Thompson vs Wilson-Bent

Who won Thompson vs Wilson-Bent?

Shakiel Thompson beat River Wilson Bent by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Friday, September 27th, 2024, at Park Community Arena, Sheffield.

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).

Also on the undercard Hughie Fury was victorious over Christian Thun, Reece Mould lost to Ryan Walsh, and Maxi Hughes defeated Efstathios Antonas.

Thompson vs Wilson-Bent stats

Shakiel Thompson stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 12 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

River Wilson Bent made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 4 losses and 2 draws.

Shakiel Thompson was the younger man by 3 years, at 27 years old.

Thompson had a height advantage of 1 inch over Bent.

Shakiel Thompson fought out of the southpaw stance, while River Wilson Bent was an orthodox fighter.

Thompson was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 29 days earlier than Bent, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 81 fewer professional rounds, totaling 51 compared to Bent's 132.

Shakiel Thompson went into the fight ranked number 13 by the WBO at middleweight.

Thompson vs Wilson-Bent form

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams on April 1, 2023, by technical knockout in the 8th round at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Hamzah Sheeraz on November 26, 2022, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their CBC Commonwealth Middleweight championship fight at O2 Arena, Greenwich.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Tyler Denny on June 25, 2022, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Skydome, Coventry.

Before that, he had been beaten by Tyler Denny on June 25, 2022, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Skydome, Coventry.

He had drawn with Tyler Denny on November 13, 2021, by majority draw in their 7 round contest at Skydome, West Midlands.

Activity check

Bent's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

What time did Thompson vs Wilson-Bent start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at Park Community Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Thompson vs Wilson-Bent?

The DAZN show began at 2:45 PM EST / 11:45 AM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 7:45 PM (BST).

What were the odds on Thompson vs Wilson-Bent?

Shakiel Thompson was a 1/16 (-1700) favorite going into the contest, while River Wilson Bent made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.