On Friday, January 9, Bare Knuckle Boxing debuted its Bally’s Fightnight by BKB in front of a record-setting combat crowd at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Biloxi and broadcast exclusively on the Bally Sports Live app and Stadium free ad-supported TV (FAST) channel in English, and on Estrella in Spanish.
Bally’s Fightnight by BKB is a fully-integrated 360 partnership that unites proprietary sensor technology, Bally’s owned casino venues, and exclusive broadcast distribution into a single, seamless combat entertainment ecosystem where advanced sensors embedded in fighter wrist wraps will capture punch volume, punch type, and force of impact in real time.
In the main event and in what she says is her final bare knuckle contest, former BKB Lightweight Champion Monica Medina defeated Monica Franco in front of her hometown crowd.
The co-main event featured a fight of the night performance by Martin Brown and Bobby Taylor with Brown emerging victorious by doctor’s stoppage at the beginning of the fifth round.
Former title contender Tommy Turner got back in the win column in dominating fashion, with a :32 knockout of Nathan Mitchell.
Eduardo Perez emerged as a star in the making, improving to 2-0 in a dominating performance and second-round TKO against previously-undefeated Ihor Blazhenko.
Andy Nguyen picks up her first victory in the Trigon and improves to 3-2 with a unanimous decision over Cristina Crist.
Super Heavyweights Nate Roberts and Terrell Ursery brought the crowd to its feet in a slugfest that saw Ursery pick up the win with a second-round TKO.
Knockout of the Night went to Jeff Denton with his first-round knockout of Christopher Gonzalez.
In a high-intensity, fast-paced matchup, Rowdy Montgomery defeated Montrell James by second-round TKO.
Douglas Freeman kicked off the night and impressed in his debut with a first-round knockout of Robert Emmons.
BKB returns to action January 31 at the James L. Knight Center in Miami with its historic fiftieth show, BKB 50: Evolution. Visit bkbbareknuckle.com for tickets and information.