Apr 15 2023
Saturday

Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom

12 rounds contest @ Middleweight
Kieran Smith
Smith
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est. ringwalk:

2023-04-15T20:00:00Z ()

broadcast start time:

UK - TBC / US - N/A

18-1-0

Belts on The Line

BBBOC British Middleweight Championship

The tape

28
Age
29
5' 10" / 178 cm
Height
6' 2" / 188 cm
72" / 183 cm
Reach
N/A
Orthodox (R)
Stance
Southpaw (L)

Full record

UD 12TKO 4SD 12TKO 3TKO 3
Form
TKO 6
17
Wins
18
14
By KO
7
82
KO%
39
2
Losses
1
1
Stopped
1
1
Draws
0
2017
Debut
2015
80
Pro rounds
93

Current rankings @ Middleweight

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The Ring
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WBA
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WBC
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13
WBO
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IBF
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Denzel Bentley vs Kieran Smith preview

When is Bentley vs Smith?

Denzel Bentley will fight Kieran Smith on Saturday 15th April 2023 at Copper Box Arena in London.

The fight will take place over 12 rounds in the Middleweight division, which means the weight limit will be 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 KG).

This fight will appear on the undercard of Joe Joyce's and Zhilei Zhang's clash for the WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship. Also, on the undercard will be Mikaela Mayer's and Christina Linardatou's bout.

Bentley vs Smith stats

Denzel Bentley steps into the ring with a record of 17 wins, 2 loses and 1 draw, 14 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Kieran Smith will make his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 7 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Bentley has a massive power advantage over Smith, boosting at 82% knock out percentage over Smith's 39%.

Denzel Bentley is the younger man by 1 year, at 28 years old.

Smith has a height advantage of 4 inches over Bentley.

Denzel Bentley fights out of the orthodox stance, while Kieran Smith is a southpaw.

Bentley is arguably the less 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 has fought 13 less professional rounds, 80 to Smith's 93.

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

Bentley vs Smith form

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

In his last fight, he lost to Zhanibek Alimkhanuly on 12th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Middleweight championship fight at Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Marcus Morrison on 16th September 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 beat Linus Udofia on 13th May 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 6th November 2021 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Utilita Arena, West Midlands.

He had been beaten by Felix Cash on 24th April 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 have come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 6 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

What time does Bentley vs Smith start?

The fighters are expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM BST at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom, which is 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who is showing Bentley vs Smith?

Bentley vs Smith will be broadcast on BT Sport 1 in the UK.

How do you stream Bentley vs Smith?

In the UK you can stream Bentley vs Smith on BT Sport, and all their boxing cards, via the BT Sport app and online player. This is included for free if you order BT Sport on Sky TV, TalkTalk TV or BT TV.
If you don’t have a TV package, it’s only available as a standalone app to existing or new BT broadband customers. Note, it’s not currently available on Roku or NowTV sticks, or games consoles.

The stream is free for existing BT Sport 1 customers, while 1 month (for tv) costs £25.

What are the odds on Bentley vs Smith?

Sorry, we couldn’t find any odds for Bentley vs Smith yet. If a contest doesn’t have odds initially after it is announced, bookmakers usually release them closer to the day of the fight.

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Main event starts: 10pm (UK)

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Tickets are officialy on sale for Mayer vs Linardatou from Ticketmaster but currently under limited availability or sold out.

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