Refuting reports that he’s vacating his WBO middleweight title, England’s Denzel Bentley has instead lodged an appeal to the sanctioning body’s grievance committee seeking to fight an opponent of his choice
WBO middleweight champion Denzel Bentley is appealing to the sanctioning body to allow him a voluntary title defense instead of facing mandatory challenger Yoenli Hernandez. Despite the WBO previously ordering the mandatory fight and holding a purse-bid hearing, a hearing regarding Bentley's appeal is scheduled to take place next week.
Warriors Boxing previously won the purse bid for the Hernandez fight with a minimum offer of $200,000. If the WBO grievance committee rules against Bentley, the expectation is that the Londoner will vacate his title rather than face the Cuban challenger for the purse offered.
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