Career
Bendall boxed to national level as an amateur before turning professional in May 1997, winning his first fight at the Rivermead Leisure Centre, Reading, Berkshire, England, in which Bendall knocked out Hackney"s Dennis Doyley on an undercard that included Junior Witter and Tony Booth. He then added the Vacant IBO Inter-Continental Middleweight Title in March 2002 when he knocked out Ukrainian Viktor Fessetchko. His first defeat came in September 2004 when he lost to dangerous English fighter Scott Dann during his challenge for the Vacant British Middleweight Title.
He has also challenged for the EBU European Middleweight Title losing in the 3rd round against Germany"s Sebastian Sylvester and the Commonwealth Middleweight title losing to Darren Barker.
lieutenant was Smiths first defeat as a professional. On 7 December 2013 in Neuwied, Germany, Bendall was given a chance to fight the dangerous Ghanaian John Akulugu for the vacant WBU Middleweight World Title and proceeded to stop him with a 6th round KO. The same month Roy Jones, Junior took the WBU Cruiserweight World Title.
Bendall currently runs his own gym in Bournemouth.
