Keegan Vandermeer wanted 9 seconds to finish his BKB debut in Miami, stopping Yordan Fuentes with a first-round knockout at BKB 58. Keegan Vandermeer made a direct impression in his first look in BKB Naked Knuckle Boxing’s Trigon, knocking out Yordan Fuentes 9 seconds into spherical one at BKB 58 in Miami.
The tremendous cruiserweight contest came about on the preliminary portion of the August 29 card on the James L. Knight Middle. Vandermeer was formally credited with a knockout by punch at 0:09 of the opening spherical, ending a matchup that had barely begun after the fighters met within the three-sided ring.
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BKB known as it one of many quickest knockouts within the promotion’s historical past, whereas the outcome stood because the quickest end on a 12-fight occasion dominated by early stoppages. Ten bouts ended inside the gap, with seven of these finishes coming within the first spherical.
Vandermeer entered the competition with a 2-2 bare-knuckle file and two knockouts. Fuentes arrived unbeaten at 4-0, with two knockout wins, making the speedy conclusion a significant reversal of the pre-fight data. Each males have been shut in weight on the official weigh-in, with Fuentes listed at 198.4 kilos and Vandermeer at 199 kilos.
The victory moved Vandermeer to 3-2 with three knockout wins, whereas Fuentes took the primary defeat of his bare-knuckle profession and fell to 4-1. It was a brief outing, however the timing gave Vandermeer a transparent calling-card second in a division the place a clear opening change can rewrite an evening.
Vandermeer’s end got here throughout a BKB 58 card constructed round three title contests and the bare-knuckle debut of former Olympic gold medallist and world boxing champion Yuriorkis Gamboa.
In the principle occasion, Gustavo Trujillo retained the BKB heavyweight championship by stopping late substitute Mick Terrill with a physique punch at 2:59 of the second spherical. Trujillo’s file rose to 9-0, with all 9 victories by knockout. Terrill stepped in after unique challenger Mark O’Neill was unable to journey due to visa points.
For Vandermeer, although, nobody had time to settle into the struggle. 9 seconds was sufficient to go away Miami with the quickest knockout of BKB 58 and a debut that can journey far past the ultimate bell.
