Denzel Bentley


Denzel Bentley Ntim-Mensah, is a British 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.

Professional career

Bentley made his professional debut on 14 October 2017, scoring a first-round knockout victory against Casey Blair at the York Hall in London.
After compiling a record of 13–0 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.
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 to capture the British title.
He lost his titie on 24 April 2021, against Commonwealth middleweight champion Felix Cash, by third round technical knockout at York Hall.
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.
He went on to hold the championship until 18 November 2023, when he lost to Nathan Heaney by majority decision at Manchester Arena.
Bentley won the vacant WBO International middleweight title with a second round stoppage of Danny Dignum at York Hall on 11 May 2024.
At the same venue, he successfully defended his belt thanks to another second round stoppage on 17 August 2024, this time against Derrick Osaze.
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.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
25WinBrad PaulsUD127 Dec 2024Wembley Arena, London, EnglandWon the British middleweight title, won the vacant European middleweight title and retained the WBO International Middleweight title,
24Win20–3–1Derrick OsazeTKO2
2:27		17 Aug 2024York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, EnglandRetained WBO International Middleweight Title
23Win19–3–1Danny DignumTKO2
2:53		11 May 2024York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, EnglandWon vacant WBO international middleweight title
22Loss18–3–1Nathan HeaneyMD1211 Nov 2023Manchester Arena, Manchester, EnglandLost British middleweight title
21Win18–2–1Kieran SmithKO1 0:4515 Apr 2023Copper Box Arena, London, EnglandRetained British middleweight title
20Loss17–2–1Janibek AlimkhanulyUD1212 Nov 2022Palms Resort Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USFor WBO middleweight title
19Win17–1–1Marcus MorrisonTKO4
2:00		16 Sept 2022York Hall, London, EnglandRetained British middleweight title
18Win16–1–1Linus UdofiaSD1213 May 2022Indigo at The O2, Greenwich, London, EnglandWon vacant British middleweight title
17Win15–1–1Sam EvansTKO3 2:316 Nov 2021Utilita Arena, Birmingham, England
16Loss14–1–1Felix CashTKO3 1:2424 Apr 2021York Hall, London, EnglandLost British middleweight title;
For Commonwealth middleweight title
15Win14–0–1Mark HeffronRTD4, 3:0013 Nov 2020BT Sport Studio, London, EnglandWon vacant British middleweight title
14Draw13–0–1Mark Heffron1012 Sep 2020York Hall, London, England
13Win13–0Mick Hall6, 3:0025 Jul 2020BT Sport Studio, London, England
12Win12–0Adam GrabiecTKO2, 1:3521 Dec 2019Copper Box Arena, London, England
11Win11–0Kelcie BallTKO1, 1:1227 Sep 2019Royal Albert Hall, London, England
10Win10–0Pavol GarajPTS627 Apr 2019The SSE Arena, London, England
9Win9–0Julio CesarTKO2, 1:428 Mar 2019Royal Albert Hall, London, England
8Win8–0Emmanuel MoussingaTKO1, 2:077 Dec 2018Hilton Hotel, London, England
7Win7–0Serge AmbomoTKO2, 1:5519 Nov 2018Hilton Hotel, London, England
6Win6–0Daniel UrbanskiKO1, 1:1129 Sep 2018York Hall, London, England
5Win5–0Christian Gomez614 Jul 2018York Hall, London, England
4Win4–0Martin KabrhelTKO2 9 Jun 2018Alexandra Palace, London, England
3Win3–0Ashley DumetzKO1, 1:2810 Mar 2018Camden Centre, London, England
2Win2–0Sam Omidi1, 0:448 Dec 2017Hilton Hotel, London, England
1Win1–0Casey Blair1, 0:4414 Oct 2017York Hall, London, England