2020 in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship
| 2020 in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Information | ||||
| First date | February 15, 2020 | |||
| Last date | December 5, 2020 | |||
| Events | ||||
| Total events | 6 | |||
| Fights | ||||
| Total fights | 56 | |||
| Title fights | 3 | |||
| Chronology | ||||
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The year 2020 was the third year in the history of the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, a bare-knuckle fighting promotion based in Philadelphia.
Background
[edit | edit source]2020 season started with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 10: Lombard vs. Riggs. BKFC is available on PPV all over the world and on FITE TV.[1]
Super Welterweight Championship Tournament Bracket
[edit | edit source]| Semi-Finals BKFC 10 | Final BKFC 11 | ||||||
| Peru Luis Palomino | UD | ||||||
| Puerto Rico Elvin Brito | 5R. | ||||||
| Peru Luis Palomino | KO | ||||||
| 1R. | |||||||
| MD | |||||||
| 5R. | |||||||
- Alers withdrew from the final and was replaced by Vallie-Flagg.
List of events
[edit | edit source]| # | Event | Date | Venue | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 10: Lombard vs. Mundell | February 15, 2020 | Broward County Convention Center | |
| 2 | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 11: Palomino vs. Vallie-Flagg | July 24, 2020 | Lafayette County Multipurpose Arena | |
| 3 | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 12: Alves vs. Baroni | September 11, 2020 | Ocean Center | |
| 4 | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 13: Beltran vs. Stamps | October 10, 2020 | Tony's Pizza Events Center | |
| 5 | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 14: Palomino vs. Alers | November 13, 2020 | InterContinental Miami | |
| 5 | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 13: Beltran vs. Stamps | December 11, 2020 | Mississippi Coast Coliseum |
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 10: Lombard vs. Mundell
[edit | edit source]| BKFC 10: Lombard vs. Mundell | |
|---|---|
| Promotion | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship |
| Date | February 15, 2020 |
| Venue | Broward County Convention Center |
| City | |
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 10: Lombard vs. Mundell was a bare-knuckle fighting event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on February 15, 2020, at the Broward County Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale, USA.[3]
Background
[edit | edit source]Joe Riggs was scheduled to face Héctor Lombard in the main event, however Riggs suffered an injury in training and withdrew from the fight. David Mundell served as Riggs replacement, taking the short notice fight against Lombard.
This event also featured the first two quarter-final bouts of the Tournament to crown the first BKFC Super welterweight Championship.
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded bonuses:[4]
- Fight of the Night: Jim Alers vs. Kaleb Harris
Results
[edit | edit source]| BKFC 10[5] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Cruiserweight 93 kg | Cuba Héctor Lombard | def. | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | 49-46, 48–47, 48-47 | |
| Super Welterweight 70 kg | def. | Decision (majority) | 5 | 2:00 | Super Welterweight Tournament Semi-Finals. 50–44, 48–46, 47-47. | ||
| Super Welterweight 70 kg | Peru Luis Palomino | def. | Puerto Rico Elvin Brito | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | Super Welterweight Tournament Semi-Finals. 50–45, 49–46, 50–45. |
| Cruiserweight 93 kg | def. | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:13 | |||
| Lightweight 62.5 kg | def. | Puerto Rico Abdiel Velazquez | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:51 | ||
| Cruiserweight 93 kg | Cuba Gustavo Trujillo | def. | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:01 | ||
| Light Heavyweight 84 kg | def. | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:38 | |||
| Lightweight 62.5 kg | def. | TKO (punches) | 2 | 0:15 | |||
| Preliminary Card | |||||||
| Lightweight 62.5 kg | def. | TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:46 | |||
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 11: Palomino vs. Vallie-Flagg
[edit | edit source]| BKFC 11: Palomino vs. Vallie-Flagg | |
|---|---|
| Promotion | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship |
| Date | July 24, 2020 |
| Venue | Lafayette County Multipurpose Arena |
| City | |
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 11: Palomino vs. Vallie-Flagg was a bare-knuckle fighting event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on July 24, 2020, at the Lafayette County Multipurpose Arena in Oxford, Mississippi, USA.
Background
[edit | edit source]The event was initially scheduled to be held on March 14, 2020, at the Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita, USA. However, the event was postponed until June 20, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] It was then pushed back further to July 24, 2020, and moved to the Lafayette County Arena in Oxford, Mississippi [7]
Results
[edit | edit source]| BKFC 11[8] | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Super Welterweight 70 kg | Peru Luis Palomino | def. | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:45 | Super Welterweight Tournament Final | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | def. | KO (punches) | 3 | 0:59 | |||
| Middleweight 75 kg | Puerto Rico Elvin Brito | def. | Decision (split) | 5 | 2:00 | 45-50, 48–47, 49-46 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | def. | TKO (retirement) | 2 | 1:30 | |||
| Super Welterweight 70 kg | def. | Decision (split) | 5 | 2:00 | 48-47, 49–46, 48-47 | ||
| Heavyweight 120 kg | def. | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:50 | |||
| Super Middleweight 77 kg | def. | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:52 | |||
| Cruiserweight 93 kg | def. | TKO (punches) | 2 | 0:42 | |||
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 12: Alves vs. Lane
[edit | edit source]| BKFC 12: Alves vs. Lane | |
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| Promotion | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship |
| Date | September 11, 2020 |
| Venue | Ocean Center |
| City | |
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 12: Alves vs. Lane was a bare-knuckle fighting event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on September 11, 2020, at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Background
[edit | edit source]The event was initially scheduled to be held on April 11, 2020, at the Boutwell Memorial Auditorium in Birmingham, USA. However, the event was postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9] It was later rescheduled to take place on August 21, 2020, at the Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas. However, it was then pushed back further to September 11, 2020, and moved to the Ocean Center convention center in Daytona Beach, Florida, USA.[10]
Thiago Alves was originally scheduled to face Phil Baroni in the main event. However, on September 3, it was announced Baroni would be replaced by The Ultimate Fighter competitor Julian Lane.[11]
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
Results
[edit | edit source]| BKFC 12[14] | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight 84 kg | Brazil Thiago Alves | def. | Decision (split) | 5 | 2:00 | 48-47, 47–48, 48-47 | |
| Cruiserweight 93 kg | Cuba Hector Lombard | def. | TKO (punch) | 1 | 1:50 | ||
| Lightweight 62.5 kg | def. | Puerto Rico Abdiel Velazquez | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | 50-43, 50–43, 50-43 | |
| W.Featherweight 57 kg | def. | TKO (referee stoppage) | 2 | 1:27 | |||
| Cruiserweight 93 kg | def. | KO (punch) | 3 | 1:58 | |||
| Light Heavyweight 84 kg | def. | TKO (referee stoppage) | 3 | 1:16 | |||
| Lightweight 62.5 kg | def. | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | 49-42, 49–42, 49-43 | ||
| Lightweight 62.5 kg | def. | TKO (referee stoppage) | 2 | 1:23 | |||
| Preliminary Card | |||||||
| Light Heavyweight 84 kg | def. | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:39 | |||
| Welterweight 68 kg | def. | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | 47-45, 47–45, 48-44 | ||
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 13: Beltran vs. Stamps
[edit | edit source]| BKFC 13: Beltran vs. Stamps | |
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| Promotion | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship |
| Date | October 10, 2020 |
| Venue | Tony's Pizza Events Center |
| City | |
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 13: Beltran vs. Stamps was a bare-knuckle fighting event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on October 10, 2020, at the Tony's Pizza Events Center in Salina, Kansas, USA.[15]
Background
[edit | edit source]The event was headlined by Joey Beltran defending his BKFC Heavyweight Championship against Marcel Stamps.[15]
Results
[edit | edit source]| BKFC 13[16] | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight 120 kg | def. | TKO (punch) | 4 | 1:55 | For the BKFC Heavyweight Championship | ||
| Featherweight 57 kg | def. | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 4 | 2:00 | Stopped between rounds after Wilson vomited | ||
| Super Middleweight 80 kg | def. | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | 50-45, 50–45, 50-43 | ||
| Heavyweight 120 kg | def. | KO (punch) | 1 | 1:54 | |||
| Light Heavyweight 84 kg | def. | Decision (majority) | 5 | 2:00 | 48-46, 47-47, 48-46 | ||
| Super Middleweight 80 kg | def. | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | 49-46, 49–46, 48-47 | ||
| Welterweight 68 kg | def. | KO (punch) | 1 | 0:51 | |||
| Middleweight 75 kg | def. | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:54 | |||
| Preliminary Card | |||||||
| Featherweight 57 kg | def. | TKO (punch to the body) | 2 | 1:41 | |||
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 14: Palomino vs. Alers
[edit | edit source]| BKFC 14 | |
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| Promotion | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship |
| Date | November 13, 2020 |
| Venue | InterContinental Miami |
| City | |
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 14: Palomino vs. Alers was a bare-knuckle fighting event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on November 13, 2020, at the InterContinental Miami in Miami, Florida.[17]
Background
[edit | edit source]The event was expected to be headlined by recent signee Paige VanZant.[18] However, the fight never materialized.
Instead, the card was headlined by Luis Palomino defending the BKFC Super Welterweight Championship against Jim Alers.[18]
Results
[edit | edit source]| BKFC 14[19] | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Super Welterweight 70 kg | Peru Luis Palomino (c) | def. | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:44 | For the BKFC Super Welterweight Championship | |
| Light Heavyweight 84 kg | England Jake Bostwick | def. | Ext.R Decision (unanimous) | 6 | 2:00 | No scores announced. | |
| Women's Featherweight 57 kg | def. | TKO (punches) | 4 | 1:21 | |||
| Super Middleweight 80 kg | Italy Francesco Ricchi | def. | TKO (punches) | 3 | 0:31 | ||
| Catchweight 88.5 kg | Cuba Uly Diaz | def. | KO (punch) | 1 | 0:03 | Fastest knockout in BKFC history. | |
| Lightweight 62.5 kg | def. | TKO (corner stoppage) | 3 | 0:24 | |||
| Super Welterweight 70 kg | def. | KO (punches) | 2 | 1:01 | |||
| Cruiserweight 93 kg | def. | TKO (referee stoppage) | 2 | 0:49 | |||
| Preliminary Card | |||||||
| Middleweight 75 kg | Dominican Republic Alan Arzeno | def. | TKO (leg injury) | 1 | 1:31 | ||
| Super Middleweight 80 kg | def. | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:40 | |||
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 15: Shewmaker vs. O'Bannon
[edit | edit source]| Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 15: Shewmaker vs. O'Bannon | |
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| Promotion | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship |
| Date | December 11, 2020 |
| Venue | Mississippi Coast Coliseum |
| City | |
'Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 15: Shewmaker vs. O'Bannon' was a bare-knuckle boxing event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on December 11, 2020, at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi, USA.
Background
[edit | edit source]The promotion was targeting a Heavyweight bout between MMA veterant Mark Godbeer and Sam Shewmaker to headline the event. However, it was announced on December 6 that Godbeer was pulled from the contest after he tested positive for COVID-19. Undefeated heavyweight Bobo O'Bannon stepped up on a few days' notice to fight Shewmaker in the main-event.
Results
[edit | edit source]| BKFC 15[20] | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight 120 kg | def. | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:00 | BKFC Heavyweight Championship title eliminator.[21] | ||
| Welterweight 68 kg | England Tyler Goodjohn | def. | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | 48-46, 48–46, 49-45 | |
| Light Heavyweight 84 kg | def. | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 5 | 1:21 | |||
| Heavyweight 120 kg | def. | KO (punches) | 2 | 0:18 | |||
| Women's Featherweight 57 kg | def. | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 2 | 0:43 | |||
| Middleweight 75 kg | def. | TKO (referee stoppage) | 1 | 2:00 | |||
| Light Heavyweight 84 kg | def. | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:19 | |||
| Cruiserweight 93 kg | def. | KO (punch) | 1 | 0:25 | |||
| Preliminary Card | |||||||
| Heavyweight 120 kg | def. | TKO (punch) | 1 | 0:20 | |||
| Welterweight 68 kg | def. | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | 48-46, 50–46, 50-44 | ||
See also
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