Denzel Bentley will defend his British middleweight title against unbeaten Nathan Heaney this Saturday, Nov. 18th at the AO Arena in Manchester, England. In the co-feature, unbeaten British featherweight Nick Ball steps up to face former 122-pound champion Isaac Dogboe in a WBC title eliminator. Both contests are scheduled for a dozen rounds and will stream live and exclusively in the U.S. on ESPN+ starting at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT. Bentley (18-2-1, 15 KOs) went 13-0 before drawing against Mark Heffron in September 2020. The 28-year old then captured the British middleweight crown before suffering a stoppage defeat to Felix Cash. Bentley bounced back with three wins, including a fourth-round TKO victory against Marcus Morrison in September 2022. Two months later, he made an unsuccessful bid for the WBO world title against Janibek Alimkhanuly. Bentley returns following a first-round knockout win versus Kieran Smith in April. 

 

Heaney (17-0, 6 KOs) is a six-year pro who is coming off two wins against Jack Flatley. The 34-year old will look to remain unbeaten as he attempts to derail Bentley’s plans for a second title shot.

 

Ball (18-0, 11 KOs) debuted as a pro in June 2017 and got a strong win, a sixth-round TKO, against Isaac Lowe on the Tyson Fury-Dillian Whyte undercard. He has since won three fights via stoppage, including a twelfth-round TKO against Ludumo Lamati in May. 

 

Dogboe (24-3, 15 KOs) burst onto the championship scene when he dethroned then-WBO junior featherweight king Jessie Magdaleno in April 2018. He lost the belt to Emanuel Navarrete in December of that year and, following an unsuccessful rematch, moved up to featherweight. Dogboe is coming off a decision loss to Robeisy Ramirez in April for the WBO featherweight world title.

 

ADDITIONAL BOUTS

 

Hannah Rankin (13-6, 3 KOs) vs. Ema Kozin (23-1-1, 12 KOs), ten rounds for the vacant WBC and WBO junior middleweight world titles...

 

Liam Davies (14-0, 6 KOs) vs. Vincenzo La Femina (13-0, 7 KOs), twelve rounds...

 

Solomon Dacres (7-0, 2 KOs) vs. Michael Webster (9-0, 6 KOs), ten rounds for Dacres' English heavyweight title...

 

Ekow Essuman (19-0, 7 KOs) vs. Harry Scatff (12-2, 3 KOs), twelve rounds for Essuman's British and Commonwealth welterweight titles and ...

 

Nathaniel Collins (13-0, 7 KOs) vs. Zak Miller (13-0, 3 KOs), twelve rounds for Collins' British and Commonwealth featherweight titles.