Rudolph Bent
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| Born | October 13, 1933 |
| Died | December 4, 2016 (aged 83) |
| Nationality | Belizean |
| Citizenship | Belize |
| Occupation | Professional boxer |
Rudolph Adolphus Bent, born Rudolph Bently (13 October 1933 - December 4, 2016) was a professional boxer from Belize[1] who became a champion in British Honduras, (a British colony) and Jamaica. He became a welterweight and middleweight National Champion in Honduras and Jamaica before fighting in other countries including the U.S. and Mexico. He fought more than 100 bouts in Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, and the United States and was referred to as the Dark Destroyer. He married famed rhumba and interpretive dancer Anita Mahfood March 15, 1961.[2][3]
Mahfood divorced him after accusing him in court of a series of violent attacks on her. They had 3 children together that he took to live with his mother in Honduras. She later remarried to Don Drummond of the Skatalites who suffered from mental illness and stabbed her to death in 1964.
He lost to Virgil Akins in 1956.[4] He was the welterweight champion of Honduras. In 1957 he went to Jamaica and won 4 of 6 fights including a TKO of Wilfredo Miro of Cuba in February. Stanley Mair was his manager in Jamaica.[5]
He fought Roger Rouse.[6] He was knocked out in the third round by Sugar Ray Robinson at the Community Arena in Stebenville, Ohio October 20, 1965. It was Robinson's second-to-last fight before being knocked out by Joey Archer.[7]
He also fought Jimmy Ellis.[8]
He was Jamaican Middleweight Champion. He defeated Tiger Lewis at the Palace Theatre in Jamaica in 1965.[9]
He later trained Belizean boxer Billy Dunn.[10]
He was a fan of calypso, fish, and bananas.[11]
Bent lost to Sugar Ray Robinson in the last fight Robinson fought.[12]
His funeral was held at McCall's Bronxwood Funeral Home and he was buried at Rosehill Cemetery in Linden, New Jersey.
References
- ↑ "Belizean Consulate". 6 June 2014.
- ↑ July 11, Jonathan Harrison; Pm, 2015 at 5:47 (February 15, 2015). "Margarita and Domestic Violence".
- ↑ "Chopped, hit, kicked by her boxer husband" The Star, Saturday, November 21, 1964
- ↑ "Indianapolis Recorder 14 January 1956 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program". newspapers.library.in.gov.
- ↑ "PressReader.com - Your favorite newspapers and magazines". www.pressreader.com.
- ↑ Rogin, Gilbert. "THE RIGHT MAN IN THE RIGHT PLACE—AT LAST". Sports Illustrated Vault | SI.com.
- ↑ Herald Star October 20, 1965 (Steubenville Herald-Star)
- ↑ "The Guardian Newspaper | News".
- ↑ "The Belize weekly newsletter". ufdc.ufl.edu.
- ↑ "Legendary, unsung footballer/boxer, "Gilly" Dunn visits | Amandala Newspaper". amandala.com.bz. 26 September 2014.
- ↑ "3 Jun 1962, Page 50 - The Courier-Journal at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Augustyn, Heather (August 3, 2013). "Don Drummond: The Genius and Tragedy of the World's Greatest Trombonist". McFarland – via Google Books.
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