Bentley vs Heaney

Who won Bentley vs Heaney?

Nathan Heaney beat Denzel Bentley by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, November 18th, 2023, at AO Arena, Manchester.

The scorecards were announced as 114-114, 116-113, 117-111 in favor of winner Nathan Heaney.

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).

This final_eliminator appeared on the undercard of Nick Ball beating Isaac Dogboe for the WBC World Featherweight championship. Also on the undercard Ekow Essuman lost to Harry Scarff for the BBBOC British Welterweight and CBC Commonwealth Welterweight belts, Liam Davies defeated Vincenzo La Femina, Hannah Rankin was defeated by Ema Kozin, and Nathaniel Collins beat Zak Miller for the BBBOC British Featherweight and CBC Commonwealth Featherweight championship.

Bentley vs Heaney stats

Back in November 2023, Denzel Bentley stepped into the ring with a record of 18 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Nathan Heaney made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 17 wins and 0 draws, with 6 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Bentley had a massive power advantage over Heaney, boasting a 83% knockout percentage compared to Heaney's 35%.

Denzel Bentley was the younger man by 6 years, at 29 years old.

Heaney had a height advantage of 3 inches over Bentley. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Denzel Bentley and Nathan Heaney fought out of an orthodox stance.

Bentley's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Heaney's, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 1 month earlier than Heaney, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 50 fewer professional rounds, totaling 95 compared to Heaney's 145.

Denzel Bentley went into the fight ranked number 12 by the WBC, and 9 by the WBO at middleweight.

Nathan Heaney was ranked number 14 by the WBA in the 160lb division.

Bentley vs Heaney form

Bentley had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten 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, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, 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.

He had beaten Sam Evans on November 6, 2021, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Utilita Arena, West Midlands.

Heaney had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Jack Flatley on March 25, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Telford International Centre, Telford, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Jack Flatley on September 24, 2022, by technical decision in their 5 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Going into that contest, he had won against Diego Ramirez on April 16, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Telford International Centre, Telford.

Before that, he had defeated Sladan Janjanin on November 6, 2021, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Utilita Arena, Birmingham.

He had beaten Sladan Janjanin on November 6, 2021, by technical knockout in the 7th round.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Denzel Bentley had last fought 7 months and 3 days ago, while Nathan Heaney's last outing had been 7 months and 24 days ago.

Bentley's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 12 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

Heaney's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

What time did Bentley vs Heaney start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:15 PM GMT at AO Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom, which was 6:15 PM EST or 3:15 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Bentley vs Heaney?

Bentley vs Heaney was broadcast on TNT Sports 1 in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Bentley vs Heaney?

Denzel Bentley was a 3/10 (-330) favorite going into the contest, while Nathan Heaney made his way into the ring at 14/5 (+280) with oddsmakers.