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Bare-knuckle boxing (also known as bare-knuckle or bare-knuckle fighting) is a full-contact combat sport based on punching without any form of padding on the hands. The sport as it is known today originated in 17th-century England and differs from street fighting as it follows an accepted set of rules.
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; ... was a bare-knuckle fighting event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on February 1, 2025.
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 57: Palomino vs. Trout [5] Weight Class Method Round Time Notes Welterweight 75 kg Austin Trout: def. Luis Palomino: Decision (unanimous) 5 2:00 For the vacant BKFC welterweight Championship. 49-45, 49-45, 49-45: Lightweight 70 kg Bryce Henry def. Robbie Peralta: TKO 2 2:00 Featherweight 66 kg Bryan Duran def.
BKFC's inaugural event, which took place on June 2, 2018, featured the first American-sanctioned, women's bare-knuckle fight in modern history. [5] The Bare-Knuckle Boxing Hall of Fame recognized this milestone and awarded the victor of this contest, Bec Rawlings, with the National Police Gazette World Diamond Belt several days later. [6]
Arnold Adams (born July 9, 1985) is an American mixed martial artist and bare-knuckle boxer. He currently competes in the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, where he is the inaugural and a two-time BKFC Heavyweight Champion. As of July 25, 2024, he is tied at #3 in the BKFC men's pound-for-pound rankings. [1]
Conor McGregor has turned his attention to a bare-knuckle boxing match, having struggled to secure a fight in the UFC or traditional boxing ring. McGregor, a former two-weight UFC champion, ...
BYB Extreme held its first event in England, BYB 12: London Brawl, on October 26, 2022. Aside from being the promotion's first event in the United Kingdom, BYB 12 also featured the first-ever women's bare-knuckle fights, highlighted by a title fight between Jozette Cotton and Miranda Barber for the BYB Women's Super Welterweight Championship.
In 2019, Nguyen signed with the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. [1] [2] On October 19, 2019, he made his bare-knuckle debut against Travis Thompson at BKFC 8: Silva vs. Gonzaga. Nguyen won by unanimous decision. [3] On February 15, 2020, Nguyen defeated Abdiel Velasquez by first-round knockout at BKFC 10: Lombard vs Mundell. [4]