Steve Bendall was born on the 1st December 1973 in Coventry, West Midlands. As an amateur boxer he represented the Triumph Amateur Boxing Club, he achieved an impressive total of 116 contests, with 96 wins.
During this early part of his boxing career, middleweight Steve represented England on 20 occasions, winning a total of 5 National Titles and also reaching the National finals of 3 other championship events. In 1996, Steve represented England in the European Championships which were also the Olympic Qualifiers for that year.
On behalf of England, as an amateur Steve has won Bronze, Silver and Gold medals in various multi-national tournaments and a Gold medal in 1996….which placed him in contention for a wild card to the Olympics.