BKB Bare Knuckle Boxing visits London for the third and last time in 2026 this Saturday November 14. The Indigo at the o2 in North Greenwich plays host to another exciting night of bare knuckle boxing action.
Eleven bare knuckle battles are scheduled for BKB 61, including a main event showdown between former boxing champ Lee Selby (1-0) and unbeaten Ollie Sentance (2-0). Wales’s Selby continues his quest to become a two-sport world champion.
Marko Martinjak, widely regarded as one of the sport’s best pound-for-pound fighters, returns to action on the card. The reigning BKB Bridgerweight World Champion defends his crown against Matty Askin, a former British cruiserweight boxing champion who faced the likes of Lawrence Okolie and Krzysztof Glowacki during a 28-bout pro boxing career.
Askin won his bare knuckle debut in July by first-round stoppage. He’ll be a big underdog against Martinjak (14-2, 14 KOs), who has stopped his last six opponents in the first round.
Welterweight contenders Simey Doherty (10-2-1) and Aaron “The Baron” McCallum (9-6-1) run it back in a matchup of welterweight contenders. The two veterans fought to a split draw in July, with one judge favouring each fighter and the third scoring the bout even.
Another welterweight bout matches unbeaten Ash Devenport (3-0) and former title challenger Kallum Skhane (2-3). Devenport is coming off a wide unanimous decision win over Scottish veteran Tony Lafferty. Wale’s Skhane, once touted as a future star, has lost three straight bouts. In his last bout, an exhausted Skhane was halted in the sixth and final round by Estevan Partida in an unsuccessful bid for the vacant BKB Super Lightweight Title.
Former title challenger Dan Gittens (6-1) will look to rebound from a devastating stoppage loss to welterweight champ Javon Wright. Gittens took a beating from Wright after a heated build up. He’ll face Daniel Cawse, a debuting fighter from Birmingham.
Amado Vargas returns to action in the co-feature. The son of former boxing champion Fernando Vargas won his bare knuckle debut here at the o2 in July. Vargas faces Callum Nulty (0-1).
In the main card opener, veteran Luke “Smudger” Smith takes on Paul O’Sullivan. Smudger is back in the Trigon after a 14-month layoff. O’Sullivan won his last bout in May, decisioning veteran Paul Hilz over five rounds in Birmingham.
The BKB 61 main card streams live and free in the UK & Ireland on the TalkSPORT Boxing YouTube Channel. The action begins at 7pm.
Fans in the US can catch the action on Vice Sports and Telemundo, staring at 2pm EST.
BKB 61 Prelims on TikTok
Before the BKB 61 main card, four preliminary bouts will stream on the promotion’s TikTok account starting at 530 UK time (1230pm ET). (TikTok.com/@bkbbareknuckle)
Former champion Carl Hobley (7-2) meets Claas Lilie (1-0).
Debuting Ashley Lloyd takes on Marcus Pond (3-3) in a light heavyweight bout.
Bad to the Bone BKB and Gromda veteran Luke Fleming (3-1) enters the Trigon for the first time against Kornelijus Sabaliauskas (0-1) in another light heavyweight showdown.
In the sole women’s bout on the card, Dutch-Turkish fighter Hatice Ozyurt (0-1) meets Italy’s Sara Bitto (1-2). Bitto replaced combat sports veteran Jackie Cataline on late notice.
