British Middleweight champion Denzel Bentley believes he has all the tools in his arsenal to defeat Felix Cash.
Bentley and Commonwealth titlist Cash are on course for a meeting later this year after the formerâs promoter Frank Warren won Wednesdayâs purse bid.
â2 Sharpâ, who secured a fourth round stoppage win over Mark Heffron to claim the vacant Lonsdale belt in their November rematch believes he is a more well-rounded fighter than his rival.
âI think everyone I go in with Iâm going to beat first of all, thatâs my mindset,â Bentley told proboxing-fans.com.
âAnd second of all, I just think I do things better than him, I think Iâm a better boxer, if I want to hold my ground, Iâll hold my ground, I can move if I need to move.
âI think Iâll beat him. He canât box on the back foot better than I can and probably canât box coming forward better than I can either, so I think I cover all areas better than he does.
Delighted to confirm that Queensberry have won the purse bid for the British and Commonwealth Middleweight Championship cracker between Denzel Bentley and Felix Cash.
Absolutely brilliant fight! đ„ pic.twitter.com/mFr9SGnnOU
â Frank Warren (@frankwarren_tv) February 10, 2021
âBut, itâll be a good fight he can do what he does. He can box a bit, move around, he can come forward and stuff, he likes to be a little bit rough and stuff.
âItâll be a good fight, man, itâll be a very entertaining fight and looking forward to having it.â
Cash, has made two defences of his Commonwealth crown most recently stopping former world title challenger, Jason Welborn in five rounds in August.
The 27-year-oldâs promoter Eddie Hearn has penciled him into fight on the undercard of Conor Bennâs clash with Samuel Vargas on April 10 and confirmed that they will choose between a unification with Bentley or a showdown with European champion Matteo Signani.
Asked what his thoughts are on potentially not facing his compatriot next and rather meeting when fans are allowed back in arenas, Bentley added: âIt doesnât bother me.
âIf he goes that way, it doesnât bother me at least I know Iâll still be fighting, Iâll still have an opponent.
âIf he chooses to go that way itâs up to him. If we end up having a three-belt [unification] thatâs good, I donât mind.
âIf I fight him, beat him and then move onto the European, either way Iâm going to do what Iâm going to do, but itâs just one of those things where what he does is out of my control.
âSo, Iâve just got to focus on what can be done on my side of things.
âWho knows if fans are will be back in the summer. Nobody knows that for sure, we can all talk about, âletâs wait and see what happens, fans will come back, more money, more excitement,â we donât know.
“Fans came back just in December and theyâre gone again. Fans were back in December and in January boxing was cancelled.
âWe donât know whatâs happening next, so in my mind itâs just take opportunities whilst theyâre there, donât let them slip, thatâs my attitude towards the sport at this present time and anything I can control, I can control, anything I canât doesnât bother me.â
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The 26-year-old was greeted with a heroâs reception, whilst on vacation in Ghana in the New Year and spent time with former two-weight world champion, Azumah Nelson whilst there.
Bentley, who is of Ghanian descent also met up with Isaac Dogboe and Joshua Buatsi and admits he appreciated the recognition.
âIt was crazy, it was actually crazy,â Bentley recalled of the reaction.
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âIt got to a point where I was like, âIâve got to put this belt down now, because Iâve had enough of it!â
âIt was just crazy man, everyone that came to see me wanted to see the belt and thereâs not really much restrictions really so youâre going places, I was doing a lot of TV interviews out there so people started noticing me, asking for pictures and that.
âIt was a crazy reception, obviously I appreciate all of it. It was nice to go somewhere and be appreciated for things youâve achieved.â
Watch the full interview with Denzel Bentley below: