Denzel Bentley got the KO in 45 seconds JoyceZhang
Denzel Bentley was not hanging around on the undercard of Joe Joyce vs Zhilei Zhang on Saturday night, as he scored a first round KO.stopped his opponent within 45 seconds of the first round.And quickly left Smith unconscious on the canvas
The British middleweight title was on the line, with Bentley having won it last year against Linus Udofia, and he retained his belt in spectacular fashion. Bentley landed a thunderous left hook that wobbled Smith and then he followed up with a crushing right hand that saw the Scottish challenger immediately drop to the canvas.The celebrations were muted, as Smith was attended to by paramedics, but thankfully he made it back to his feet inside the ring.
This was the best possible outcome for Bentley who bounced back emphatically from a loss last time out against WBO middleweight world champion In that fight, Bentley surprised a number of boxing fans and pundits, after coming in as a heavy underdog, as he held his own and went the distance to show that he can compete against world class fighters.
Following this comeback victory tonight, Bentley will want to challenge for world honours once again, as he told talkSPORT in reference to the fight with Alimkhanuly: “I’ve proved that I’m at that level, but next time I get to that level I need to conquer it rather than just falling short.”
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