BKB Naked Knuckle Boxing has a brand new principal occasion for its first present in Newcastle, with Rolando “Dy Unbelievable” Dy set to defend the BKB Tremendous Welterweight World Championship towards Scott “The Mute” McHugh on October 10 at Utilita Area Newcastle.
The title combat replaces the deliberate heavyweight headliner between native favorite Mick Terrill and Kamil Sokolowski. Terrill accepted a short-notice problem towards BKB heavyweight champion Gustavo Trujillo whereas travelling to Miami to advertise the Newcastle card, however suffered a minimize in that bout which won’t heal in time for October 10. BKB says Terrill remains to be anticipated to attend the occasion as a particular visitor.
BKB 60 – Rolando Dy vs. Scott McHugh
Dy arrives because the champion with a 6-1 bare-knuckle file and 5 knockouts. The Filipino fighter gained the belt in December 2025, defeating beforehand unbeaten Liam Rees by unanimous resolution at BKB 49 in Cardiff. That outcome made Dy the primary fighter from the Philippines to win a BKB world championship.
His first title defence got here in Manchester at BKB 54, the place he stopped former two-weight boxing world champion Paulie Malignaggi within the second spherical. Dy dropped Malignaggi twice earlier than the competition ended 56 seconds into the spherical, giving the champion a high-profile win earlier than his subsequent task within the Trigon.
The 35-year-old is the son of Rolando Navarrete, the previous WBC super-featherweight champion. Dy competed in MMA earlier than transferring into bare-knuckle boxing, together with a spell within the UFC, however has discovered a special lane in BKB. His win over Rees gave the Navarrete-Dy household a uncommon cross-discipline distinction: father and son have every held world titles in fight sports activities.
McHugh brings the extra intensive bare-knuckle résumé into the championship combat. The Leeds fighter is listed at 17-5 with seven knockouts, has gained 5 consecutive contests and recorded three stoppages throughout that run. He’s a five-time BKB champion and a Naked Knuckle Corridor of Fame inductee, with greater than 20 skilled bouts within the format. A victory in Newcastle would lengthen his profitable streak to 6 and add one other title to his assortment.
The co-main occasion is a rematch between Scotland’s David Winiarski and Wales’ Keiron Harding at tremendous middleweight. Harding, 3-0 with three knockouts, beat Winiarski by third-round TKO by way of physician’s stoppage once they first met at BKB 49. Their first contest obtained Struggle of the Evening honours. Winiarski, 7-1 with seven knockouts, will attempt to settle the rating after struggling the one defeat of his bare-knuckle profession.
