Bentley vs Morrison

Who won Bentley vs Morrison?

Denzel Bentley beat Marcus Morrison by technical knockout in the 4th round on Friday, September 16th, 2022, 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).

The undercard featured the clash of Zorro vs Spelman.

Bentley vs Morrison stats

Back in September 2022, Denzel Bentley stepped into the ring with a record of 16 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw.

Marcus Morrison made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws.

Denzel Bentley was the younger man by 2 years, at 27 years old.

Morrison had a height advantage of 1 inch over Bentley.

Both Denzel Bentley and Marcus Morrison fought out of an orthodox stance.

Bentley was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 3 years and 1 month later than Morrison, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 17 fewer professional rounds, totaling 109 compared to Morrison's 126.

Denzel Bentley went into the fight ranked number 14 by the WBO at middleweight.

Bentley vs Morrison 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 defeated Linus Udofia on May 13, 2022, by split decision in their BBBOC British Middleweight championship fight at Indigo at The O2, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Sam Evans on November 6, 2021, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Utilita Arena, West Midlands.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Felix Cash on April 24, 2021, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their CBC Commonwealth Middleweight and BBBOC British Middleweight championship fight at York Hall, London.

Before that, he had beaten Mark Heffron on November 13, 2020, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their BBBOC British Middleweight championship fight at BT Sport Studio, London.

He had won against Mick Hall on July 25, 2020, by technical knockout in the 6th round at BT Sport Studio, London.

Activity check

Bentley's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 22 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.6 rounds on average.

Morrison's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 5 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.3 rounds on average.

What time did Bentley vs Morrison 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 Morrison?

Bentley vs Morrison was broadcast on BT Sport 1 in the UK.

What were the odds on Bentley vs Morrison?

Denzel Bentley was a 13/100 (-770) favorite going into the contest, while Marcus Morrison made his way into the ring at 23/4 (+580) with oddsmakers.