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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.
Weight limit: 200 lbs and above (91 kg) Bobby Gunn was recognized as the Bare Knuckle Boxing lineal champion after his victory over Richie Steward in 2011. Sometime after this victory, Gunn was awarded the National Police Gazette Championship by the Bare Knuckle Boxing Hall of Fame.
The limit of light heavyweight generally differs among promotions in bare-knuckle boxing: In Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, the light heavyweight division has an upper limit of 185 lb (84 kg). In BKB™, the light heavyweight division has an upper limit of 95 kg (209 lb).
The limit for middleweight generally differs among promotions in bare-knuckle boxing: In Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, the middleweight division has an upper limit of 175 lb (79 kg). In BYB Extreme Fighting Series, the middleweight division has an upper limit of 160 lb (73 kg). In BKB™, the middleweight division has an upper limit of 89 ...
Bare-knuckle boxing went into remission for centuries, later reemerging in England in the 1600s before crossing to America two hundred years later and producing the first US champion, Tom ...
The limit for featherweight generally differs among promotions in bare-knuckle boxing: In Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, the featherweight division has an upper limit of 145 lb (66 kg). In BKB™, the featherweight division has an upper limit of 76 kg (168 lb).
The Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) is an American bare-knuckle boxing promotion based in Philadelphia. The promotion was founded in April 2018, and is presided over by David Feldman. BKFC is the first promotion to hold an official state-sanctioned and commissioned bare-knuckle boxing event in the United States since 1889. [1]
In a 2021 fight staged by BKB, an England-based bare-knuckle promotional company, Franco was dropped five times in front of his Lincolnshire fans by Irishman Jimmy Sweeney en route to a loss by ...