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Denzel Bentley knows just how quickly opinions can change in boxing

The term “peer pressure” comes loaded with negative connotations. People cave in or submit to peer pressure. They are very rarely described as thriving or improving because of it.


Unbeaten middleweight prospect Niall Brown has signed a promotional deal with Wasserman.

The longer you watch boxing, the more you learn to appreciate the intricacies and subtleties that separate the good from the great. We marvel at the way top level fighters can dictate a fight using only a jab or make tiny, fight-winning adjustments in the heat of battle. As cruel as it sounds, you even learn to take pleasure in watching a high-class technician slowly dissect an overmatched opponent. Still, everybody who watches boxing was initially drawn to the sport through a pretty basic desire to watch people fight and when the boxers forget to jab, square up their feet and trade hooks, everybody moves just a little closer to the edge of their seat.

VIP Promotions returned to the North East on Saturday night with a show that saw the crowning of a new champion and the debut of a star amateur.

It all started in London with an in-ring confrontation at the O2 Indigo in February. A couple of weeks later, Cameron Vuong and Jordan Flynn went nose-to-nose again at the press conference to officially announce their fight.

Usually, it is the unknown but accomplished underdog who accuses the pampered Olympian of having had an easy ride to the top but this week Olympic silver medallist Ben Whittaker cast himself in the role of the grizzled veteran as he officially announced his light heavyweight fight with globetrotting Nigerian, Ezra Arenyeka.

It is six weeks since Campbell Hatton suffered the first defeat of his professional career. The 23-year-old boxed bravely against Central Area super lightweight champion Jimmy Joe Flint, but lost a unanimous 10-round decision.

Daniel Dubois’ entire life has been geared towards becoming the heavyweight champion of the world. Still, despite the tens of thousands of hours he has spent working on his craft and the highlight reel of spectacular knockouts he has compiled since he turned professional as an 18-year-old prodigy, Dubois’ boxing life is currently defined by two, split-second decisions. Back in 2020, the pain of a badly damaged eye socket became too much for Dubois to bear and he elected to take a knee during the 10th round of his fight with Joe Joyce.