Bentley vs Smith

Who won Bentley vs Smith?

Denzel Bentley beat Kieran Smith by knockout in the 1st round on Saturday, April 15th, 2023, at Copper Box Arena, London.

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 fight appeared on the undercard of Joe Joyce losing to Zhilei Zhang for the WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Mikaela Mayer beat Lucy Wildheart, and Sam Noakes defeated Karthik Sathish Kumar for the CBC Commonwealth Lightweight title.

Bentley vs Smith stats

Back in April 2023, Denzel Bentley stepped into the ring with a record of 17 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw.

Kieran Smith made his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Denzel Bentley was the younger man by 2 years, at 28 years old.

Smith had a height advantage of 4 inches over Bentley.

Denzel Bentley fought out of the orthodox stance, while Kieran Smith was a southpaw.

Bentley was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 1 year and 10 months later than Smith, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 3 more professional rounds, totaling 97 compared to Smith's 94.

Denzel Bentley went into the fight ranked number 13 by the WBO at middleweight.

Bentley vs Smith form

Bentley had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, 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.

Prior to that, he had won against 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.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Linus Udofia on May 13, 2022, by split decision in their BBBOC British Middleweight championship fight at Indigo at The O2, London.

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

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.

Activity check

Bentley's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 22 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

What time did Bentley vs Smith start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM BST at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Bentley vs Smith?

Bentley vs Smith was broadcast on BT Sport 1 in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Bentley vs Smith?

Denzel Bentley was a 2/25 (-1200) favorite going into the contest, while Kieran Smith made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.