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Denzel Bentley has options, it seems, despite being stripped of the WBO middleweight title without getting the chance to defend it.
Bentley, 23-3-1 (18 KOs), defeated Shane Mosley Jnr on points over 10 rounds in London at the weekend as the Londoner made his debut for new promoters Zuffa Boxing.
The victory came after the WBO rejected Bentley's request to defend his title against Mosley, with mandatory challenger Yoenli Hernandez overdue his shot.
Bentley, who was called out by Conor Benn after beating Mosley, is also keen on a showdown with IBF champion Aaron McKenna, 21-0 (10 KOs).
The Irishman, also signed with Zuffa, has previously been involved in preliminary talks with Bentley over a potential fight.
"He's a champion. When I was a champion and we were trying to make that happen, [I thought] no, I want to bring it home, I can have a bit of pulling power," Bentley told Sky Sports.
Without a belt, though, that outlook has changed.
“He wants it at home and I want an opportunity at his belt, what he obtained and what he wants to defend, who am I to say no?
"I'd happily go to Ireland, beat him in his hometown and then bring it back to England and defend it in my hometown.
"There's a bit of history. Not animosity but a bit of history because there's been links to it, talks about it. There was potential of it happening. I think that would be the obvious one to make.
"He'd have the whole of Ireland behind him, I'd have part of England that's not angry at me right now supporting me, it would just all be good. It would just make a great fight.
"That's what I'm about, I want to be in great fights, great, big fights."
Regarding Benn, who was ringside last weekend, Bentley said immediately after beating Mosley: “I’d love a world title shot but if it’s not one of the champions, there’s another middleweight sat right there.”