BKFC 81 combat week is upon us. Saturday, after a fortnight away from the ring, David Feldman’s promotion is again in motion for the primary of two consecutive weekends of aggressive violence.
The group heads throughout the pond for the primary bare-knuckle occasion of the autumn schedule. AO Area serves because the setting for this coming weekend’s card. Protection of the occasion begins with the countdown present on the BKFC app at 1 pm ET/ 10 am PT.
Motion from Manchester follows an hour later at 2 pm ET/ 11 am PT on DAZN. If there are not any Eleventh-hour changes to the bout order, the ultimate model of BKFC 81 will function a slate of 12 fights.
BKFC 81 Most important Occasion: James DeGale vs. Matt Floyd
On the high of the invoice on Saturday is a light-weight heavyweight combat between a pair of bare-knuckle debutants. James DeGale, who went 25-3-1 with 15 KOs in conventional boxing, squares off in opposition to former UBO Cruiserweight World Champion Matt Floyd, who posted a 15-2 mark with 10 KOs underneath commonplace pugilism guidelines.
All fights on BKFC 81, essential occasion included, might be an marketed most of 5 rounds at two minutes per spherical. Degale makes the primary stroll underneath bare-knuckle guidelines on Saturday night time having posted a document of 2-2-1 in his final 5 boxing matches.
Again on Feb. 23, 2019, he ended his conventional boxing profession with a unanimous resolution defeat after 12 rounds by the hands of Chris Eubank Jr. (35-3, 12 KOs) for the then-vacant IBO World Tremendous-Middleweight Championship. Degale was knocked down twice over the 36 minutes of motion.
It is a seasoned veteran of aggressive violence who’s been out of the ring for greater than six and a half years time. Can DeGale transfer into the following part of his pugilism profession with a victory on Saturday night time?
In the meantime, Matt Floyd is available in having gone 3-2 in his final 5 conventional boxing contests. This previous June, he got here out on the mistaken finish of a four-round unanimous resolution versus Jack Gregory (7-1, 2 KOs) in Broadbeach, Queensland.
Whereas he’s had 17 profession fights as a professional, BKFC 81 is new territory for Floyd. How will he fare right here?
BKFC 81 Co-Most important Occasion: Aaron Chalmers vs. Jack Fincham
Motion stays within the mild heavyweight ranks for the BKFC 81 co-main occasion when Aaron Chalmers (1-0 bare-knuckle,) who went 5-2 in MMA, faces off with Jack Fincham (1-0, BKFC debut.)Â Chalmers has posted 3-2 in his final 5 fights which have counted throughout the disciplines.
On April 5, he completed Chas Symonds simply 16 seconds into the third spherical of the combat in BKFC 72 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. That is Chalmers’ sophomore look in BKFC.
Can the Bellator alumnus go 2-for-2 this Saturday? Solely time will inform.
Throughout the best way, Jack Fincham has just one skilled contest to his credit score, a March 1 hybrid combat contested utilizing MMA gloves. That night time, he secured the victory on factors over Shae Wynter after 5 rounds of motion.
Fincham fought with the gloves nearly seven months in the past, however now he has to go with out them. Will he enter victory lane this weekend?
BKFC 81 Featured Combat: Vacant BKFC UK Light-weight Championship: Jonny Graham vs. Navid Mansouri
Additionally on BKFC 81 on Saturday night time, the Vacant BKFC UK Light-weight Championship is at stake when Jonny Graham (2-1 bare-knuckle,) who went 5-0 with no knockouts in conventional boxing, meets Navid Mansouri (1-0 bare-knuckle,) former British Boxing Board of Management Tremendous-Welterweight Champion. Mansouri’s boxing document was 22-4-2 with seven knockouts.
Graham has gone 4-1 during the last 5 fights throughout all competitions. Again on Aug. 10, 2024, he noticed his seven-fight successful streak get snapped by unanimous resolution after 10 minutes of motion by the hands of Connor Tierney (9-2 bare-knuckle) in Coventry.
He’s had north of 13 months of inactivity going into BKFC 81 this coming weekend. How a lot ring rust does he have forward of this one?
Within the different nook, Mansouri has posted a 3-2 document in his earlier 5 fights. In the intervening time, he’s received three fights in a row.
Final day trip, he scored a first-round knockout in 44 seconds in opposition to Ruslan Tokhtarov (1-1 bare-knuckle) on April 26 in BKFC 73 in Florence, Italy. Mansouri has had 5 months away from the ring forward of this title combat. Who would be the champion?
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