Michael Bentt (11-2, 6) was born in East Dulwich, London, U.K. on September 4, 1965. At the age of 23 years on February 7, 1989, he made his professional boxing debut against Jerry Jones, losing the fight via 1st-round KO.
On his 12th career fight at 28 years old, Bentt became a heavyweight world champion on October 29, 1993 after defeating Tommy Morrison via 1st-round TKO to win the WBO title.
Bentt's last fight was a heavyweight (WBO) world-title defense against Herbie Hide on March 19, 1994. He lost the fight via 7th-round KO. He retired from the sport of boxing following this loss.
Some of Michael Bentt's best fights have been against Tommy Morrison and Herbie Hide.
Bentt has 2 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
13  | Mar 19, 1994 28 years, 6 months 11-2 (6) | 22 years, 6 months 25-0 (24) | HW | 7 | KO | LOSS Lost WBO |
12  | Oct 29, 1993 28 years, 1 months 11-1 (6) | 24 years, 9 months 38-1 (33) | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Won WBO |
11 | Jul 15, 1993 27 years, 10 months 10-1 (5) | Mark Wills | 10 | UD | WIN | |
10 | May 28, 1993 27 years, 8 months 9-1 (5) | Danny Wofford | 8 | UD | WIN | |
9 | Sep 25, 1992 27 years 8-1 (5) | Kenneth Myers | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | Aug 14, 1992 26 years, 11 months 7-1 (4) | Jerry Arentzen | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
7 | May 2, 1992 26 years, 7 months 6-1 (3) | David Graves | 6 | MD | WIN | |
6 | Mar 11, 1992 26 years, 6 months 5-1 (3) | Rick Honeycutt | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | Nov 19, 1991 26 years, 2 months 4-1 (2) | Lynwood Jones | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
4 | Sep 13, 1991 26 years 3-1 (2) | Willie Johnson | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | May 16, 1991 25 years, 8 months 2-1 (1) | Lynwood Jones | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
2 | Dec 12, 1990 25 years, 3 months 1-1 (1) | James Holly | 1 | KO | WIN | |
1 | Feb 7, 1989 23 years, 5 months 0-1 (0) | Jerry Jones | 1 | KO | LOSS |
