Bentley vs Saavedra

Who won Bentley vs Saavedra?

Denzel Bentley beat Endry Saavedra by technical knockout in the 7th round on Saturday, April 4th, 2026, at O2 Arena, Greenwich.

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 contest was a final eliminator for the unified middleweight championship of the world, with the WBO, and WBO belts on the line.

Bentley was defending his his WBO Interim World Middleweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Endry Saavedra in April 2026. He had held this belt for 19 days.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Deontay Wilder beating Derek Chisora. Also on the undercard Viddal Riley defeated Mateusz Masternak for the IBF World Cruiserweight belt, and Ashton Sylve was victorious over Raul Antonio Galaviz Hernandez.

Bentley vs Saavedra stats

Denzel Bentley stepped into the ring with a record of 21 wins, 3 losses, and 1 draw.

Endry Saavedra made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw.

Denzel Bentley was the younger man by 3 years, at 31 years old.

Both Denzel Bentley and Endry Saavedra fought out of an orthodox stance.

Bentley was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 7 months earlier than Saavedra, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 23 more professional rounds, totaling 116 compared to Saavedra's 93.

Denzel Bentley went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBO at middleweight.

Endry Saavedra was ranked number 2 by the WBO in the 160lb division.

Bentley vs Saavedra form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Brad Pauls on December 7, 2024, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Middleweight championship fight at Wembley Arena, Wembley, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Derrick Osaze on August 17, 2024, by knockout in the 2nd round at York Hall, Bethnal Green.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Danny Dignum on May 11, 2024, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at York Hall, Bethnal Green.

Before 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.

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.

Activity check

Bentley's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 20 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.8 rounds on average.

Saavedra's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

What time did Bentley vs Saavedra start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM BST at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Bentley vs Saavedra?

Bentley vs Saavedra was broadcast on DAZN PPV in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Bentley vs Saavedra?

Denzel Bentley was a 8/13 (-160) favorite going into the contest, while Endry Saavedra made his way into the ring at 13/10 (+130) with oddsmakers.