Bentley to fight Mosley Jr on November 7 live on Sky Sports — SkimNews
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- Denzel Bentley signed a multi-fight promotional deal with Zuffa Boxing and will face Shane Mosley Jr at the Copper Box Arena on November 7, live on Sky Sports
- Shane Mosley Jr, son of boxing legend Shane Mosley, is coming off a sixth-round stoppage of Serhii Bohachuk in Las Vegas and previously beat former world champion Daniel Jacobs
- Bentley captured the WBO middleweight title in April via seventh-round stoppage of Endry Saavedra, a win later upgraded from interim to full world championship after he had rebounded from losses to Zhanibek Alimkhanuly and Nathan Heaney
- The Zuffa Boxing 12 bill is headlined by Chris Billam-Smith vs Cheavon Clarke and also features Lucas Roehrig vs Connal McDonald, Sam Hickey vs Troy Coleman, and unbeaten American heavyweight Da'Mazion Vanhouter against Ivan Balaz
- Bentley named newly crowned IBF champion Aaron McKenna as a future target, arguing the winner of their potential meeting should be ranked No. 1 at middleweight ahead of Carlos Adames and Erislandy Lara
Why it matters: Bentley, a Battersea-born WBO champion, now pairs with a U.S.-based Zuffa Boxing outfit co-headed by the well-pedigreed Mosley Jr, a credible name for a voluntary defence. A win lines him up against IBF champion Aaron McKenna, giving the bout a clear divisional path rather than serving as a pure showcase.
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