Brad Pauls is set to square off against Denzel Bentley on Saturday, December 7th, 2024, at Wembley Arena, Wembley.
The fight is scheduled for 12 rounds in the Middleweight division, which means the weight limit will be 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).
Brad Pauls steps into the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Denzel Bentley will make his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 17 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggest Bentley has a large advantage in power over Pauls, boasting a 85% knockout percentage compared to Pauls’ 58%.
Brad Pauls is the older man by 2 years, at 31 years old.
Bentley has a 1-inch reach advantage.
Both Brad Pauls and Denzel Bentley fight out of an orthodox stance.
Pauls is arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 year and 6 months earlier than Bentley, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He has fought 21 more professional rounds, totaling 118 compared to Bentley’s 97.
Brad Pauls goes into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBA, and 2 by the WBO at middleweight.
Denzel Bentley is currently ranked number 1 by the WBO in the 160lb division.
Denzel Bentley has stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight, he defeated Derrick Osaze on August 17, 2024, by knockout in the 2nd round at York Hall, Bethnal Green, United Kingdom.
Prior to that, he had defeated Danny Dignum on May 11, 2024, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at York Hall, Bethnal Green.
Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Nathan Heaney on November 18, 2023, by majority decision in their BBBOC British Middleweight championship fight at AO Arena, Manchester.
Before that, he had beaten Kieran Smith on April 15, 2023, by knockout in the 1st round in their BBBOC British Middleweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Hackney Wick.
He had lost to Janibek Alimkhanuly on November 12, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Middleweight championship fight at Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, United States.
Pauls’ last 3 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 26 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 7 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11.3 rounds on average.
Bentley’s last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years and 25 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 5.8 rounds on average.
Brad Pauls + 140
Denzel Bentley – 170
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Friday, December 6, 2024
