Denzel Bentley’s McKenna Plans Run Into Hernandez

Menu Results Schedule Rankings Videos Tickets Forum Contact Us Menu Rankings Schedule Results Boxing Live Denzel Bentley’s McKenna Plans Run Into Hernandez Google News Preferred Source By Boxing News 24 Desk - 09/28/2026 - Comments Denzel Bentley wanted to turn his WBO middleweight title into a UK unification fight with IBF champion Aaron McKenna. First, he has to defend it against Yoenli Hernandez. WBO president Gustavo Olivieri says their purse bid is tomorrow, September 29, putting Bentley’s preferred fight on hold while the business of facing his mandatory moves forward.

McKenna offered Bentley a fight British television could sell easily: two champions, a unification and a local audience that knows both men. Hernandez brings less commercial appeal and a much more dangerous fight on paper. The Cuban comes forward looking for knockouts, which means Bentley could be forced into hard exchanges from the opening rounds. That is a steep price to pay just to keep the McKenna fight within reach.

That makes the risk hard to balance against the reward. Beating Hernandez keeps Bentley’s title and his McKenna plans alive, but it may do little to raise his profile with casual fans. Losing would hand Hernandez the WBO belt and end Bentley’s side of the proposed unification. Hernandez could then pursue McKenna himself.