Denzel Bentley is looking to once again win a world title after his victory over Shane Mosley Jr. on Saturday.
Bentley was the WBO middleweight champion only to have his belt stripped from Mosley Jr, a world-rated contender, instead of immediately fighting mandatory challenger Yoenli Hernandez.
Bentley dropped Mosley Jr with a stunning knockout in the second round and eventually secured a unanimous decision win in London.
He now targets IBF champion Aaron McKenna and WBC titleholder Carlos Adames. McKenna is an attractive fight for Bentley, who is willing to travel to Ireland to make it happen.
“He’s a champion. When I was champion and we were trying to do this, (I thought) no, I want to bring him home, I might have some pulling power,” Bentley said. Sky Sports.
Now, Bentley points out: “He’s a champion. He wants it at home and I want an opportunity in his belt, what he’s got and what he wants to defend, who am I to say no?
“I would happily go to Ireland, beat him in his home town and then bring him back to England and defend him in my hometown.”
Discussions about Bentley taking on McKenna have been held before. said McKenna’s manager, Mike Borao Sky Sports: “Aaron wanted to unify the titles with Bentley this year, unfortunately the request was denied by the WBO. In any case, I believe McKenna vs Bentley is a strong possibility for next year.”
Bentley noted: “They were up for it, I was up for it.
“There’s a little bit of history. Not animosity, but a bit of history because it’s been linked to, talked about. There was potential for that to happen. I think that would be an obvious thing to do.
“He’d have all of Ireland behind him, I’d have a part of England that’s not angry with me now to support me, everything would be fine. It would just be a great fight.
“That’s what I’m about, I want to be in big, big, big fights.”
Watch Carlos Adames fight Gerome Warburton this Saturday live Sky Sports.