BKB Naked Knuckle Boxing has added a number of fighters to its roster whereas securing Tremendous Cruiserweight champion Julian Fernandez forward of a title protection in his hometown of Tijuana. The announcement arrives 11 days earlier than BKB 58 in Miami, the place heavyweight champion Gustavo Trujillo headlines towards Mark O’Neil.
James “Get Down” Brown is the headline addition. The Wilmington, North Carolina fighter joins BKB after wins over former BKB opponents Dan Chapman and Bovar Khanakov. Brown and BKFC had agreed to half methods on August 11, creating a fast transfer to BKB’s roster forward of the promotion’s subsequent run of U.S. and worldwide occasions.
Bkb Continues To Strengthen Roster With Key Re-signings And Notable New Additions
BKB has additionally signed unbeaten heavyweight boxer Fernando Cuza, who carries an attention-grabbing connection to its title image. Cuza has crushed present BKB heavyweight champion Trujillo twice in one-round Crew Boxing League bouts. Trujillo stays 8-0 with eight first-round BKB knockouts and can defend his belt towards O’Neil at Miami’s James L. Knight Middle on August 29, so Cuza’s arrival provides the division one other potential future matchup.
Unbeaten Cleveland-area featherweight Albert El Zaibak has joined alongside British fighters Jon Telfer and John Hamilton. The group provides choices throughout a number of weight courses as matchmaker Mel Valenzuela builds the schedule after BKB’s Miami card and earlier than its first occasion in Mexico.
Fernandez’s re-signing is central to that plan. The 32-year-old Tijuana native will defend the BKB Tremendous Cruiserweight World Championship towards Daniel “Huge Pod” Podmore within the BKB 59 major occasion on September 19 at Auditorio Municipal de Tijuana. Fernandez is 3-0 in BKB with three stoppages and received the title by TKO towards Alex Wilson at BKB 52 in March. Podmore enters as a former three-division BKB champion, giving Fernandez a high-profile homecoming struggle for the promotion’s Mexico debut.
BKB 59 will characteristic a second title bout, with Mexico’s Cecy Ulloa going through Andy “The CrAsian” Nguyen for the vacant Tremendous Flyweight World Championship. The occasion is being staged in partnership with Zanfer Boxing, including an area promotional associate for BKB’s first present in certainly one of boxing’s greatest markets.
Two MMA crossover fighters are returning as effectively. Benjamin Bennett brings a 5-0 gloved-boxing document and an 8-1 MMA document, plus a third-round TKO win over Armus Guyton in his BKB debut. Tommy Aaron, who holds a 15-9 skilled MMA document, rebounded from a choice loss to BKB’s top-ranked tremendous welterweight Henry Williams by stopping former title challenger Ryan Jett.
Miami stays the fast focus. Alongside Trujillo-O’Neil, BKB 58 consists of Yuriorkis Gamboa’s bare-knuckle debut towards Yesner Talavera, Alberto Blas defending the Tremendous Featherweight title towards Brandon Birr, and bouts involving Aspen Ladd and Roberto Duran Jr. The primary card is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET on VICE TV, with Telemundo Deportes Ahora additionally listed as a broadcast outlet.
