Yuriorkis Gamboa & Guillermo Rigondeaux returning

[edpboxing]

Gamboa was in the news a month or so ago, signing with BKB to compete in Bareknuckle, but saw he’s scheduled to return to boxing May 2nd.

Noticed Rigo is on the card and Hearn’s former prospect Nikita Ababiy.

No opponents named yet

[CubanGuyNYC]

One thing’s for sure, ain’t no boring fight forthcoming from Rigo in BKB. Haha

[edpboxing]

One thing’s for sure, ain’t no boring fight forthcoming from Rigo in BKB. Haha

While there were reports of Rigo possibly signing with BKFC in 2024, I think he’s decided against it, at least for now.

It was announced today he signed with promoter/gym owner in Florida named Mateo Attalla to return to boxing.

Gamboa is expected to make his bareknuckle debut with BKB this year, but looks like he’s gonna look to knock off the rust in boxing first.

[CubanGuyNYC]

While there were reports of Rigo possibly signing with BKFC in 2024, I think he’s decided against it, at least for now.

It was announced today he signed with promoter/gym owner in Florida named Mateo Attalla to return to boxing.

Gamboa is expected to make his bareknuckle debut with BKB this year, but looks like he’s gonna look to knock off the rust in boxing first.

Kind of hate to see these guys resorting to bare knuckle. I’m inclined to believe they’re desperate. I enjoy watching this stuff, but it IS brutal — more so than boxing.

[Spray_resistant]

Gamboa's prime if I remember right got wasted on management issues and because of marinating we never got that little big fight between he and JuanMa.

[Rockybigblower]

Gamboa gonna need to fill out. His cheekbones are ripe for BKFC.

[elfag]

bare knuckle is barbaric

higher risk of broken hands

near guarantee of cuts and scarring.

I dont even know if there is less chance of CTE than regular boxing, there is less ability to defend without large boxing gloves, more punches landed and lighter punches, CTE is really an accumulation thing, more lighter blows can be worse than a single KO blow. I think the only argument it could be less CTE risk is because theyre too often stopped from someones face being cut open so they dont last as long