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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. 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. He retired in 1995.

Professional boxing record

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
16	Win	21–6–1	Jim Huffman	UD	12	1995-01-13	Regal Hotel, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.	Ohio Heavyweight Title.
27	Win	20–6–1	Rocky Bentley	PTS	8	1993-01-15	Seagate Convention Center, Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
26	Win	19–6–1	Bruce Johnson	KO	4	1992-11-04	Club Bijou, Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
25	Loss	18–6–1	Alex García	TKO	2	1990-10-09	La Mancha Athletic Club, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 0:52 of the second round.
24	Loss	18–5–1	Pierre Coetzer	KO	1	1987-09-28	Standard Bank Arena, Johannesburg, South Africa
23	Loss	18–4–1	Carlos De León	MD	12	1986-03-22	Riviera Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	Lost lineal and WBC cruiserweight titles
22	Win	18–3–1	Alfonso Ratliff	UD	12	1985-09-21	Riviera Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	Won lineal and WBC cruiserweight titles
21	Loss	17–3–1	Boone Pultz	UD	12	1985-03-27	Harrah's Marina Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
20	Win	17–2–1	Stanley Ross	UD	10	1985-02-05	Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.	8-2, 6-4, 5-3.
19	Loss	16–2–1	Marvis Frazier	UD	10	1984-10-23	Atlantis Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.	0-10, 2-7, 2-7.
18	Win	16–1–1	Rickey Parkey	MD	12	1984-09-11	Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.	IBF USBA Cruiserweight Title.
17	Win	15–1–1	Pierre Coetzer	UD	10	1984-07-16	West Ridge Park Tennis Stadium, Durban, South Africa
16	Win	14–1–1	Monte Masters	TKO	8	1984-06-12	Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 1:51 of the eighth round.
15	Win	13–1–1	Mark Young	TKO	2	1984-05-22	Park Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
14	Win	12–1–1	Mike Croley	PTS	6	1984-05-15	Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
13	Win	11–1–1	Larry Roberson	UD	8	1984-05-03	Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
12	Draw	10–1–1	Jim Lemming	PTS	6	1984-04-10	Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
11	Win	10–1	Jeff Sherman	KO	4	1983-01-08	Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
10	Win	9–1	Terry Mims	TKO	3	1982-10-20	Public Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
9	Win	8–1	Reggie Fleming	KO	3	1982-06-27	Front Row Theater, Highland Heights, Ohio, U.S.
8	Win	7–1	Henry Patterson	UD	4	1982-04-09	Stouffer's Inn, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
7	Win	6–1	Johnny Pitts	PTS	4	1982-03-27	... Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
6	Win	5–1	Brady Wills	PTS	4	1982-01-30	Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
5	Win	4–1	Frank Farmer	KO	2	1981-10-23	Swayne Hall, Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
4	Loss	3–1	Donnie Long	PTS	4	1981-09-27	Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
3	Win	3–0	Aaron Sherlock	TKO	2	1981-08-09	Public Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
2	Win	2–0	Tim Johnson	KO	2	1981-07-02	Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
1	Win	1–0	Charles Wooten	UD	4	1981-06-12	Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.

See also

• List of world cruiserweight boxing champions