North American Championships (heavyweight), Toronto, Canada, August 1987: Finals: Lost to Félix Savón (Cuba) by unanimous decision, 0–3 Eastern Olympic Trials (heavyweight), Fayetteville, North Carolina, June 1988: 1/2: Defeated Timothy Igo RSC 1 Finals: Defeated David Sewell by decision Olympic Trials (heavyweight), Concord Pavilion, Concord, California, July 1988: 1/4: Defeated Jerry Goff by split decision, 3–2 1/2: Defeated Derek Isaman by majority decision, 4–1 Finals: Lost to Ray Mercer by unanimous decision, 0–5 Olympic Box-offs (heavyweight), Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, July 1988: Day 1: Lost to Ray Mercer by split decision, 2–3 Bentt finished his amateur career with a record of 148 wins, 8 losses (no stoppages.) Professional career Bentt turned professional under Emanuel Steward; and was knocked-out in the first round by Jerry Jones in his pro debut. Bentt maintained that neither he nor Steward knew Jones was a southpaw but counts both the devastation and humiliation suffered that night as "hugely valuable and key" to his massive upset of Tommy Morrison some four years later. After a 20-month hiatus following the loss to Jones, Bentt returned to boxing. After a few wins he signed with manager Stan Hoffman, and was trained by former light heavyweight champion Eddie Mustafa Muhammad. Bentt then put together a modest winning streak, lost to Herbie Hide and retired with an 11-2 record. For a two-year period in the early 1990s served as chief sparring partner for then world heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield. In October 1993, Bentt caused a huge upset with a ninety seven second first round knockout of Tommy Morrison to capture the WBO heavyweight championship. The American-based boxer lost his WBO belt to Herbie Hide at The Den, Bermondsey, United Kingdom, in 1994. The fight would be his last after being rushed to the hospital and told he could never fight again. Bentt had suffered brain injuries in the loss, and although the injuries did not negatively affect the quality of his thoughts or mental sharpness, it was feared that future impacts to the head could result in permanent long-term injury or even death. At various times after relocating to numerous U.S. states, Bentt passed written exams and awaited entrance into police academies in New York City, Miami, Florida, and Las Vegas, Nevada Acting career and life after boxing Bentt attended Northampton Community College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where he studied radio/TV. Turning to acting, he was the second actor cast