River Wilson-Bent

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River Omari Wilson-Bent (born 15 January 1994) is a middleweight boxer who made his professional debut in 2018 [1] and is known as "the Coventry Crusader". [2]

River Wilson-Bent
Statistics
Weight classmiddle
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Stanceorthodox
Boxing record
Total fights24
Wins17
Wins by KO41.18%
Losses5
Draws2

Life

Wilson-Bent was born in Coventry in 1994. [3] He started boxing while a pupil at Nicholas Chamberlain School in Bedworth. [4] He boxes out of Coventry and is managed by Jon Pegg. He signed with promoter Mick Hennessy in 2021, [5] and also works as a roofer. [4]

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 was beaten by Hamza Sheeraz in a second-round stoppage when fighting for the Commonwealth title and WBC silver belt in 2022. [8] He fought against Shakiel Thompson in 2024. [9]

Wilson-Bent is a supporter of Coventry City Football Club. [2] [10] [11]

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