Filipino BKB World Super Welterweight Champion Rolando Dy successfully defended his title against former two-division boxing champion Paulie Malignaggi with a second-round knockout in the main event of BKB 54 Mayhem in Manchester at the AO Arena on Saturday, May 16t. In a night dedicated to the legacy of Manchester icon and his former foe-turned-friend Ricky Hatton, Malignaggi was looking to become just the second fighter to win world titles in both gloved and bare knuckle boxing. However, Dy left little doubt that he is among the sport’s elite in his first title defense since winning the title over Liam Rees in Cardiff last December.
Dy, who, along with his father former WBC Super Featherweight Champion Rolando Navarrete, was honored earlier this month in the Philippines by Manny Pacquiao, is unapologetically carving his own legacy: “When people think of boxing in the Philippines, they think of Manny Pacquiao. When they think of bare knuckle, I want them to think of Rolando Dy.”
In the co-main event, after months of verbal back and forth, BKB Welterweight Champion Javon Wright defeated Dan Gittens with a dominating victory by second-round knockout,
After a colorful five rounds, American Estevan Partida turned on the gas in the final sixth and stopped Wales’ Kallum Skhane to claim the vacant BKB Super Lightweight Championship by TKO.
David Winiarski improved to 7-1 with a defining victory over Bare Knuckle Boing Hall of Famer James Connelly with a second-round corner stoppage.
Danny Mitchell put the Cruiserweight division on notice with a first-round knockout in his debut against fellow UFC veteran Jack Marshman.
Simey Doherty took one step closer to a Welterweight title shot with a first-round knockout of former title contender Joe Fitzpatrick.
KO artist Daniel Lerwell picks up his twelfth victory and eleventh stoppage with a first-round TKO over Slovakian Robert Koky.
Preliminary Matches
Dec Spellman stays undefeated in his Trigon debut with a first round knockout of BKB veteran Kevin Greenwood.
Scott McHugh improves 16-5 handing BKB newcomer Nick Bass his first bare knuckle loss in an impressive matchup that went the distance with McHugh scoring the unanimous decision.
Dan Catlin picks up his first win in the Trigon with a frist-round knockout of Thomas Mowbray.
Chris Carroll dropped last-minute replacement Kyle Cassidy in the second round.
Liam Howell improves to 5-3 and snaps a two-match losing streak with a decisive win over Ryan Meer.
Ryan Spivey defeated Sam Clarke by first-round knockout.
In his professional combat debut, Nathan Conroy defeated Zack Hurt by first-round knockout.
Quick Results
Main Card
Dy def. Malignaggi (KO2)
Wright def. Gittens (KO2)
Winiarski def. Connelly (CS2)
Partida def. Skhane (TKO6)
Mitchell def. Marshman (KO1)
Doherty def. Fitzpatrick (KO1)
Lerwell def. Koky (TKO1)
Prelims
Spellman def. Greenwood (KO1)
McHugh def. Bass (UD5)
Catlin def. Mowbray (KO1)
Carroll def. Cassidy (KO2)
Howell def. Meer (KO1)
Spivey def. Clarke (KO1)
Conroy def. Hurt (KO1)
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