Sean Weir knocked down Leigh Cohoon three times en route to a first-round stoppage win Saturday in Glasgow. The UK light heavyweight title fight headlined BKFC 96 at the Hydro Arena.
In the co-main event, former title challenger Danny “The Bastard” Christie spoiled UFC veteran Stevie Ray’s debut. Christie stopped the Scottish fighter in the second round.
Former WWE wrestler Gzim Selmani improved to 2-0 with a unanimous five-round decision over Reece Heer. Selmani knocked Heer down twice and prevailed by scores of 50-43 on all three judges’ scorecards. The heavyweight bout was the BKFC 96 Featured Fight.
Full results below. Fighter records courtesy of BoxRec.
-Middleweight: Charlie Thomson (4-1) def. Ian Mulroy (0-1)-TKO Round 4
-Light Heavyweight: Rhys Pagan (1-0) def. Danny Moir (5-3)-TKO Round 1
-Featherweight: Lewis Knox (6-2) def. Tommy Carus (0-2)-TKO Round 4
-Featherweight: Dan Morel (1-0) def. Owen Webster (0-2)-TKO Round 4
-Bantamweight: Cory Chapman (2-0) def. Lewis Dixon (0-1)-KO Round 1
-Welterweight: KJ Metcalfe (2-0) def. Doalty Torrance (1-1)-TKO Round 2
-Heavyweight: Barry Boyle (3-1) def. Kaseem Saleem (1-3)-KO Round 2
-Bantamweight: Scott Malone (1-0) def. Kieron Sewell (2-2)-Extra Round Decision
-Heavyweight: Gzim Selmani (2-0) def. Reece Heer-Unanimous Decision
-Middleweight: Danny Christie (6-4) def. Stevie Ray (0-1)-TKO Round 2
Main Event
-Light Heavyweight: Sean Weir (4-0) def. Leigh Cohoon (4-2)-TKO Round 1
(Weir wins previously vacant BKFC UK Light Heavyweight Title)
BKFC Sheffield: Official for February
Saturday night’s event was BKFC’s first event in Scotland, and the event was a huge success, drawing over 10,000 fans.
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship returns to the UK on 13 February 2027 for its first event in Sheffield.
BKFC Lightweight Champion Ben Bonner defends the title for the first time against Rico Franco, who is moving down from welterweight to challenge Bonner. Bonner won the title in July with an upset stoppage win over former boxing champion Austin Trout.
The co-feature pits legend Jimmy Sweeney against former title challenger James Lilley in a matchup of two of the UK’s best bare knucklers.
