Michael Bentt

Bentt's arc is almost too cinematic, which may be why he ended up acting. Born in London, raised in Queens, he beat Tommy Morrison for the WBO heavyweight title only to lose it in his first defense. That brutal swing from coronation to fall would break a lot of people, yet he reinvented himself in front of the camera instead. I find that pivot more impressive than the belt itself. Boxing tests your body, but reimagining your whole identity after losing your defining title tests something deeper. To me Bentt embodies resilience that outlasts any single victory or defeat.

Name (English)

Michael Bentt

Name (Japanese)

マイケル・ベント

Reading

まいける・べんと

Born

September 4, 1965 (age 60)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Snake

Origin

London, United Kingdom

Occupation

boxer / actor

High school

Aviation High School

University

Northampton Community College

Awards & achievements

• WBO World Heavyweight Champion

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttp://www.michaelbentt.com/bio.htm
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B1%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%99%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88

Tags

• boxer
• actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.