Liam Teruel barely gave Will Dermietzel time to settle in at BKB 57, ending their bare-knuckle bout by knockout simply 22 seconds into the opening spherical. The end got here on July 25 at Indigo at The O2 in London, the place BKB staged its 57th occasion. Teruel and Dermietzel had been a part of an action-heavy card full of early stoppages, however their contest was among the many quickest of the night time. Official bout information listing Teruel because the winner by first-round KO on the 0:22 mark, shifting him to 3-0 whereas Dermietzel dropped to 2-2.
Video: Liam Teruel Scores 22-Second KO at BKB 57
BKB’s footage of the ending reveals how shortly the struggle modified. Teruel pressed the motion instantly, landed clear, and Dermietzel was unable to proceed after the early alternate. There was no extended feeling-out interval and no want for a second spherical; Teruel turned a brief opening right into a highlight-reel end.
The end result was a pointy reversal of fortune for Dermietzel, the Worcester fighter generally known as “The Gentleman.” He had earned two stoppage wins in his first two BKB appearances, together with a first-round TKO over Jordan Tompkins at BKB 45. Dermietzel then misplaced a unanimous determination to Tom Pratt at BKB 51 earlier than assembly Teruel in London.
Teruel’s win landed throughout a card that produced a number of first-round conclusions. Mick Terrill stopped Florian De La Motte in 1:41, Amado Vargas knocked out James Springer in 2:09, Aaron Chalmers stopped Jack Fincham in 1:08, and Lee Spencer completed Braidie Harkett in 27 seconds. Martin Reffell additionally recorded a 41-second KO over Liam Howell Swaney.
Some post-event reviews listed the Teruel-Dermietzel stoppage at 25 seconds, whereas the official end result database information it at 22 seconds. The distinction doesn’t change the headline: Teruel closed the present virtually as quickly because it started.
