BKB Bare Knuckle makes its long awaited return to London this Saturday, 21 February.
The promotion has focused on building its brand across the UK over the past couple of years, and held events in Cardiff, Bristol, The Midlands, and Bolton since last visiting the UK’s capital city.
The drought for London bare knuckle fans ends in just a couple of days as BKB 51: Heavy Lies the Crown takes place at The Indigo at the o2 Arena in North Greenwich, BKB’s traditional London home. For ticket information, visit AXS.com.
Fourteen bouts are scheduled for the BKB 51 fight card. The main card streams live and free on the TalkSPORT Boxing YouTube Channel in the UK and Vice Sports in the USA.
BKB 51 “Dark Matches”
Doors open at 3pm Saturday for BKB 51, with the BKB 51 fight card scheduleed to start at 330 local time.
Two “dark matches” (non-televised) kick off the card, with four men making their professional bare knuckle debuts. The matches will not be broadcast.
BKB 51 Dark Matches (Start Time 330pm UK, 1030am EST)
-Super Lightweight: Ollie Sentance v Nico Earwaker
-Cruiserweight: Nathan Conroy v Josh Horler
Following the dark matches, it’s time for the BKB 51 Prelims. The preliminary bouts start at 415 local time with five bouts scheduled. The BKB Bare Knuckle YouTube Channel will exclusively stream the prelims live.
BKB 51 Preliminary Matches (415pm UK Time, 1115am EST)
-Welterweight: Ashley Devenport v Liam Blackwell
-Light Heavyweight: Liam Teruel v Jamie Haley
-Super Welterweight: Adel Altamimi v Jay Eggleston
-Heavyweight: Dan Matthews v Mark O’Neil
-Light Heavyweight: Will Dermietzel v Tom Pratt
At 530 local UK time, the BKB 51 main card begins. Seven fights are scheduled, including the world title fight between Marko Martinjak and former heavyweight champion Ike Villanueva.
BKB 51 Main Card (530pm UK, 1230pm EST)
-Welterweight: Dan Gittens v Corey Healey
-Bridgerweight: Aaron Ashton v Brad Donovan
-Super Welterweight: Harvey Dossett v Hector Galbraith
-Bridgerweight: Anthony Scotford v Joe Cokeyne
-Super Cruiserweight: Kevin Greenwood v Tony Barratt
-Super Welterweight: Scott McHugh v Martin Reffell
Main Event
-Bridgerweight: Marko Martinjak vs Ike Villanueva-For the BKB World Bridgerweight Title
BKB 51 Fight Week: Fighter Sitdowns and Weigh-Ins Friday
BKB 51 Fight Week kicks off with fighter sitdowns starting at 4pm UK time (11am EST) Friday. Fans and media who can’t attend in person at The Indigo at the o2 can catch the action live on the BKB Bare Knuckle YouTube Channel. You can also tune in on the Vice Sports, TalkSPORT Boxing, and Telemundo YouTube channels.
At 530pm UK time, following the Fighter Sitdowns, it’s time for the BKB 51 Weigh-Ins and Faceoffs.
Don’t forget to tune in Friday for the sitdowns and weigh-ins and Saturday for BKB’s return to London for BKB 51: Heavy Lies the Crown!
