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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

Boxing record

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Date	Location	Notes
16	Win	21–6–1	Jim Huffman	UD	12	N/a	13 Jan 1995	Regal Hotel, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.	Won Ohio Heavyweight Title
27	Win	20–6–1	Rocky Bentley	PTS	8	N/a	15 Jan 1993	Seagate Convention Center, Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
26	Win	19–6–1	Bruce Johnson	KO	4	?	4 Nov 1992	Club Bijou, Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
25	Loss	18–6–1	Alex García	TKO	2	2:42	9 Oct 1990	La Mancha Athletic Club, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
24	Loss	18–5–1	Pierre Coetzer	KO	1	?	28 Sep 1987	Standard Bank Arena, Johannesburg, South Africa
23	Loss	18–4–1	Carlos De León	MD	12	N/a	2 Mar 1986	Riviera Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	Lost WBC and Lineal cruiserweight titles
22	Win	18–3–1	Alfonso Ratliff	UD	12	N/a	2 Sep 1985	Riviera Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	Won WBC and Lineal cruiserweight titles
21	Loss	17–3–1	Boone Pultz	UD	12	N/a	27 Mar 1985	Harrah's Marina Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
20	Win	17–2–1	Stanley Ross	UD	10	N/a	5 Feb 1985	Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
19	Loss	16–2–1	Marvis Frazier	UD	10	N/a	23 Oct 1984	Atlantis Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
18	Win	16–1–1	Rickey Parkey	MD	12	N/a	11 Sep 1984	Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.	Won USBA Cruiserweight Title
17	Win	15–1–1	Pierre Coetzer	UD	10	N/a	16 Jul 1984	West Ridge Park Tennis Stadium, Durban, South Africa
16	Win	14–1–1	Monte Masters	TKO	8	1:51	12 Jun 1984	Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
15	Win	13–1–1	Mark Young	TKO	2	?	22 May 1984	Park Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
14	Win	12–1–1	Mike Croley	PTS	6	N/a	15 May 1984	Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
13	Win	11–1–1	Larry Roberson	UD	8	N/a	3 May 1984	Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
12	Draw	10–1–1	Jim Lemming	PTS	6	N/a	10 Apr 1984	Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
11	Win	10–1	Jeff Sherman	KO	4	?	8 Jan 1983	Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
10	Win	9–1	Terry Mims	TKO	3	?	20 Oct 1982	Public Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
9	Win	8–1	Reggie Fleming	KO	3	?	27 Jun 1982	Front Row Theater, Highland Heights, Ohio, U.S.
8	Win	7–1	Henry Patterson	UD	4	N/a	9 Apr 1982	Stouffer's Inn, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
7	Win	6–1	Johnny Pitts	PTS	4	N/a	27 May 1982	... Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
6	Win	5–1	Brady Wills	PTS	4	N/a	30 Jan 1982	Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
5	Win	4–1	Frank Farmer	KO	2	?	23 Oct 1981	Swayne Hall, Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
4	Loss	3–1	Donnie Long	PTS	4	N/a	27 Sep 1981	Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
3	Win	3–0	Aaron Sherlock	TKO	2	?	9 Aug 1981	Public Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
2	Win	2–0	Tim Johnson	KO	2	?	2 Jul 1981	Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
1	Win	1–0	Charles Wooten	UD	4	N/a	12 Jun 1981	Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.

See also

• List of world cruiserweight boxing champions