Bernard Benton
American boxer
- Cruiserweight
- Heavyweight
Bernard Benton (born January 6, 1957) is an American retired professional boxer in the Cruiserweight division who held the WBC and The Ring cruiserweight titles.
Professional career
Known as "The Bull", Benton turned pro in 1981 and won the WBC and lineal cruiserweight titles with a decision win over Alfonso Ratliff in 1985.[2] He was due to defend against David Pearce who had knocked him out in a previous amateur bout. Benton declined to fight Pearce and subsequently lost the belt in his first defense to Carlos De León via decision the following year.[3] He retired in 1995.
Professional boxing record
28 fights | 21 wins | 6 losses |
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By knockout | 9 | 2 |
By decision | 12 | 4 |
Draws | 1 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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16 | Win | 21–6–1 | ![]() | UD | 12 | 1995-01-13 | ![]() | Ohio Heavyweight Title. |
27 | Win | 20–6–1 | ![]() | PTS | 8 | 1993-01-15 | ![]() | |
26 | Win | 19–6–1 | ![]() | KO | 4 | 1992-11-04 | ![]() | |
25 | Loss | 18–6–1 | ![]() | TKO | 2 | 1990-10-09 | ![]() | Referee stopped the bout at 0:52 of the second round. |
24 | Loss | 18–5–1 | ![]() | KO | 1 | 1987-09-28 | ![]() | |
23 | Loss | 18–4–1 | ![]() | MD | 12 | 1986-03-22 | ![]() | Lost lineal and WBC cruiserweight titles |
22 | Win | 18–3–1 | ![]() | UD | 12 | 1985-09-21 | ![]() | Won lineal and WBC cruiserweight titles |
21 | Loss | 17–3–1 | ![]() | UD | 12 | 1985-03-27 | ![]() | |
20 | Win | 17–2–1 | ![]() | UD | 10 | 1985-02-05 | ![]() | 8-2, 6-4, 5-3. |
19 | Loss | 16–2–1 | ![]() | UD | 10 | 1984-10-23 | ![]() | 0-10, 2-7, 2-7. |
18 | Win | 16–1–1 | ![]() | MD | 12 | 1984-09-11 | ![]() | IBF USBA Cruiserweight Title. |
17 | Win | 15–1–1 | ![]() | UD | 10 | 1984-07-16 | ![]() | |
16 | Win | 14–1–1 | ![]() | TKO | 8 | 1984-06-12 | ![]() | Referee stopped the bout at 1:51 of the eighth round. |
15 | Win | 13–1–1 | ![]() | TKO | 2 | 1984-05-22 | ![]() | |
14 | Win | 12–1–1 | ![]() | PTS | 6 | 1984-05-15 | ![]() | |
13 | Win | 11–1–1 | ![]() | UD | 8 | 1984-05-03 | ![]() | |
12 | Draw | 10–1–1 | ![]() | PTS | 6 | 1984-04-10 | ![]() | |
11 | Win | 10–1 | ![]() | KO | 4 | 1983-01-08 | ![]() | |
10 | Win | 9–1 | ![]() | TKO | 3 | 1982-10-20 | ![]() | |
9 | Win | 8–1 | ![]() | KO | 3 | 1982-06-27 | ![]() | |
8 | Win | 7–1 | ![]() | UD | 4 | 1982-04-09 | ![]() | |
7 | Win | 6–1 | ![]() | PTS | 4 | 1982-03-27 | ![]() | |
6 | Win | 5–1 | ![]() | PTS | 4 | 1982-01-30 | ![]() | |
5 | Win | 4–1 | ![]() | KO | 2 | 1981-10-23 | ![]() | |
4 | Loss | 3–1 | ![]() | PTS | 4 | 1981-09-27 | ![]() | |
3 | Win | 3–0 | ![]() | TKO | 2 | 1981-08-09 | ![]() | |
2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() | KO | 2 | 1981-07-02 | ![]() | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() | UD | 4 | 1981-06-12 | ![]() |
See also
References
External links
- Boxing record for Bernard Benton from BoxRec (registration required)
- Bernard "Bull" Benton - CBZ Profile
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Preceded by | WBC cruiserweight champion September 21, 1985 - March 22, 1986 | Succeeded by | ||
The Ring cruiserweight champion September 21, 1985 - March 22, 1986 |