BKB Bare Knuckle is back in New York state this Friday night for its 4th event of 2026.
BKB 53: The Harder They Fall is the promotion’s first event in scenic Niagara Falls, New York, USA. The Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino hosts the hostilities.
Tickets are available via Ticketmaster. The action begins at 7pm Friday EST (12am Saturday UK time) with the prelims, streaming live on the BKB Bare Knuckle YouTube channel.
Following the prelims, the BKB 53 main card streams live and free for UK viewers on the TalkSport Boxing YouTube channel.
Fans in the States can catch the action on Vice TV’s YouTube channel. If you can’t catch the action live, Vice Television will reair BKB 53 on Saturday starting at 8pm EST.
BKB 53 Fight Card
Ten fights are scheduled for BKB 53. As previously reported, Lorawnt “Smash” Nelson returns to defend his middleweight title versus Mark Tiffin in the main event.
Jarod Grant and Jon Barnard run it back for Grant’s BKB Lightweight Title in the co-feature. Their first fight last November at BKB 48 ended in a no contest when Barnard couldn’t continue after an unintentional eye poke.
BKB veterans Roberto Duran Jr and Jose “The Goat” Fernandez see action in separate bouts against Austin Spivey and Brandon Shavers respectively.
Russian knockout artist Saidmagomed Abdulgaziev (4-0, 4 KOs) faces former title challenger Zion Tomlinson (6-5) in a cruiserweight showdown. Tomlinson fought less than three weeks ago, winning by second-round TKO over veteran Zach Calmus.
Full fight card below.
17 April, 2026
BKB 53: The Harder They Fall
Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino
Niagara Falls, New York, USA
-Women’s Bantamweight: Claudia Zamora (debut) vs Viviane Pereira (debut)
-Super Middleweight: Brok Weaver (1-0) v Rowdy Legend Montgomery (0-1)
-Welterweight: Kylle McMillan (2-1) v Jacob Bohn (debut)
-Cruiserweight: Saidmagomed Abdulgaziev (4-0) vs Zion Tomlinson (6-5)
-Heavyweight: Juan Adams (3-0) v Nate Roberts (1-1)
-Super Welterweight: Roberto Duran Jr (2-2) v Austin Spivey (2-2)
-Super Welterweight: Darrian Leu-Pierre (5-0) vs Joshua Sikes (4-2)
-Super Middleweight: Jose Fernandez (4-1) vs Brandon Shavers (4-1)
Co-Main Event
-Lightweight: Jarod Grant (8-2) vs Jon Barnard (4-1)-For Grant’s BKB Lightweight Title
Main Event
Lorawnt “Smash” Nelson (8-1-1) vs Mark Tiffin (5-2)-For Nelson’s BKB Middleweight Title
BKB 53 Fight Week Schedule
The BKB 53 Fight Week Schedule begins tomorrow (Thursday) with the final press conference, followed by the fighter weigh-ins.
Fans can catch all the prefight action live on BKB Bare Knuckle’s YouTube channel starting at 5pm EST (10pm UK time).
