Joseph “JoJo” Diaz Jr. will battle in the UK for the primary time when he meets Brian Hyslop at BKB 60 on October 10 at Utilita Enviornment Newcastle. The previous IBF tremendous featherweight champion is returning for his second bare-knuckle bout after stopping Nate Williams within the opening spherical of his BKB debut in Los Angeles.
Diaz, 33, has spent his complete 14-year skilled combat-sports profession competing in the USA and Mexico. That modifications in Newcastle, the place the 2012 U.S. Olympian will enter the BKB Trigon in an excellent light-weight contest towards Hyslop.
The California fighter constructed a 34-10-1 skilled boxing document earlier than becoming a member of BKB, sharing the ring with names together with Devin Haney, Gary Russell Jr. and Regis Prograis. His largest evening in gloved boxing got here in January 2020, when he beat Tevin Farmer by unanimous determination to win the IBF tremendous featherweight title.
Diaz made his bare-knuckle introduction at BKB 56 in Los Angeles on July 18, knocking out Nate “Teddy Bear” Williams at 1:43 of the primary spherical. The outcome gave him a 1-0 BKB document with one knockout and arrange a fast return on the promotion’s first journey to Newcastle.
“I’ve fought everywhere in the States and in Mexico, however I’ve by no means stepped into a hoop within the UK, not as soon as in my entire profession,” Diaz stated. “Newcastle goes to be the primary, and I’m doing it naked knuckle. It is a new chapter for me and I need the followers right here to see precisely what a world champion appears to be like like up shut.”
BKB 60
BKB 60 would be the group’s first occasion in Newcastle. The principle occasion options Rolando “Dy Unbelievable” Dy defending the BKB Tremendous Welterweight World Championship towards Scott “The Mute” McHugh. Dy enters at 6-1 with 5 knockouts, whereas McHugh, a five-time BKB champion, owns a 17-5 document with seven stoppages.
Dy claimed the title by defeating Liam Rees, then made his first protection with a second-round stoppage of former two-division boxing champion Paulie Malignaggi in Manchester. McHugh arrives as one of the vital skilled rivals on the cardboard, with greater than 20 skilled bare-knuckle fights and a spot within the Naked Knuckle Corridor of Fame.
The heavyweight co-main occasion matches Mark O’Neil towards Poland’s Kamil Sokolowski. O’Neil is listed at 4-4 with 4 knockouts, whereas Sokolowski brings a 3-1 BKB document and three knockouts. Sokolowski had initially been introduced for a bout with North Shields heavyweight Mick Terrill when BKB first revealed its Newcastle plans in August, however the accomplished card locations him reverse O’Neil as a substitute.
Elsewhere, unbeaten Adel “Kyokushin” Altamimi faces Liam “Swanny” Howell at tremendous welterweight. Altamimi is 3-0 with three knockouts and final fought at BKB 56, the place he stopped Eduardo Perez De La Paz within the fourth spherical. Howell enters at 5-4 with 4 knockouts.
The principle card additionally consists of David Winiarski vs. Geraint Goodridge, Jon Telfer vs. Mick Kelly, Dec Spelman vs. Andrea Bicchi and Liam Teruel vs. Tom Pratt. The preliminary portion options Kieron Harland vs. Nathan Conroy, John Hamilton vs. Florian De La Motte, Rob Barry vs. James McCorrie and Logan Morgan vs. Nick Bass.
