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On August 16th the concept/sport known as BKB: “Big Knockout Boxing” emerged on one of Boxing’s marquee stages as it presented BKB 3 at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Since BKB 2 last December the concept underwent a slight revamp that accompanied a name change from a modern form of bare-knuckle Boxing. The specially designed bare-knuckle Boxing gloves that were implemented in the first two cards in the brief history of BKB were replaced by traditional Boxing gloves that weighed between eight and ten ounces depending on the weight class in which a fight is taking place. There was also another slight change from the original concept for BKB 3 in that the use of open scoring was not used during this card. Prior to BKB 3 I discussed how the benefits that the slight revamp of the original concept will probably benefit BKB going forward. Although I was not aware prior to this card that open scoring would not be used, I did not find it surprising. In...

In 2013 the unique concept known simply as BKB made it’s inception.   The concept of BKB introduced a modernized version of Boxing in it’s original form Bare-Knuckle Boxing with the use of specially designed Boxing gloves with the knuckles being exposed inside the glove.   What also made the BKB concept truly unique was the area where all fights in BKB are fought. The fighting area known simply as the “BKB Pit.” The BKB Pit unlike a traditional 20x20 Boxing ring has no ropes measuring seventeen feet in diameter and 227 square feet. In it’s brief history the BKB Pit has ensured for entertaining bouts. In addition to the fighting area where all fights in BKB are fought, also implemented was the use of two minute rounds.   The format of BKB from the pit, to shorter rounds than a traditional three minute round has made the concept of BKB fan friendly. In addition to rounds lasting two minutes in duration, BKB also features an open scoring format in that official sc...

On August 9th the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York played host to a Boxing card, which was headlined by a tripleheader that may produce some interesting storylines in the future.   Although some might feel the card headlined by Jr. Welterweight world champions Danny Garcia and Lamont Peterson competing in separate bouts, and top Middleweight contender Daniel Jacobs, fighting for interim/regular champion status in the WBA’s Middleweight ratings did not provide much in the way of competition for the aforementioned headliners, it did serve as a showcase of what might lead to some interesting fights for all three. The Middleweight fight on this card pitted WBA number four rated contender Daniel Jacobs facing the number two contender Jarrod Fletcher in a bout to determine interim/regular champion status in the WBA ratings. Jacobs was very impressive in this fight as he controlled the tempo of the fight from the outset and scored knockdowns in rounds one and five to earn ...

The highly anticipated rematch between top Heavyweight contenders Tyson Fury and Dereck Chisora has been officially rescheduled for November 22 and will take place at the ExCel Exhibition Centre in London, England.   The fight, which was originally scheduled to take place on July 26th, was postponed after Chisora fractured his left hand in his last sparring session before the fight was to take place. Both Fury and Chisora are coming off victories on the same card in February of this year. Fury’s fourth round knockout of Joey Abell and Chisora’s convincing twelve round unanimous decision over Kevin Johnson set the stage for the rematch of their fight in July 2011. In that fight Fury scored a twelve round unanimous decision over Chisora for the British and Commonwealth Heavyweight titles. The stakes of the rematch are higher than the first encounter between Fury and Chisora. This fight will not only have both the British and European Heavyweight titles on the line, ...