Queensberry Leaves Denzel Bentley Facing Hernandez Away

Menu Results Schedule Rankings Videos Tickets Forum Contact Us Menu Rankings Schedule Results Boxing Live Queensberry Leaves Denzel Bentley Facing Hernandez Away Google News Preferred Source By Boxing News 24 Desk - 09/29/2026 - Comments Denzel Bentley holds the WBO middleweight title, but his promoter offered nothing to keep his mandatory defense at home. Queensberry did not bid Tuesday. Warriors Boxing won the right to stage Bentley’s fight with Yoenli Hernandez for the $200,000 minimum, leaving the champion facing a proposed U.S. date and a gross purse of $150,000 or $160,000.

Boxing journalist Jake Donovan reported that Warriors was the lone bidder. It proposed December 12 or 19 in Phoenix, Orlando, or Las Vegas. The date and venue remain unconfirmed, but the bid puts Hernandez’s promoter in charge of trying to stage Bentley’s first defense as full champion.

Bentley’s share is $150,000 on a 75/25 split, or $160,000 if the WBO applies an 80/20 split based on the challenger’s country of residence. Those figures are before deductions and expenses. Queensberry had the opportunity to bid for a British show and passed. Now Bentley faces the prospect of crossing the Atlantic to risk his title for a purse set at the division’s minimum bid.