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This Saturday, Denzel Bentley of London, England, defends his British Middleweight Title against Kieran Smith of Livingston, Scotland. Bentley’s most recent contest ended in a unanimous decision loss to WBO Middleweight Champion Zhanibek Alimkhanuly in November, while Smith’s most recent contest ended with a points victory against James McCarthy over six rounds in October.
Since making his professional debut in 2017, Bentley, who is 28 years old, has boxed 80 rounds and has a record of 17-2-1 with 14 knockouts. With a current knockout ratio of 70%, he has better-than-average power, measures 5-feet-11-inches tall, has an unlisted reach, and boasts better-than-average strength.
In April 2021, Felix Cash stopped him in the third round to inflict him with his first professional loss and cause him to forfeit the Commonwealth and British Middleweight titles. However, he successfully defended the British Title by defeating Marcus Morrison in the fourth round four months after winning the vacant title back with a split decision victory over Linus Udofia in May of last year.
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Bentley has only ever competed as a professional within the UK against opponents of a domestic and European caliber. The previous time out, he faced up against Alimkhanuly and performed admirably.
Smith, a 29-year-old southpaw, has boxed 93 rounds since making his professional debut in 2016 and enters the ring with a record of 18-1 with 7 knockouts. Prior to that, he had a respectable amateur career and advanced to the championship rounds of both the Great Britain National Championships and the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games.
Smith has a three-inch height advantage over Bentley and is a good height for the middleweight division at 6-feet-2 inches tall with an undisclosed reach. Smith does not, however, have the advantage in strength as his current knockout percentage is at 36.8%. His only professional defeat came in April 2021 when Troy Williamson stopped him in the sixth round.
Denzel Bentley vs Kieran Smith Fight Information
- Date: 04/15/2023
- Time: 03:00 PM ET
- Location: Copper Box Arena, London.
- How to Watch Denzel Bentley vs Kieran Smith: ESPN+
- Live Stream: sho.com
Denzel Bentley vs Kieran Smith Betting Lines
Denzel Bentley is -1000 according to our Vegas Boxing Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $10. On the other side, Kieran Smith is +600 according to the Vegas Boxing Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $600.
The implied probability for these two teams attached to the betting lines have Denzel Bentley at a 90.91% chance of winning the game, meanwhile Kieran Smith have 14.29% probability of finishing the game with the W.
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