middleweight champion, as well as claiming the vacant European title, with a unanimous decision win over Brad Pauls at Wembley Arena in London on 7 December 2024. [19] [20] [21]
| 25 fights | 21 wins | 3 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 17 | 1 |
| By decision | 4 | 2 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Win | 21–3–1 | Brad Pauls | UD | 12 | 7 Dec 2024 | Wembley Arena, London, England | Won the British middleweight title, won the vacant European middleweight title and retained the WBO International Middleweight title, |
| 24 | Win | 20–3–1 | Derrick Osaze | TKO | 2 (10) 2:27 | 17 Aug 2024 | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England | Retained WBO International Middleweight Title |
| 23 | Win | 19–3–1 | Danny Dignum | TKO | 2 (12) 2:53 | 11 May 2024 | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England | Won vacant WBO international middleweight title |
| 22 | Loss | 18–3–1 | Nathan Heaney | MD | 12 | 11 Nov 2023 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England | Lost British middleweight title |
| 21 | Win | 18–2–1 | Kieran Smith | KO | 1 (12) 0:45 | 15 Apr 2023 | Copper Box Arena, London, England | Retained British middleweight title |
| 20 | Loss | 17–2–1 | Janibek Alimkhanuly | UD | 12 | 12 Nov 2022 | Palms Resort Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, US | For WBO middleweight title |
| 19 | Win | 17–1–1 | Marcus Morrison | TKO | 4 (12) 2:00 | 16 Sept 2022 | York Hall, London, England | Retained British middleweight title |
| 18 | Win | 16–1–1 | Linus Udofia | SD | 12 | 13 May 2022 | Indigo at The O2, Greenwich, London, England | Won vacant British middleweight title |
| 17 | Win | 15–1–1 | Sam Evans | TKO | 3 (10) 2:31 | 6 Nov 2021 | Utilita Arena, Birmingham, England | |
| 16 | Loss | 14–1–1 | Felix Cash | TKO | 3 (12) 1:24 | 24 Apr 2021 | York Hall, London, England | Lost British middleweight title; For Commonwealth middleweight title |
| 15 | Win | 14–0–1 | Mark Heffron | RTD | 4 (12), 3:00 | 13 Nov 2020 | BT Sport Studio, London, England | Won vacant British middleweight title |
| 14 | Draw | 13–0–1 | Mark Heffron | UD | 10 | 12 Sep 2020 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Mick Hall | RTD | 6 (10), 3:00 | 25 Jul 2020 | BT Sport Studio, London, England | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Adam Grabiec | TKO | 2 (8), 1:35 | 21 Dec 2019 | Copper Box Arena, London, England | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Kelcie Ball | TKO | 1 (6), 1:12 | 27 Sep 2019 | Royal Albert Hall, London, England | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Pavol Garaj | PTS | 6 | 27 Apr 2019 | The SSE Arena, London, England | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Julio Cesar | TKO | 2 (4), 1:42 | 8 Mar 2019 | Royal Albert Hall, London, England | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Emmanuel Moussinga | TKO | 1 (8), 2:07 | 7 Dec 2018 | Hilton Hotel, London, England | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Serge Ambomo | TKO | 2 (6), 1:55 | 19 Nov 2018 | Hilton Hotel, London, England | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Daniel Urbanski | KO | 1 (6), 1:11 | 29 Sep 2018 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Christian Gomez | PTS | 6 | 14 Jul 2018 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Martin Kabrhel | TKO | 2 (4) | 9 Jun 2018 | Alexandra Palace, London, England | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Ashley Dumetz | KO | 1 (6), 1:28 | 10 Mar 2018 | Camden Centre, London, England | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Sam Omidi | TKO | 1 (4), 0:44 | 8 Dec 2017 | Hilton Hotel, London, England | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Casey Blair | KO | 1 (4), 0:44 | 14 Oct 2017 | York Hall, London, England | |