Mick Terrill and Gustavo Trujillo are cleared for a heavyweight title collision after making weight for BKB 58 in Miami. Unbeaten champion Trujillo weighed 241 kilos, whereas late alternative Terrill got here in at 263 kilos for Saturday’s most important occasion on the James L. Knight Heart. Terrill, a former BKB and BKFC heavyweight titleholder, stepped into the championship bout after Mark O’Neill withdrew due to visa points.
BKB 58 Weigh Ins
The swap got here days earlier than struggle evening, turning Terrill’s deliberate function as a ringside commentator right into a shot on the BKB Heavyweight World Championship. “The Butcher of Shields” brings an 11-2 bare-knuckle file into Miami, with every of his 11 wins ending by knockout.
Trujillo, referred to as “The Cuban Murderer,” is 8-0 in bare-knuckle competitors and has stopped each opponent within the first spherical. That leaves the headliner with a mixed 19 victories and 19 knockouts between the 2 males. Terrill stated any person shall be going to sleep, whereas Trujillo stated he had wished the matchup for a very long time and expects a battle. BKB CEO David Tetreault has referred to as the occasion a tremendous evening, whereas broadcaster Gareth A. Davies described the struggle as a possible landmark heavyweight assembly for the game.
Gamboa, Ladd make weight Yuriorkis Gamboa formally weighed 135 kilos for his bare-knuckle debut towards Yesner “Cuajadita” Talavera, who registered 135.8 kilos. Gamboa arrives with a significant boxing résumé as an Olympic gold medallist and former two-weight world champion, however Saturday marks his first BKB look. Aspen Ladd additionally made weight at 140 kilos for her BKB debut with Bianca Daimoni, who weighed 139.8.
Ladd is a former UFC title challenger and competed as soon as earlier than in bare-knuckle preventing, stopping Shyanna Bintliff at a BKFC present final November. Robert Duran Jr., the Miami-based son of boxing icon Roberto Duran, checked in at 154.6 kilos for his tremendous welterweight contest with Ryan Spivey, who weighed 153.6. Duran Jr. owns a 3-2 BKB file and a 12-4 skilled boxing file, whereas Spivey enters with a 4-2 bare-knuckle mark.
Title fights on the cardboard Alberto Blas places the BKB Tremendous Featherweight World Championship on the road towards Brandon Birr after weighing 129.4 kilos to Birr’s 129. Yampier Ramirez, who weighed 129 kilos, meets Triston Harrison at 130.6 kilos in one other tremendous featherweight bout.
The vacant cruiserweight crown is up for grabs when Yunieski Gonzalez, 182 kilos, faces Ethan George, 183.8. Uly Diaz and Gilberto Fuentes full the cruiserweight pairing at 182.4 and 185 kilos respectively.
The TikTok prelims embrace Yordan Fuentes vs. Keegan Vandermeer, Darian Leu-Pierre vs. Kyle McMillan, Taylor Bull vs. Murat Kilimetov and Rudisiel Mora vs. Gio Rosales.
BKB 58 takes place Saturday, August 29, from Miami’s James L. Knight Heart. The prelims start at 6:30 p.m. ET and stream free on TikTok, whereas the primary card begins at 8 p.m. ET on VICE TV and Telemundo Deportes Ahora in North America. UK and Eire viewers can watch by talkSPORT, with the primary card scheduled for 1 a.m. BST.
