Another day, another Zuffa signee losing his belt for shirking his responsibilities. WBO president Gustavo Olivieri announced that the sanctioning body has denied middleweight champion Denzel Bentley’s appeal for a voluntary defense, giving him 24 hours to commit to facing…
WBO president Gustavo Olivieri announced that the sanctioning body has denied middleweight champion Denzel Bentley’s appeal for a voluntary defense. Bentley has been given 24 hours to commit to facing mandatory challenger Yoenli Hernandez or vacate his championship belt.
Bentley was elevated to full champion after Janibek Alimkhanuly's failed drug test and subsequent move to super middleweight. However, Bentley has signed an agreement for a November 7 debut with Zuffa against Shane Mosley Jr, making a title vacancy likely after Hernandez's promoters won an uncontested purse bid.
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