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Triller has announced that it has acquired Bare Knuckle Fight Championship (BKFC), for an undisclosed amount. This transaction fits nicely with Triller's acquisition of FITE last year, a global streaming platform which has carried BKFC since its inception.
Nathan Gorman (18-1, 12 KOs) is back in action as he looks to kick-start his career with a statement win against Scott Alexander (16-4-2, 8 KOs) on April 2 at the Utilita Arena Newcastle.
Number one contender Archie Sharp is hoping to turn the heat up on Shakur Stevenson with the help of his new promoter Probellum. The 26-year-old super featherweight has made no secret of his desire to take on Stevenson, who holds the WBO title and is being tipped to become a pound-for-pound fighter.
Super bantamweight prospect, Darren “The Gift” Cunningham (14-1, 7 KOs), is wrapping up his training camp in anticipation for his 2022 debut against Ernesto Guerrero (33-32, 19 KOs). Cunningham vs. Guerrero, an 8-round main event will be taking place this Friday February 25th at the Celebrity Theater in Phoenix, Arizona, on a card promoted by Ironboy Combat Sports.
Fire Fist Boxing Promotions’ Yamaguchi Falcao and Connor “The Kid” Coyle both scored knockouts Saturday, February 19 at Memorial Hall in Melrose, MA.
Savannah “The Silent Assassin” Marshall’s defense of her WBO middleweight title against former WBO champion Femke Hermans has moved to Saturday 2nd April and will headline an all-action event airing live and exclusively in the UK on Sky Sports.
In the midst of promoting a huge showdown between seven-weight class world champion Amanda Serrano and undisputed 135-pound champion Katie Taylor of Ireland on April 30 in New York, the Puerto Rican native of Carolina has begun to recruit exclusive female talent, in order to ensure their interests in the sport of boxing.
After dethroning World Boxing Council straw-weight champion Wanheng Menayothin in November 2020, Panya Pradabsri seeks to repeat that performance in their upcoming rematch, which had to be rescheduled for March 29th at City Hall Ground in Nakhon Sawan, Thailand.
Legacy Sports Management has finalized an open-air event in Dubai on March 26th. The card will take place at the 6000 capacity Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium. Former two-division world champion Marcos ‘Chino’ Maidana (35-5-0) makes his long-awaited comeback after nearly 8 years.
In the 8-round main event, Ruben "Ace" Torres (18-0, 15 KOs) remained undefeated with a stellar performance, stopping Cristian Mino (20-5-2, 17 KOs), by way of a sixth-round knockout. With the victory, Torres captured the WBC USNBC title, his first regional belt of his career.