Denzel Bentley vacates WBO middleweight title and signs multi-fight deal with Zuffa Boxing

Denzel Bentley has vacated the WBO middleweight title and signed a multi-fight deal with Zuffa Boxing. A purse bid for a mandatory defense against No. 1 challenger Yoenli Hernandez was won by Warriors Boxing with a minimum bid of $200,000, but Bentley's former promoters Queensberry did not submit a bid. Bentley's departure from the WBO title appears linked to his dissatisfaction with the mandatory fight situation.