Denel Bentley and Danny Dignum will go into battle at York Hall on May 11 with the WBO International middleweight title on the line.
The Battersea Boy will take on the Basildon Boy in what is near certain to be a thrilling scrap in Bethnal Green, with the winner propelled right back in the rankings.
The two-time British champion Bentley (18-3-1, 15 KOs), 29, was on the wrong end of a majority decision up in Manchester in November of last year when he defended his Lonsdale belt against Nathan Heaney, having a year earlier extended the WBO world champion Janibek Alimkhanuly to a tough 12 rounds in Las Vegas.
Former WBO European champion Dignum, 32, has been contending with inactivity in recent times, with his last fights coming in March and April of 2023 with victories over Dustin Amman and Lukasz Maciec respectively.
Previously, Dignum (16-1-1, 9 KOs), was also defeated by Alimkhanuly in a challenge for the WBO Interim world title in May 2022.
Bentley vs Dignum Undercard
Also confirmed for the card on May 11 is the return of the Piranha, Ryan Garner (14-0, 8 KOs), in a defence of his WBC International super featherweight title against former British champion Liam Dillon (13-1-1, 3 KOs), in what will be the toughest examination to date for the Southampton 25-year-old.
British and Commonwealth featherweight champion Nathaniel Collins (14-0, 7 KOs) is back in title action with a challenge for the EBU Silver Championship against the champion Francesco Grandelli (18-2-2, 4 KOs) from Italy.
- Oronzo Birardi vs Milans Volkovs – 8 rounds cruiserweight
- Royston Barney-Smith vs Jonatas Rodrigo Gomes de Oliveira – 8 rounds super featherweight
- Archie Sharp vs TBA – 8 rounds super featherweight
- Ben Fail vs Ioan Alexandru Lutic – 6 rounds super welterweight
- Khalid Ali vs John Henry Mosquera – 6 rounds welterweight
- Tommy Fletcher vs Viktar Chvarkou – 6 rounds heavyweight
Bentley vs Dignum TV Channel
All the action will be available to watch on TNT Sports 2 and Discovery +.
Bentley vs Dignum Start Time, Ring Walks
The televised card starts at 7 pm BST (2 pm ET) on Saturday, May 11.
Main Event Ring Walks are expected for approximately 10:00 pm BST (5:00 pm ET)
