Julian Fernandez is the undefeated Mexican bare-knuckle champion main BKB’s first occasion in Mexico. The Tijuana fighter places his BKB Tremendous Cruiserweight World Championship on the road in opposition to former three-division titleholder Dan “Large Pod” Podmore within the BKB 59 important occasion on September 19 at Auditorio Municipal de Tijuana.
Fernandez, often called “Pit Bull Jr.,” is a 32-year-old fighter from Tijuana who stands 6-foot-4 and packing containers from an orthodox stance. He’s listed at 3-0 with one no contest in bare-knuckle competitors, and his three wins have all ended inside the gap. BKB has constructed its Mexico debut round Fernandez as a result of he’s a neighborhood champion defending his belt in entrance of his dwelling crowd.
BKB 59 Headliner Julian Fernandez Brings World Title Battle to Tijuana
His route so far started in typical skilled boxing. Fernandez turned professional in 2015 and constructed a reported 16-4 document with 13 knockouts earlier than shifting towards bare-knuckle bouts. His gloved resume consists of fights with heavyweight names Frank Sanchez, Arslanbek Makhmudov and Tom Schwarz, giving him expertise in opposition to high-level opposition earlier than he entered the Trigon.
The nickname comes from his coach and cornerman, Pedro “Pitbull” Fernandez. BKB’s profile says Fernandez trains carefully with Pedro quite than as half of a bigger workforce, making their long-running coach-fighter relationship central to his preparation. Away from combating, he’s a father of two.
Fernandez made his BKB debut at BKB 44 in Denver in August 2025, stopping England’s Kevin Greenwood within the first spherical. The end got here at 2:09, and it marked a quick begin for the Mexican newcomer in opposition to an opponent with established bare-knuckle expertise.
Earlier than becoming a member of BKB, Fernandez had already recorded a bare-knuckle stoppage of Lino Sanchez Orozco in Might 2024. He later grew to become BKB’s first male Mexican world champion when he knocked out Alex Wilson within the opening spherical to assert the tremendous cruiserweight title. BKB’s document additionally features a first-round no contest with Yordan Fuentes, so it doesn’t have an effect on his unbeaten standing.
BKB 59 is scheduled because the promotion’s first Mexico card and is being staged by way of a partnership with Zanfer Promotions, a significant Mexican boxing promoter. The occasion is about for September 19 in Tijuana.
Fernandez vs. Podmore headlines a two-title invoice. Mexico’s Cecy Ulloa is slated to fulfill Andy “The CrAsian” Nguyen for the vacant BKB Tremendous Flyweight World Championship within the co-main occasion. For Fernandez, it’s a likelihood to maneuver from promising crossover fighter to the athlete most related to BKB’s arrival in his dwelling metropolis.
