River Wilson-Bent | |||
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| Statistics | |||
| Weight class | middle | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Stance | orthodox | ||
| Boxing record | |||
| Total fights | 24 | ||
| Wins | 17 | ||
| Wins by KO | 41.18% | ||
| Losses | 5 | ||
| Draws | 2 | ||
Medal record
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River Omari Wilson-Bent (born 15 January 1994) is a British middleweight boxer who made his professional debut in 2018 and is known as "the Coventry Crusader". [1]
Wilson-Bent was born in Coventry in 1994. [2] He started boxing while a pupil at Nicholas Chamberlain School in Bedworth. [3] He boxes out of Coventry, is trained by Brendan Norman and is managed by Jon Pegg. [4] He signed with promoter Mick Hennessy in 2021, [5] and also works as a roofer. [3]
Wilson-Bent won the vacant BBBofC Midlands Area Middle title in 2020, fighting against previously undefeated Troy Coleman. [6] He defended his title against George Farrell in 2021, winning in the seventh round. [5] 2021 also saw a draw in the English Middleweight title fight against Tyler Denny. [7] He lost a rematch against Denny on 25 June 2022, via split decision with two judges giving the bout in his opponent's favour 97–93 and 96–93 respectively, while the third scored it 96–94 for Wilson-Bent. [8] [9]
He was beaten by Hamzah Sheeraz in a second-round stoppage when fighting for the Commonwealth title and WBC silver belt in 2022. [10] [11] He was beat Pavol Garaj then was defeated by American boxer Austin Williams in 2023. [12] He fought against Shakiel Thompson in a ten round fight in 2024. [4] [13] He also fought Tomasz Felsz and Matt McCallum in 2024, winning both fights. [14]
Wilson-Bent is a supporter of Coventry City F.C.. [1] [15] [16]