| Denzel Bentley | |
| Real Name: | Denzel Bentley Ntim-Mensah |
| Nickname: | 2Sharp |
| Weight: | Middleweight |
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in[1] |
| Reach: | 72 in |
| Birth Date: | 1995 1, df=y |
| Birth Place: | London, England |
| Style: | Orthodox |
| Boxrec: | 814452 |
| Total: | 24 |
| Wins: | 20 |
| Ko: | 17 |
| Losses: | 3 |
| Draws: | 1 |
Denzel Bentley Ntim-Mensah (born 29 January 1995),[2] is an English professional boxer who has held the British middleweight title since 2022 and previously from 2020 to 2021. He challenged for the WBO middleweight title in 2022. He is currently the WBO International Middleweight Champion.
Bentley made his professional debut on 14 October 2017, scoring a first-round knockout (KO) victory against Casey Blair at the York Hall in London.[3]
After compiling a record of 13–0 (11 KOs) 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.[4]
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 (RTD) to capture the British title.[5] [6]
His first loss occurred on 24 April 2021 against the Commonwealth middleweight champion Felix Cash, by third round technical knockout.[7] On November 18, 2023, Bently suffered a upset loss to Nathan Heaney. Losing his British title. He is scheduled to fight Danny Dignum on May 11 at York Hall.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Win | 20-3-1 | Derrick Osaze | TKO | 2 (10)2:27 | 17 Aug 2024 | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England | Retained WBO International Middleweight Title |
| 23 | Win | 19–3–1 | Danny Dignum | TKO | 2 (12)2:53 | 11 May 2024 | , London, England | |
| 22 | Loss | 18-3-1 | Nathan Heaney | MD | 12 | 11 Nov 2023 | ||
| 21 | Win | 18–2–1 | Kieran Smith | KO | 1 (12) | 15 Apr 2023 | ||
| 20 | Loss | 17–2–1 | Janibek Alimkhanuly | UD | 12 | 12 Nov 2022 | ||
| 19 | Win | 17–1–1 | Marcus Morrison | TKO | 4 (12)2:00 | 16 Sept 2022 | ||
| 18 | Win | 16–1–1 | Linus Udofia | SD | 12 | 13 May 2022 | ||
| 17 | Win | 15–1–1 | Sam Evans | TKO | 3 (10) | 6 Nov 2021 | ||
| 16 | Loss | 14–1–1 | Felix Cash | TKO | 3 (12) | 24 Apr 2021 | ||
| 15 | Win | 14–0–1 | Mark Heffron | RTD | 4 (12), | 13 Nov 2020 | ||
| 14 | Draw | 13–0–1 | Mark Heffron | 10 | 12 Sep 2020 | |||
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Mick Hall | 6 (10), | 25 Jul 2020 | |||
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Adam Grabiec | TKO | 2 (8), | 21 Dec 2019 | ||
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Kelcie Ball | TKO | 1 (6), | 27 Sep 2019 | ||
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Pavol Garaj | PTS | 6 | 27 Apr 2019 | ||
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Julio Cesar | TKO | 2 (4), | 8 Mar 2019 | ||
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Emmanuel Moussinga | TKO | 1 (8), | 7 Dec 2018 | ||
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Serge Ambomo | TKO | 2 (6), | 19 Nov 2018 | ||
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Daniel Urbanski | KO | 1 (6), | 29 Sep 2018 | ||
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Christian Gomez | 6 | 14 Jul 2018 | |||
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Martin Kabrhel | TKO | 2 (4) | 9 Jun 2018 | ||
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Ashley Dumetz | KO | 1 (6), | 10 Mar 2018 | ||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Sam Omidi | 1 (4), | 8 Dec 2017 | |||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Casey Blair | 1 (4), | 14 Oct 2017 | |||