Brad Pauls vs Denzel Bentley

British Middleweight Champion Brad Pauls will make a first defence of his belt when he goes up against the former two-time champion and current WBO International title holder Denzel Bentley at the OVO Arena, Wembley on Saturday December 7, live on TNT Sports.

The British, Commonwealth and WBO International
lightweight titles will be on the line when undefeated KO-artist Sam Noakes takes on experienced Cromer campaigner, the rejuvenated Ryan Walsh.

Also featuring are two big hits of heavyweight action,
with the English title being defended by Solomon Dacres against former British title challenger David Adeleye, plus the heavyweight debut of new Queensberry
recruit Lawrence Okolie in championship action.

WBC International super lightweight champion Pierce
O’Leary will defend his title for a fifth time as he homes in on securing a
mandatory position and new English welterweight champion Sean Noakes will
appear on the same card as his younger brother in making a first defence
against the undefeated Mathew Rennie.

In what should be a cruiserweight classic, Aloys Jr will
battle against Lewis Oakford for the WBA Continental and Commonwealth Silver
championship belts.

The Magnificent Seven Ride to Wembley.

“This is yet another thrilling card, fully in keeping
with our Magnificent Seven series, where once again our fighters step up into
serious title action in largely even-money fights,” said promoter Frank Warren.

“Brad Pauls against Denzel Bentley is as good as it gets
in the British middleweight division and the winner can expect to be pushed
forward towards a world title shot. Sam Noakes versus Ryan Walsh is an absolute
belter, with Sam our Action Man, going up against a British stalwart who still
has plenty of fire in his belly.

“We can expect fireworks at heavyweight from Sol Dacres
and David Adeleye, a fight that has been brewing for some time now, plus I am
excited to welcome Lawrence Okolie quickly into the Queensberry ranks with a
title fight.

“Sean Noakes and Aloys Jr are two crowd-pleasers who we
are very proud of and I am excited to see them both stepping into really
challenging fights against Mathew Rennie and Lewis Oakford respectively.

“There is something for everyone on this card and I am
delighted to transport the Magnificent Seven concept to London for the first
time.”

Newquay Bomb Pauls (19-1-1, 4 KOs), also holder of the
WBA Continental title, seized the Lonsdale belt with a spectacular stoppage of
Nathan Heaney back in July in what was a sequel of a drawn encounter four
months previous.

Bentley (20-3-1, 17) has registered two straight second
round stoppages – against Danny Dignum and Derrick Osaze – since the conclusion
of his British title reign, ended by Heaney, in November 2023. The Peacock Gym
man is ranked No.2 by the WBO and closing in on world title action once again.

Noakes (15-0, 14), along with winning British,
Commonwealth, WBC International Silver and WBO International, is also holder of
the European title, which he won against Yvan Mendy and successfully defended
last time out against Gianluca Ceglia, who he stopped in eight.

Walsh (29-4-2, 13) made a remarkable six defence of the
British featherweight title before heading up in weight and the 38-year-old
issued an emphatic statement of his current threat in September when he
brutally stopped home fighter Reece Mould in Sheffield.

Dacres (9-0, 3) has successfully defended his English
belt twice against tough customer Michael Webster and now finally gets to trade
with Adeleye (12-1, 11), who is back in the ring following his sole setback
against British champion Fabio Wardley in October of last year.

O’Leary (15-0, 8) is back at Wembley, where he defeated
Kane Gardner last year, with the Irishman since defeating Hovhannes Martirosyan
and Darragh Foley in impressive fashion.

Okolie (20-1, 15) is a two-weight world champion – at
cruiserweight and bridgerweight – and he makes his introduction into the
sport’s signature division with a title contest against the German Hussein
Muhamed (18-1, 14).

Sean Noakes (8-0, 4) became English welterweight champion
by defeating Inder Bassi in July and will now test his credentials further
against an undefeated southpaw in Mathew Rennie (13-0-1, 1), the 26-year-old
from Douglas in the Isle of Man.

Aloys Jr (8-1, 7), one of Britain’s most explosive young
talents, took on his toughest test to date last time out when he outpointed the
previously unbeaten Oronzo Birardi to win the IBO Continental title. Oakford
(6-1) got back in the win column – after a technical defeat to John Hedges in
July with the fight halted due to a cut eye – with victory over Deevorn Miller
in October.

WINS
19
LOSES
1
DRAW
1
KOs
11

Brad Pauls

“the Newquay Bomb”

he Newquay Bomb, Brad Pauls, is the British middleweight champion, having realised his career-long dream in July with a resounding late stoppage of previous champion Nathan Heaney in Birmingham, at the second attempt.

The pair fought to a thrilling draw in their original encounter at the same venue in March, with the Cornishman believing himself to have been hard done by on the scorecards.

The 31-year-old earlier reigned as English champion courtesy of an eighth round stoppage of the previously unbeaten Mitchell Frearson, having lost out on point in his opening attempt at winning the belt against Tyler Denny.

Before and since his Denny setback, Pauls has remained unbeaten and his maiden title success came in 2019 when he triumphed in a Southern Area championship match against Darren Cordona, before making a successful defence against Robbie Chapman.

Pauls turned professional in December 2015 and his record currently stands at 19-1-1 (11 KOs). In December he takes on Denzel Bentley with his British title, along with the European and WBO International belts on the line. The fight will also serve as an eliminator for a shot at the WBO world middleweight title.

Denzel Bentley

“2 Sharp”

Denzel Bentley is now right back in the hunt for a WBO world title shot following on from his heroic display against the avoided champion Janibek Alimkhanuly in November 2022 over in Las Vegas. Bentley pushed the fearsome Kazakh all the way and, had he taken the fight to the champion earlier, he might not have ultimately suffered a defeat on points.

Then the proud owner of the British title belt for the second time following his defeat of the unbeaten Linus Udofia, Bentley enjoyed a successful first defence with a resounding victory over Marcus Morrison before heading to Las Vegas less than three months later to take on Alimkhanuly.

Bentley won the British crown in impressive fashion in November 2020 when he overwhelmed Mark Heffron in a rematch. Although Heffron was pulled by his corner after round four because of a swollen left eye, Bentley’s punches caused the damage and he appeared to have the upper hand against his Mancunian rival. When they had met two months earlier there had been nothing to separate the pair. All three judges’ scored the bout 95-95.

Bentley made a further, spectacular defence of his British title against the Scot Kieran Smith at the Copper Box Arena in April 2023, knocking out his opponent with just 45 seconds on the clock. But then he suffered a shock reverse in the November defending his British title against the undefeated Nathan Heaney in Manchester.

Stunning second round knockouts of both Danny Dignum and Derrick Osaze this year have put Bentley right back on the road towards world title contention.