Denzel Bentley

Denzel Bentley Ntim-Mensah (born 29 January 1995) is an English professional boxer who has held the British middleweight title three times, currently holding it along with the European and WBO International middleweight titles. He made his professional debut on 14 October 2017, defeating Casey Blair by first-round knockout at York Hall in London.

After amassing a record of 13–0 (11 KOs), Bentley faced Mark Heffron in a British middleweight title eliminator on 12 September 2020, resulting in a unanimous draw. Two months later, the pair rematched for the vacant British title on 13 November 2020 at BT Sport Studio. Bentley won via fourth-round corner retirement (RTD) after targeting Heffron's damaged left eye.

Bentley lost the title to Felix Cash on 24 April 2021 by third-round technical knockout at York Hall. He regained the vacant British middleweight title on 13 May 2022 with a split decision over Linus Udofia at The O2 in London. His reign ended on 18 November 2023 when he lost to Nathan Heaney by majority decision at Manchester Arena.

Bentley claimed the vacant WBO International middleweight title with a second-round stoppage of Danny Dignum at York Hall on 11 May 2024 and successfully defended it against Derrick Osaze via another second-round stoppage on 17 August 2024. On 7 December 2024, he became a three-time British middleweight champion and won the vacant European title with a unanimous decision over Brad Pauls at Wembley Arena in London.