Search results
Michael Bentt is an American film and television actor, and a former professional boxer who won the WBO heavyweight title in 1993. He also had a successful amateur career, winning bronze medals at the 1986 World Championships and the 1987 Pan American Games.
Jul 10, 2020 · Learn about the life and career of Michael Bentt, the former WBO World heavyweight champion and the subject of a Netflix documentary series. From his amateur glory to his pro struggles, his journey is a tale of boxing, family and redemption.
Michael Bentt is a former professional boxer from the USA who fought in the heavyweight division. He won the WBO World Heavyweight title in 1993 and defended it twice before losing it to Herbie Hide in 1994.
Michael Bentt. Actor: Ali. Born in London, England, to Jamaican parents and raised in Queens, New York,Michael attended Northhampton College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania after retiring from boxing.
Michael Bentt is a former boxer, actor and journalist who played Sonny Liston in Ali (2001) and Herbert Youngblood in Public Enemies. He was born in London to Jamaican parents and raised in New York, and won four Golden Gloves and five National Championships as an amateur boxer.
- September 4, 1965
As an actor, Bentt has worked with Academy Award nominees Michael Mann and Ron Shelton and Academy Award winners Clint Eastwood and Sylvester Stallone. He is a guest actor alum of the internationally acclaimed Joan Scheckel Filmmakers Lab .
Jun 24, 2009 · Michael Bentt is an actor who also has a background in boxing. He acts as boxing consultant for Terence Blanchard's 'Opera in Jazz' "Champion" at the New York Metropolitan Opera.
