Denzel Bentley: “If I don’t get the Nathan Heaney rematch I don’t want to compete at British level again”

Denzel Bentley: "If I don't get the Nathan Heaney rematch I don't want to compete at British level again"

Having given a good account of himself against the world’s best middleweight Janibek Alimkhanuly in November 2022 the future looked bright for Denzel Bentley. However, a one-round blowout of Kieran Smith last April was followed by a fight – and third defence of his British title – against Nathan Heaney in November, which ended up … Read more

Editor’s Letter: From Fury and Usyk, via Frank and Eddie, to Heaney and Denny, last week was a week to remember

By Matt Christie EVEN the most hardened fight fan on the planet, one so used to riding the sport’s waves of elation and disappointment they’d grown numb to both, would have been reminded over the last seven days why they fell for boxing’s charms all those years ago. It was a triumphant week. One that … Read more

The Week: Yafai’s last dance, Heaney rises to the occasion, and the PFL wants to pair Ngannou with Wilder

rewrite this content and keep HTML tags By Declan Taylor Wednesday, 15 November BY MY RECKONING I’m still not exactly sure how they pulled it off but on Wednesday evening, one of the biggest press conferences in British boxing history took place in London at Wembley Arena. The Week has been involved in some bizarre, … Read more