Middleweight · Announcement · First reported: 4 Sept, 14:00 · Sky Sports Boxing
Denzel Bentley between unification with Aaron McKenna and WBO mandatory defense against Yoenli Hernandez
Denzel Bentley, WBO middleweight champion, has agreed to a unification fight with Aaron McKenna according to Sky Sports. However, the WBO has established that Yoenli Hernandez is Bentley's mandatory challenger. Sources diverge on which fight is the priority for the English champion.
Sky reports the unification agreement with McKenna, while WBO and independent sources highlight the mandatory defense obligation against Hernandez.
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Sky
1 source
McKenna set for middleweight unification showdown with Bentley
Sky Sports Boxing · GB · first reported
WBO
1 source
Independent
1 source
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Who reported it first
4 Sept · 14:00
Sky Sports Boxing: McKenna set for middleweight unification showdown with Bentley
5 Sept · 04:55
WBO: Re: WBO Middleweight Mandatory – Negotiations – Denzel Bentley vs. Yoenli Hernandez
5 Sept · 07:36
BoxingScene: WBO establishes Yoenli Hernandez as middleweight mandatory to Denzel Bentley