“OFFICIAL 🚨 WBO orders negotiations for Denzel Bentley vs. Yoenli Hernandez in the middleweight division. Both teams have 20 days to reach an agreement,” the WBO announced.
Bentley and McKenna had agreed to an IBF and WBO unification targeted for late 2026, but the fight still needed approval from both organizations. The WBO’s decision to enforce Hernandez’s mandatory removes the most important piece of that plan.
McKenna captured the vacant IBF title by defeating Etinosa Oliha in Dublin last month. Bentley became the full WBO champion in July after Janibek Alimkhanuly relinquished the belt before going up to
