Bentley vs Osaze

Who won Bentley vs Osaze?

Denzel Bentley beat Derrick Osaze by knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, August 17th, 2024, at York Hall, Bethnal Green.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

Bentley vs Osaze stats

Back in August 2024, Denzel Bentley stepped into the ring with a record of 19 wins, 3 losses, and 1 draw, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Derrick Osaze made his way to the ring with a record of 13 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 3 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Bentley had a massive power advantage over Osaze, boasting a 84% knockout percentage compared to Osaze's 23%.

Denzel Bentley was the younger man by 2 years, at 29 years old.

Osaze had a height advantage of 1 inch over Bentley.

Both Denzel Bentley and Derrick Osaze fought out of an orthodox stance.

Bentley was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 2 months earlier than Osaze, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 36 more professional rounds, totaling 97 compared to Osaze's 61.

Denzel Bentley went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBO at middleweight.

Bentley vs Osaze form

Denzel Bentley had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Danny Dignum on May 11, 2024, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at York Hall, Bethnal Green, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Nathan Heaney on November 18, 2023, by majority decision in their BBBOC British Middleweight championship fight at AO Arena, Manchester.

Going into that contest, he had won against 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.

Before that, he had lost to Janibek Alimkhanuly on November 12, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Middleweight championship fight at Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, United States.

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.

Activity check

Bentley's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 1 day, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

What time did Bentley vs Osaze 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 Osaze?

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

What were the odds on Bentley vs Osaze?

Denzel Bentley was a 2/25 (-1100) favorite going into the contest, while Derrick Osaze made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+650) with oddsmakers.