Denzel Bentley: record, next fight and profile →
SO THE JUGGERNAUT was finally knocked off course following a head-on collision with a man fittingly known as Big Bang on Saturday but, with a few running repairs, the wheels can soon be set in motion again.
Hamzah Sheeraz believes the mouth-watering domestic clash with British middleweight champion Denzel Bentley should be ‘easy to make’.
DENZEL BENTLEY made a devastating return to the ring as he destroyed Kieran Smith in just 45 seconds. The 28-year-old has not boxed since he was outpointed by Janibek Alimkhanuly in what was his first world title shot in November.
Joe Joyce stepped on the scale Friday afternoon at his lowest weight in nearly four years. The chiseled 6-foot-6 heavyweight officially weighed 256 pounds for his fight against huge Chinese contender Zhang Zhilei on Saturday night at Copper Box Arena in London. Joyce weighed in at 271¼ pounds for his last fight, an 11th-round knockout of Joseph Parker 6½ months ago.
DENZEL BENTLEY WILL return to British title business when he defends his middleweight belt against Kieran Smith on the undercard of the Joe Joyce-Zhilei Zhang heavyweight showdown at the Copper Box Arena on April 15, live on BT Sport.
An incredulous Buddy McGirt rubbed his eyes as he couldn’t believe what he was witnessing. After watching Janibek Alimkhanuly lay waste to his middleweight competition, McGirt, Alimkhanuly’s trainer, was completely convinced that no one would stand up to his pernicious knockout power, a sentiment Alimkhanuly
Some fighters go into every battle knowing that skill, guile, and toughness are their weapons because, once the first bell sounds, they’re almost certain to have to hear the bell sounding at the end of the twelfth to secure victory.
The script underwent some last-minute changes. Janibek "Qazaq Style" Alimkhanuly was supposed to blow out Denzel Bentley, but the London native had other ideas.
Although he was the underdog, Denzel Bentley set new career highs in power punches thrown and landed in a fight. Janibek Alimkhanuly set new career bests for total punches thrown and landed in a fight, and jabs and power punches landed in a fight.
By Keith Idec - The middleweight division’s supposed boogeyman survived somewhat of a scare Saturday night in Las Vegas. Janibek Alimkhanuly was listed by most sportsbooks as a 20-1 favorite over British underdog Denzel Bentley, but Bentley withstood Alimkhanuly’s power early and made their 12-round middleweight title fight very competitive over the final