Wasserman Boxing win purse bids for Linus Udofia vs Denzel Bentley
Wasserman Boxing today won the purse bid for the hugely anticipated British Middleweight Title contest between Linus Udofia and Denzel Bentley.
Luton's Udofia (17-0, 9 KOs) will now face Battersea's Bentley (15-1-1, 13 KOs) for the British Title on a Wasserman Boxing promoted event with further details announced soon.
“We’re delighted to have won today’s bid and secured home advantage for Linus in what promises to be a spectacular showdown for the Lonsdale belt,” said promoter Nisse Sauerland. “We saw a brilliant fight between Chris Eubank Jr and Liam Williams in Cardiff on Saturday, and now we can look forward to another mouth-watering all-British Middleweight clash.
“The British Middleweight scene is stacked full of talent but we believe Linus is ready to take over. We have a lot of exciting announcements coming up, which will include the date and location for this fantastic British Title fight.”
Udofia, now undefeated in 17 paid contests, announced himself on the domestic scene with a points win over Tyler Denny to capture the English Title in November 2019. The Luton-man then defended his strap with a TKO win over John Harding Jr in October 2020.
‘Lightning’ now aims to move up a level and add the British Title to his collection but former champion Bentley syands in his way for the vacant belt.
Bentley is highly-ranked in the world at WBC #39 and WBO #14. His career-best win saw him claim the vacant British middleweight title in a rematch with Mark Heffron after their first fight reached a stalemate. He lost the Lonsdale belt in his first defence to Felix Cash, but bounced back in November this year with a fine third-round stoppage win over once-beaten Sam Evans.
This highly anticipated contest will pit BBN's seventh and eighth ranked British middleweights against each other in what should be a spectacular showing of home-grown talent displayed live on Sky Sports.
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