Michael Bentt Record
Michael Bentt is a 59-year-old retired American professional boxer. He is a former heavyweight world champion. In a career spanning 5 years, 1 month, and 12 days, Bentt amassed a record of 11-2, which includes 6 wins via KO, 1 of which was in a world-title fight.
Boxing Career
Michael Bentt was born in East Dulwich, London, U.K. on September 4, 1965. He made his professional debut at the age of 23 years on February 7, 1989 against Jerry Jones. Bentt lost to Jones via 1st round KO. Not a good start!
Bentt became a world champion at the age of 28 after 11 professional fights. He challenged Tommy Morrison for the WBO heavyweight title and stopped the champion in the 1st of the 12-round fight, winning his first world title.
Bentt's last fight was a 7th-round KO loss to Herbie Hide at age 28, on March 19, 1994, in which he lost his WBO heavyweight title.
Some of Michael Bentt's best fights have been against Tommy Morrison. For a complete list of Bentt's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Michael Bentt".
Bentt has just 2 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Michael Bentt Losses".
Fight Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
13 | Mar 19, 1994 | 28 | 
Herbie Hide 22 25-0 | loss | KO 7 |
12 | Oct 29, 1993 | 28 | 
Tommy Morrison 24 38-1 | win | TKO 1 |
11 | Jul 15, 1993 | 27 |  Mark Wills | win | UD 10 |
10 | May 28, 1993 | 27 | Danny Wofford | win | UD 8 |
9 | Sep 25, 1992 | 27 | Kenneth Myers | win | TKO 3 |
8 | Aug 14, 1992 | 26 | Jerry Arentzen | win | TKO 3 |
7 | May 02, 1992 | 26 | David Graves | win | MD 6 |
6 | Mar 11, 1992 | 26 | Rick Honeycutt | win | TKO 1 |
5 | Nov 19, 1991 | 26 | Lynwood Jones | win | PTS 6 |
4 | Sep 13, 1991 | 26 | Willie Johnson | win | TKO 1 |
3 | May 16, 1991 | 25 | Lynwood Jones | win | PTS 6 |
2 | Dec 12, 1990 | 25 | James Holly | win | KO 1 |
1 | Feb 07, 1989 | 23 | Jerry Jones | loss | KO 1 |
Championships
Michael Bentt won 1 world championship in a world-title fight at the heavyweight weight division.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight Class | Won | Method | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Oct 29, 1993 | Tommy Morrison | Heavyweight | WBO | TKO | 1 |
Bentt has lost 1 world championship in 1 title-defense fight.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight Class | Lost | Method | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Mar 19, 1994 | Herbie Hide | Heavyweight | WBO | KO | 7 |