Bare Knuckle Boxing (BKB) announced a broadcast partnership that will bring this weekend's BKB 55 "Carnage in Cardiff" preliminary card directly to fans through a live stream on TikTok. The prelims will stream on BKB's own TikTok channel with interactive, real-time commentary and reactions from power slapper Ellie Dempster and digital creator Taylor Feingold. The brand-new show runs alongside the main broadcast and delivers a live, interactive watch-along built for the TikTok generation. The fan-centric chat takes center stage as the driving force of the show, turning passive viewers into active participants and giving sponsors a native, real-time integration point inside the conversation. Fans can join at 11 AM ET, 4 PM BST on fight night, Saturday, June 27th at TikTok.com/@bkbbareknuckle.
The BKB 55 preliminary card features five match-ups leading into a main card headlined by the bare knuckle debut of former IBF featherweight champion Lee Selby at the Vindico Arena in Cardiff. Selby faces undefeated Italian and kickboxing star Antonio Rizzo. In the co-feature, Welsh knockout artist Dan Lerwell meets UFC veteran Danny Mitchell in the cruiserweight division. And former BKB champions go head-to-head when Dan Podmore and Jarome Hatch square off for the number one contender slot in the bridgerweight division. The undercard includes undefeated Welshmen Ethan George and Geraint Goodridge, alongside bare knuckle mainstays Tom Pratt, Dan Matthews, and Corey Healey.
Said BKB CEO David Tetreault: "This is a transformative partnership with one of the largest platforms in the world, and it lets us take our product directly to the fans who are driving the growth of this sport. We have created a high-energy, fan-first experience built around reactions and personality rather than stat sheets. Once again, BKB is on the forefront of revolutionizing how combat sport is consumed, humanizing our fighters, integrating our fans, and mainstreaming the sport of bare knuckle boxing. BKB was tailor-made for the modern generation, and there is no better way to reach them than with fun, knowledgeable, and genuinely relatable personalities like Ellie and Taylor."
Visit bkbbareknuckle.com and follow @bkbbareknuckle for tickets, information, and all the ways to watch. Watch prelims live at tiktok.com/@bkbbareknuckle at 4 PM BST / 11 AM ET. The main card will air live at 7 PM BST / 2 PM ET on talkSPORT in the UK and Ireland, and elsewhere on VICE TV’s YouTube Channel. It will re-air on cable in prime time in the US and Canada on VICE TV. Visit bkbbareknuckle.com/watch for all viewing links.
