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BKB 54: Mayhem in Manchester Fight Results

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BKB 54 took place tonight at the famed AO Arena in Manchester.

It was an exciting night of bare knuckle action, with plenty of knockdowns and knockouts.

Results and highlights below.

BKB 54 Prelims Results

Nathan Conroy def. Zack Hurt-TKO Round 1
Ryan Spivey def. Sam Clarke-KO Round 1
Liam Howell def. Ryan Meer-KO Round 1
Chris Carroll def. Kyle Cassidy-KO Round 2
Dan Catlin def. Tom Mowbray-TKO Round 1
Scott McHugh def. Nick Bass-Unanimous Decision (50-45, 50-45, 48-47)
Dec Spelman def. Kevin Greenwood-TKO Round 1

The BKB 54 prelims featured plenty of knockdowns and knockouts. Only one fight went the distance, and four of the matches didn’t make it to round two.

Nathan Conroy successfully debuted with a first round stoppage over Zack Hurt in the first bout. Conroy scored three knockdowns before the fight was stopped.

Ryan Spivey (4-2) then stopped Sam Clarke (2-2) in round one with a right hand, followed by a one-sided win by Liam Howell over Ryan Meer. Meer went down three times before the stoppage.

Chris Carroll (1-2) won his first bare knuckle bout after two losses. Carroll showed good skills in a second round win against Kyle Cassidy (2-3).

Dan Catlin (1-1) was too powerful for Tom “Tits” Mowbray (2-2) in the next prelim. Catlin stopped Mowbray with a beaut of a right hand. Mowbray’s corner had seen enough after “Tits” went down.

Scott McHugh Victorious; Calls Out Paulie

In the penultimate prelim, former champion Scott “The Mute” McHugh showcased the skills that make him one of Britain’s best bare knuckle fighters. McHugh defeated previously unbeaten Nick by unanimous decision.

Bass had success in round one. He landed clean rights and opened a cut on McHugh over the eyes. Bass punched then held in a round that featured a lot of clinches.

McHugh was able to keep distance more often in round two and was more effective. McHugh got the better of the action in the third, and hurt Bass at the close of round four. Bass’s face showed the effects of the battle with swelling and a cut. It looked like McHugh may finish the bout inside the distance.

In the fifth, Bass clinched often and fought in survival mode. The judges’s scores were 50-45 twice, and a bit too close at 48-47, all for McHugh.

McHugh called out Paulie Malignaggi in his postfight interview with Gareth A Davies.

Dec Spelman Blasts Out Kevin Greenwood

In the last prelim, unbeaten former English boxing champion Dec Spelman impressed in his BKB debut. Spelman (4-0) needed less than a round to defeat game veteran Kevin Greenwood (4-4-1).

Spelman showed an educated left hand early, with hooks and jabs. Greenwood kept a high guard but some of Spelman’s shots got through his defence.

Spelman let his hands go and Greenwood, cut on the forehead and with swelling over his left eye, eventually went down from a Spelman right. He bravely got up but the referee waved off the fight.

“I can fight and I’m clever. I think in this game, I really think I’ll go all the way,” Spelman told Gareth Davies after the fight.

BKB 54: Main Card Results

Daniel Lerwell def. Robert Koky-TKO Round 1
Lerwell (12-4, 11 KOs) was too much for Slovakia’s Koky (6-3). Lerwell set the tone early with a quick counter and was a class above athletically and technically.

A Lerwell counter right caused the bout’s first knockdown. A Lerwell hook jarred Koky’s jaw and follow up shots dropped him for the second time. A knockdown late in the round sealed Koky’s fate. He bravely got up but the ref stopped the fight.

Simey Doherty def. Joe Fitzpatrick-KO Round 2
“The Smoke from Stoke” Simey Doherty (9-2, 2 KOs) stopped Northern Ireland’s Fitzpatrick late in the second round of an entertaining battle. Doherty had the edge but Fitzpatrick was willing. Late in round two, Doherty had Fitzpatrick on the ropes and shoeshined the body before twisting a right uppercut that connected with Fitzpatrick’s nose. Fitzpatrick dropped to a knee and took the count.

Doherty thanked his coach Craig and praised Fitzpatrick for taking the fight on a couple of weeks notice after Aaron McCallum withdrew.

Doherty said he wants to fight for the title next, and said he’s willing to travel.

“It’s all about respect. I respect everybody and I fear nobody. And I want that title shot,” he told Gareth Davies.

Danny Mitchell def. Jack Marshman-KO Round 1
Fight of the Night maybe!

MMA veterans Mitchell and Marshman went to war. The two tore into each other early on, and the fistacuffs resembled a hockey match as the two traded punches in the clinch.

Marshman pressed and opened up as Mitchell covered up in the corner. Mitchell covered and countered with a left hook, with follow up punches that cut and dropped Marshman for the victory.

The sensational slugfest lasted a whole 39 seconds. Defo fight of the night candidate.

Estevan Partida def. Kallum Skhane-TKO Round 6 (Partida Wins BKB Super Lightweight Title)
In what some will consider a controversial stoppage, Partida stopped a fading Skhane with just 41 seconds left in the fight.

Wale’s Skhane built an early lead as Partida showboated and clowned more than he did actual fighting. BKB commentators Bernardo Osuna and Jimmy Smith compared Partida’s style to that of fomer boxing standout Emmanuel Augustus, “drunken master” fighting.

He got more serious in the fourth and fifth before closing the show in round six. Skhane looked exhausted by the fifth round and with Partida working the body on a badly faded Skhane, the ref called the fight at the 2:19 mark of round six.

Some will argue Skhane hadn’t been knocked down and should have been given the benefit of the doubt. He was possibly 41 seconds away from being a bare knuckle champion, depending on how the judges scored the bout.

David Winiarski def. James Connelly-TKO Round 2
Scotland’s Winiarski showed he’s a force with a second-round stoppage against former title challenger and BKB veteran Connelly.

Winiarski knocked Connelly down with a heavy right hand in the first round. Connelly got up on shaky legs as Winiarski continued his attack. To make things worse, Connelly pawed at his right eye late in the round.

Winiarski scored another knockdown in round two and further damaged Connelly’s face with a shot that busted his nose. Winiarski poured on the punishment until Connelly’s corner and the referee had seen enough.

Javon Wright def. Dan Gittens-TKO Round 2 (Wright Retains BKB Welterweight Title)
In a grudge match after online trash talk, champion Wright had the final word, dominating Gittens and forcing a referee intervention in the second round.

The taller Wright knocked down the valiant Gittens three times in the first round. Gittens survived and kept battling in round two before a right by Wright knocked the Brit down for the fourth time.

Gittens got up but was in no state to continue and the referee halted the fight at the 1:40 mark of the round.

Rolando Dy def. Paulie Malignaggi-KO Round 2 (Dy Retains BKB Super Welterweight Title)
Dy said at Wednesday’s media workout he’d knock Paulie out or make him quit.

The Filipino warrior did the former, not the latter.

Dy imposed himself on Malignaggi from the get go, getting inside and grinding Paulie down in the clinch. Paulie had words for Dy when the round ended. The 45-year-old former boxing champion looked like he felt the pace of the infighting.

Dy scored an early knockdown in round two with a big right hand. Paulie got up but Dy stepped in with another right that dropped him for the count.

It’s the first successful title defence for Dy, son of former boxing world champion Rolando Navarette. He praised Paulie after the fight. It will be interesting to see what the future holds for Dy, who mentioned his contract is expiring.

For Paulie, this is almost certainly the end of a phenomenal fight career. The “Magic Man” won two world boxing titles and challenged for a bare knuckle title. He’s also one of the best commentators in the business and can walk away proud after years of entertaining fans with his boxing skills.

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