BKB delivered this weekend when it made its Connecticut debut Saturday, March 28 in front of a sold-out crowd at Foxwoods Resort Casino. Two new champions were crowned and a young living legend continued his dominance as Bare Knuckle Boxing stars from around the world descended upon Mashantucket.
In the main event, 28-year-old Light Heavyweight Champion Cub “The Savage” Hawkins, the all-time leader in wins in BKB’s patented mighty Trigon, improved to 10-1 (9 KOs) with a finish over Canada’s Jesse Ronson. After being knocked down three times in the second round, Hawkins turned the tables and scored a third-round knockout of the UFC veteran.
One of the world’s top young stars, 22-year-old Cuban star Yampier “The Samurai” Ramirez improved to 4-0 (4 KOs) and claimed the vacant BKB Featherweight title over Wales’ previously-undefeated Ash “Bash” Williams with a second-round TKO.
Julian “Pit Bull Jr.” Fernandez stayed undefeated and made history by becoming the first Mexican male to win a bare knuckle world title with a quick first round KO finish of England’s AleX Wilson, securing the vacant BKB Super Cruiserweight Championship.
Medford, Massachusetts’ Greg Bono brought the local crowd to its feet with an impressive BKB debut, defeating Matt Denning by second-round TKO.
In a back and forth firefight, Bekhzod Usmonov outlasted Luis Guerrero picking up a second-round TKO.
In another barnburner, Armus Guyton defeated Ozzie Alvarez with a second-round knockout.
Zion Tomlinson improved to 6-5-1 NC after a corner stoppage over bare knuckle veteran Zach Calmus in the second.
In the prelims, Ryan Venable outlasted Brandon Desrosier in his bare knuckle debut with a five-round unanimous decision.
Taylor Bull delivered a highlight reel first-round knockout of Bubba McDaniel.
Former BKB Heavyweight Champion DJ Linderman improved to 5-2, spoiling UFC veteran Braxton Smith’s BKB debut with a corner stoppage after the third round.
22-year-old Jesse Sparks put the heavyweight division on notice with a nineteen-second first round knockout of Hassan Graham.
QUICK RESULTS
Hawkins def. Ronson: KO3
Ramirez def. Williams: TKO2
Fernandez def. Wilson: KO1
Bono def. Denning: TKO2
Usmonov def. Guerrero: TKO2
Guyton def. Alvarez: KO2
Tomlinson def. Calmus: CS3
Venable def. Desrosier: UD5
Bull def. McDaniel: KO1
Linderman def. Smith: CS End of 3
Sparks def. Graham: TKO1
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