Bentley vs Dignum

Who won Bentley vs Dignum?

Denzel Bentley beat Danny Dignum by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, May 11th, 2024, at York Hall, Bethnal Green.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

Also on the undercard Ryan Garner was victorious over Liam Dillon, Francesco Grandelli lost to Nathaniel Collins, and Archie Sharp defeated Reuquen Cona Facundo Arce.

Bentley vs Dignum stats

Back in May 2024, Denzel Bentley stepped into the ring with a record of 18 wins, 3 losses, and 1 draw.

Danny Dignum made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw.

Denzel Bentley was the younger man by 3 years, at 29 years old.

Dignum had a height advantage of 3 inches over Bentley. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Denzel Bentley fought out of the orthodox stance, while Danny Dignum was a southpaw.

Bentley was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 10 months later than Dignum, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 9 more professional rounds, totaling 97 compared to Dignum's 88.

Denzel Bentley went into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBO at middleweight.

Bentley vs Dignum form

Bentley had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Nathan Heaney on November 18, 2023, by majority decision in their BBBOC British Middleweight championship fight at AO Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Kieran Smith on April 15, 2023, by knockout in the 1st round in their BBBOC British Middleweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Hackney Wick.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Janibek Alimkhanuly on November 12, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Middleweight championship fight at Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Marcus Morrison on September 16, 2022, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their BBBOC British Middleweight championship fight at York Hall, Bethnal Green, United Kingdom.

He had won against Linus Udofia on May 13, 2022, by split decision in their BBBOC British Middleweight championship fight at Indigo at The O2, London.

Danny Dignum had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Janibek Alimkhanuly on May 21, 2022, by knockout in the 2nd round in their WBO Interim World Middleweight championship fight at Resorts World Las Vegas, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Grant Dennis on February 11, 2022, by technical knockout in the 6th round at York Hall, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had drawn with Andrey Sirotkin on April 17, 2021, by split draw in their 10 round contest at Bolton Whites Hotel, Lancashire.

Before that, he had defeated Alfredo Meli on March 7, 2020, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Brentwood Centre, Essex.

He had won against Conrad Cummings on November 9, 2019, by technical knockout in the 5th round at York Hall, London.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Denzel Bentley had been fighting more than Danny Dignum.

Going into this contest, Denzel Bentley had last fought 5 months and 23 days ago, while Danny Dignum's last outing had been 1 year, 11 months and 20 days ago.

Bentley's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 28 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

Dignum's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

What time did Bentley vs Dignum start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at York Hall, Bethnal Green, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Bentley vs Dignum?

Bentley vs Dignum was broadcast on TNT Sports 1 in the UK.

What were the odds on Bentley vs Dignum?

Denzel Bentley was a 1/6 (-590) favorite going into the contest, while Danny Dignum made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.