Pauls vs Bentley

Who won Pauls vs Bentley?

Denzel Bentley beat Brad Pauls by on Saturday, December 7th, 2024, at Wembley Arena, Wembley.

The scorecards were announced as 117-110, 116-111, 115-112 in favor of winner Denzel Bentley.

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).

Also on the undercard Lawrence Okolie beat Hussein Muhamed, Sam Noakes defeated Ryan Walsh for the BBBOC British Lightweight and CBC Commonwealth Lightweight belts, and Solomon Dacres was defeated by David Adeleye.

Pauls vs Bentley stats

Brad Pauls stepped into the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw.

Denzel Bentley made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw.

Brad Pauls was the older man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Bentley had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Brad Pauls and Denzel Bentley fought out of an orthodox stance.

Pauls was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 year and 6 months earlier than Bentley, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 21 more professional rounds, totaling 130 compared to Bentley's 109.

Brad Pauls went into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBA, and 2 by the WBO at middleweight.

Denzel Bentley was ranked number 1 by the WBO in the 160lb division.

Pauls vs Bentley form

Denzel Bentley had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Derrick Osaze on August 17, 2024, by knockout in the 2nd round at York Hall, Bethnal Green, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Danny Dignum on May 11, 2024, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at York Hall, Bethnal Green.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, 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.

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.

Activity check

Pauls' last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 26 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.3 rounds on average.

Bentley's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.8 rounds on average.

What time did Pauls vs Bentley start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:10 PM GMT at Wembley Arena, Wembley, United Kingdom, which was 5:10 PM EST or 2:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Pauls vs Bentley?

Pauls vs Bentley was broadcast on TNT Sports 2 in the UK.

What were the odds on Pauls vs Bentley?

Brad Pauls was a 6/5 (+120) underdog going into the contest, while Denzel Bentley made his way into the ring at 2/3 (-150) with oddsmakers.