Middleweight world champion Denzel Bentley has inked a multi‑fight agreement with Zuffa Boxing and is slated to step into the ring on November 7 at London’s Copper Box Arena, with the bout being shown live on Sky Sports. The British fighter from Battersea will square off against the talented American middleweight Shane Mosley Jr.

as part of the stacked ZUFFA BOXING 12 card, which is headlined by the showdown between Chris Billam‑Smith and Cheavon Clarke. Tickets for the event are currently on sale through Ticketmaster, and the venue promises a vibrant atmosphere for what is shaping up to be a pivotal night for the middleweight division. Bentley, a world‑class contender, captured the WBO title after a gritty victory over Endry Saavedra at the O2 Arena in April.

In that fight, Bentley weathered early pressure before delivering a decisive finish in the seventh round, a performance that upgraded his interim belt to the full world championship. The win marked a career high point after a series of setbacks, including a loss in his first world‑title challenge against Zhanibek Alimkhanuly and a surprising defeat to Nathan Heaney. Bentley rebounded by defeating Danny Dignum, Derrick Osaze and Brad Pauls, setting the stage for his title‑winning bout with Saavedra. Speaking to Sky Sports, Bentley reflected on his journey: "That’s an achievement ticked off, that’s one of my goals.

I can leave the sport knowing that I was a world champion. But now it’s time to try and achieve more and raise my potential.

I don’t think many people tipped me to be a world champion when I first started. I didn’t really know if I could even get a chance to compete for one rather than actually win one. It’s the highest accolade in the sport so you have to do a lot to get there but I just bit down and went through the process and made it there." Mosley Jr., the son of former world‑champion Shane Mosley, enters the fight on the back of an impressive six‑round stoppage of Ukrainian contender Serhii Bohachuk in Las Vegas. The American has already tested himself against top‑level opposition, scoring a win over former world champion Daniel Jacobs and narrowly missing the WBC interim title when he faced Jesus Alejandro Ramos last year.

While Mosley Jr. is not Bentley’s mandatory challenger, he holds a respectable No. 6 ranking with the WBO, adding intrigue to the matchup. Bentley emphasized his readiness: "I’m very game.

I like to have a fight. I’ve got a very good knockout ratio, you can expect knockouts. Most importantly I am still currently the WBO middleweight champion.

I know everything that’s gone on online and all the rumours [that he could be stripped of belt]. My team has put in an appeal, that appeal has gone through.

We are hoping that we can get through this appeal and we get to defend this WBO title against a game, ranked opponent too." He also praised his opponent’s motivation: "The son of a legend, he’s there with a chip on his shoulder, trying to prove everyone wrong who believes he can’t be as successful as his dad. So he’s very dangerous. He’s got real motivation and he’s going to come in there and put on a great fight." The outcome of the Bentley‑Mosley Jr.

encounter could have significant ramifications for the division. Aaron McKenna, who recently claimed the IBF middleweight title by defeating Etinosa Oliha, is a potential future adversary for Bentley should he emerge victorious on November 7.

Bentley hinted at this prospect, stating, "I think me and Aaron, the winner of that will be the No 1 in the division. If we are the ones making a noise in this division, you can’t help but make the winner of that fight No 1, rather than looking at [Carlos] Adames or [Erislandy] Lara and using their past performances to rank them.

We can put the middleweight division back on the map." The broader ZUFFA BOXING 12 card offers a wealth of additional action. British cruiserweight hopeful Lucas Roehrig (9‑0, 5 KOs) will face Scotland’s Connal McDonald (5‑1, 1 KO) in an eight‑round bout. Scottish middleweight phenom Sam Hickey (6‑0, 3 KOs) aims for his third straight knockout against Troy "The Hawk" Coleman (15‑5‑1, 7 KOs), building on a spectacular seventh‑round stoppage of Brad Axe at Zuffa Boxing 10 in Dublin. American heavyweight Da'Mazion Vanhouter (13‑0, 10 KOs) makes his UK debut against hard‑hitting Ivan Balaz (9‑1, 7 KOs) in another eight‑rounder, while rising super‑lightweight Kayla Allen, who turned professional at the Copper Box Arena last Saturday, will contest her second pro fight in the same venue, with her opponent yet to be announced.

Further details about the event will be released in the coming weeks. Fans are encouraged to watch the Bentley versus Mosley Jr. clash live on Sky Sports on November 7, and to secure tickets via Ticketmaster while supplies last.